General Knowledge Quiz Questions
1) Who is the first President of the United States of America?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) James Monroe
d) John Adams
2) Who was born on August 15, 1769?
a) Winston Churchill
b) Queen Victoria
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
d) George V
3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
a) London
b) Paris
c) Harare
d) New York
4) Who is the author of “A streetcar named desire”?
a) Jhumpa Lahiri
b) Tennessee Williams
c) Ian Fleming
d) Salman Rushdie
5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
a) The Ten Commandments
b) Ben-Hur
c) Apocalypto
d) The Passion of the Christ
6) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship in 1977?
a) John McEnroe
b) Arthur Ashe
c) Boris Becker
d) Bjorn Borg
7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics?
a) India
b) UK
c) USA
d) USSR
8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?
a) John XXIII
b) Paul VI
c) Benedict XVI
d) Pius X
9) How many metres is one mile?
a) 1000
b) 100
c) 1609.344
d) 1705.212
10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians
b) Cats
c) Grasshoppers
d) Frogs
11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
a) Genesis
b) Numbers
c) Ruth
d) Exodus
12) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
a) Brazil
b) Cuba
c) Bolivia
d) Colombia
13) What does Yugoslavia mean?
a) The land of the rising sun
b) The land of the midnight sun
c) The land of the Southern Slavs
d) The land of Yahoos
14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska
b) Louisiana
c) Florida
d) California
15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
a) Indus
b) Ganges
c) Jhelum
d) Oxus
16) Which of these is not a metal?
a) Gold
b) Diamond
c) Silver
d) Copper
17) Which language is written in five scripts?
a) Hindi
b) Urdu
c) Konkani
d) Telugu
18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
a) George V
b) Edward VIII
c) George VI
d) William IV
19) Who was told “Beware the Ides of March.”?
a) Julius Caesar
b) Augustus Caesar
c) Mark Antony
d) Cleopatra
20) Which country’s postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
a) Finland
b) Iceland
c) Switzerland
d) Swaziland
21) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan
b) China
c) Nepal
d) Bhutan
22) Which is the national flower of Australia?
a) Red Rose
b) Lotus
c) Tulip
d) Golden Wattle
23) What is the number of squares on a chess board?
a) 72
b) 64
c) 32
d) 48
24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
a) Nainital
b) Darjeeling
c) Simla
d) Ooty
25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad?
a) Moscow
b) Tashkent
c) Kiev
d) St. Petersburg
General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers – 1
1) Who is the first President of the United States of America?
a) George Washington
2) Who was born on August 15, 1769?
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
c) Harare
4) Who is the author of “A streetcar named desire”?
b) Tennessee Williams
5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
d) The Passion of the Christ
6) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship in 1977?
d) Bjorn Borg
7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics?
a) India
8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?
d) Pius X
9) How many metres is one mile?
c) 1609.344
10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians
11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
c) Ruth
12) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
c) Bolivia
13) What does Yugoslavia mean?
c) The land of the Southern Slavs
14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska
15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
d) Oxus
16) Which of these is not a metal?
b) Diamond
17) Which language is written in five scripts?
c) Konkani
18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
b) Edward VIII
19) Who was told “Beware the Ides of March.”?
a) Julius Caesar
20) Which country’s postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
c) Switzerland
21) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan
22) Which is the national flower of Australia?
d) Golden Wattle
23) What is the number of squares on a chess board?
b) 64
24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
c) Simla
25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad?
d) St. Petersburg
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Your question about the 1980 Winter Olympics in Moscow is not correct. The 1980 Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid, NY. The summer Olympics were held in Moscow. And the USA won the gold medal in the 1980 Olympics.
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7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics?
It is not about “1980 Winter Olympics”. It is about “1980 Moscow Olympics”.
“1980 Moscow Olympics” is “1980 Summer Olympics”.
http://www.olympic.org/content/results-and-medalists/gamesandsportsummary/?sport=31441&games=1980%2f1&event=31475
USA won the gold medal in “Men’s Ice Hockey” event in the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics.
http://www.olympic.org/content/results-and-medalists/gamesandsportsummary/?sport=31910&games=1980%2f2&event=32500
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