World General Knowledge Questions with Answers

  • Earth’s core is called “nife” because it consists of? Nickel and iron (ferrous)

  • Crimean War was fought between? Russia and the Ottoman Empire (with Britain, France, Sardinia)

  • Year McDonald’s was founded? 1940

  • City called the hub of fashion? Milan

  • Tallest building in Karachi? Bahria Icon Tower

  • World’s first drainage system built by? Indus Valley Civilization

  • TCS stands for? Tranzum Courier Service

  • First Muslim to travel in space? Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (correct spelling)

  • Country called “Buffer State of Asia”? Afghanistan

  • Archery is the national game of? Bhutan

  • Port Palermo is located in? Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy)

  • Muslim country with a Hindu god on its currency? Indonesia (Ganesha on the 20,000 Rupiah note)

  • Year Queen Elizabeth II was born? 1926

  • Churna Island in Pakistan is best known for? Snorkeling

  • Capital of Zambia? Lusaka

  • Capital of Samoa? Apia

  • Capital of Kosovo? Pristina

  • Capital of Zimbabwe? Harare

  • National flower of Turkey? Tulip

  • Actor with most Academy Awards (acting)? Katharine Hepburn (4 Oscars)

  • Taj Mahal features a blend of Islamic, Indian, and __________ architecture? Persian

  • Paris is known as the city of? Love

  • Shape of Shangrila Lake in Pakistan? Heart

  • National flower of Tunisia? Jasmine

  • Port Rashid is a seaport of? UAE (Dubai)

  • Port Khalid is a seaport of? UAE (Sharjah)

  • National flower of Thailand? Ratchaphruek (Golden shower tree)

  • Largest exporter of rice? India

  • 112-year-old Japanese man crowned world’s oldest male (early 2020)? Chitetsu Watanabe

  • Number of types of Italian pasta? About 350

  • First cooking school founded in which country? USA

  • Famous Leonardo da Vinci work? Mona Lisa

  • Richard Branson is founder of? Virgin Group

  • Porsche AG is a __________ automobile manufacturer? German

  • First YouTuber? Jawed Karim

  • Capital of Maldives? Malé

  • Tashkent is the capital of? Uzbekistan

  • Lawrence Garden, Lahore, was a gift from? British Government (originally named after Sir John Lawrence)

  • Latakia is the seaport of? Syria

  • World Pulses Day is observed on? 10 February

  • Leonardo da Vinci was an __________ polymath of the Renaissance? Italian

  • Creator of the first animated film? J. Stuart Blackton

  • First country to grow cocoa? Mexico (ancient Mesoamerica, especially the Olmecs)

  • Capital of Lebanon? Beirut

  • Hoover Dam is located in? USA

  • Length of the Albert Canal? 80.5 miles (129.5 km)

  • Year Albert Canal opened for shipping? 1939

  • Capital of Panama? Panama City

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