General Knowledge Quiz – 2

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General Knowledge Quiz Questions

1) Who won the Football World Cup in 1982?
a) Brazil
b) Argentina
c) Germany
d) Italy

2) Which country is known as Suomi?
a) France
b) Finland
c) Italy
d) Norway

3) Who was the Roman Emperor in 41-54 AD?
a) Titus
b) Caligula
c) Claudius
d) Nero

4) Who won Wimbledon Women’s Singles Championship in 1988?
a) Chris Evert
b) Martina Navratilova
c) Gabriela Sabatini
d) Steffi Graf

5) Who is the author of Pride and Prejudice?
a) Jane Austen
b) Agatha Christie
c) William Shakespeare
d) Bernard Shaw

6) In the Bible, who is the eldest son of David?
a) Solomon
b) Absalom
c) Amnon
d) Jonathan

7) In which film it is said, “Some dreams come true. Some don’t. Keep on dreaming.”?
a) Autumn in New York
b) Pretty Woman
c) Basic Instinct
d) The Runaway Bride

8) Who is considered the father of geometry?
a) Pythagoras
b) Socrates
c) Alexander
d) Euclid

9) Which country was known as Nyasaland?
a) Zambia
b) Malawi
c) Zimbabwe
d) Namibia

10) Which sea separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?
a) Blue Sea
b) Black Sea
c) Red Sea
d) Yellow Sea

11) Which country has 11 official languages?
a) India
b) USA
c) Canada
d) South Africa

12) Which pope divided the world between Portugal and Spain?
a) Pius XII
b) John II
c) Alexander VI
d) Martin V

13) How many lines are in a limerick?
a) Five
b) Seven
c) Four
d) Three

14) The flag of which country has one big star and four small stars?
a) India
b) China
c) Pakistan
d) Japan

15) Which is the national animal of Argentina?
a) Puma
b) Lion
c) Tiger
d) Deer

16) Who won seven gold medals in swimming in 1972 Munich Olympics?
a) Mark Spitz
b) Janet Evans
c) Shane Gould
d) Anita Sood

17) What is sodium chloride?
a) Pepper
b) Ginger
c) Salt
d) Onion

18) Who is the patron saint of music?
a) St. Agnes
b) St. Cecilia
c) St. Jerome
d) St. Augustine

19) What is the meaning of Anno Domini?
a) Year of the Lord
b) Good Year
c) Holy Year
d) Jubilee Year

20) In the Bible, Joseph was sold by his brothers for how many silver coins?
a) Forty
b) Sixty
c) Twenty
d) Ten

21) How many furlongs is one mile?
a) Six
b) Eight
c) Four
d) Twelve

22) Who is the founder of Sikhism?
a) Ram Mohan Roy
b) Ranjeet Singh
c) Guru Nanak
d) Zoroaster

23) When is the Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier?
a) January 1
b) March 19
c) June 29
d) December 3

24) Which river joins Ganga at Allahabad?
a) Indus
b) Yamuna
c) Godavari
d) Damodar

25) Who was the Carthagian general during Punic War II?
a) Hannibal
b) Attila
c) Chengiz Khan
d) Saladin

General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers – 2

1) Who won the Football World Cup in 1982?
d) Italy

2) Which country is known as Suomi?
b) Finland

3) Who was the Roman Emperor in 41-54 AD?
c) Claudius

4) Who won Wimbledon Women’s Singles Championship in 1988?
d) Steffi Graf

5) Who is the author of Pride and Prejudice?
a) Jane Austen

6) In the Bible, who is the eldest son of David?
c) Amnon

7) In which film it is said, “Some dreams come true. Some don’t. Keep on dreaming.”?
b) Pretty Woman

8) Who is considered the father of geometry?
d) Euclid

9) Which country was known as Nyasaland?
b) Malawi

10) Which sea separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?
c) Red Sea

11) Which country has 11 official languages?
d) South Africa

12) Which pope divided the world between Portugal and Spain?
c) Alexander VI

13) How many lines are in a limerick?
a) Five

14) The flag of which country has one big star and four small stars?
b) China

15) Which is the national animal of Argentina?
a) Puma

16) Who won seven gold medals in swimming in 1972 Munich Olympics?
a) Mark Spitz

17) What is sodium chloride?
c) Salt

18) Who is the patron saint of music?
b) St. Cecilia

19) What is the meaning of Anno Domini?
a) Year of the Lord

20) In the Bible, Joseph was sold by his brothers for how many silver coins?
c) Twenty

21) How many furlongs is one mile?
b) Eight

22) Who is the founder of Sikhism?
c) Guru Nanak

23) When is the Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier?
d) December 3

24) Which river joins Ganga at Allahabad?
b) Yamuna

25) Who was the Carthagian general during Punic War II?
a) Hannibal

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