General Knowledge Quiz

General Knowledge

• Human body has 12 pairs of ribs
• China's currency is Yuan
• Japan's currency is Yen
• China is the largest internet user
• Ad-Hoc means created or done for a specific purpose as needed
• In camera means in private
• Nanga Parbat is also known as Killer Mountain
• Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country
• Afghanistan's National Day is on August 19
• Sahara Desert is the largest desert
• Antarctica is the largest cold desert
• Sahara Desert is the hottest desert
• Sahara Desert is located in North Africa
• Atacama Desert is the driest desert
• Atacama Desert is located in South America
• Ozone layer restricts Ultra-Violet Rays
• World Water Day is celebrated on March 22
• Alum is used to remove Mud Particles for water purification
• Firdus Tausi wrote the Shahnama
• Infrared radiations are strongly absorbed by Water Bodies
• Latitude of a place expresses its position relative to the Equator
• Pak-India war resulted from Operation Gibraltar
• India is the largest democratic country
• The 44th president of the US is Obama
• The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located in The Hague, Netherlands
• Nelson Mandela Day is celebrated on July 18
• Pakistan launched its first satellite Al-Badr with China's collaboration in 1990
• OIC has 57 members and 5 observers
• OIC changed its name to Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in 2011
• France is the news agency of AFP
• Burma was a UK colony
• Russia has the largest gas resources
• Russia has the largest satellite sites
• Australia has the largest coral reef
• Sydney is a famous harbor
• Ionosphere reflects radio waves back to Earth
• Jane Austen wrote Sense & Sensibility
• International Day of Justice is celebrated on July 17
• Iceland has no armed forces
• Nelson Mandela is the subject of the book "Higher than Hopes"
• Nelson Mandela wrote "Long Walk to Freedom"
• Afghanistan did not win any matches in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
• Rohit Sharma is the highest scorer in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
• England won the ICC World Cup 1 time
• China leads the world in wind energy
• Indonesia has the most volcanoes
• Kansai International Airport is on an artificial island in Japan
• Ross Island is located near the continent of Antarctica
• The Suez Canal is an important link between developed and developing countries
• The Suez Canal was closed from 1967 to 1975 after the Arab-Israeli war
• The Battle of Halani was fought in 1782
• Graeco-Roman style of painting was used by early Renaissance artists
• Otto von Bismarck was a German politician and statesman
• Dennis Tito was the first private space tourist
• UNICEF stands for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
• USAID stands for United States Agency for International Development
• The United Nations was founded on October 24, 1945
• The Vatican City is not a member of the UN
• The headquarter of the Red Cross is in Geneva
• The World Trade Organization was established in 1995
• The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an agency of the US
• Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is an agency of Pakistan
• The Israeli intelligence agency is MUSAD
• The intelligence agency of China is MSS (Ministry of State Security)
• RAW is the intelligence agency of India
• The British intelligence agency MI6, is an intelligence agency of the UK
• The spy agency of Turkey is MİT
• SNGPL stands for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
• PCO stands for Public call office
• WWW stands for World wide web
• Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web
• CERN is the birthplace of the World Wide Web
• CERN is the headquarters of the European Organization for Nuclear Research located in Switzerland
• UMS stands for Urgent mail service
• SOP stands for Standard operating procedures
• CC stands for Carbon copy
• NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• The Headquarter of NATO is located in Brussels
• The North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) was signed in 1949
• SEATO stands for South East Asia Treaty Organization
• CENTO stands for Central Treaty Organization
• Thomas Edison invented the light bulb
• The Filament of a light bulb is made of Tungsten
• Martin Cooper invented the cell phone
• The Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane/aircraft
• Montgolfer invented the hot air balloon
• John Vincent Atanasoff invented the digital computer
• Charles Babbage invented the computer
• The longest day is June 21
• The shortest day is December 22
• Jaysuria, Singapore, 17 Balls used for 50 against Pakistan in One-day international (ODI) cricket
• Shahid Afridi's fastest fifty took 17 balls
• Shahid Afridi's fastest century took only 37 balls
• Muttiah Muralitharan took the highest number of wickets in ODI (One-day international) cricket
• Bangladesh cricket team is known as the Tigers
• Mushfiq-ur-Rahim was the first cricketer from Bangladesh to complete a double century in Test cricket.
• Long-sightedness is corrected with lenses
• Chris Gayle hit a six on the first ball of a test match
• The lion of Maysor, Tipu Sultan was born on November 21, 1750
• The year that man stepped on the moon was 1969
• Rousseau wrote "Emile", or "On Education"
• World Space Week 2019 theme was "The Moon: Gateway to the Stars"
• Garuda is the airline of Indonesia
• British East India company occupied Punjab in 1849
• State of Hyder abad Daccan was attacked by India in 1948
• Indian National Congress was founded in Bombay
• All India Muslim League was found in Dhaaka
• Sir Agha Khan was the first President of All India Muslim League
• Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India during the Bengal partition
• Syed Jamal-u-din Afghani died in 1897
• Nisar Ali was the real name of Titu Meer
• Skaser is the highest peak of Salt Range
• Khutba Hujjat-ul-Wida was the first charter of Human Rights
• Painting is a famous art of Sadqain
• Abdul-Rehman Chughtai was associated with Painting
• Pakistan was the 6th most populated country
• China is the first most populated country
• India is the second most populated country
• The USA is the third most populated country
• The founder of the All India Muslim League, Nawab Salimullah Khan belonged to Dhaka
• Shah Abdul Latif Bhatai is a poet whose collection of poetry is called Shah-Jo-Risalu
• Indonesia is the country called the land of thousand islands
• Greenland is the largest island
• South Africa is the rainbow nation
• The Orange River flows in South Africa
• South Africa recognizes 11 official languages
• Lesotho is a country completely surrounded by South Africa
• Hadi is an animal to be sacrificed
• SEATO was a military alliance that included Pakistan
• NATO is a military alliance
• Macedonia became the 30th member of NATO in 2019
• Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential elections 4 times
• 19 March 2018 were the dates of the Russian Presidential Elections
• Mike Pompeo is the Secretary of State of USA
• UK expels Russian diplomats as a result of a nerve attack
• Russia successfully launched a hyper-sonic missile
• China removed the two-term limit on the presidency
• India and France signed a security accord for the Indian Ocean(Security pact)
• Venezuela and Libya were suspended from voting in the UN General Assembly
• India has a landmark ruling allowing passive euthanasia
• Saudi Arabia held the first-ever all-female marathon
• The Holy Quran was first translated into Sindhi in India
• An archipelago is a large group of islands
• The country that has the most Natural Lakes is Canada

Test your knowledge with this diverse general knowledge quiz covering geography, history, and basic science facts. From currencies to deserts, this quiz includes a wide range of topics that will challenge your understanding of the world. See how many facts you really know!