General knowledge questions/Answers about world in Mixing for Competitive Examinations
1.Which planet, is called the (Red Planet),?
Ans. “Mars”..
2.Who wrote: the play (Romeo and Juliet),?
Ans. “William Shakespeare”..
3.What is, the biggest river, in the world?
Ans. “Nile River”..
4.Who painted, the Mona Lisa?
Ans. “Leonardo da Vinci”..
5.What is, the highest mountain in the world?
Ans. “Mount Everest”..
7.What is, the biggest ocean on the Earth?
Ans. “Pacific Ocean”..
8.Which country is, called ( the Land of the Rising Sun),?
Ans. “Japan”..
9.Who was, the first woman, to win a Nobel Prize?
Ans. “Marie Curie”..
10.What is, the capital of Australia?
Ans. “Canberra”..
11.Which well-known scientist ,developed the theory of relativity?
Ans. “Albert Einstein”..
12.What is, the currency of Japan?
Ans. “Japanese Yen”..
13.What is ,the biggest mammal, in the world?
Ans. “Blue whale”..
14.Which renowned artist, painted (The Starry Night).?
Ans. “Vincent van Gogh”..
15.Who wrote; the novel (To Kill a Mockingbird),?
Ans. “Harper Lee”..
16.What is, the smallest country, in the world?
Ans. “Vatican City”..
17.What is, the chemical symbol, for gold?
Ans. “Au”..
18.Which planet is, famous as the (Morning Star) or the (Evening Star).?
Ans. “Venus”..
19.Who was, the first person, to step on the Moon?
Ans. “Neil Armstrong”..
20.What is, the national animal of Canada?
Ans. “Beaver”..
21.What is ,the longest reigning British monarch’s name?
Ans. “Queen Elizabeth II”..
22.Which country is, well-known as the (Land of the Thunder Dragon).?
Ans. “Bhutan”..
23.Who is ,the author of (The Great Gatsby).?
Ans. “F. Scott Fitzgerald”..
24.What is, the largest desert in the world?
Ans. “ Sahara Desert”..
25.Which continent is, the most populous?
Ans. “Asia”..
26.What is, the largest organ, in the human body?
Ans. “ skin”..
27.Who painted, the renowned artwork “The Scream”?
Ans. “Edvard Munch”..
28.What is, the currency of China?
Ans. “Chinese Yuan Renminbi”..
29.Which city is, regarded as the (City of Love),?
Ans. “Paris”..
30.Who invented, the telephone?
Ans. “Alexander Graham Bell”..
31.Which country is, both an island ,and a continent?
Ans. “Australia”..
32.What is, the only mammal capable of true sustained flight?
Ans. “Bat”..
33.Who is, credited with discovering penicillin?
Ans. “Alexander Fleming”..
34.What is, the largest species of bear?
Ans. “Polar bear”..
35.Which country, has the most UNESCO ,World Heritage Sites?
Ans. “ Italy”..
36.What is ,the largest species of shark?
Ans. “Whale shark”..
37.Who wrote; the renowned novel (One Hundred Years of Solitude),?
Ans. “Gabriel García Márquez”..
38.What is, the only continent with land in all four hemispheres?
Ans. “Africa”..
39.What is, the rarest blood type among humans?
Ans. “AB negative”..
40.Which bird is, considered the fastest animal on Earth when in a dive?
Ans. “Peregrine falcon”..
41.What is, the national flower of Japan?
Ans. “Cherry Blossom (Sakura)”..
42.Which country is, regarded as the (Land of Fire and Ice),?
Ans. “Iceland”..
43.Who composed, the well-known musical piece “Für Elise”?
Ans. “Ludwig van Beethoven”..
44.What is, the largest non-polar desert in the world?
Ans. “Sahara Desert”..
45.Which element, has the chemical symbol (Fe),?
Ans. “Iron”..
46.What is, the tallest tree species, in the world?
Ans. “Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)”..
47.Who was, the first woman, to win, a Nobel Prize in Physics?
Ans. “Marie Curie”..
48.What is, the capital of New Zealand?
Ans. “Wellington”..
49.Which planet, has the most moons in our solar system?
Ans. “Jupiter”..
50.Who painted, the well-known artwork (The Persistence of Memory).?
Ans. “Salvador Dalí”..
51.What is, the largest living species of lizard?
Ans. “Komodo dragon”..
52.Which city is, located both in Europe and Asia?
Ans. “Istanbul, Turkey”..
53.What is ,the capital of South Africa?
Ans. “Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)”..
54.Who wrote; the renowned novel (1984),?
Ans. “George Orwell”..
53.What is, the deepest part, of the ocean?
Ans. “ Mariana Trench”..
54.Which planet, has the most similar atmosphere to Earth’s?
Ans. “Venus”..
55.Who is, regarded the father, of modern physics?
Ans. “Albert Einstein”..
56.What is the national animal of India?
Ans. “Bengal tiger”..
57.Which country is, the largest producer of coffee in the world?
Ans. “Brazil”..
58.Who was, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Ans. “Amelia Earhart”..
59.What is, the national flower ,of the Netherlands?
Ans. “Tulip”..
60.Which country is, considered as the (Land of a Thousand Lakes)?
Ans. “ Finland”..
61.Who was, the first woman, to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Ans. “Marie Curie”..
62.What is, the only sea, without any coastlines?
Ans. “Sargasso Sea”.
63.Which country has, the highest waterfall, in the world?
Ans. “Venezuela (Angel Falls)”..
64.Who was, the first person, to reach the South Pole?
Ans. “Roald Amundsen”..
65.What is, the only mammal capable of flying for sustained periods of time?
Ans. “Bat”..
66.Which city is, the only one, to be located on two continents?
Ans. “Istanbul, Turkey”..
67.Who is, the only U.S. president, to serve more than two terms?
Ans. “ranklin D. Roosevelt”..
68.What is, the only planet, in our solar system, to rotate on its side?
Ans. “Uranus”..
69.Which country ,has the world’s oldest continuously used national flag?
Ans. “Denmark”..
70.Who was, the first woman, to win, a Nobel Prize in Literature?
Ans. “Selma Lagerlöf”..
71.What is ,the national animal, of Scotland?
Ans. “Unicorn”..
72.Which river is, regarded the cradle of, ancient Egyptian civilization?
Ans. “ Nile River”..
73.Who is the author of, (The Chronicles of Narnia) series?
Ans. “C.S. Lewis”..
74.What is ,the capital of Brazil?
Ans. “Brasília”..
75.Which country is, known as the “Pearl of Africa”?
Ans. “Uganda”..
76.Who painted, the well-known ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City?
Ans. “Michelangelo”..
77.What is ,the major species of big cat in the world?
Ans. “Siberian tiger”..
78.Which country is, called as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
Ans. “Japan”..
79.What is, the capital of France?
Ans. “Paris”..
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