1. In which country did the `sauna’ originate? |
Ans. Fin |
2. On which day and which year did America declare itself an independent country? |
Ans. 4th July 1776 |
3. Which is lighter, gold or plastic? |
Ans. Plastic |
4. How many cents are there in a Australian dollar? |
Ans. 100. |
5. What should you say in English if someone sneezes? |
Ans. Bless you |
6. Who wrote `Animal Farm’? |
Ans. George Orwell. |
7. Which explorer discovered the sea-route to India by rounding the Cape of Good Hope? |
Ans. Vasco de Gamma. |
8. Which country is popularly called `The Land of the Maple Leaf’? |
Ans. Canada. |
9. Which U.S President was assassinated in 1865? |
Ans. Abraham Lincoln. |
10. A good husband should be deaf and a good wife blind’’. What are these sayings called? |
Ans. Proverbs. |
11. What do English people say before a meal? |
Ans. Nothing. |
12. Which is longer the Danube or Volga River? |
Ans. Volga |
13. What is the currency of Greece? |
Ans. Drachma. |
14. When did English last win the football world cup? |
Ans. 1966. |
15. Which planet is named after the Roman god of war? |
Ans. Mars. |
16. Zimbabwe attained independence in-? |
Ans. 1980. |
17. World War ll commenced in-? |
Ans. 1939. |
18. World War l commenced in-? |
Ans. 1914 |
19. Why did Pakistan leave the commonwealth in 1971? |
Ans. Due to recognition of Bangladesh. |
20. Who drafted the Declaration of American Independence? |
Ans. Thomas Jefferson. |
21. Which was the Napoleon’s last battle in which he was captured and exiled to St Helena? |
Ans. Battle of Waterloo. |
22. Which country suffered the maximum in World War II? |
Ans. Japan |
23. Which among the following battles was not fought by Napoleon? |
Ans. Battle of the Jutland |
24. When was the war of American independence fought? |
Ans. 1775. |
25. To which of the following countries did Karl Marx belong? |
Ans. Germany. |
26. The war of roses in European history is associated with the ci? |
Ans. Germany |