Miscellaneous General Knowledge Questions and Answers
Miscellaneous General Knowledge Questions and Answers
| 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 |
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