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General Knowledge Question Answer

1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman
2 The longest river in the world is the Nile
3 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada
4 The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km
5 The highest mountain in the world is the Mount Everest
6
The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak
production of the world is
Myanmar
7 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert
8 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil
9 The country also known as "country of copper" is Zambia
10
The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and
Afghanistan is
Durand line
11 The river Volga flows out into the Caspian sea
12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia
13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada
14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily
15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea

16 The biggest delta in the world is the Ganges Delta
17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade
18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon
19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres
20 The world's oldest known city is Damascus
21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice
22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar
23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland
24
The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of
automobiles in the world is
Detroit, USA
25
The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the
world is
China & South Africa
26
The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world
is
Malaysia
27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is China
28
The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is
the
Amazon River
29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was Peking
30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan
31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest
32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy
33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba
34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers
35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea

36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal
37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean
38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague
40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa
41 Australia was discovered by James Cook
42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah
43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey
44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam
45 The Eiffel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel
46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant
47 The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco
48 The national flower of Britain is Rose
49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin
50 The national flower of Italy is Lily
51 The national flower of China is Narcissus
52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu
53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz
54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England
55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June
56 The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln
57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil
58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus
59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson
61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon
62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945
63 UNO stands for United Nations Organization
64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August
65
'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter
named
Michelangelo
66 Paradise Regained was written by John Milton
67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib
68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica
70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada
71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson
72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi
73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September
74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck
75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway
76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet
77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen
78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam
79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher
80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie
81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
82 The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan
83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
84 The largest river in France is Loire
85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon
86 The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche
87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses London University
was
88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar
89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers
90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves
91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand
92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea
93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan
94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
95 The largest library in the world is the
United States Library of Congress,
Washington DC
96 The author of Harry Potter Books is JK Rowling
97 Nickname of New York city is Big Apple
98 What do you call a group of sheep? A Flock of Sheep
99 In which sport do players take long and short corners? Hockey
100 Who was the youngest President of the USA? Theodore Roosevelt
101 How many legs do butterflies have? 6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings
102 Who invented the Nintendo Wii? Kashi Kabushiki
103 What year does the Nintendo Wii come out? Late 2006
104 Who invented the Light Bulb? Humphry Davy
105 Who invented the washing machine? James King
106 Who invented the first electric washing machine? Alva Fisher
107 Who invented the safety pin? Walter Hunt
108 Who invented the Vacuum Cleaner? Hubert Booth
109 Who won the Football World Cup in 2006? Italy
110 Which country hosted the Football World Cup in 2006? Germany





1. How did Vincent Van Gogh sign his paintings? - Vincent
2. What did Sir Christopher Cockerell invent? Hovercraft
3. In Bingo, what number is referred to as Doctors Orders? - 9
4. What is the Mexican food Gazpacho? - Cold soup
5. How many toes does a dog have? - 18
6. What canal is located behind Croke Park's Canal End? - Royal Canal
7. Which Beatle's first girlfriend was Thelma Pickles? - John Lennon
8. What is the capitol city of Libya? - Tripoli
9. Name the stock-market trader who sent Barings Bank into bankruptcy. - Nick Leeson
10. Name the French blue cheese made from ewe's milk - Roquefort
11. What was the first phrase recorded by Thomas Edison on his phonograph? - Mary had a little lamb
12. Who trained the 2013 Aintree Grand National winner Auroras Encore? - Sue Smith
13. What life-saving device did Sir Humphry Davy invent? - Miner's safety lamp, the Davy Lamp
14. Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson lost his right arm during which battle? - Santa Cruz de Tenerife
15. Who would use a trudgeon? - A swimmer
16. Which soup is a delicacy in Chinese cuisine made from the salivary excretions of the swiftlet? - Birds
Nest Soup
17. Which geographical area is part of both Chile and Argentina? - Tierra del Fuego
18. Name the two main ingredients of pasta. - flour and water
19. Who wrote the poem beginning with the words "Because I could not stop for death..." - Emily Dickinson
20. Who said, "The medium is the message"? - Marshall McLuhan
21. Patrick Viera received 8 red cards in his English Premier League career. This puts him in joint-first in
the list of red cards with which Irish player? - Richard Dunne
22. Which American comedian and social activist unsuccessfully ran for President of the United States in
1968 as a write-in candidate of the Freedom and Peace Party? - Dick Gregory
23. In what year was the All Ireland Football Championship first held in Jones' Road (now Croke Park)? -
1895
24. What did Thomas Crapper invent? - The modern flushing toilet
25. Who invented a system of shorthand based on sounds, not letters? - Sir Isaac Pitman
26. Which John Grisham novel was turned into a movie starring Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts? -
The Pelican Brief
27. The pot-bellied pig is a breed of domesticated pig originating in which Asian country? - Vietnam
28. Name the four main human blood groups. - A, B, AB and O
29. What is the second smallest county in Ireland? - Carlow
30. Which 16th Century astronomer first proposed the theory that the planets go around the sun rather
than the earth? - Copernicus
31. What is the minimum age one must be to contest the Irish Presidential election? - 35
32. What was the name of the rescue ship that picked up Titanic survivors following the disaster? -
Carpathia
33. What is the County town of County Kerry? - Tralee
34. The Book of Kells was written in what language? - Latin
35. The 2013 Pulitzer Prize for fiction was won by author Adam Johnson for his novel based in North
Korea. What is the name of the novel? - The Orphan Master's Son
36. The mineral galena [pr. "gal-ee-na"] is the chief source of which metal? - Lead
37. Which two seas are joined by the Suez Canal? - Mediterranean & Red Seas
38. As of April 2013, who is the Head of the IMF's Mission to Ireland? - Craig Beaumont
39. How many people are needed for a three-legged race? - Four
40. Who wrote the books Holes, Monkey Soup and Dogs Dont Tell Jokes? - Louis Sachar
41. What is the largest women's organization in the world? - YWCA
42. Who wrote the Twilight series of novels? - Stephenie Meyer
43. The Dewey Decimal system is used to categorise what? - Books
44. What is the name of Popeyes son? - SweePea
45. Who wrote The Hunchback of Notre Dame? - Victor Hugo
46. Termonfeckin is a village in which Irish county? - Louth
47. What is the plural of Mongoose? - Mongooses
48. Name the craft of knotting threads to create decorative yet useful objects. - Macrame
49. The Cork village of Clonakilty unveiled a statue to what animal in April 2013? - Monkey
50. What is the average temperature of the human body, in degrees centigrade? - 37
51. Name the type of footwear invented in 1815, which enables the wearer to move very quickly over
smooth, flat ground. - Roller skates
52. What was the very first women's magazine called? - The Ladies Mercury
53. In what year was the Battle of Clontarf? - 1014
54. Following a 2012 decision at the European Parliament, March 24th 2013 became the first European
day of what very popular dessert food? A> Ice-cream
55. What is the codename given to the UK investigation into allegations of sex crimes against the late DJ
and presenter, Jimmy Saville? - Operation Yewtree
56. The basket under a hot-air balloon is officially known as what? - A gondola
57. The USA has the largest rail network in the world. What country has the second largest rail network? -
Russia. India is third. Ireland is 73rd
58. In which year was the ESB founded? - 1927
59. Which story begins: "All children except one grow up"? - Peter Pan
60. What name is given to the regions of the US where religious fundamentalism is dominant? - The Bible
Belt
61. When was Margaret Thatcher first elected Prime Minister? - 1979
62. Which Irish historian was refused a visa to travel to the US in late 2012 and thus had to cancel a tour
promoting his new book The Famine Plot? - Tim Pat Coogan
63. Astigmatism is a condition affecting which part of the body? - The eye
64. A traditional Scottish dessert, in modern times it is usually made from a mixture of whipped cream,
whisky, honey and fresh raspberries with toasted oatmeal. What is it called? - Cranachan
65. What is the largest city in the Sierra Madre mountains? - Mexico City
66. Which famous cookware manufacturer has been based in the city of Fresnoy-le-Grand, France, since
1925? - Le Creuset
67. Who wrote the novel, The Mystery of Mercy Close, published in April 2013? - Marian Keyes
68. What is the easternmost country in the European Union? - Cyprus
69. What dog is named after a Mexican State? The Chihuaha
70. In what year did the first hosting of the Boston Marathon, the worlds oldest, take place? - 1897
71. What is the capital of The Bahamas? - Nassau
72. What is the name of wat- er that collects in the bottom of a boat? Bilge water
73. Who was the last British monarch to be divorced while still on the throne? - Henry 8th
74. If it is 12 midday in Dublin, what time is it in Tokyo? - 9 p.m.
75. Which country reaches further North: Finland or Norway? - Norway
76. Which is the southern-most state of the United States of America? - Hawaii
77. Almost one quarter of all chess matches begin with the moves e4 c5. This is the opening move of a
defense, named after which Mediterranean island? - Sicily
78. What was the first country to win the World Cup twice? - Italy
79. How many sides has a heptagon? - 7
80. Name one of the two tiles with the highest score in Scrabble? - Q or Z
81. In 2007 Portsmouth and Reading set the record for the game with the most goals in the FA Premier
League. How many goals were scored in total? - 11 (7-4)
82. By what name is Paul Francis Gadd better known? - Gary Glitter
83. Etymology is the study of what? - words, or origin of words
84. What is the name of the police officer in Top Cat? - Officer Dibble
85. Which three-digit number refers to the NOT FOUND error message indicating that a HTTP server
cannot find the requested item? - 404
86. How many digits in a Visa Card number? - 16
87. Jessica Capshaw plays Arizona Robbins in Greys Anatomy - who is her famous stepdad? - Steven
Spielberg
88. What is the name of the Italian region, the capital of which shares its name with the Italian name for an
item on the flag of Mexico? - Abruzzo
89. Which French philosopher said, "I think, therefore I am"? - Rene Descartes
90. Which Kerry placename means "height of the graves"? - Ardfert
91. Which famous American singer got a Best Supporting Actor Nomination for the movie From Here to
Eternity? - Frank Sinatra
92. What is Hillary Clinton's middle name? - Rodham
93. John F. Kennedy's widow married which shipping tycoon? - Aristotle Onassis
94. Which player has the record for the most goals at a single soccer World Cup finals? - Juste Fontaine
(France)
95. In the song "The 12 Days of Xmas", what did my true love send to me on the 9th day? - nine ladies
dancing
96. As of April 2013, how many All-Ireland senior championship medals does Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin
have? - Nine
97. Which early President of the United States, as well as writing most of the Declaration of Independence,
also invented the swivel chair? - Thomas Jefferson
98. What angle is formed by the hands of a clock at 4 o'clock? - 120 degrees
99. In the song "Here Comes Santa Claus", on what thoroughfare is Santa traveling? - Santa Claus Lane
100. What word links the Wizard of Oz with the top goal-scorer in the 1990 World Cup finals? -
Toto (Schillaci)
101. Where are Pikeur cigars made? - Holland