World General Knowledge Quiz

1. Which country has the highest level of the Human Development Index (HDI) most of the time?

A.

Norway


B.

Japan


C.

Switzerland


D.

Canada


Answer:

Option A: Norway



2. The European Union (EU) was formed in which year?

A.

1983


B.

1993


C.

2003


D.

2013


Answer:

Option B: 1993



3. Which is the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by the number of doses produced and sold globally?

A.

CureVac


B.

Pfizer


C.

AstraZeneca


D.

Serum Institute of India


Answer:

Option D: Serum Institute of India



4. Which is the full name of J.K. Rowling?

A.

Joanne Kathleen Rowling


B.

Joana Kathleen Rowling


C.

Joanne Katherine Rowling


D.

Joanne Kate Rowling


Answer:

Option A: Joanne Kathleen Rowling



5. Which is the world’s tallest statue?

A.

Spring Temple Buddha


B.

Statue of Unity


C.

Statue of Liberty


D.

Christ the Redeemer


Answer:

Option B: Statue of Unity



6. Which is the oldest tennis tournament in the world?

A.

Wimbledon


B.

French Open


C.

Australian Open


D.

US Open


Answer:

Option A: Wimbledon



7. What is the full form of intergovernmental organization NATO?

A.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization


B.

North Antarctica Treaty Organization


C.

North Asia Treaty Organization


D.

North Africa Treaty Organization


Answer:

Option A: North Atlantic Treaty Organization



8. A privately held startup company valued at over US$1 billion is called?

A.

Pegasus


B.

Unicorn


C.

Mermaid


D.

Decacorn


Answer:

Option B: Unicorn



9. Who became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize?

A.

Kate Chopin


B.

Willa Cather


C.

Edith Wharton


D.

Virginia Woolf


Answer:

Option C: Edith Wharton



10. Which is the national animal of Algeria?

A.

Red kangaroo


B.

Fennec Fox


C.

White-tailed deer


D.

Red squirrel


Answer:

Option B: Fennec Fox



11. Which country has the world’s longest bullet train network?

A.

India


B.

Russia


C.

Japan


D.

China


Answer:

Option D: China



12. Who is popularly regarded as the “Sherlock Holmes of France”?

A.

Edmond Locard


B.

Alphonse Bertillon


C.

Albert S. Osborn


D.

Henry Faulds


Answer:

Option A: Edmond Locard



13. Which is the capital city of Australia?

A.

Sydney


B.

Wellington


C.

Ottawa


D.

Canberra


Answer:

Option D: Canberra



14. Which one of the below words is not a palindrome?

A.

Racecar


B.

Civic


C.

Receiver


D.

Level


Answer:

Option C: Receiver



15. Where is the headquarters of UNICEF located?

A.

London


B.

Paris


C.

New York


D.

Chicago


Answer:

Option C: New York



16. Who served as the first president of Russia?

A.

Vladimir Putin


B.

Dmitry Medvedev


C.

Alexander Rutskoy


D.

Boris Yeltsin


Answer:

Option D: Boris Yeltsin



17. Which is the first film in the James Bond series?

A.

Goldfinger


B.

Dr. No


C.

Licence to Kill


D.

Skyfall


Answer:

Option B: Dr. No



18. Where was Jesus born?

A.

Nazareth


B.

Jerusalem


C.

Bethlehem


D.

Galilee


Answer:

Option C: Bethlehem



19. International Youth Day is commemorated every year on?

A.

January 12


B.

March 12


C.

August 12


D.

December 12


Answer:

Option C: August 12



20. Which is the national anthem of France?

A.

La Marseillaise


B.

Kimigayo


C.

Motherland


D.

La marcha real


Answer:

Option A: La Marseillaise



21. Who served as the second president of the United States?

A.

George Washington


B.

John Adams


C.

Thomas Jefferson


D.

James Madison


Answer:

Option B: John Adams



22. Which country was formerly known as Ceylon?

A.

Sri Lanka


B.

Thailand


C.

Indonesia


D.

Malaysia


Answer:

Option A: Sri Lanka



23. Which is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole defining the boundary between one calendar day and the next?

A.

Equator


B.

Greenwich meridian


C.

International Date Line


D.

Tropic of Capricorn


Answer:

Option C: International Date Line



24. Who is the wife of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un?

A.

Kim Ju-ae


B.

Kim Yo-jong


C.

Ri Kyong Suk


D.

Ri Sol-ju


Answer:

Option D: Ri Sol-ju



25. How many stars are there on the flag of the United States of America?

A.

24


B.

50


C.

13


D.

6


Answer:

Option B: 50



26. Which was the first ship to successfully circumnavigate the world?

A.

Trinidad


B.

Santiago


C.

Victoria


D.

Concepcion


Answer:

Option C: Victoria



27. Which is the official currency of Afghanistan?

A.

Afghan dinar


B.

Afghan dollar


C.

Afghan rupee


D.

Afghan afghani


Answer:

Option D: Afghan afghani



28. Which was the first country in the world to adopt freedom of the press into its constitution?

A.

Sweden


B.

Finland


C.

Switzerland


D.

Denmark


Answer:

Option A: Sweden



29. Which one of the below is not listed in the world’s four major beauty pageants?

A.

Miss International


B.

Miss Universe


C.

Miss Earth


D.

Miss Global


Answer:

Option D: Miss Global



30. The Parliament of Japan is called?

A.

National Assembly


B.

National Diet


C.

National Congress


D.

People’s Assembly


Answer:

Option B: National Diet



31. MERCOSUR is a trade bloc agreement that exists between the countries in which continent?

A.

North America


B.

Europe


C.

Australia


D.

South America


Answer:

Option D: South America



32. The famous painter Vincent van Gogh belonged to which country?

A.

Spain


B.

Italy


C.

Netherlands


D.

France


Answer:

Option C: Netherlands



33. The fear of crossing streets is called?

A.

Scopophobia


B.

Agyrophobia


C.

Algophobia


D.

Dendrophobia


Answer:

Option B: Agyrophobia



34. The first modern Olympics were held in which year?

A.

1888


B.

1892


C.

1896


D.

1900


Answer:

Option C: 1896



35. Where did the first Winter Olympic Games take place?

A.

Norway


B.

France


C.

Germany


D.

Canada


Answer:

Option B: France



36. Belmopan is the capital city of which country?

A.

Belize


B.

Belgium


C.

Benin


D.

Bolivia


Answer:

Option A: Belize



37. Who wrote the adventure novel “Around the World in Eighty Days”?

A.

Jules Verne


B.

H. G. Wells


C.

Charles Dickens


D.

Mark Twain


Answer:

Option A: Jules Verne



38. Which is the last letter in the Greek alphabet?

A.

Beta


B.

Alpha


C.

Gamma


D.

Omega


Answer:

Option D: Omega



39. Which musical instrument was the invention of Bartolomeo Cristofori?

A.

Guitar


B.

Flute


C.

Violin


D.

Piano


Answer:

Option D:Piano



40. Which one of the below is not an official language of the United Nations?

A.

Arabic


B.

Japanese


C.

Chinese


D.

Spanish


Answer:

Option B: Japanese



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