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| No. | Question | Answer |
| 1. | What does the Japanese word ‘Karate’ mean literally? | Open hand |
| 2. | With which water sport are jumping,slaloming and trick riding associated? | Water Skiing |
| 3. | Which sport was a traditional English ‘pub’ game? | Darts |
| 4. | Which modern martial art was developed from ‘Jujitsu’? | Judo |
| 5. | Which game is played at the Embassy World Professional Championship? | Snooker |
| 6. | What sport is ‘angling’? | Fishing |
| 7. | With what sport would you associate ‘alley’ or ‘lane’? | Bowling |
| 8. | Which city is known as the ‘Pearl of the Orient’? | Singapore |
| 9. | Which capital city is said to be the oldest in the world and in which country it is located? | Damascus,the capital of Syria |
| 10. | Which is the largest city in Africa? | Cairo,capital of Egypt |
| 11. | What was Christopher Columbus’s nationality? | Italian |
| 12. | At the mouth of which river is Hong Kong situated? | Perl River |
| 13. | Which Central American nation was formerly known as British Honduras? | Belize |
| 14. | After whom was Bolivia named? | Simon Bolivar |
| 15. | Which two countries enjoy the highest standard of living in S.America? | Venezuela & Argentina |
| 16. | Where is the Carribean Sea? | Between West Indies & South America |
| 17. | Name the only ape that can stand and walk upright? | Gibbon |
| 18. | Which are the countries linked by the Karakoram Highway? | China & Pakistan |
| 19. | What does leser mean? | Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation |
| 20. | Which sea seperates Japan from the main-land of Asia? | The sea of Japan |
| 21. | What is a group of dolphins called? | Scholl |
| 22. | What is a male ant called? | A dron |
| 23. | Name the mosquito which spreads malaria? | The female Anopheles mos quito |
| 24. | Istanbul is a major city of Turkey. What was its former name? | Constantinople |
| 25. | Where is the headquarters of World Meterological Organisation? | Geneva |
| 26. | Name the countries having the veto power in the U.N. Security Council. | U.S.A.,USSR,UK,FRANCE & CHINA |
| 27. | What is called the “Roof of the World”? | The pamirs in Central Asia |
| 28. | Name the only planet that was discovered in the 20th century. | Pluto |
| 29. | What is the boundary between Russia & Poland called? | The Curzon Line |
| 30. | How much time does the light take to reach the Earth from the sun? | A little more than 8 minutes |
| 31. | What is the source of all energy on earth? | The energy from the sun |
| 32. | Which famous swimmer is known as the ‘Albatross’? | Michael Gross |
| 33. | Where was the martial art taekwon do developed? | Korea |
| 34. | Who developed taekwon do? | Gen.Choi Hong Hi of Korea |
| 35. | Which mountain ranges in Spain & California have the same name? | Sierra Nevada |
| 36. | Which batsman has scored most runs in a day in Test Cricket? | Australia’s Don Bradman 309 n.o. against England at leeds in 1930 |
| 37. | Which team won a one dayer twice with a six off of the last ball? | Pakistan |
| 38. | How many Indians have taken nine or more wickets in an innings in a Test Match? | 4 -Kapil Dev,Subhash Gupta,Jasu Patel & Anil Kumble |
| 39. | Which is the largest plant in the world? | The Bis Trees of California |
| 40. | What is ‘smog’? | Smoke -laden fog |
| 41. | Who is called the light of the world? | Jesus Christ |
| 42. | Which is the major language of Egypt? | Arabic |
| 43. | What does the phrase ‘cakes and ale’ mean? | A carefree or easy living |
| 44. | What is the language of Chile? | spanish |
| 45. | Which country is called the ‘Land of Golden Fleece’? | Australia |
| 46. | Which city of Russia had the old name St.Petersburg? | Leningrad |
| 47. | Name the only bird which can fly backward as well as forward | The hemming bird |
| 48. | Name the longest river of Canada | Mackenzie |
| 49. | Name the highest military decoration of France. | Croix de Guerra |
| 50. | Which gas is commonly used in electric bulbs? | Neon |
| 51. | Which European city was founded in 1050,destroyed by fire in 1624, and rebuilt? | Oslo,capital of Norway |
| 52. | What are plants that grow in water called? | Hydrophytes |
| 53. | Which insect makes the loudest noise? | The mle cicada |
| 54. | To which country does Greenland belong? | Denmark |
| 55. | What is the other name for graphite? | Plumbago or black lead |
| 56. | To which galaxy does the earth belong? | The Milky Way |
| 57. | Where are the largest deposits of platinum found? | Ural Mountains,U.S.S.R. |
| 58. | Name the only mammal that flies. | The Bat |
| 59. | How would you recognize the leader of a wolf pack? | The leader holds his tail straight out,while others tails droop. |
| 60. | What is a baby rabbit or squirrel called? | Bunny |
| 61. | What is the study of evil spirits and demons called? | Demonology |
| 62. | What is a group of Kangaroos called? | Mob |
| 63. | Which language is most dominant in Latin America? | Spanish |
| 64. | Who said that ‘Well begun is half done’? | Horace |
| 65. | Name the border line between Afghanistan and Pakistan. | The Durand Line |
| 66. | Who said that ‘Science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind? | Albert Einstein |
| 67. | Name the longest river of Australia. | Murray |
| 68. | Name the highest mountain in Canada. | Logan |
| 69. | Name the only Shakespeare’s play that included a dog. | Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| 70. | Which city is called the ‘City of Dreaming Spires’? | Oxford |
| 71. | After which emperor was July named? | Julius Caesar |
| 72. | Name the king of England who built the Tower of London. | King William I |
| 73. | After Amazon, which is the major river of South America? | Paraha |
| 74. | Which king of France was called the Citizen King? | Louis Phillippe |
| 75. | Who first discovered radioactivity? | Marie Curie |
| 76. | Aesop has been attributed with famous fables. What did he work as? | He was a slave |
| 75. | Who is known as the ‘Maid of Orleans’? | Joan of Arc of France |
| 78. | From which country did the Portugese bring tobacco to India in 1508? | Peru |
| 79. | Which European country is known as the ‘Land of Cakes’? | Scotland |
| 80. | Name the ethical practice in Jainism, of not causing harm to any living thing. | Ahimsa |
| 81. | Which is the longest strait in the world? | Tartar Straits |
| 82. | In which part of the world is the river Snake? | U.S.A. |
| 83. | Which is the tallest race in the world? | The Tutsi,they live in Central Africa and have an average height of 185 cms. or 6 ft. 1 inch. |
| 84. | Name the International Line forming the border between India and China on the eastern side. | The Mc Mohan Line |
| 85. | Which is the largest port in the world? | New York Har |
| 86. | Which is the longest river in Asia? | The river Ob(5538 kms) in the U.S.S.R. |
| 87. | Of which crop is Bangladesh the greatest producer in the world? | Tasmania |
| 88. | What is the science of coins & medals called? | Numismatic |
| 89. | What is amnesia? | Loss or impairment of memory |
| 90. | What is a young cow called? | Heifer |
| 91. | Which language is known as Cape Dutch? | Afrikaans |
| 92. | Which batsman scored a century in a First Class Match without a single boundary? | Bill Woodfull of Australia; 118 runs |
| 93. | Which bowler has taken Gavaskar’s wicket the maximum times? | D.Underwood of England 12 times |
| 94. | What is the record for most runs scored in a Test match? | G.Gooch of England. 456 runs (333 & 123 against (India) at Lord’s in 1990-91. |
| 95. | What is the record for most sixes hit in an innings in First class cricket? | 15 sixes.Hit by Johan Reid,Wellington v/s Northern Districts,1962-63 |
| 96. | Who is the youngest player to score a double century in Test Cricket? | Javed Miandad.He was 19 years,141 days when he scored 206 against N.Zealand at Karachi in 1976-77. |
| 97. | Where are the world’s largest diamond and gold mining areas? | Kimberley in South Africa |
| 98. | Which is the largest silver producing country in the world? | Mexico |
| 99. | What was the former name of Ghana? | Gold Coast or ‘Land of Gold’. |
| 100. | Which is the largest bay in the world? | In area,the Bay of Bengal is the largest.However,in shore line length, the Hudson Bay is the largest |
| 101. | Which is the largest delta formed by two rivers? | That created by the Ganga & Brahmaputra in West Bengal and Bangladesh |
| 102. | Which is the deepest lake in the world? | Ozero (lake) Baykal in Central Siberia |
| 103. | Can the giraffe outspeed the Kangaroo? | Yest. At 35 miles (56 km) an hour |
| 104. | How many claws does a crab have? | Five pairs |
| 105. | Name the largest freshwater lake. | Lake Superior |
| 106. | Name the most poisonous fish. | Stonefish |
| 107. | Mafia is a secret society operating in different parts of the world. Which place is considered to be its origin? | Sicily Italy |
| 108. | Name the fastest fish in the world. | Atlantic Sailfish |
| 109. | Who founded the Maurya dynasty in ancient India? | Chandragupta Maurya |
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