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General Knowledge Important Questions and Answers

(1)  Who does Jim Carrey play in the 1994 film The Mask?
Answer:- Stanley Ipkiss.
(2)  Which British Formula 1 racing driver survived a Learjet crash in May 2000?
Answer:- David Coulthard.
(3)  Which city hosted the 1980 Olympic Games?
Answer:- Moscow.
(4)  Which female singer had a hit single with the song What a Girl Wants?
Answer:- Christina.
(5)  Which continent has the larger land mass: Antarctica or South America?
Answer:- South America.
(6)  Of what is malocology the scientific study?
Answer:- Molluscs.
(7)  What is the more common name for the medical condition nyctalopia?
Answer:- Night blindness.
(8)  Which US Civil War general led his famous march to the sea?
Answer:- Sherman.
(9)  At which US nuclear plant did a nuclear accident occur in 1979?
Answer:- Three Mile Island.
(10)  How was the second emperor of Rome, Claudius Nero Caesar, better known?
Answer:- Tiberius.
(11)  The statue Christ of the Andes stands on the border between Argentina and which other country?
Answer:- Chile.
(12)  Of which country is Sofia the capital?
Answer:- Bulgaria.
(13)  What is meant by the musical term ‘andante’?
Answer:- At a moderate tempo.
(14)  Which saint’s day falls on 17 March?
Answer:- Patrick.
(15)  Which is the world’s largest dry desert?
Answer:- Sahara.
(16)  Which Christian festival is celebrated on 6 January?
Answer:- Epiphany.
 (17)  To which king is the Book of Proverbs in the Old Testament traditionally ascribed?
Answer:- Solomon.
(18)  Which sign of the zodiac governs the period from 23 July to 22 August?
Answer:- Leo.
(19)  A luge is a type of what?
Answer:- Racing toboggan.
(20)  Which four-times World Superbike Champion announced his retirement in 2000?
Answer:- Carl Fogarty.
(21)  What name is given to the dried excrement of fisheating birds, used as a fertilizer?
Answer:- Guano.
(22)  During which war was the 1970 film Darling Lili set?
Answer:- World War I
(23)  What is the colour of the ball worth one point in the game of snooker?
Answer:- Red.
(24)  What is the derived SI unit of electrical capacitance?
Answer:- Farad.
(25)  What does the legal term ‘caveat emptor’ mean?
Answer:- Let the buyer beware.
(26)  Who was the first actress to receive two Oscars before the age of 30?
Answer:- Jodie Foster.
(27)  Which large triangular muscle covering the shoulder serves to raise the arm laterally?
Answer:- Deltoid.
(28)  What was the pen-name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens?
Answer:- Mark Twain.
(29)  Who was the fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England?
Answer:- Catherine.
(30)  Which actor’s childhood nickname was Tootsie?
Answer:- Dustin Hoffman.
(31)  What name is given to 15 July, which is supposed to set the weather for 40 days thereafter?
Answer:- St Swithin’s Day.
(32)  On which day of the week did New Year’s Day fall in 2007?
Answer:- Monday.
(33)  On which island is the poet Rupert Brooke buried?
Answer:- Skyros.
(34)  Which is the world’s second largest desert?
Answer:- Australian.
(35)  In which Middle Eastern country is the Roman city of Jerash?
Answer:- Jordan.
(36)  In which European country is the ski resort of Solden?
Answer:- Austria.
(37)  Naim Suleymanoglu from Turkey is a top name in which sport?
Answer:- Weightlifting.
(38)  Which number lies between seven and eight on a dartboard?
Answer:- 16
(39)  Which US director made the films Carrie, Scarface and The Untouchables?
Answer:- Brian De Palma.
(40)  In which athletics event did Bob Beamon hold the world record for 23 years?
Answer:- Long jump.
(41)  Which female French singer is best known for the song Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien?
Answer:- Edith Piaf.
(42)  What would you find in a formicary?
Answer:- Ants.
(43)  Which Greek millionairess died in 1989 in Argentina?
Answer:- Christina Onassis.
(44)  What sort of creature is a flying fox?
Answer:- Fruit-bat.
(45)  Who composed the music for Hark the Herald Angels Sing?
Answer:- Mendelssohn.
(46)  Which composer wrote Orpheus in the Underworld and The Tales of Hoffmann?
Answer:- Offenbach.
(47)  What is the name of the brown pigment made from the ink of cuttlefish?
Answer:- Sepia.
(48)  Which constellation includes Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky?
Answer:- Canis Major.
(49)  What was the legendary capital of King Arthur’s kingdom?
Answer:- Camelot.
(50)  Which region of Canada comprises the districts of Mackenzie, Keewatin and Franklin?
Answer:- North West Territories.

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