Which city developed the first fire brigrade?

1. Who were the first Europeans to go to Australia?
The British
The Spanish
The Dutch
The French

Ans: The Dutch

2. When did people start writing?
Nobody knows when and where writing originated.
2000BC
1000BC
8000BC

Ans: Nobody knows when and where writing originated.

3. Which city developed the first fire brigrade?
Rome
London
Paris
New York

Ans: London

4. The word 'election' comes from latin root meaning?
to think
to choose
to be wise
leader

Ans: to choose

5. Fingerprinting was first used officially to identify prisoners in:
1798
1858
1905
1915

Ans: 1858

The capital city of South Africa is?

1. The capital city of South Africa is?
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Durban
Cape Town

Ans: Pretoria

2. Henri Dunant was instrumental in starting:
The red cross
The peace core
The flower society
NATO

Ans: The red cross

3. What is the atomic weight of one water molecule?
8
16
12
6

Ans: 16

4. Which city is know by the nickname 'Big Apple'
London
Paris
New York
Madrid

Ans: New York

What answer will you get if you express 2^6 in standard numeral form?

1. What is the sequence of number in Which the next term is formed by adding the last two terms called?
Infinite Series
Convergent series
Fibonacci series
Trigonometric series

Ans: Fibonacci series

2. What answer will you get if you express 2^6 in standard numeral form?
12
64
24
32

Ans: 64

3. Given the rate=13% and percentage=678, find the base.
5215.38
521.538
52.1538
52153.8

Ans: 5215.38

4. What is 0.0056 in simplest fraction form?
56/ 1000
14/ 2500
56/ 10000
7/ 1250

Ans: 7/ 1250

Where did people skate first

1. Where did people skate first
Holland
Germany
England
France

Ans: Holland

2. Galileo gets credit for this invention but it was actually Hans Lippershey that invented it, it is the?
watch
telescope
sundial
ball bearing

Ans: telescope

3. 15% of 80 is equal to
12
13
14
15

Ans: 12

4. Where was first Olympic games held?
China
Athens
India
U.S.A

Ans: Athens

Who created the first mouse?

1. In the medical world what do the initials ENT stand for?
Study of Eye,Nose,Tissue
Study of Ear,Nerves,Throat
Study of Ear, Nose,Throat
Study of Eye,Nose,Tongue

Ans: Study of Ear, Nose,Throat

2. Which state is known as Land of Ten Thousand Lakes
Missouri
Florida
Minnesota
New Mexico

Ans: Minnesota

3. What is the result when you round off 11321109 to the nearest millions?
11000000
12000000
11300000
10000000

Ans: 12000000

4. What answer will you get if you round off 580895 to the nearest hundred thousands?
500000
600000
580000
5800

Ans: 600000

5. Who created the first mouse?
Bill Gates
Douglas Englebart
John Mauchly
Robert Noyce

Ans: Douglas Englebart

6. Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 14 and 91.
14
7
91
3

Ans: 7

What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 8 and 11?

1. What answer will you get if you express 2^6 in standard numeral form?
12
64
24
32

Ans: 64

2. Express 15/100 in lowest terms.
2/5
7/9
3/20
11/21

Ans: 3/20

3. What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 15 and 10?
30
5
10
3

Ans: 30

4. What is 2 2/5 increased by 1 1/5?
3 3/5
3 1/5
4 3/5
4 1/5

Ans: 3 3/5

5. What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 8 and 11?
1
4
11
88

Ans: 88

6. What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 15 and 10?
30
5
10
3

Ans: 30

Where is Kilimanjaro volcano is situated?

1. Which of the following is not a gas?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Helium
Mercury

Ans: Mercury

2. Where is Kilimanjaro volcano is situated?
Hawaii
Tanzania
Alaska
New Zealand

Ans: Tanzania

3. What does ECG stands for?
Electrocardiogram measuring the electrical activity of Kidney
Ultrasound measuring the electrical activity of heart
Electrocardiogram measuring the electrical activity of heart
None of the above

Ans: Electrocardiogram measuring the electrical activity of heart

4. What is hypotension?
High Blood Pressure
Stress
Low Blood Pressure
Nervousness

Ans: Low Blood Pressure

5. How high is the Eiffel Tower in Paris?
500 Meters
100 Meters
1000 Meters
324 Meters

Ans: 324 Meters

6. Whose secret ingredient is code-named 7X?
Pepsi
Both Pepsi and Coca-cola
Fanta
Coca-cola

Ans: Coca-cola

Express in standard numeral form: 3^5

1. Astigmatism is a condition affecting which part of the body?
Eye
Ear
Brain
Throat

Ans: Eye

2. What is the lightest of all the elements and has the atomic number 1?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Helium
Hydrogen

Ans: Hydrogen

3. Express in standard numeral form: 3^5
243
486
729
81

Ans: 243

4. What if 3/8 is reduced by 1/16?
5/16
7/16
10/13
9/16

Ans: 5/16

5. How many men have walked on the moon?
4
3
10
12

Ans: 12

Who invented the cross word puzzle?

1. Who invented the cross word puzzle?
Arthur Wynne
Leonhard Euler
Howard Garns
Dion

Ans: Arthur Wynne

2. What would a cartographer make?
Papers
Musical Instruments
Pot
Maps

Ans: Maps

3. Find the least common multiple (LCM) of 8 and 4.
8
4
32
16

Ans: 8

4. Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 27 and 36.
9
12
6
18

Ans: 9

5. Time zones were first proposed for the entire world by:
William Willett
Benjamin Franklin
Charles F. Dowd
Sir Sandford Fleming

Ans: Sir Sandford Fleming

What claims to be the largest comedy festival in the world?

1. How many equal sides does an icosahedron have?
10
20
15
22

Ans: 20

2. Words with no vowel in the following:
Flower
Crypt
Shoe
Crawl

Ans: Crypt

3. What claims to be the largest comedy festival in the world?
HK International Comedy Festival.
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Ans: Edinburgh Fringe Festival

4. What term is used to define Examination of organs of a dead body?
Biopsy
Limnology
anatomy
Autopsy

Ans: Autopsy

5. Which part of the body has smallest muscle?
Tounge
Ear
Nose
Eyes

Ans: Ear

Who discovered Ice Cream?

1. What is the world`s largest island?
Greenland
Iceland
Maldives
None of the above

Ans: Greenland

2. For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are:
28m x 16 m
15m x 28m
28m x 15 m
29m x 15m

Ans: 28m x 15 m

3. Who created Hotmail?
Sabeer Bhatia
Jerry Yang
David Filo
Bill Gross

Ans: Sabeer Bhatia

4. what is the SI unit of force?
force
newton
pascal
wait

Ans: newton

5. Who discovered Ice Cream?
Burt Baskin
Gerald Tisyum
Jacob Fussell
Clarence Vogt

Ans: Gerald Tisyum

Who invented type writer?

1. What is the World`s Super Fast Computer according to latest rankings(2010 year)?
Jaguar
Roadrunner
ASCI White
Tianhe-1A

Ans: Tianhe-1A

2. What is the largest women's organization in the world?
YMCA
UNIFEM
YWCA
WILPF

Ans: YWCA

3. The Original name of Quiz was?
Puzzle
Question
General Knowledge
Trick

Ans: Trick

4. Which is the Hottest place in the world?
Tirat Zvi, Israel
Aal Ajeejiya (Libya)
Death Valley, California
Wadi Halfa

Ans: Aal Ajeejiya (Libya)

5. Who invented type writer?
Shockley
Pascal
Sholes
Waterman

Ans: Sholes

In which country was the game of Golf invented?

1. Who is the first President of the United States of America?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Monroe
John Adams

Ans: George Washington

2. What is Triskadekaphobia?
Fear of Strangers
Fear of Number 13
Fear of Heights
Fear of Water

Ans: Fear of Number 13

3. Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to America?
France
Germany
Spain
Italy

Ans: France

4. What do the initials FBI stand for?
Federal Bureau of Interviewing
Federal Bureau of Interrogation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Intelligence

Ans: Federal Bureau of Investigation

5. Who is called Father of Medicine?
Joseph Priestley
Hippocrates
Theophrastus
Aristotle

Ans: Hippocrates

6. In which country was the game of Golf invented?
Finland
Netherlands
Poland
Scotland

Ans: Scotland

The first time zone in the world was established by:

1. These numbers follow a pattern. 2, 5, 9, 14, 20. What comes next?
30
28
26
27

Ans: 27

2. Who was the leader of the USSR during World War Two?
Joseph Stalin
Musolini
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev
None of the above

Ans: Joseph Stalin

3. The first time zone in the world was established by:
American Railways
British Railways
Spanish Railways
Indian Railways

Ans: British Railways

4. In the following options, Which city has the largest area?
New York City
Los Angeles
Jacksonville
St. Augustine

Ans: New York City

5. When is world Ozone day is celebrated?
September 16th
November 16th
November 14th
November 5th

Ans: September 16th

6. What number does giga stands for?
10 to the power of 18
10 to the power of 9
10 to the power of 6
10 to the power of 12

Ans: 10 to the power of 6

What river flows through the Grand Canyon in the USA?

1. What is the name of the study of the structure of the Universe?
Astronomy
Geology
Cosmology
Meteorology

Ans: Cosmology

2. What is the full form of GPRS?
General Packet Radio Source
General Power Radio Service
General Packet Radio Service
Great Packet Radio Service

Ans: General Packet Radio Service

3. What river flows through the Grand Canyon in the USA?
Mississippi
Colorado
Niagara
Rio Grande

Ans: Colorado

4. Who is called the Father of Decimal number system?
Euclid
Aryabhatta
Al-Khwarizmi
Diophantus

Ans: Aryabhatta

5. Which country s known as Country of Copper?
Poland
China
Zambia
Chile

Ans: Zambia

The World Health Organisation (WHO) observes the World No Tobacco Day on which of the following days?

1. What does the e of e>mail stand for?
Express
Electronic
Exchange
Easy

Ans: Electronic

2. In which year United Nations Organisation was formed?
1942
1943
1945
1955

Ans: 1945

3. What is SSL short for?
Secure Socket LAN
Software Security Layer
Secure Software Layer
Secure Socket Layer

Ans: Secure Socket Layer

4. IP is an abbreviation for which of the following
Internet Printer
Internet Ping
Internet Person
Internet Protocol

Ans: Internet Protocol

5. The World Health Organisation (WHO) observes the World No Tobacco Day on which of the following days?
29 May
30 May
31 May
1 June

Ans: 31 May

6. There are how many millions in a quadrillion?
1 thousand trillion
1 thousand thousand
1 thousand billion
1 thousand quadrillion

Ans: 1 thousand trillion

Where was first Olympic games held?

1. What word describes a number system with a base of two?
Binary
Hexadecimal
Octal
Decimal

Ans: Binary

2. What is the chemical name of Laughing gas?
Nitrate
Nitrous Peroxide
Nitrous Oxide
Oxygen

Ans: Nitrous Oxide

3. Where was first Olympic games held?
China
Athens
India
U.S.A

Ans: Athens

4. Which is the Longest cells in the human body?
Nerve Cells (Neurons)
Brain Cells
Megakaryocyte (blood cells)
RBC

Ans: Nerve Cells (Neurons)

5.  When is world Health Day celebrated?
17 April
7 April
27 April
8 April

Ans: 7 April

Which state of US is known as Sunshine State?

1. Which network protocol is used to send e-mail?
SMTP
FTP
POP3
SSH

Ans: SMTP

2. What does a philatelist do?
Collects Stamps
Collects Coins
Collects Currency
Collects Antiques

Ans: Collects Stamps

3. What is the only US state which borders with just one other US state?
New Hampshire
Miami
Maine
Boston

Ans: Maine

4. Which state of US is known as Sunshine State?
California
NewYork
Washington
Florida

Ans: Florida

5. who is father of algebra?
Pythagorus
Darwin
Archimedes
Moosa-al-khawarizmi

Ans: Moosa-al-khawarizmi

Which is the national flower of Ireland?

1. Who Discovered X-Rays and in which year it was discovered?
Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen in 1885
Alexander Fleming in 1895
Alexander Fleming in 1894
Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen in 1895

Ans: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen in 1895

2. What`s a polygon with four unequal sides called?
Rhombus
Square
Circle
Quadrilateral

Ans: Quadrilateral

3. How many bones are there in human body?
205
201
220
206

Ans: 206

4. In which year CBI-Central Bureau of Investigation was created?
1973
1960
1963
1964

Ans: 1963

5. Which is the national flower of Ireland?
Jasmine
Marigold
Daffodil
Shamrock

Ans: Shamrock

6. what is our galaxy`s name?
candybar
milkyway
meatball
None of the above

Ans: milkyway

Which software company produces Windows `98?

1. With which device are earthquakes recorded?
Anemometer
Pluviometer
Seismograph
None of the above

Ans: Seismograph

2. which is the world`s fastest snake
King cobra
Green pit wiper
Dimond rattel
Black mamba

Ans: Black mamba

3. An eleven side polygon is called as
Argon
Hexagon
dodecagon
Hendecagon

Ans: Hendecagon

4. Which is the world`s warmest sea?
Red Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Timor Sea

Ans: Red Sea

5. Which software company produces Windows `98?
Google
Intel
IBM
Microsoft

Ans: Microsoft

6. What is the scientific name of Vitamin C?
Ascorbic Acid
Alpha tocopherol
Citrus Acid
Sulphuric Acid

Ans: Ascorbic Acid

Study of Insects is known as:

1. What is the currency of Hungary
Euro
Krone
Forint
Kroner

Ans: Forint

2. 1 horse power(hp) equals how many watts?
745 watts
746 watts
765 watts
1000 watts

Ans: 746 watts

3. The human brain weighs about?
1 pound
3 pounds
6 pounds
4 pounds

Ans: 3 pounds

4. Study of Insects is known as:
Ornithology
Zoology
Entomology
None of the above

Ans: Entomology

5. What compound gives the leaves green color?
Oxygen
xanthophylls
Carotenoids
Chlorophyll

Ans: Chlorophyll

Who is known as the Father of English Poetry?

1. What is the sequence of number in Which the next term is formed by adding the last two terms called?
Infinite Series
Convergent series
Fibonacci series
Trigonometric series

Ans: Fibonacci series

2. Name the study of fruits.
Pomology
Geology
Numismatics
Nemology

Ans: Pomology

3. Who is known as the Father of English Poetry?
Geoffrey Chaucer
John Milton
John Keats
None of the above

Ans: Geoffrey Chaucer

4. Which is the longest river in Italy?
River Douro
River Po
River Tagus
River Don

Ans: River Po

5. What is the longest river in Great Britain?
River Ehen
River Severn
River Keekle
River Duddon

Ans: River Severn

6. What does Modem stand for?
Modulator Demodulater
Monetary Demarkation
Monetary Devaluation Exchange Mechanism
None of the above

Ans: Modulator Demodulater

Study of Old age is called as

1. Which country is called the Land of the Midnight Sun?
Norway
Italy
France
None of the above

Ans: Norway

2. who is father of geometry
Giovanni Ceva
Phthagorus
Euclid
Darwin

Ans: Euclid

3. Study of Old age is called as
Anthropology
Gerontology
Sociology
Pedology

Ans: Gerontology

4. What is xenophobia?
Fear of being alone
Fear of Loud noises
Fear of Strangers
Fear of Sleep

Ans: Fear of Strangers

5. Which is the longest bone in the human body?
Bones of neck and head
Femur, thigh bone
Bones of lower limbs
Sphenoid bone

Ans: Femur, thigh bone

6. Which American city is known as The city of brotherly love?
Jacksonville
Philadelphia
Chicago
Phoenix

Ans: Philadelphia

Words that contains all the vowels:

1. What is the name given to the temporary storage area that a web browser uses to store pages and graphics that it has recently opened?
WebSpace
Cache
CPU
Cellar

Ans: Cache

2. What is the name given to a word that is a rearrangement of the letters of another word?
Anagram
Palindromes
Anecdotes
Jumbled Words

Ans: Anagram

3. Which country is the world's largest producer of uranium?
Australia
Canada
Russia
Namibia

Ans: Canada

4. Arizona state is also known as
Golden State
Copper State
Bluegrass State
Green Mountain State.

Ans: Copper State

5. Words that contains all the vowels:
Authenticate
Automobile
Educate
Contain

Ans: Automobile

6. Can a man marry his widow`s half-sister?
Yes , he can marry
He can Marry anyone but not his widow`s half sister.
No - if he had a widow he`d be dead
None of the above

Ans: No - if he had a widow he`d be dead

 

how many millions in a quadrillion?

 1. In a year, human eye blinks how many times?
10,000,00
10,0000
10,000,000
10,000

Ans: 10,000,000

2. how many millions in a quadrillion?
1 thousand trillion
1 thousand thousand
1 thousand billion
1 thousand quadrillion

Ans: 1 thousand trillion

3. Which is the biggest stadium in the world?
Rungnado May Day Stadium
Strahov Stadium
Estadio Azteca
Beaver Stadium

Ans: Rungnado May Day Stadium

4. What were the first false teeth made from?
Porcelain
Ivory
Plastic
acrylic resins

Ans: Ivory

Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 27 and 36.

1. Given n/40 = 27/24, find n.
81
91
45
69

Ans: 45

2. The answer I get after writing 6.5% in decimal form is
0.065
0.65
6.5
0.0065

Ans: 0.065

3. 0.45 should be written as ____ in simplest fraction form.
9/20
45/100
90/200
45/1000

Ans: 9/20

4. Given 7/6 = 35/n, find n.
30
20
15
5

Ans: 30

5. Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 27 and 36.
9
12
6
18

Ans: 9

The polygon has dimensions 20, 17, 39, and 41. Find its perimeter.

1. When you add 12 to me, the result is -11. What integer am I?
1
-1
-23
23

Ans: -23

2. What do I get if I write 345/1000 in decimal form?
0.0345
3.45
34.5
0.345

Ans: 0.345

3. State 0.07 in percent.
0.07%
0.7%
70%
7%

Ans: 7%

4. What if 15/20 is reduced by 6/15?
7/20
8/13
9/20
21/20

Ans: 7/20

5. The polygon has dimensions 20, 17, 39, and 41. Find its perimeter.
115
116
118
117

Ans: 117

6. Solve the following: 3/5 + 2/5
3/5
1
6/5
2/5

Ans: 1