Facts of General Knowledge Quiz Questions

Some Interesting Facts of General Knowledge Quiz Questions

·         ? What is full form of CEO, CFO and CIO titles? The full form is Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer.

·         ? What is the full form of GPRS? - General Packet Radio Service

·         ? What is the scientific name of Vitamin C? - Ascorbic Acid

·         ? Which country declares independence on 18th Feb 2008? - Kosovo.

·         ? Which was the first university established in the world? - Nalanda University

·         ? Who has discovered the Victoria Falls is located in Rhodesia? David Livingstone.

·         ? Who was the founder of the kindergarten education system? - German educator Friedrich Froebel

·         Adding Machine was invented by Aldrin.

·         Adolf Hitler was born in Austria.

·         Angel Falls is located in Venezuela.

·         Archimedes was born in Sicily.

·         Atacama Desert is located in North Chile.

·         Busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street.

·         Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa.

·         City of Bonn is situated in Germany.

·         Coal is also known as Black Diamond.

·         Disneyland is located in California, USA.

·         FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization is located at Rome and London.

·         First actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings.

·         First animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs.

·         First Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp.

·         First country to issue stamps was Britain.

·         First cross word puzzle in the world was published in 1924 by London Sunday Express.

·         First demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris.

·         First Emperor of Germany was Wilhelm.

·         First man to reach Antarctica was Fabian Gottlieb.

·         First President of USA was George Washington.

·         First ruler who started war games for his soldiers was Genghis Khan.

·         First talkie feature film in USA was 'The Jazz Singer'.

·         Founder of KODAK Company was Eastman.

·         Founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Baekeland.

·         Founder of USA was George Washington.

·         Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is Manchester.

·         Headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC.

·         Heathrow Airport is located in London.

·         Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum.

·         In the year 1811, Paraguay became independent from Spain.

·         International Civil Aviation Organization is located at Montreal.

·         International court of Justice is located in Hague, Holland.

·         Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus.

·         Kalahari Desert is located in Africa.

·         Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania.

·         Largest airport in the world is the King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia.

·         Largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors.

·         Largest auto producing nation is Japan.

·         Largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay, Canada.

·         Largest church in the world is Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome.

·         Largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre, Detroit, USA.

·         Largest city of Africa is Cairo.

·         Largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, USA.

·         Largest gulf in the world is Gulf of Mexico.

·         Largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History.

·         Largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria.

·         Largest peninsula in the world is Arabia.

·         Largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimizu Tunnel, Japan.

·         Largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait.

·         Largest temple in the world is Angkor Wat in Kampuchea.

·         Last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III.

·         Last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega.

·         Lightest known metal is Lithium.

·         Longest river in Russia and Europe is Volga River.

·         Lowest mountain range in the world is the Buena Bhaile.

·         Mercury is also known as Quick Silver.

·         Montreal is situated on the bank of River Ottawa.

·         Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means Fear of cats.

·         Prado Museum is located in Madrid.

·         Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M. Singer.

·         Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln.

·         Tallest statue in the world is the Motherland, Volgograd Russia.

·         Tallest tower in the world is the C. N. Tower, Toronto, Canada.

·         Technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards.

·         The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of the silent movies is Tom Mix.

·         The aeroplanes were used in war for the first time by Italians. (14 Oct.1911)

·         The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide.

·         The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1988 was Armenia. Later on it became a separate country.

·         The City which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire was Persepolis.

·         The country famous for its fish catch is Japan.

·         The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland.

·         The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy.

·         The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel.

·         The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi Arabia.

·         The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany.

·         The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA.

·         The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is Bahrain.

·         The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynne.

·         The earlier name for tomato was Love apple.

·         The famous 'General Motors' company was founded by William Durant.

·         The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson River is Manhattan.

·         The famous painting 'Mona Lisa' is displayed at Louvre museum, Paris.

·         The invention that is considered to have built America is Dynamite.

·         The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival.

·         The Mohenjo-Daro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind, Pakistan.

·         The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu.

·         The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called Big Ben.

·         The national emblem of Spain is Eagle.

·         The neon lamp was invented by Georges Claude.

·         The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was nine.

·         The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight.

·         The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is thirteen.

·         The oil used to preserve timber is Creosote oil.

·         The old name of Taiwan was Farmosa.

·         The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University.

·         The Pakistani President who died in an air crash was Zia-ul-Huq.

·         The Patagonian desert is located in Argentina.

·         The Pentagon is located at Washington DC.

·         The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley.

·         The place known as the Garden of England is Kent.

·         The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois.

·         The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is Hercule Poirot.

·         The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by Joseph Lister.

·         The residence of the Queen in London is Buckingham Palace.

·         The title of Desert Fox was given to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

·         The total area of Vatican City is 0.272 square kilometers.

·         The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of Hispaniola.

·         The US state Indiana is also known as Hoosier state.

·         The US state Kentucky is also known as Blue Grass state.

·         The US state known as 'Land of 1000 Lakes' is Minnesota.

·         The US state known as 'Mountain State' is West Virginia.

·         The US state known as 'Pine Free State' is Vermont.

·         The US state North Carolina is also known as Tar Heel state.

·         The US state Tennesse is also known as Volunteer state.

·         The US state Utah is also known as Beehive state.

·         The White House was painted white to hide fire damage.

·         Togo is situated in Africa.

·         UNIDO stands for United Nations Industrial Development Organization is located at Vienna.

·         V- History is Bunk was said by Henry Ford.

·         V- Man is a Tool Making Animal was said by Benjamin Franklin.

·         V- The famous words 'Veni Vidi Vici' were said by Julius Caesar.

·         WHO stands for World Health Organization is located at Geneva.

·         WMO stands for World Meteorological Organization is located at Geneva.

·         World's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero Cycles, India.

·         World's largest car manufacturing company is Toyota Motors, JAPAN.

·         World's loneliest island is the Tristan da cunha.

·         World's oldest underground railway is at London.

·         World's tallest office building is the Sears Tower, Chicago.

·         Yankee is the nickname of American.

·         Yoghurt means Fermented