General Knowledge

01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman 02 The longest river in the world is the Nile 03 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada 04 The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km 05 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest 06 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar 07 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert 08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil 09 The country also known as "country of Copper" is Zambia 10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line 11 The river Volga flows out into the Caspian sea 12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia 13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada 14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily 15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea 16 The biggest delta in the world is the Ganges Delta 17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade 18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon 19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres 20 The world's oldest known city is Damascus 21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice 22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar 23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland 24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit, USA 25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is China & South Africa 26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia 27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is China 28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Amazon River 29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was Peking 30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan 31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest 32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy 33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba 34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers 35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea 36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal 37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean 38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow 39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague 40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa 41 Australia was discovered by James Cook

42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah 43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey 44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam 45 The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel 46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant 47 The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco 48 The national flower of Britain is Rose 49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin 50 The national flower of Italy is Lily 51 The national flower of China is Narcissus 52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu 53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz 54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England 55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June 56 The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln 57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil 58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus 59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson 61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon 62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945 63 UNO stands for United Nations Organization 64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August 65 `Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named Michelangelo 66 Paradise Regained was written by John Milton 67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib 68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary 69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica 70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada 71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson 72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi 73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September 74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck 75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway 76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet 77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen 78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam 79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher 80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie 81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi 82 The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan 83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald 84 The largest river in France is Loire 85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon 86 The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche

87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was London University 88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar 89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers 90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves 91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand 92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea 93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan 94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela 95 The largest library in the world is the United States Library of Congress, Washington DC 96 The author of Harry Potter Books is JK Rowling 97 Nickname of New York city is Big Apple 98 What do you call a group of sheep? A Flock of Sheep 99 In which sport do players take long and short corners? Hockey 100 Who was the youngest President of the USA? Theodore Roosevelt 101 How many legs do butterflies have? 6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings

A Fairly Difficult General Knowledge Quiz 1 In which country did the sauna originate? 2 On which day and which year did America declare itself an independent country? 3 Which is lighter, gold or plastic? 4 What should you say in English if someone sneezes?. 5 How many cents are there in a Australian dollar? 6 Who wrote Animal Farm? 7 Name five methods of transport?. 8 Name ten countries where English is an official language. 9 Name ten parts of the body lower than the neck.

10 Which explorer discovered the sea-route to India by rounding the Cape of Good Hope? 11 What is the currency of Greece? 12 Which country is popularly called The Land of the Maple Leaf? 13 In Britain who would you give a tip to? 14 Name three festivals celebrated in English-speaking countries? 15 A good husband should be deaf and a good wife blind. What are these sayings called? 16 What do English people say before a meal? 17 Which U.S President was assassinated in 1865? 18 Which is longer the Danube or Volga river? 19 When did England last win the football world cup? 20 Which planet is named after the Roman god of war? ANSWERS 1 - Finland 2 - 4th July 1776 3 - Plastic 4 - Bless you. 5 - 100 6 - George Orwell

7 - Train, car, coach, bus, tram, ship, boat, motorcycle etc. 8 - England, Ireland, USA, Canada, India, Kenya, Singapore, Barbados, South Africa, Pakistan etc. 9 - Chest, leg, arm, shoulder, foot, knee, fingers, toes, thigh, shin, ankle etc. 10 - Vasco de Gama 11 - Drachma 12 - Canada 13 -Waiter/Waitress, taxi driver, hairdresser 14 - Christmas, Easter, St. Valentines day, New Years day, Thanksgiving day etc. 15 - Proverbs 16 - Nothing! 17 - Abraham Lincoln 18 - Volga 19 - 1966 20 Mars

1. How many Sura are in Holy Quran ? 114 2. How many Verses are in Holy Quran ? 6666. 3. How many dots are in Holy Quran ? 1015030. 4. How many over bar (zaber) are in Holy Quran ? 93243 5. How many under bar ( Zaer ) are in Holy Quran ? 39586 6. How many Raque are in Holy Quran ? 1000. 7. How many stop ( Waqf ) are in Holy Quran ? 5098. 8. How many Thashdeed are in Holy Quran ? 19253. 9. How many letters are in Holy Quran ? 323671 10 How many pash are in Holy Quran ? 4808. 11. How many Madd are in Holy Quran ? 1771

12 How many words are in Holy Quran ? 77701. 13 How many parts of Holy Quran ? 30. 14 How many time Besmillah Al-Rahmaan Al-Raheem is repeated ? 114. 15 How many Sura start with Besmillah Al-Rahmaan Al-Raheem ? 113. 16 How many time the word 'Quran' is repeated in Holy Quran ? 70. 17 Which is the longest Sura of Holy Quran ? Al-Baqarah. 18 Which is the best drink mentioned in Holy Quran ? Milk. 19 The best eatable thing mentioned in Holy Quran is ? Honey. 20 Which is the shortest Sura of Holy Quran ? Qausar. 21 The longest verse of Holy Quran is in which Sura? Al-Baqarah No.282 23 Which letter is used for the most time in Holy Quran.? Alaph 24 Which letter is used for the lest time in Holy Quran ? Zaa. 25 Which is the best night mentioned in Holy Quran ? Night of Qadar. 26 Which is the best month mentioned in Holy Quran ? Ramzan. 27 Which is the biggest animal mentioned in Holy Quran ? Elephant. 28 Which is the smallest animal mentioned in Holy Quran ? Mosquito 29 How many words are in the longest Sura of Holy Quran ? 25500. 30 How many words are in the smallest Sura of Holy Quran ? 42 31 Which Sura of Holy Quran is called the mother of Quran ? Sura Hamd 32 How many Sura start with Al-Hamdullelah ? Five_ Hamd, Inaam, Kahf, Saba & Fatr. 34 How many Sura's name is only one letter ? Three, Qaf, Sad & Noon. 35 How many Sura start with word " Inna " ? Four sura - Fatha, Nuh,Qadr, Qausar. 37 Which sura are called Musabbahat ? Esra, Hadeed, Hsar, Juma, Taghabun & Aala. 38 How many sura are Makkahi and how many are Madni ? Macci 86, Madni 28. 39 Which sura is on the name of tribe of Holy Prophet ? Quresh 40 Which sura is called the heart of Holy Quran ? Yaseen. 41 In which sura the name of Allah is repeated five time ? Sura al-Haj. 42 Which sura are named Azaiam ? Sajdah, Fusselat, Najum & Alaq. 43 Which sura is on the name of one Holy war ? Sura Ahzaab. 44 Which sura is on the name of one metal ? Sura Hadeed 45 Which sura does not starts with Bismellah ? Sura Tauba. 46 Which sura is called ' Aroos-ul-Quran ? Sura Rehman. 47 Which sura is considered as 1/3 of holy Quran ? Sura tauheed. 48 The name of how many sura are with out dot ? Hamd, Raad, Toor, Room, Masad.

49 In which sura Besmillah came twice ? Sura Naml. 50 How many sura start with the Initials ( Mukette'at ) 29 Sura. 51 Which Sura was revealed twice ? Sura Hamd. 52 In which Sura the back biter are condemned ? Sura Humzah. 53 In which Sura the name of Allah is repeated in every verse ? Sura Mujadala. 54 In which Sura the letter 'Fa' did not come ? Hamd. 55 Which Sura are called Muzetain ? Falk & Nas. 56 Which are those Sura if their name are reversed remain the same ? Lael & Tabbat. 57 Which is that Sura if its first letter is remove becomes the name of one of the city of Saudi Arab ? Sajdah 58 Which Sura start with word ' Tabara Kallazi' ' Mulk & Furkan 59 Macci Sura were revealed in how many years ? 13 years 60 Madani Sura were revealed in how many years ? 10 years. 61 Which sura start with word Kad ? Mujadala & Momenoon. 62 Which Sura is related to Hazrat Ali ? Sura Adiat. 63 How many Sura are in 30th. Chapter ? 37. 64 Which sura every verse ends with letter 'Dal ' ? Tauheed. 65 Which Sura is revealed in respect of Ahllelbayet ? Sura Dahr. 66 Which sura every verse ends with letter ' Ra ' Qauser. 67 In which sura the creation of human being is mentioned ? Sura Hijr V-26. 68 In which sura the regulations for prisoner of war is mentioned ? Sura Nesa 69 Which sura is having the laws about marriage ? Sura Nesa. 70 Which sura if its name is reversed becomes the name of one bird ? Sura Room. 71 In which sura the story of the worship of cow of Bani Esra'iel is mentioned ? Sura Taha. 72 In which sura the law of inheritance is mentioned? Sura Nesa. 73 In which sura the Hegira of Holy Prophet is mentioned ? Sura Infall. 74 In which Sura the 27 Attributes of God are mentioned ? Sura Hadeed.