General Knowledge Quiz Questions for Final

1. In what year was the first ever video posted on youtube? 2005 2. Ganesh is a Hindu God with the body of a human and the head of which animal? Elephant 3. After which famous war was the League of Nations founded? First World War 4. How many carats is pure gold? 24 5. What do the letters DSL stand for? Digital Subscriber Line 6. How many Nobel Prize categories are there? 6 (physics, chemistry, medicine, peace, literature and economics) 7. The name of which Japanese martial art translates into empty hand (khalee haath)? Karate 8. What is the capital city of Australia? Canberra 9. What is the name of the main airport of Lahore? Allama Iqbal International 10. What is the capital city of Jamaica? Kingston 11. Rabat is the capital city of which country? Morocco 12. Which organ is mostly affected by the disease hepatitis? Liver 13. Which metallic element is the best conductor of electricity? Silver 14. Which international team are the current world football champions? Spain 15. In which city were the 2008 Olympics held? Beijing 16. Who is the current number 1 ranked tennis player in the world? Rafael Nadal 17. Of which country was Idi Amin the president of in the 1970s? Uganda 18. Which falling object inspired Isaac Newtons theory of gravity? An Apple 19. The sport Formula 1 features which mode of transportation? Cars 20. Who is the current head of state for Germany? Angela Merkel 21. The companies Nikon, Canon and Olympus all famously make what? Cameras

22. Hosseni Mubarak is the former dictator of which African country? Egypt 23. By what name was the city of Faisalabad known during the years of the British Empire? Lyallpur 24. Usually what colour are an alligators eyes? Green 25. A Komodo Dragon is the largest variety of which creature? Lizard 26. Which cricketing nation did Brian Lara represent? West Indies 27. The NBA is the main governing body of which sport? Basketball 28. In what year was Adolf Hitler elected as Chancellor of Germany? 1933 29. Which middle eastern country did Iraq invade in 1990 to start the first gulf war? Kuwait 30. In which year did Neil Armstrong walk on the moon? 1969 31. Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet? William Shakespeare 32. Which European country is famous for eating pasta? Italy 33. The ancient monument of Stonehenge is located in which country? UK/Engand 34. The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of which world religion? Buddhism 35. What is the worlds oldest continuously operating university? AlKarouine in Morocco 36. What are the first five books of the bible collectively known as? The Pentateuch 37. Which two elements make up water? Hydrogen and Oxygen 38. Which bird is considered the international symbol of peace? A Dove 39. What does a protractor measure? Angles 40. Which planet is known as the red planet? Mars