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7. Q: What is the closest star to Earth? A: The

1. Q: What is the universe? A: The universe is the
closest star to Earth is the Sun.
entirety of space, time, matter, and energy that
8. Q: What is the name of our galaxy? A: Our
exists.
galaxy is called the Milky Way.
2. Q: What is the Big Bang theory? A: The Big
9. Q: What is a black hole? A: A black hole is a
Bang theory is the leading explanation for the
region in space where the gravitational pull is
origin of the universe, suggesting it began as a
so strong that nothing, not even light, can
singularity and has been expanding ever since.
escape.
3. Q: How old is the universe? A: The estimated
10. Q: What is a light-year? A: A light-year is
age of the universe is approximately 13.8
the distance that light travels in one year,
billion years.
approximately 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion
4. Q: What is a galaxy? A: A galaxy is a vast
kilometers).
system of stars, star clusters, gas, dust, and
11. Q: What is the name of the force that
dark matter bound together by gravity.
keeps planets in orbit around the Sun? A: The
5. Q: How many planets are in our solar system?
force that keeps planets in orbit around the
A: There are eight recognized planets in our
Sun is gravity.
solar system, with Pluto being reclassified as a
12. Q: What is a supernova? A: A supernova
dwarf planet.
is a powerful and explosive event that occurs
6. Q: What is the largest planet in our solar
when a massive star reaches the end of its life
system? A: Jupiter is the largest planet in our
cycle.
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13. Q: What is the Kuiper Belt? A: The Kuiper
Belt is a region of space beyond Neptune that
is home to many small icy objects, including
some dwarf planets.
14. Q: Who was the first person to set foot
on the Moon? A: Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin were the first people to set foot on the
Moon during NASA's Apollo 11 mission.
15. Q: What is a comet? A: A comet is a
celestial object composed of ice, dust, and gas
that orbits the Sun in an elongated, elliptical
path.
16. Q: What is a meteor? A: A meteor is a
small celestial object that enters Earth's
atmosphere, producing a streak of light as it
burns up due to friction.
17. Q: What is a telescope? A: A telescope is
an instrument used to observe distant objects
in space by collecting and magnifying light.
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18. Q: What is dark matter? A: Dark matter is
a mysterious, invisible substance that makes
up a significant portion of the universe's mass
but does not emit light.
19. Q: What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
A: The Hubble Space Telescope is a space-
based observatory that has provided
breathtaking images and valuable data about
the universe.
20. Q: What is the Oort Cloud? A: The Oort
Cloud is a theoretical region of space where
comets are believed to originate, located at
the outer edges of the solar system.
21. Q: Who formulated the laws of planetary
motion? A: Johannes Kepler formulated the
laws of planetary motion, which describe the
motion of planets in their orbits.
22. Q: What is a pulsar? A: A pulsar is a highly
magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits ٍ
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23. Q: What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter?
A: The Great Red Spot is a giant storm on
Jupiter that has been raging for centuries.
24. Q: What is the asteroid belt? A: The
asteroid belt is a region between the orbits of
Mars and Jupiter that contains numerous small
rocky objects called asteroids.
25. Q: What is a light pollution? A: Light
pollution is the excessive, misdirected, or
obtrusive artificial light that brightens the
night sky, making it difficult to observe
celestial objects.
26. Q: What is a quasar? A: A quasar is an
extremely bright and energetic object found at
the centers of some galaxies, powered by
supermassive black holes.
27. Q: What is the name of the first artificial
satellite launched into space? A: The first
artificial satellite launched into space was
Sputnik 1, by the Soviet Union in 1957.
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28. Q: What is the main component of the
Sun's energy generation? A: The main
component of the Sun's energy generation is
nuclear fusion, where hydrogen atoms
combine to form helium.
29. Q: What is a light spectrum? A: A light
spectrum is a display of light divided into its
component colors, often seen as a rainbow.
30. Q: What is the Goldilocks Zone (habitable
zone)? A: The Goldilocks Zone is the region
around a star where conditions are just right
for the existence of liquid water and,
potentially, life.
31. Q: What is a nebula? A: A nebula is a vast
cloud of gas and dust in space, often a
birthplace for stars.
32. Q: Who developed the theory of general
relativity? A: Albert Einstein developed the
theory of general relativity, which describes
the effects of gravity on spacetime.
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33. Q: What is the farthest man-made object
from Earth? A: The farthest man-made object
from Earth is the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
34. Q: What is a lunar eclipse? A: A lunar
eclipse occurs when Earth passes between the
Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the
Moon.
35. Q: What is a solar eclipse? A: A solar
eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between
the Sun and Earth, temporarily blocking the
Sun's light.
36. Q: What is the nearest star system to the
Solar System? A: The nearest star system to
the Solar System is Alpha Centauri.
37. Q: What are exoplanets? A: Exoplanets
are planets that orbit stars outside our solar
system.
38. Q: What is the cosmic microwave
background radiation? A: The cosmic
microwave background radiation is the faint
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afterglow of the Big Bang, detected as
microwave radiation throughout the universe.
39. Q: What is a wormhole? A: A wormhole is
a hypothetical tunnel-like structure in
spacetime that could allow for faster-than-
light travel or connections between distant
points in the universe.
40. Q: What is a satellite in the context of
space? A: A satellite is an object that orbits a
planet, moon, or star, often used for
communication, Earth observation, or scientific
research.
41. Q: What is the event horizon of a black
hole? A: The event horizon of a black hole is
the boundary beyond which nothing can
escape its gravitational pull.
42. Q: What is the main component of the
asteroid Ceres? A: The main component of the
asteroid Ceres is water ice.
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43. Q: Who discovered Pluto? A: Pluto was
discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930.
44. Q: What is the Andromeda Galaxy? A: The
Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy that is the
nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and is
on a collision course with our galaxy.
45. Q: What is a light pollution? A: Light
pollution is the excessive, misdirected, or
obtrusive artificial light that brightens the
night sky, making it difficult to observe
celestial objects.
46. Q: What is a quasar? A: A quasar is an
extremely bright and energetic object found at
the centers of some galaxies, powered by
supermassive black holes.
47. Q: What is the name of the first artificial
satellite launched into space? A: The first
artificial satellite launched into space was
Sputnik 1, by the Soviet Union in 1957.
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48. Q: What is the main component of the
Sun's energy generation? A: The main
component of the Sun's energy generation is
nuclear fusion, where hydrogen atoms
combine to form helium.
49. Q: What is a light spectrum? A: A light
spectrum is a display of light divided into its
component colors, often seen as a rainbow.
50. Q: What is the Goldilocks Zone (habitable
zone)? A: The Goldilocks Zone is the region
around a star where conditions are just right
for the existence of liquid water and,
potentially, life.
51. What is the chemical symbol for water?
Answer: H2O
52. Who is known as the father of modern
physics? Answer: Albert Einstein
53. What is the smallest planet in our solar
system? Answer: Mercury
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54. What gas do plants absorb from the
atmosphere and convert into oxygen during
photosynthesis? Answer: Carbon dioxide (CO2)
55. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Answer: Au
56. How many bones are there in the adult
human body? Answer: 206
57. What is the process by which plants make
their own food using sunlight? Answer:
Photosynthesis
58. Which gas makes up the majority of
Earth's atmosphere? Answer: Nitrogen (N2)
59. What is the largest organ in the human
body? Answer: The skin
60. What is the chemical formula for table
salt? Answer: NaCl (Sodium chloride)
61. What is the study of fossils called?
Answer: Paleontology
62. Who is known for the theory of evolution
by natural selection? Answer: Charles Darwin
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63. What is the Earth's closest natural
satellite? Answer: The Moon
64. What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?
Answer: O2
65. Which planet is often referred to as the
"Red Planet"? Answer: Mars
66. Who is considered the father of modern
chemistry? Answer: Antoine Lavoisier
67. What is the process of a liquid turning
into vapor at the boiling point? Answer:
Vaporization
68. What is the center of an atom called,
where protons and neutrons are located?
Answer: Nucleus
69. What is the chemical formula for
methane, a common natural gas? Answer: CH4
70. Who is credited with discovering
penicillin, the first antibiotic? Answer:
Alexander Fleming
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71. What is the study of the Earth's physical
structure and processes called? Answer:
Geology
72. What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
Answer: Approximately 186,282 miles per
second (299,792,458 meters per second)
73. Which gas do humans exhale when they
breathe out? Answer: Carbon dioxide (CO2)
74. What is the process by which plants and
animals adapt to their environment over time?
Answer: Evolution
75. Who developed the theory of relativity,
which includes the famous equation E=mc^2?
Answer: Albert Einstein
76. What is the largest planet in our solar
system? Answer: Jupiter
77. What is the chemical symbol for carbon?
Answer: C
78. What is the study of the Earth's weather
and atmosphere called? Answer: Meteorology
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79. Which gas is responsible for the Earth's
ozone layer? Answer: Ozone (O3)
80. What is the smallest unit of matter?
Answer: Atom
81. What is the process by which plants
release water vapor into the atmosphere?
Answer: Transpiration
82. What is the study of the behavior of
matter at extremely low temperatures called?
Answer: Cryogenics
83. Who formulated the laws of motion and
universal gravitation? Answer: Isaac Newton
84. What is the largest organ inside the
human body? Answer: The liver
85. What is the chemical symbol for iron?
Answer: Fe
86. Which gas do humans inhale for
respiration? Answer: Oxygen (O2)
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87. What is the study of heredity and
variation in living organisms called? Answer:
Genetics
88. What is the chemical symbol for silver?
Answer: Ag
89. What is the largest species of shark?
Answer: The whale shark
90. Who is known for the invention of the
telephone? Answer: Alexander Graham Bell
91. What is the study of the Earth's
landforms, such as mountains and valleys,
called? Answer: Topography
92. Which gas is responsible for the blue
color of the Earth's sky? Answer: Nitrogen
93. What is the chemical symbol for lead?
Answer: Pb
94. Who is considered the founder of
modern physics and the theory of
electromagnetism? Answer: James Clerk
Maxwell
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95. What is the process by which liquid turns
into a solid? Answer: Freezing
96. What is the chemical symbol for
nitrogen? Answer: N2
97. What is the study of the Earth's oceans
and seas called? Answer: Oceanography
98. What is the chemical element with the
symbol K? Answer: Potassium
99. Who is known for the theory of general
relativity, explaining the curvature of space
and time? Answer: Albert Einstein
100. What is the chemical formula for glucose,
a common sugar in the human body? Answer:
C6H12O6
101. What is the capital of France? Answer:
Paris
102. Which planet is known as the "Red
Planet"? Answer: Mars
103. What's the longest river in the world?
Answer: The Nile River
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104. Which country is known as the Land of 113. What's the largest continent by land
the Rising Sun? Answer: Japan area? Answer: Asia
105. What's the largest ocean on Earth? 114. What is the currency of Japan? Answer:
Answer: The Pacific Ocean Japanese Yen
106. In which continent can you find the 115. In which city can you find the Colosseum?
Sahara Desert? Answer: Africa Answer: Rome, Italy
107. Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"? 116. What is the smallest planet in our solar
Answer: William Shakespeare system? Answer: Mercury
108. What is the tallest mountain in the world? 117. Who painted the Mona Lisa? Answer:
Answer: Mount Everest Leonardo da Vinci
109. Which gas do plants absorb from the 118. Which country is known as the Land of
atmosphere during photosynthesis? Answer: the Midnight Sun? Answer: Norway
Carbon dioxide 119. What is the largest country in South
110. What is the currency of the United America? Answer: Brazil
Kingdom? Answer: British Pound Sterling 120. What is the world's most widely spoken
111. What's the largest mammal in the world? language? Answer: Mandarin Chinese
Answer: The blue whale 121. Which gas makes up the majority of
112. Who is the current President of the Earth's atmosphere? Answer: Nitrogen
United States? (As of my last knowledge 122. Who is known as the "Father of Modern
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123. What is the currency of China? Answer: 132. Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi) Answer: Jane Austen
124. Which river flows through Cairo, the 133. What's the largest lake in Africa? Answer:
capital of Egypt? Answer: The Nile River Lake Victoria
125. What's the largest desert in the world? 134. Which planet is known as the "Morning
Answer: Antarctica (Antarctica is a polar Star" or "Evening Star"? Answer: Venus
desert). 135. Who was the first woman to fly solo
126. Who wrote "War and Peace"? Answer: across the Atlantic Ocean? Answer: Amelia
Leo Tolstoy Earhart
127. What is the currency of India? Answer: 136. What is the currency of Russia? Answer:
Indian Rupee Russian Ruble
128. What is the national flower of Japan? 137. What is the national sport of Canada?
Answer: Cherry Blossom (Sakura) Answer: Ice Hockey
129. In which year did the Titanic sink? 138. What is the currency of Brazil? Answer:
Answer: 1912 Brazilian Real
130. What's the most abundant gas in the 139. Which country is known as the Land of
Earth's crust? Answer: Oxygen the Kiwis? Answer: New Zealand
131. Which country is famous for the 140. What is the largest species of shark?
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141. Who was the first person to set foot on 150. Who wrote "The Great Gatsby"? Answer:
the Moon? Answer: Neil Armstrong F. Scott Fitzgerald
142. What is the currency of Mexico? Answer: 151. What is the capital of India? Answer: New
Mexican Peso Delhi
143. Which country is famous for the ancient 152. Which river is considered the lifeline of
city of Petra? Answer: Jordan Pakistan? Answer: Indus River
144. What is the world's second-largest 153. What is the most populous country in
continent by land area? Answer: Africa South Asia? Answer: India
145. Who painted "Starry Night"? Answer: 154. Which South Asian country is known as
Vincent van Gogh the "Land of the Thunder Dragon"? Answer:
146. What is the currency of South Africa? Bhutan
Answer: South African Rand 155. What is the official language of Sri Lanka?
147. What is the national bird of the United Answer: Sinhala and Tamil
States? Answer: Bald Eagle 156. Which country is known as the "Emerald
148. Which river is often called the "Cradle of Isle"? Answer: Sri Lanka
Civilization"? Answer: Tigris and Euphrates 157. The Maldives is made up of how many
Rivers coral islands? Answer: 1,190
149. What's the largest animal to have ever 158. Which South Asian country was formerly
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159. What is the currency of Bangladesh?
Answer: Bangladeshi Taka
160. Which mountain range separates India
from China and Nepal? Answer: The Himalayas
161. Which South Asian city is often called the
"City of Lakes"? Answer: Udaipur, India
162. What is the national flower of
Bangladesh? Answer: Water Lily (Shapla)
163. Who is the founding father of Pakistan?
Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
164. In which South Asian country is Mount
Everest located? Answer: Nepal
165. Which river forms the border between
India and Bangladesh? Answer: Brahmaputra
River
166. What is the largest city in Bangladesh?
Answer: Dhaka
167. Which South Asian country is known for
its traditional dance form called
"Bharatanatyam"? Answer: India
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168. What is the main religion of Afghanistan?
Answer: Islam (predominantly Sunni)
169. Which country was formerly known as
East Pakistan before gaining independence in
1971? Answer: Bangladesh
170. What is the largest desert in South Asia?
Answer: Thar Desert
171. Which South Asian country is famous for
its production of tea? Answer: Sri Lanka
172. Who is often referred to as the "Father of
the Nation" in India? Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
173. What is the national sport of Pakistan?
Answer: Field Hockey
174. Which South Asian country is known for
the ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro, a major
Indus Valley Civilization site? Answer: Pakistan
175. What is the official language of
Afghanistan? Answer: Pashto and Dari
176. In which country is the city of Kathmandu
located? Answer: Nepal
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177. What is the currency of Sri Lanka?
Answer: Sri Lankan Rupee
178. Which South Asian country is often
referred to as the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean"?
Answer: Sri Lanka
179. What is the national flower of India?
Answer: Lotus
180. The Maldives is known for its unique
ecosystems. What percentage of its territory is
covered by water? Answer: 99%
181. What is the official name of the mountain
known as "K2"? Answer: Mount Godwin-
Austen
182. Which South Asian country is known for
its colorful Holi festival? Answer: India
183. What is the national bird of Pakistan?
Answer: Chukar Partridge
184. Which river flows through both India and
Bangladesh and is known as the "Padma" in
Bangladesh? Answer: Ganges River
185. What is the currency of Nepal? Answer:
Nepalese Rupee
186. Which South Asian country has the
world's second-largest Muslim population,
after Indonesia? Answer: India
187. What is the official language of Bhutan?
Answer: Dzongkha
188. In which South Asian country is the
ancient city of Anuradhapura, a UNESCO
World Heritage site? Answer: Sri Lanka
189. Which South Asian country is known for
the Kathak dance form? Answer: India
190. What is the national tree of Pakistan?
Answer: Deodar Cedar
191. Which South Asian country is famous for
the architectural wonder known as the Taj
Mahal? Answer: India
192. What is the largest island in the
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193. In which South Asian country is the city of 202. Who is the founder of Pakistan? Answer:
Lahore located? Answer: Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah
194. What is the national animal of India? 203. Which year did Pakistan gain
Answer: Bengal Tiger independence from British rule? Answer: 1947
195. Which South Asian country is the world's 204. What is the official language of Pakistan?
largest producer of jute? Answer: Bangladesh Answer: Urdu
196. What is the official language of the 205. What is the largest city in Pakistan?
Maldives? Answer: Dhivehi Answer: Karachi
197. Which country shares its longest border 206. Which mountain range runs along the
with India? Answer: Bangladesh western border of Pakistan? Answer: The
198. In which South Asian country is the city of Hindu Kush
Colombo located? Answer: Sri Lanka 207. Pakistan shares its longest border with
199. What is the national instrument of Nepal? which neighboring country? Answer: India
Answer: Madal (drum) 208. Which river is the longest in Pakistan?
200. Which South Asian country is known for Answer: The Indus River
its vibrant and diverse cuisine, including dishes 209. What is the national flower of Pakistan?
like biryani and samosas? Answer: India Answer: Jasmine
201. What is the capital city of Pakistan? 210. What is the national bird of Pakistan?
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211. Who is Pakistan's current Prime Minister 219. Which historic site in Pakistan features
(as of the last update in 2021)? Answer: Imran the ancient Indus Valley Civilization? Answer:
Khan Mohenjo-Daro
212. What is the highest mountain in Pakistan 220. What is the name of the famous pass that
and the second-highest in the world? Answer: connects Pakistan to China? Answer:
K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen) Khunjerab Pass
213. What is the currency of Pakistan? Answer: 221. Which Pakistani cricketer is known as the
Pakistani Rupee (PKR) "Sultan of Swing"? Answer: Wasim Akram
214. Who wrote the national anthem of 222. What is the largest mosque in Pakistan
Pakistan? Answer: Hafeez Jullundhri and the fifth-largest in the world? Answer:
215. Which province in Pakistan is known as Faisal Mosque (Islamabad)
the "Land of Five Rivers"? Answer: Punjab 223. In which year did Pakistan become a
216. What is the national tree of Pakistan? nuclear-armed country? Answer: 1998
Answer: Deodar Cedar 224. Who is known as the "Father of the
217. What is the national animal of Pakistan? Nation" in Pakistan? Answer: Allama Iqbal
Answer: Markhor 225. What is the national sport of Pakistan?
218. Which sea lies to the south of Pakistan? Answer: Field hockey
Answer: Arabian Sea 226. What is the traditional clothing for men
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227. Which city in Pakistan is famous for its
Basant festival? Answer: Lahore
228. Who was the first female Prime Minister
of Pakistan? Answer: Benazir Bhutto
229. What is the name of the famous
mountain pass that connects Pakistan to
Afghanistan? Answer: Khyber Pass
230. Which river forms the natural boundary
between Pakistan and Afghanistan? Answer:
Durand Line
231. What is Pakistan's national dish? Answer:
Biryani
232. What is the name of the highest
battlefield in the world, located in Pakistan?
Answer: Siachen Glacier
233. Who is Pakistan's national poet? Answer:
Allama Iqbal
234. Which city is known as the "City of
Lights" in Pakistan? Answer: Karachi
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235. What is the name of Pakistan's first
constitution, adopted in 1956? Answer: The
Constitution of 1956
236. Which Pakistani scientist shared the 1998
Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the
neutrino oscillations? Answer: Abdus Salam
237. What is the official religion of Pakistan?
Answer: Islam
238. Which pass is known as the "Gateway to
Central Asia" and connects Pakistan to Central
Asian countries? Answer: Bolan Pass
239. Which Pakistani musician is famous for
his Sufi qawwali music and "Tajdar-e-Haram"
rendition? Answer: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
240. What is the name of Pakistan's national
airline? Answer: Pakistan International Airlines
(PIA)
241. What is the name of the mountain range
that separates Pakistan from Iran? Answer: The
Siahan Range
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242. Who was the first President of Pakistan?
Answer: Iskander Mirza
243. What is the name of the coastal city in
Pakistan that is known for its deep-sea port?
Answer: Gwadar
244. Which Pakistani woman received the
Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for her advocacy of
girls' education? Answer: Malala Yousafzai
245. Which war between Pakistan and India
took place in 1965? Answer: The Second
Kashmir War (or Indo-Pak War of 1965)
246. What is the name of the ancient trade
route that passed through Pakistan and
connected the East to the West? Answer: The
Silk Road
247. Which Pakistani cricketer has the most
international centuries to his name? Answer:
Younis Khan
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248. What is the name of the largest artificial
lake in Pakistan, created by the Mangla Dam?
Answer: Mangla Lake
249. Who is the current Chief of Army Staff of
Pakistan (as of the last update in 2021)?
Answer: General Qamar Javed Bajwa
250. What is the name of the highest plateau
in Pakistan, known as the "Roof of the World"?
Answer: Deosai Plateau
251. What is the most popular sport in the
world? Answer: Soccer (Football).
252. In which country did the modern Olympic
Games originate? Answer: Greece.
253. How many players are there on a
standard soccer (football) team? Answer: 11.
254. What are the five events in a pentathlon?
Answer: Fencing, swimming, show jumping,
running, and shooting.
255. Who is often considered the greatest
boxer of all time? Answer: Muhammad Ali.
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256. Which country won the most medals in 263. What do the Olympic rings' colors (blue,
the 2016 Summer Olympics? Answer: United yellow, black, green, and red) represent?
States. Answer: The colors of all the nations' flags at
257. In which sport would you perform a slam the time the Olympic Games were created.
dunk? Answer: Basketball. 264. In which sport would you perform an
258. What is the objective in the game of Ollie? Answer: Skateboarding.
curling? Answer: To slide stones on a sheet of 265. What is the diameter of a standard
ice towards a target area. basketball hoop in inches? Answer: 18 inches.
259. What sport is played at Wimbledon? 266. Which country is known as the "Land of
Answer: Tennis. the Rising Sun" and hosted the 2020 Summer
260. How many rings are there on the Olympic Olympics? Answer: Japan.
flag, and what do they represent? Answer: Five 267. Who holds the record for the most goals
rings, representing the five continents of the scored in a single FIFA World Cup
world. tournament? Answer: Just Fontaine (13 goals
261. Who holds the record for the most home in the 1958 World Cup).
runs in Major League Baseball? Answer: Barry 268. What is the maximum number of players
Bonds (762 home runs). allowed on the field in a standard American
262. What is the term for a golf score of one football team? Answer: 11.
under par on a hole? Answer: Birdie. 269. What is the objective of the sport of
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270. Who is the only athlete to win gold
medals in both the Summer and Winter
Olympics? Answer: Eddie Eagan (boxing and
bobsleigh).
271. What is the highest possible score in a
single frame of a game of bowling? Answer:
300.
272. Who won the FIFA Women's World Cup
in 2019? Answer: United States.
273. Which country won the first Cricket
World Cup in 1975? Answer: West Indies.
274. In what year were the first modern
Olympic Games held? Answer: 1896.
275. Who is the all-time leading scorer in the
NBA? Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
276. What is the distance of a marathon in
miles? Answer: 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers).
277. What sport features terms like "slam,"
"deuce," and "volley"? Answer: Tennis.
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278. Which country won the most gold medals
in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics? Answer: United
States.
279. Who is often called "The Flying Finn" and
is known for his dominance in distance
running? Answer: Paavo Nurmi.
280. What is the official symbol of the
Paralympic Games? Answer: Three Agitos (red,
blue, and green).
281. What is the maximum number of clubs
allowed in a golfer's bag? Answer: 14.
282. What sport is played on a rink with
stones and brooms? Answer: Curling.
283. Who is considered the greatest swimmer
of all time and has won numerous Olympic
gold medals? Answer: Michael Phelps.
284. What is the term for a zero score in golf
on a single hole? Answer: A "Hole in One."
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285. Who is the fastest man in the world and
holds the 100m world record? Answer: Usain
Bolt.
286. What sport is known as the "Gentleman's
Sport"? Answer: Cricket.
287. What is the diameter of a standard table
tennis (ping pong) ball in millimeters? Answer:
40 mm.
288. Who is the most decorated Olympian of
all time, with 23 gold medals? Answer: Michael
Phelps.
289. In which sport would you perform a
"slalom"? Answer: Skiing.
290. What is the name of the trophy awarded
to the winner of the Super Bowl in American
football? Answer: The Vince Lombardi Trophy.
291. Who won the 2021 UEFA European
Championship (Euros)? Answer: Italy.
292. What is the term for a baseball hit out of
the park for a home run? Answer: A "Home
Run."
293. In which city did the first recorded game
of ice hockey take place? Answer: Montreal,
Canada.
294. Which country has won the most Rugby
World Cup titles? Answer: New Zealand.
295. What is the highest possible score in a
gymnastics routine? Answer: 10.
296. In which sport would you perform a
"slam dunk"? Answer: Basketball.
297. What is the national sport of Japan?
Answer: Sumo wrestling.
298. What is the term for a tiebreaker in tennis
when the score is 40-40? Answer: Deuce.
299. What sport features a ball called a
"shuttlecock"? Answer: Badminton.
300. Who won the 2021 Masters Tournament
in golf? Answer: Hideki Matsuyama.

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301. What is the maximum number of players
in a standard cricket team? Answer: 11 players.
302. What is the primary objective of cricket?
Answer: To score more runs than the opposing
team while batting and dismiss their players
while bowling.
303. What are the three main formats of
international cricket? Answer: Test, One Day
International (ODI), and Twenty20 (T20).
304. In cricket, what is a "wicket"? Answer: The
set of three stumps and two bails at each end
of the pitch.
305. What is the highest individual score in a
Test match innings? Answer: 400* runs,
achieved by Brian Lara of the West Indies.
306. Who holds the record for the most runs
in One Day Internationals (ODIs)? Answer:
Sachin Tendulkar from India.
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307. What is the full form of ICC in the context
of cricket? Answer: International Cricket
Council.
308. How many overs are bowled in a
standard T20 cricket match? Answer: 20 overs
per side.
309. Which country won the first-ever Cricket
World Cup in 1975? Answer: West Indies.
310. Who is known as the "God of Cricket"?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar.
311. What does LBW stand for in cricket?
Answer: Leg Before Wicket.
312. What is the name of the tournament
contested between England and Australia in
Test cricket? Answer: The Ashes.
313. In T20 cricket, what is the maximum
number of overs a bowler can bowl in a single
match? Answer: 4 overs.
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314. Who is the highest wicket-taker in Test
cricket? Answer: Muttiah Muralitharan from Sri
Lanka.
315. What is a "super over" in T20 cricket used
for? Answer: To break a tie in a limited-overs
match.
316. Who was the first cricketer to score a
double century in a One Day International
(ODI)? Answer: Rohit Sharma from India.
317. What is the duration of a standard Test
match? Answer: 5 days.
318. Which country has won the most Cricket
World Cups? Answer: Australia.
319. What is the length of a standard cricket
pitch? Answer: 22 yards (20.12 meters).
320. Who holds the record for the fastest
century in T20 International cricket? Answer:
David Miller from South Africa.
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321. In cricket, what is the term for a batsman
getting out without scoring any runs? Answer:
A "duck."
322. What is the significance of the "no-ball"
in cricket? Answer: A delivery where the
bowler oversteps the crease, resulting in a free
hit for the batsman.
323. Who is the current captain of the Indian
cricket team (as of my last knowledge update
in September 2021)? Answer: Virat Kohli
(Please verify for the most up-to-date
information).
324. How many fielding players are allowed
outside the 30-yard circle in the initial
powerplay of an ODI inning? Answer: 4
fielders.
325. What is the maximum number of reviews
a team can request in a T20 International
match? Answer: 1 review per inning.
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326. Which country hosted the first-ever
Cricket World Cup in 1975? Answer: England.
327. What does the term "sixer" refer to in
cricket? Answer: Hitting the ball out of the
boundary rope for a maximum of 6 runs.
328. Who is the only cricketer to have scored
100 international centuries? Answer: Sachin
Tendulkar.
329. Which cricketer is known as the "Sultan
of Swing"? Answer: Wasim Akram from
Pakistan.
330. What is the distance between the
popping crease and the bowling crease in
cricket? Answer: 4 feet (1.22 meters).
331. In a T20 match, what is the minimum
number of overs a team must bowl to
constitute a match? Answer: 5 overs.
332. Who is the highest run-scorer in T20
International cricket (as of my last knowledge
update in September 2021)? Answer: Virat
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Kohli (Please verify for the most up-to-date
information).
333. What does DRS stand for in cricket?
Answer: Decision Review System.
334. Who is known as the "Little Master" in
cricket? Answer: Sunil Gavaskar.
335. What is the fielding position that stands
closest to the batsman? Answer: Silly Point.
336. What is the minimum number of fielding
players required to be inside the 30-yard circle
in ODIs and T20s after the powerplay? Answer:
5 fielders.
337. What is the highest team score in a One
Day International (ODI) inning? Answer: 481/6
by England against Australia.
338. Who is the fastest bowler in the history of
cricket? Answer: Shoaib Akhtar from Pakistan.
339. What is the term for a delivery that spins
sharply in the direction of the leg side for a
right-handed batsman? Answer: Leg break.
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340. Who holds the record for the most sixes
in T20 International cricket (as of my last
knowledge update in September 2021)?
Answer: Rohit Sharma (Please verify for the
most up-to-date information).
341. Which country won the ICC Women's T20
World Cup in 2020? Answer: Australia.
342. What is the term for a batsman who
scores 100 runs in an inning? Answer: A
century.
343. Who is the leading run-scorer in Test
cricket (as of my last knowledge update in
September 2021)? Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
(Please verify for the most up-to-date
information).
344. What is the protective gear worn by a
batsman to protect the head? Answer: Helmet.
345. In cricket, what is the "follow-on"?
Answer: When a team enforces the opponent
to bat again immediately after they are
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dismissed in the first innings because they
didn't reach a specified total.
346. Who is the current head coach of the
Australian cricket team (as of my last
knowledge update in September 2021)?
Answer: Justin Langer (Please verify for the
most up-to-date information).
347. What is the highest individual score in a
T20 International inning? Answer: 172* runs by
Aaron Finch of Australia.
348. What is the term for a ball that is bowled
in a way that it moves sideways off the pitch?
Answer: Swing.
349. Which country has won the most ICC
Women's Cricket World Cups? Answer:
Australia.
350. Who is the highest wicket-taker in One
Day International (ODI) cricket? Answer:
Muttiah Muralitharan from Sri Lanka.