GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CLASS

51. What is the name of the Australian stick or toy that is designed to come back to you when thrown? Boomerang
52. How many days are there in June? 30
53. What was the name of the monk in the Robin Hood legend? Friar Tuck
54. What form of aerial transport does a witch favour? Broomstick
55. The Beatles music band featured how many members?4
56. True or false? Scarlet is a bright red color.True
57. What galaxy is Earth located in?The Milky Way
58. What is the first element on the periodic table of elements? Hydrogen
59. Who was created by Gepetto the woodcarver? Pinocchio
60. What is the name of the Lion in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe? Aslan
61. How many wives did Henry VIII have? 6
62. Name the four main characters from the cartoon series ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’.Donatello,Leonardo,Raphael and Michael
Angelo
63. What is the capital of Hawaii? Honolulu
64. What is the name of the actor who plays the character of Harry Potter in the movie series? Daniel Radcliffe
65. Who discovered rubber? Charles Macintosh
66. What is the name of the Greek God of music? Apollo
67. Who painted the Mona Lisa? Leonardo da Vinci
68. Who was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 at the Olympics? Nadia Comaneci
69. What was Mickey Mouse’s original name? Mortimer Mouse
70. In which year did the Titanic sink? In the year 1912
71. When was the first atomic bomb dropped? It was dropped on August 6, 1945.
72. What is the common name for calcium carbonate? Chalk
73. What is the antonym of the word ‘synonym’? Of course, it is ‘antonym’ itself!
74. What % of an egg’s weight is the shell? 12%
75. Which city is the Palace of Versailles nearest to? Paris
76. Who composed the Minute Waltz? Frederic Chopin
77. Who founded the first public library in the U.S.? Benjamin Franklin
78. Who is known as the Father of the Modern Olympics? Pierre de Coubertin
79. Who invented the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell
80. Name all the seven dwarfs from the fairy tale ‘Snow White’.Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy, Grumpy, Doc, Dopey and Bashful.
81. Which athlete has won the maximum number of gold medals at a single Olympics, and how many? Michael Phelps. He won 8
gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympic games.
82. Which famous person was the teddy bear named? Theodore Roosevelt
83. What is the largest mammal in the world? Blue whale
84. Who was the 16th president of the United States? Abraham Lincoln
85. The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the United States by which country? France
86. Name the five characters in Enid Blyton’s ‘Famous Five’. — Georgina, Julian, Anne, Dick and Timothy the dog.
87. Where did the game of badminton originate? It originated in the British era in the Indian city of Pune (or Poona, as it was known
back then).
88. Who improved the design of the modern-day incandescent light bulb? Thomas Edison
89. Who was the first actor to have played the role of James Bond in the movie series? Sir Sean Connery
90. Which was the country that first made the use of paper money? China
91. Which is the highest mountain in Africa? Mount Kilimanjaro
92. In which year was Alaska sold to the U.S.? In the year 1867
93. Where did the Olympic Games originate? Greece
94. If you boil water you get? Steam
95. Which of these is not like the others … ? Bracelet
96. Which of these is not like the others … ? Box
97. Tired people need … ? Sleep
98. If you freeze water you get … ? Ice
99. Thirsty people need … ? Water
100. Things fall when you drop them because of … ? gravity