Wednesday, February 23, 2011

GK Questions|World|History part 1

1.  When was World War I commenced?
A.  1914
 
2.  The first British University to admit women for degree courses was
A.  London University
 
3.  What is the name of a line on a map that joins places of equal height?
A.  Contour
 
4.  What is Portland Bill?
A.  A Lighthouse
 
5.  Name the Greenpeace trawler which was sunk in July 1985?
A.  Rainbow Warrior.
 
6.  What form of defence in a criminal prosecution is a Latin word meaning 'elsewhere'?
A.  Alibi
 
7.  Which company made the first tea bags?
A.  Tetley
 
8.  Which type of spy plane, piloted by Gary Powers, was shot down over Russia in 1960?
A.  U2
 
9.  How many children did Queen Victoria have?
A.  (9)
 
10.  Whose is the first birth to be recorded in the bible?
A.  Cain
 
11.  What was the last Battle fought on British soil?
A.  Culloden
 
12.  In the Bible, which city fell after Joshua and his armies marched round it for 7 days?
A.  Jericho.
 
13.  Rowlett Act was passed in India in which year?
A.  1919
 
14.  A series of wars fought over 116 years, between England & France and later Burgundy, is commonly named as?

 A.  Hundred Years War
 


15.  What were the watchwords for French Revolution?
A.  Liberty , Equality and Fraterenity
 
16.  What was the capital of Bahamani Kings?
A.  Gulbarga
 
17.  What is the world’s oldest surviving republic?
A.  San Marino
 
18.  What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrins to New England in 1620?
A.  Mayflower.
 
19.  The slogan associated with French Revolution
A.  Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
 
20.  Whose period was known as the Golden Age of Rome?
A.  Augustus Caesar
 
21.  The king ruled in the period of French revolution
A.  Louis 16th
 
22.  Who organized 'Red Army'
A.  Trotsky
 
23.  Four divided stages of prehistoric periods are
A.  Paleolithic period, Mesolithic period, Neolithic period and Chalcolithic period
 
24.  What $325 million chateau was finished for Louis XIV of France in 1682?
A.  Versailles.
 
25.  What biblical place name means "pleasure"?
A.  Eden.
 
26.  What plant's meltdown was dubbed "Russian Roulette" by nuclear power wags?
A.  Chernobyl's.
 
27.  What African country's name is from the Latin for "free"?
A.  Liberia's.
 
28.  Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world was demolished by an earthquake in 224 B.C.?
A.  The Colossus of Rhodes.
 
29.  What caused half of all deaths from natural disasters from 1945 to 1986?
A.  Earthquakes.
 
30.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Japan?
A.  660 BCE
 
31.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of China?
A.  221 BCE
 
32.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of San Marino?
A.  301 CE
 
33.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of France?
A.  843 CE
 
34.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Austria?
A.  976 CE
 
35.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Denmark?
A.  10th Century CE
 
36.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Hungary?
A.  Saturday, September 27, 1902
 
37.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Portugal?
A.  Monday, February 16, 1903
 
38.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mongolia?
A.  Monday, April 20, 1903
 
39.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Thailand?
A.  Friday, May 22, 1903
 
40.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Andorra?
A.  Wednesday, July 01, 1903
 
41.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Switzerland?
A.  August 1, 1291
 
42.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Monaco?
A.  Thursday, November 19, 1903
 
43.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Spain?
A.  15th Century
 
44.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Iran?
A.  Wednesday, February 10, 1904
 
45.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sweden?
A.  June 6, 1523
 
46.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Netherlands?
A.  January 23, 1579
 
47.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Oman?
A.  Thursday, July 07, 1904
 
48.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of United Kingdom?
A.  May 1, 1707
 
49.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Liechtenstein?
A.  January 23, 1719
 
50.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Nepal?
A.  Wednesday, November 02, 1904
 
51.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of United States of America?
A.  July 4, 1776
 
52.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Haiti?
A.  January 1, 1804
 
53.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Colombia?
A.  July 20, 1810
 
54.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Mexico?
A.  Sept. 16, 1810
 
55.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Chile?
A.  Sept. 18, 1810
 
56.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Paraguay?
A.  May 14, 1811
 
57.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Venezuela?
A.  July 5, 1811
 
58.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Argentina?
A.  July 9, 1816
 
59.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Peru?
A.  July 28, 1821
 
60.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Costa Rica?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
 
61.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of El Salvador?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
 
62.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Guatemala?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
 
63.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Honduras?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
 
64.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Nicaragua?
A.  Sept. 15, 1821
 
65.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ecuador?
A.  May 24, 1822
 
66.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Brazil?
A.  Sept. 7, 1822
 
67.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bolivia?
A.  August 6, 1825
 
68.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Uruguay?
A.  August 25, 1825
 
69.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Greece?
A.  Monday, January 02, 1905
 
70.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Belgium?
A.  October 4, 1830
 
71.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Luxembourg?
A.  Thursday, January 12, 1905
 
72.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Dominican Republic?
A.  February 27, 1844
 
73.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Liberia?
A.  July 26, 1847
 
74.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Italy?
A.  March 17, 1861
 
75.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Canada?
A.  July 1, 1867
 
76.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Germany?
A.  January 18, 1871
 
77.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Romania?
A.  May 9, 1877
 
78.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bulgaria?
A.  March 3, 1878
 
79.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ethiopia?
A.  Friday, March 10, 1905
 
80.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Philippines?
A.  June 12, 1898
 
81.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Australia?
A.  Tuesday, January 01, 1901
 
82.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cuba?
A.  Tuesday, May 20, 1902
 
83.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Panama?
A.  Tuesday, November 03, 1903
 
84.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Norway?
A.  Wednesday, June 07, 1905
 
85.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of New Zealand?
A.  Sept. 26, 1907
 
86.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of South Africa?
A. Tuesday, May 31, 1910
 
87.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Albania?
A.  Thursday, November 28, 1912
 
88.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Finland?
A.  Thursday, December 06, 1917
 
89.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Poland?
A.  Monday, November 11, 1918
 
90.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Iceland?
A.  Sunday, December 01, 1918
 
91.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Afghanistan?
A.  Tuesday, August 19, 1919
 
92.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ireland?
A.  Tuesday, December 06, 1921
 
93.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Egypt?
A.  Tuesday, February 28, 1922
 
94.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Turkey?
A.  Monday, October 29, 1923
 
95.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Vatican City?
A.  Monday, February 11, 1929
 
96.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Saudi Arabia?
A.  Sept. 23, 1932
 
97.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Iraq?
A.  Monday, October 03, 1932
 
98.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Lebanon?
A.  Monday, November 22, 1943
 
99.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Korea, North?
A.  Wednesday, August 15, 1945
 
100.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Korea, South?
A.  Wednesday, August 15, 1945
 
101.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Indonesia?
A.  Friday, August 17, 1945
 
102.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Vietnam?
A.  Sept. 2, 1945
 
103.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Syria?
A.  Wednesday, April 17, 1946
 
104.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Jordan?
A.  Saturday, May 25, 1946
 
105.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Pakistan?
A.  Thursday, August 14, 1947
 
106.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of India?
A.  Friday, August 15, 1947
 
107.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Burma?
A.  Sunday, January 04, 1948
 
108.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sri Lanka?
A.  Wednesday, February 04, 1948
 
109.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Israel?
A.  Friday, May 14, 1948
 
110.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Laos?
A.  Tuesday, July 19, 1949
 
111.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Bhutan?
A.  Monday, August 08, 1949
 
112.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Libya?
A.  Monday, December 24, 1951
 
113.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cambodia?
A.  Monday, November 09, 1953
 
114.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Sudan?
A.  Sunday, January 01, 1956
 
115.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Morocco?
A.  Friday, March 02, 1956
 
116.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Tunisia?
A.  Tuesday, March 20, 1956
 
117.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Ghana?
A.  Wednesday, March 06, 1957
 
118.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Malaysia?
A.  Saturday, August 31, 1957
 
119.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Guinea?
A.  Thursday, October 02, 1958
 
120.  Which is the Independence Day / Date of Cameroon?
A.  Friday, January 01, 1960
 
 
 
 
 

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