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Here are the first 10 general knowledge questions:
Q1. Which planet in our solar system is the largest by diameter?
A) Earth
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
Answer: C) Jupiter
Q2. Who wrote the famous play “Romeo and Juliet”?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Charles Dickens
C) Jane Austen
D) Mark Twain
Answer: A) William Shakespeare
Q3. What is the capital city of Brazil?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) São Paulo
C) Brasília
D) Salvador
Answer: C) Brasília
Q4. Which gas makes up the majority of Earth’s atmosphere?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon Dioxide
C) Nitrogen
D) Hydrogen
Answer: C) Nitrogen
Q5. In which year did the Titanic sink after hitting an iceberg?
A) 1905
B) 1912
C) 1920
D) 1931
Answer: B) 1912
Q6. What is the largest mammal living in the ocean?
A) Great White Shark
B) Blue Whale
C) Orca
D) Dolphin
Answer: B) Blue Whale
Q7. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
A) China
B) Japan
C) Thailand
D) South Korea
Answer: B) Japan
Q8. Who was the first person to step on the Moon?
A) Buzz Aldrin
B) Yuri Gagarin
C) Neil Armstrong
D) John Glenn
Answer: C) Neil Armstrong
Q9. What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
A) Tomato
B) Onion
C) Avocado
D) Pepper
Answer: C) Avocado
Q10. Which famous scientist developed the theory of relativity?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Albert Einstein
C) Galileo Galilei
D) Stephen Hawking
Answer: B) Albert Einstein
Q11. What is the longest river in the world?
A) Amazon
B) Nile
C) Yangtze
D) Mississippi
Answer: B) Nile
Q12. Which metal is the best conductor of electricity?
A) Iron
B) Silver
C) Copper
D) Gold
Answer: C) Copper
Q13. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Michelangelo
Answer: C) Leonardo da Vinci
Q14. What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
A) Monaco
B) Vatican City
C) San Marino
D) Liechtenstein
Answer: B) Vatican City
Q15. Which animal is known as man’s best friend?
A) Cat
B) Horse
C) Dog
D) Rabbit
Answer: C) Dog
Q16. In which continent is the Sahara Desert located?
A) Asia
B) Australia
C) Africa
D) South America
Answer: C) Africa
Q17. What gas do plants absorb from the air during photosynthesis?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon Dioxide
C) Nitrogen
D) Helium
Answer: B) Carbon Dioxide
Q18. Which famous structure in Paris is known for its iron lattice design?
A) Notre-Dame Cathedral
B) Eiffel Tower
C) Arc de Triomphe
D) Louvre Pyramid
Answer: B) Eiffel Tower
Q19. Who was the first president of the United States?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) John Adams
Answer: C) George Washington
Q20. What is the largest organ in the human body?
A) Brain
B) Liver
C) Skin
D) Heart
Answer: C) Skin
Q21. Which currency is used in Japan?
A) Yuan
B) Won
C) Yen
D) Dollar
Answer: C) Yen
Q22. What is the primary source of energy for Earth’s climate system?
A) The Moon
B) The Sun
C) Geothermal heat
D) Wind
Answer: B) The Sun
Q23. Which famous explorer discovered the sea route to India in 1498?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Vasco da Gama
D) Marco Polo
Answer: C) Vasco da Gama
Q24. What is the hardest naturally occurring substance known?
A) Gold
B) Diamond
C) Iron
D) Quartz
Answer: B) Diamond
Q25. Which sport is known as “the beautiful game”?
A) Basketball
B) Cricket
C) Football (Soccer)
D) Tennis
Answer: C) Football (Soccer)
Q26. What is the largest desert in the world by area?
A) Sahara
B) Gobi
C) Antarctic Desert
D) Arabian Desert
Answer: C) Antarctic Desert
Q27. Which element has the chemical symbol “O”?
A) Gold
B) Oxygen
C) Osmium
D) Ozone
Answer: B) Oxygen
Q28. Who invented the telephone?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Alexander Graham Bell
C) Nikola Tesla
D) Guglielmo Marconi
Answer: B) Alexander Graham Bell
Q29. Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
A) China
B) Brazil
C) Japan
D) United Kingdom
Answer: B) Brazil
Q30. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
A) K2
B) Kangchenjunga
C) Mount Everest
D) Lhotse
Answer: C) Mount Everest
Q31. Which ocean is the largest by surface area?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
Answer: D) Pacific Ocean
Q32. What is the main language spoken in Spain?
A) Portuguese
B) Spanish
C) Catalan
D) French
Answer: B) Spanish
Q33. Which famous scientist discovered penicillin?
A) Louis Pasteur
B) Marie Curie
C) Alexander Fleming
D) Jonas Salk
Answer: C) Alexander Fleming
Q34. What is the capital city of Canada?
A) Toronto
B) Vancouver
C) Ottawa
D) Montreal
Answer: C) Ottawa
Q35. Which bird is known for its black and white feathers and waddling walk?
A) Ostrich
B) Penguin
C) Eagle
D) Peacock
Answer: B) Penguin
Q36. In which year did World War II end?
A) 1942
B) 1945
C) 1947
D) 1950
Answer: B) 1945
Q37. What is the primary color of the flag of India?
A) Green
B) Saffron
C) White
D) Blue
Answer: B) Saffron
Q38. Which instrument is known as the “king of instruments”?
A) Piano
B) Violin
C) Organ
D) Guitar
Answer: C) Organ
Q39. Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
A) Charlotte Brontë
B) Jane Austen
C) Emily Dickinson
D) Louisa May Alcott
Answer: B) Jane Austen
Q40. What is the chemical symbol for water?
A) H₂O
B) CO₂
C) O₂
D) NaCl
Answer: A) H₂O
Q41. Which country is famous for the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu?
A) Mexico
B) Peru
C) Chile
D) Bolivia
Answer: B) Peru
Q42. What is the fastest land animal in the world?
A) Lion
B) Cheetah
C) Horse
D) Greyhound
Answer: B) Cheetah
Q43. Which gas is used to fill party balloons to make them float?
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Helium
D) Carbon Dioxide
Answer: C) Helium
Q44. Who was the leader of the Indian independence movement known as “Mahatma”?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi
Q45. What is the largest island in the world?
A) Australia
B) Greenland
C) Madagascar
D) Borneo
Answer: B) Greenland
Q46. Which famous structure in Egypt is known for its massive pyramids?
A) Giza
B) Luxor
C) Alexandria
D) Cairo
Answer: A) Giza
Q47. What is the main ingredient in chocolate?
A) Sugar
B) Cocoa
C) Milk
D) Vanilla
Answer: B) Cocoa
Q48. Which planet is known as the Red Planet due to its reddish appearance?
A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Mercury
Answer: B) Mars
Q49. Who discovered gravity when an apple reportedly fell on his head?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Isaac Newton
C) Galileo Galilei
D) Johannes Kepler
Answer: B) Isaac Newton
Q50. What is the official currency of the United Kingdom?
A) Euro
B) Dollar
C) Pound Sterling
D) Franc
Answer: C) Pound Sterling
Q51. Which country is known for inventing pizza?
A) France
B) Italy
C) Greece
D) Spain
Answer: B) Italy
Q52. What is the largest species of big cat in the world?
A) Lion
B) Leopard
C) Tiger
D) Cheetah
Answer: C) Tiger
Q53. Which famous river flows through London?
A) Seine
B) Thames
C) Danube
D) Nile
Answer: B) Thames
Q54. What gas do humans primarily exhale when breathing?
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Carbon Dioxide
D) Helium
Answer: C) Carbon Dioxide
Q55. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
A) Marie Curie
B) Mother Teresa
C) Jane Addams
D) Pearl Buck
Answer: A) Marie Curie
Q56. Which continent is the second largest by land area?
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) North America
D) South America
Answer: B) Africa
Q57. What is the primary source of light during the day?
A) Moon
B) Stars
C) Sun
D) Lightning
Answer: C) Sun
Q58. Which famous monument in New York symbolizes freedom?
A) Empire State Building
B) Statue of Liberty
C) Brooklyn Bridge
D) One World Trade Center
Answer: B) Statue of Liberty
Q59. What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?
A) 50°C
B) 75°C
C) 100°C
D) 150°C
Answer: C) 100°C
Q60. Which country has the most deserts in the world?
A) Australia
B) Antarctica
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Egypt
Answer: B) Antarctica
Q61. Who composed the music for “Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5”?
A) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B) Ludwig van Beethoven
C) Johann Sebastian Bach
D) Franz Schubert
Answer: B) Ludwig van Beethoven
Q62. What is the national animal of Australia?
A) Kangaroo
B) Koala
C) Emu
D) Wombat
Answer: A) Kangaroo
Q63. Which vitamin is primarily obtained from sunlight exposure?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin B
C) Vitamin C
D) Vitamin D
Answer: D) Vitamin D
Q64. What is the capital city of Russia?
A) St. Petersburg
B) Moscow
C) Kiev
D) Siberia
Answer: B) Moscow
Q65. Which famous ship was the largest passenger liner when it sank in 1912?
A) Lusitania
B) Britannic
C) Titanic
D) Queen Mary
Answer: C) Titanic
Q66. What is the most spoken language in the world by number of native speakers?
A) English
B) Spanish
C) Mandarin Chinese
D) Hindi
Answer: C) Mandarin Chinese
Q67. Which element is the most abundant in the Earth’s crust?
A) Iron
B) Oxygen
C) Silicon
D) Aluminum
Answer: B) Oxygen
Q68. Who was the Egyptian queen famous for her relationship with Julius Caesar?
A) Nefertiti
B) Hatshepsut
C) Cleopatra
D) Ankhesenamun
Answer: C) Cleopatra
Q69. What is the largest land animal alive today?
A) Elephant
B) Rhinoceros
C) Hippopotamus
D) Giraffe
Answer: A) Elephant
Q70. Which country is home to the ancient city of Petra?
A) Syria
B) Jordan
C) Iraq
D) Lebanon
Answer: B) Jordan
Q71. Which country is famous for the Great Wall?
A) Japan
B) China
C) India
D) Korea
Answer: B) China
Q72. What is the smallest unit of life in biology?
A) Cell
B) Atom
C) Molecule
D) Tissue
Answer: A) Cell
Q73. Which famous artist cut off part of his own ear?
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Claude Monet
D) Salvador Dalí
Answer: B) Vincent van Gogh
Q74. What is the capital city of South Africa?
A) Johannesburg
B) Cape Town
C) Pretoria
D) Durban
Answer: C) Pretoria
Q75. Which animal is the symbol of wisdom in many cultures?
A) Eagle
B) Owl
C) Snake
D) Fox
Answer: B) Owl
Q76. In which year did humans first land on the Moon?
A) 1965
B) 1969
C) 1972
D) 1980
Answer: B) 1969
Q77. What is the main ingredient in sushi?
A) Rice
B) Noodles
C) Bread
D) Potatoes
Answer: A) Rice
Q78. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
A) Venus
B) Earth
C) Mercury
D) Mars
Answer: C) Mercury
Q79. Who wrote the “Harry Potter” book series?
A) J.R.R. Tolkien
B) J.K. Rowling
C) C.S. Lewis
D) Roald Dahl
Answer: B) J.K. Rowling
Q80. What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?
A) 0°C
B) 32°C
C) 100°C
D) -10°C
Answer: A) 0°C
Q81. Which country is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?
A) Norway
B) Canada
C) Russia
D) Iceland
Answer: A) Norway
Q82. What is the tallest type of tree in the world?
A) Oak
B) Pine
C) Redwood
D) Maple
Answer: C) Redwood
Q83. Which gas gives the sky its blue color?
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Carbon Dioxide
D) Helium
Answer: B) Nitrogen
Q84. Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Augustus
C) Nero
D) Constantine
Answer: B) Augustus
Q85. What is the national flower of Japan?
A) Rose
B) Cherry Blossom
C) Lotus
D) Sunflower
Answer: B) Cherry Blossom
Q86. Which sport uses a shuttlecock?
A) Tennis
B) Badminton
C) Squash
D) Table Tennis
Answer: B) Badminton
Q87. What is the largest bone in the human body?
A) Skull
B) Spine
C) Femur
D) Rib
Answer: C) Femur
Q88. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
A) France
B) England
C) Germany
D) Italy
Answer: A) France
Q89. What is the primary ingredient in beer?
A) Wheat
B) Barley
C) Corn
D) Rice
Answer: B) Barley
Q90. Which famous physicist proposed the equation E=mc²?
A) Niels Bohr
B) Albert Einstein
C) Stephen Hawking
D) Richard Feynman
Answer: B) Albert Einstein
Q91. What is the capital city of Australia?
A) Sydney
B) Melbourne
C) Canberra
D) Perth
Answer: C) Canberra
Q92. Which animal is known for its black and white stripes?
A) Tiger
B) Zebra
C) Panda
D) Skunk
Answer: B) Zebra
Q93. What is the most common blood type in humans?
A) A+
B) B-
C) AB+
D) O+
Answer: D) O+
Q94. Which famous battle was fought in 1815 and ended Napoleon’s rule?
A) Battle of Waterloo
B) Battle of Trafalgar
C) Battle of Austerlitz
D) Battle of Borodino
Answer: A) Battle of Waterloo
Q95. What is the national sport of Canada?
A) Hockey
B) Basketball
C) Baseball
D) Soccer
Answer: A) Hockey
Q96. Which fruit is known as the “king of fruits” in Southeast Asia?
A) Mango
B) Durian
C) Pineapple
D) Papaya
Answer: B) Durian
Q97. What is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area?
A) Lake Victoria
B) Lake Superior
C) Lake Baikal
D) Lake Michigan
Answer: B) Lake Superior
Q98. Which instrument has black and white keys and is played by pressing them?
A) Guitar
B) Piano
C) Violin
D) Flute
Answer: B) Piano
Q99. Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Marco Polo
D) Neil Armstrong
Answer: B) Ferdinand Magellan
Q100. What is the official language of Brazil?
A) Spanish
B) English
C) Portuguese
D) French
Answer: C) Portuguese
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