1. | Who was king of England at the time of the War of Independence ? George III |
2. | Who is considered as the "Father of Geometry" ? Euclid |
3. |
In what year was the "Gunfight at the OK Corral" ? 1881 |
4. |
The oldest parliamentary democracy in the world is ? Great Britian |
5. |
What great struture designed by Joseph Paxton was built in 1851 ? Crystal palace |
6. |
When was Lord Buddha born? As in, which century ? 560 BC (6th Century BC) |
7. |
Where are the Scottish Crown jewels held ? Edinburgh Castle |
8. |
The Japanese parliament is called, what ? Diet |
9. |
Who killed Julius Caesar ? Brutus |
10. |
For whom were these words mentioned - He never said a foolish thing, nor ever did a wise one ? King Charles II |
11. | During WWII, a German-Jewish girl was hiding in an attic in Amsterdam. She also wrote a diary which is very popular. What is her name ? Anne Frank |
12. |
Which is the highest town in the world ? Wenchuan in Tibet |
13. | A state in Australia is an island in itself. Which state is this? Tasmania |
14. |
Which is the lowest mountain range in the world ? Buena Bhaile |
15. |
The Mount Everest is in which country ? Nepal |
16. |
Which organ in our body filters blood ? Kidneys |
17. |
How many planets are there in our solar system ? 8 |
18. |
The "Theory of Relativity" was developed by whom ? Albert Einstein |
19. |
What travels lighter and faster than anything? Is it light or sound waves ? Light waves |
20. |
The study of plants is called... ? Botany |
21. |
A shape with 8 sides is called what ? Octagon |
22. |
The "Theory of Evolution" was developed by which naturalist ? Charles Robert Darwin |
23. |
Which is the longest poem in the world ? Mahabharata |
24. |
Which famous freedom fighter wrote "My Experiments with Truth" ? Mahatma Gandhi |
25. |
William Shakespeare's play called "Twelfth Night" is also known as ? What You Will |
26. |
In Arabian Nights, Scheherazade told her stories for how many nights ? 1001 nights |
27. |
The poem "Auld Lang Syne" was written by which Scottish poet ? Robert Burns |
28. |
What is the name of the boy who can fly and refuse to grow up ? Peter Pan |
29. |
Who said this famous quote - Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone ? Ralph Waldo Emerson |
30. |
Who was the youngest president of the USA ? Theodore Roosevelt |
31. |
Who made the first telephone call to the moon ? Richard Nixon |
32. |
Which people made Saddleworth Moor famous ? Ian Brady and Myra Hindley |
33. |
Who designed the dome of St. Peter's, Rome ? Michelangelo |
34. |
Who famously said: "I counted them all out and I counted them all back again" ? Brian Hanrahan |
35. |
Lexington & Concord were names pertaining to the first battle in which conflict ? The American Revolution |
36. |
The Battle of Edgehill was the first battle in which conflict ? English Civil War |
37. |
Which is the largest gulf in the world ? Gulf of Mexico |
38. |
A sonnet has how many lines ? 14 |
39. |
Alexander the Great found which city in Egypt ? Alexandria |
40. |
What was Commonwealth day called before 1958 ? Empire Day |
41. |
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii and which other city ? Herculaneum |
42. |
At the outbreak of World War I, who was the British Prime Minister ? Herbert Asquith |
43. |
In which year did Hitler become chancellor of Germany ? 1933 |
44. |
Which daughter of Zeus was the cause of the Trojan War ? Helen of Troy |
45. | In which year was Nato formed ? 1949 |
46. |
In what year was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated ? 1948 |
47. |
The name "Pacific Ocean" was given by whome ? Ferdinand Magellan |
48. |
What is the name of the continent where the Sahara desert is ? Africa |
49. |
What is the more common term used to denote a temperature of nought degrees Kelvin ? Absolute Zero |
50. |
Who was the first pilot to exceed the speed of sound ? Charles Yeager |
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