How many of these general knowledge questions you can answer? take this quiz to know your iq

G.K. quiz by B.M.Academia

 1. Which country has no official capital?

a) Monaco

b) Nauru

c) Vatican City

d) Liechtenstein

Answer: b) Nauru

2. What unique feature makes the Dead Sea a natural wonder?

a) It changes color during the day

b) It allows people to float effortlessly

c) It is the deepest lake in the world

d) It contains gold deposits

Answer: b) It allows people to float effortlessly

3. What man-made structure is visible from space with the naked eye?

a) Eiffel Tower

b) Pyramids of Giza

c) Great Wall of China

d) Statue of Liberty

Answer: c) Great Wall of China

4. Which historical figure was offered the title of King of the United States but declined?

a) Abraham Lincoln

b) Benjamin Franklin

c) George Washington

d) Thomas Jefferson

Answer: c) George Washington

5. Who accidentally discovered penicillin, changing medicine forever?

a) Louis Pasteur

b) Marie Curie

c) Alexander Fleming

d) Edward Jenner

Answer: c) Alexander Fleming

6. What was the shortest war in history, and how long did it last?

a) Sino-Vietnamese War 

b) Anglo-Zanzibar War 

c) Indo-Pakistani War 

d) Gulf War 

Answer: b) Anglo-Zanzibar War -38 minutes 

7. Which country spans the most time zones in the world?

a) Russia

b) United States

c) France

d) China

Answer: c) France

8. Which Indian state is home to the world’s wettest place?

a) Assam

b) Meghalaya

c) Arunachal Pradesh

d) Kerala

Answer: b) Meghalaya

9. Where can you find a river that flows backward every day?

a) Amazon River

b) Thames River

c) Nile River

d) Ganges River

Answer: a) Amazon River

10. Which element’s name is derived from the Norse word for “goblin”?

a) Nickel

b) Cobalt

c) Platinum

d) Zinc

Answer: b) Cobalt

11. What’s the only mammal capable of sustained flight?

a) Flying squirrel

b) Bat

c) Colugo

d) Sugar glider

Answer: b) Bat

12. Which natural phenomenon can be hot enough to turn sand into glass?

a) Volcano eruption

b) Lightning

c) Earthquake

d) Solar flare

Answer: b) Lightning

13. Which country has banned Coca-Cola since World War II?

a) North Korea

b) Syria

c) Iran

d) Cuba

Answer: a) North Korea

14. What country was the first to grant women the right to vote?

a) Finland

b) New Zealand

c) Canada

d) Sweden

Answer: b) New Zealand

15. Which Indian president returned their salary to the government treasury?

a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

c) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

d) Pranab Mukherjee

Answer: c) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

16. Which ancient city is called the “City of the Dead” due to its massive necropolis?

a) Petra

b) Saqqara

c) Athens

d) Babylon

Answer: b) Saqqara

17. Who is the world’s most translated author, surpassing even Shakespeare?

a) J.K. Rowling

b) Leo Tolstoy

c) Agatha Christie

d) Charles Dickens

Answer: c) Agatha Christie

18. What popular board game was used during World War II to smuggle maps to prisoners?

a) Scrabble

b) Chess

c) Ludo

d) Monopoly

Answer: d) Monopoly

19. What’s the only food that never spoils?

a) Rice

b) Salt

c) Honey

d) Vinegar

Answer: c) Honey

20.Which planet is known as the "Morning Star" or "Evening Star" due to its bright visibility in the sky?

a) Mars

b) Venus

c) Jupiter

d) Mercury

Answer: b) Venus

Comment how many questions you could answer. Share with your friends and family to know how smart they are .

Subscribe to B.M.Academia for more such informative posts 

“We’re grateful for your readership and hope you found this information useful. Stay tuned for more insightful posts!”

For more such informative posts click here