World GK Questions

Q1. Amazon rain forst is also known as the ______ of the planet
(A) Heart
(B) Lungs
(C) Nerve
(D) Brain

Q2. Which city host the World's first expo in 1851
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) New York
(D) Berlin

Q3. What is the length of the stretch of the Panama Canal
(A) 28-mile
(B) 41-mile
(C) 51-mile
(D) 63-mile

Q4. The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean with the _______
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean
(C) Arctic Ocean
(D) Southern Ocean

Q5. Which one is the national game of Japan
(A) Sumo
(B) Karate
(C) Kendo
(D) Judo

Q6. Which one is the highest mountain in Africa
(A) Mount Emin
(B) Mount Karisimbi
(C) Mount Kenya
(D) Mount Kilimanjaro

Q7. Which one desert is not located in Africa
(A) Sahara
(B) Namib
(C) Gibson
(D) Kalahari

Q8. The musical instrument bagpipe originated in
(A) England
(B) Ireland
(C) Scotland
(D) Norway

Q9. Which famous person is also fondly known as "Madiba"
(A) Barack Obama
(B) Fidel Castro
(C) Nelson Mandela
(D) Martin Luther King Jr.

Q10. Who is the first African women to receive Nobel Prize
(A) Wangari Maathai
(B) Leymah Gbowee
(C) Tawakkol Karman
(D) Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

Q11. World's smallest mountain "Mount Wycheproof" is located in
(A) USA
(B) Australia
(C) South Africa
(D) Argentina

Q12. Which mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain
(A) Pyrenees
(B) Ural Mountains
(C) Caucasus Mountains
(D) Balkan Mountains

Q13. Which one is the tallest minaret in India
(A) Selimiye Mosque, Turkey
(B) Putra Mosque, Malaysia
(C) Hassan II Mosque, Morocco
(D) Djamaa el Djazaïr, Algeria

Q14. Which of the following cities has the largest number of French speakers in the World
(A) Paris
(B) Tahiti
(C) Quebec
(D) Kinshasa

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