General Knowledge 5

Question 1

Which twins were said to be the founders of Rome?

Accepted Answer

Romulus and Remus

Question 2

Haldi is the Indian name for which spice?

Accepted Answer

Turmeric

Question 3

India qualified for the Soccer World Cup in 1950 but were refused permission to take part. Why?

Accepted Answer

Because the players were not permitted to play in bare feet.

Question 4

What does a gricer take photographs of?

Accepted Answer

Trains

Question 5

Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

Accepted Answer

Roald Amundsen

Question 6

Dendrology is the scientific study of what?

Accepted Answer

Trees

Question 7

Which country had the first Women's Institute, in 1897?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 8

What word represents the letter J in the UK Police radio communications?

Accepted Answer

Juliet

Question 9

The word 'anserine' relates to which type of birds?

Accepted Answer

Geese

Question 10

If an object is hastate what shape is it?

Accepted Answer

Triangular

Question 11

Who was the last Aztec Emperor?

Accepted Answer

Monteczuma

Question 12

Who is the Greek Goddess of Victory?

Accepted Answer

Nike

Question 13

On which part of the body would you wear a deer-stalker?

Accepted Answer

The head

Question 14

Which sixteenth century German astronomer was reputed to have sold his soul to the devil?

Accepted Answer

Faust

Question 15

Madarosis is the absence or loss of which part of the body?

Accepted Answer

Eyelash

Question 16

What is the art of Japanese flower arranging called?

Accepted Answer

Ikebana

Question 17

What is the first sign of the Zodiac?

Accepted Answer

Aries

Question 18

How many miles per second does light travel?

Accepted Answer

186,000

Question 19

Which US organisation's headquarters is situated in Langley, Virginia?

Accepted Answer

CIA

Question 20

What is the technical term for the collar bone?

Accepted Answer

Clavicle

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