General Knowledge Quiz 20

General Knowledge Quiz 20

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1. What game was patented under the name sphairistike ("the art of playing ball") in 1874?

Cricket
Hockey
Lawn Tennis
Football

2. Who wrote the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" anonymously which later became widely known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"?

William Wordswoth
Alfred Tennyson
Samuel Colridge
Clement Clarke Moore

3. Which country has got the biggest and longest road network?

China
India
USA
UK

4. Rocinante is a famous horse from a classic novel. Can you name the novel?

Black Beauty
Treasure Island
Three Musketteers
Don Quixote

5. El Himno de Bayamo (The Bayamo Anthem) is the national anthem of which one of the following countries?

Cuba
The Bahamas
Barbados
Bulgaria

6. Tom, the fictional cat from the Tom and Jerry series, first appeared in "Puss Gets the Boot". What was the original name of the cat in that short film?

Felix
Tom
Jasper
Odie

7. THe Weir of Herminston is an unfinished novel by a famous novelist known for many classical works. Who is he?

Charles Dickens
HG Wels
Mark Twain
RL Stevenson

8. Suomen tasavalta is the name of a country in their official language. Which country we are referring to?

Tanzania
Slovenia
Tunisia
Finland

9. Which country is the largest producer and exporter of Brazil nuts?

Brazil
Bolivia
Unitecd States
Argentina

10. Where is the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, a historic mosque popularly known as the Blue Mosque, situated?

Istanbul
Mecca
Islamabad
Medina

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