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📚 100+ Challenging General Knowledge Questions
🔹 History & Politics
- Who was the first U.S. president to resign from office?
- Answer: Richard Nixon
- What was the official language of the Roman Empire?
- Answer: Latin
- In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
- Answer: 1989
- Who was the first democratically elected president of South Africa?
- Answer: Nelson Mandela
- Which treaty ended World War I?
- Answer: Treaty of Versailles
🌍 Geography Trivia
- What is the only country that shares a border with both North Korea and Russia?
- Answer: China
- What is the southernmost continent on Earth?
- Answer: Antarctica
- Which country has the most time zones?
- Answer: France (due to its overseas territories)
- What is the highest waterfall in the world?
- Answer: Angel Falls, Venezuela
- Which desert is the largest in the world?
- Answer: Antarctica (cold desert) / Sahara (hot desert)
🔬 Science & Nature
- What is the rarest blood type in the world?
- Answer: AB negative
- What is the chemical name for table salt?
- Answer: Sodium chloride (NaCl)
- Which part of the human body produces insulin?
- Answer: Pancreas
- What is the only planet that rotates clockwise?
- Answer: Venus
- Which gas makes up the majority of Earth’s atmosphere?
- Answer: Nitrogen (78%)
⚽ Sports & Games
- What is the only country to have played in every FIFA World Cup?
- Answer: Brazil
- In which sport do teams compete for the Stanley Cup?
- Answer: Ice Hockey
- How many points is a touchdown worth in American football?
- Answer: Six
- Who was the first female tennis player to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles?
- Answer: Serena Williams
- Which country invented the sport of badminton?
- Answer: India (modern version developed in England)
🎬 Entertainment & Pop Culture
- Who was the first actor to portray James Bond on film?
- Answer: Sean Connery
- What year was the first Academy Awards (Oscars) held?
- Answer: 1929
- What is the name of the fictional town in Stranger Things?
- Answer: Hawkins
- What was the first feature-length animated movie?
- Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
- Who played the role of the Joker in The Dark Knight?
- Answer: Heath Ledger
📖 Literature & Language
- Who wrote Don Quixote, one of the first modern novels?
- Answer: Miguel de Cervantes
- What is the longest word in the English dictionary?
- Answer: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- What is the term for a word that sounds the same but has different meanings?
- Answer: Homonym
- What is the collective noun for a group of owls?
- Answer: A parliament
- Who wrote Moby-Dick?
- Answer: Herman Melville
💡 Technology & Inventions
- What does “USB” stand for?
- Answer: Universal Serial Bus
- Who invented the World Wide Web?
- Answer: Tim Berners-Lee
- What was the first commercially successful video game?
- Answer: Pong
- What year was the first email sent?
- Answer: 1971
- What company created the first smartphone?
- Answer: IBM (Simon Personal Communicator, 1992)
🌏 Current Affairs & World Events
- What country became the first to legalize same-sex marriage?
- Answer: The Netherlands (2001)
- What is the name of the currency used in South Korea?
- Answer: South Korean Won
- What does the acronym “BRICS” stand for in economics?
- Answer: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
- What is the name of the UK’s current Prime Minister?
- Answer: [Check latest updates]
- Who is the richest person in the world as of 2024?
- Answer: [Check latest updates]
🤯 Fun & Brain-Teasing Trivia
- What is the only fruit with seeds on the outside?
- Answer: Strawberry
- What is the fastest fish in the ocean?
- Answer: Sailfish
- Which letter appears the most in the English language?
- Answer: E
- What is the national animal of Scotland?
- Answer: Unicorn
- How many hearts does an octopus have?
- Answer: Three
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- Riddles & Brain Teasers
- Food & Beverage Trivia
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