General Knowledge

"History is Bunk" was said by Henry Ford.

Coal is also known as Black Diamond.

'Man is a Tool Making Animal' was said by Benjamin Franklin.

Prado Museum is located in Madrid.

The Atacama Desert is located in North Chile.

The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide.

The first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp.

The first cross word puzzle in the world was published in 1924 by London Sunday Express.

The first Emperor of Germany was Wilhelm.

The first man to reach Antarctica was Fabian Gottlieb.

The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was Genghis Khan.

The first talkie feature film in USA was 'The Jazz Singer'.

The founder of USA was George Washington.

The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC.

The International court of Justice is located in Hague, Holland.

The invention that is considered to have built America is Dynamite.

The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania.

The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III.

The lightest known metal is Lithium.

The longest river in Russia and Europe is Volga River.

The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called Big Ben.

The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight.

The oil used to preserve timber is Creosote oil.

The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University.

The Pakistani President who died in an air crash was Zia-ul-Huq.

The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is Hercule Poirot.

The technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards.

The term 'anesthesia' was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes.

The term 'astrology' literally means Star Speech.

The US state Indiana is also known as Volunteer state.

The US state known as 'Land of 1000 Lakes' is Arkansas.

The US state known as 'Mountain state' is Pennsylvania.

The US state known as 'Pine Free State' is Vermont.

The US state Mississippi is also known as Tar Heel state.

The US state Missouri is also known as Hoosier state.

The US state West Virginia is also known as Blue Grass state.

Togo is situated in Africa.

Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone.

What is full form of CEO, CFO & CIO titles? Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Information Officer.

What is the full form of GPRS? - General Packet Radio Service

What is the scientific name of Vitamin C? - Ascorbic Acid

Which country declares independence on 18th Feb 2008? - Kosovo.

Which was the first university established in the world? - Nalanda University

Who was the founder of the kindergarten education system? - German educator Friedrich Froebel.

Words that contain all the vowels in order: Facetious and Abstemious.

Words that contain all the vowels in reverse order: Uncomplimentary, Unproprietary, Unoriental and Subcontinental.

Words that contains all the vowels: Authentication, Remuneration, Education, Automobile, Miscellaneous and many more.

Words with no vowel in them: Myth, Fly, Sky, Dry, Cry, Rhythm, Crypt.

Yankee is the nickname of American.

Yoghurt means Fermented milk.