20 GK Q&A 23/09/2022

  1)  Where does the Danube River begin? Answer- Germany 2)  Which US state is the top producer of maple sugar and has the sugar maple as it...

  •  1) Where does the Danube River begin?
Answer- Germany

  • 2) Which US state is the top producer of maple sugar and has the sugar maple as its official state tree?
Answer - Vermont.

  • 3) Which nation has earned the nickname "The Cockpit of Europe" as a result of the numerous wars that have been fought there over the course of history?
Answer - Belgium.

  • 4) Which city is Libya's capital?
Answer - Tripoli.
  • 5) What is Switzerland's fourth official language, besides French, German, and Romansch?
Answer - Italian

  • 6)  Which nation produces the most coffee in the world?
Answer - Brazil

  • 7) Which city saw the introduction of the first underground train service in the world in 1863?
Answer - London.

  • 8) The human body has how many pairs of ribs?
Answer - 12

  • 09)  Which country lies across the Red Sea from Ethiopia?
Answer - Yemen

  • 10) What is Italy's principal port?
Answer - Genoa.

  •  11) Which nation's highest mountain is named Mount Logan?
Answer- Canada.

  • 12) What state is Harvard University located in?
Answer- New Jersey.

  • 13) Which country is bigger, Finland or Norway?
Answer - Finland.

  • 14) Which city served as the Kingdom of Italy's initial capital until 1865?
Answer - Turin.
  • 15) An ammeter measures what?
Answer - Electric current

  • 16)  What substance makes up a rhinoceros' horn?
Answer - Hair.

  • 17) Apart from the former Yugoslavia, which three nations border Greece?
Answer - Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey.

  • 18) Which two nations are separated by the Palk Strait?
Answer - India and Sri Lanka.

  • 19)  What element's symbol is Ga?
Answer - Gallium.

  • 20) What is the name of the letter O in the Greek alphabet?
Answer - Omicron.


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