100 easy general knowledge questions and answers (2024)

ArunKumar
5 min readJan 3, 2024

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Q1. Which continent is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?

Answer: Japan

Q2. What is the largest ocean in the world?

Answer: Pacific Ocean

Q3. What is the capital city of Australia?

Answer: Canberra

Q4. Which river is the longest in the world?

Answer: Nile River

Q5. Name the largest desert in the world.

Answer: Sahara Desert

Q6. What is the currency of Japan?

Answer: Japanese Yen

Q7. What is the national flower of England?

Answer: Rose

Q8. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

Q9. What is the tallest mountain in the world?

Answer: Mount Everest

Q10.Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?

Answer: Mars

Q11. What is the currency of France?

Answer: Euro

Q12. Which country is known as the “Land of the Pharaohs”?

Answer: Egypt

Q13. What is the largest country by land area?

Answer: Russia

Q14. Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?

Answer: William Shakespeare

Q15. What is the capital city of Canada?

Answer: Ottawa

Q16. Which ocean is located between Africa and Australia?

Answer: Indian Ocean

Q17. What is the largest city in the United States?

Answer: New York City

Q18. Name the smallest continent.

Answer: Australia

Q19. What is the capital city of Spain?

Answer: Madrid

Q20. Who is credited with discovering gravity after seeing an apple fall from a tree?

Answer: Sir Isaac Newton

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21. What is the national animal of China?

Answer: Giant Panda

22. Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?

Answer: Japan

23. What is the largest rainforest in the world?

Answer: Amazon Rainforest

24. Who painted the famous artwork “Starry Night”?

Answer: Vincent van Gogh

25. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

Answer: France

26. What is the capital city of Italy?

Answer: Rome

27. Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?

Answer: Jane Austen

28. Name the largest continent by land area.

Answer: Asia

29. What is the currency of India?

Answer: Indian Rupee

30. What is the currency of Brazil?

Answer: Brazilian Real

31. Who is known as the “Father of Computers”?

Answer: Charles Babbage

Q32. What is the largest island in the world?

Answer: Greenland

Q33. Which country is famous for the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu?

Answer: Peru

Q34. What is the capital city of South Korea?

Answer: Seoul

Q35. Who painted the famous artwork “The Starry Night”?

Answer: Vincent van Gogh

Q36. What is the national animal of Australia?

Answer: Kangaroo

Q37. Which river flows through Paris?

Answer: River Seine

Q38. What is the highest waterfall in the world?

Answer: Angel Falls (located in Venezuela)

Q39. What is the currency of Mexico?

Answer: Mexican Peso

Q40 Who is known as the “Father of Electricity”?

Answer: Nikola Tesla

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Q41. Which country is famous for the ancient pyramids at Giza?

Answer: Egypt

Q42. What is the capital city of Argentina?

Answer: Buenos Aires

Q43. What is the national animal of Canada?

Answer: Beaver

Q44. Who painted the famous artwork “The Last Supper”?

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

Q45. Which strait separates Asia and North America?

Answer: Bering Strait

Q46. What is the largest country in South America?

Answer: Brazil

Q47. What is the capital city of South Africa?

Answer: Pretoria (administrative capital), Bloemfontein (judicial capital), and Cape Town (legislative capital)

Q48. Who wrote the play “Hamlet”?

Answer: William Shakespeare

Q49. What is the national flower of Japan?

Answer: Cherry blossom (Sakura)

Q50. What is the currency of Russia?

Answer: Russian Ruble

Q51. Which country is known as the “Land of Fire and Ice”?

Answer: Iceland

Q52. What is the longest river in Europe?

Answer: Volga River

Q53. Who discovered penicillin?

Answer: Alexander Fleming

Q54. What is the capital city of Germany?

Answer: Berlin

Q55. Which ocean is the smallest and shallowest?

Answer: Arctic Ocean

Q56. What is the national animal of Russia?

Answer: Brown bear

Q57. What is the currency of China?

Answer: Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)

Q58. Which country is known as the “Land of a Thousand Lakes”?

Answer: Finland

Q59. Who wrote the novel “1984”?

Answer: George Orwell

Q60. What is the capital city of Egypt?

Answer: Cairo

Q61. Which strait separates Spain and Morocco?

Answer: Strait of Gibraltar

Q62. What is the national flower of France?

Answer: Lily (Fleur-de-lis)

Q63. Who is known as the “Father of Evolution”?

Answer: Charles Darwin

Q64. What is the currency of the United Kingdom?

Answer: Pound Sterling

Q65. Which country is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?

Answer: Norway

Q66. What is the capital city of Brazil?

Answer: Brasília

Q67. What is the national animal of China?

Answer: Giant Panda

Q68. Who painted the famous artwork “The Scream”?

Answer: Edvard Munch

Q69. Which river flows through Rome?

Answer: River Tiber

Q70. What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro

Q71. What is the currency of South Africa?

Answer: South African Rand

Q72. Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?

Answer: Japan

Q73. What is the capital city of China?

Answer: Beijing

Q74. Who wrote the play “Macbeth”?

Answer: William Shakespeare

Q75. What is the national flower of Italy?

Answer: Lily (Lilium)

Q76. What is the largest lake in Africa?

Answer: Lake Victoria

Q77. What is the currency of Egypt?

Answer: Egyptian Pound

Q78. Which country is known as the “Land of the Long White Cloud”?

Answer: New Zealand

Q79. Who composed the famous musical piece “Für Elise”?

Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven

Q80. What is the capital city of Russia?

Answer: Moscow

Q81. Which river is known as the “Cradle of Civilization”?

Answer: Tigris River

Q82. What is the national animal of the United States?

Answer: Bald Eagle

Q83. What is the currency of Japan?

Answer: Japanese Yen

Q84. Which country is known as the “Land of a Thousand Smiles”?

Answer: Thailand

Q85. What is the capital city of France?

Answer: Paris

Q86. Who wrote the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”?

Answer: Harper Lee

Q87. What is the national flower of Spain?

Answer: Red carnation

Q88. What is the largest city in India?

Answer: Mumbai (formerly Bombay)

Q89. Which river is known as the “Father of Rivers”?

Answer: River Nile

Q90. What is the currency of Germany?

Answer: Euro

Q91. Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?

Answer: Japan

Q92. What is the capital city of Greece?

Answer: Athens

Q93. Who wrote the play “Othello”?

Answer: William Shakespeare

Q94. What is the national flower of China?

Answer: Peony

Q95. Which country is known as the “Pearl of Africa”?

Answer: Uganda

Q96. What is the largest city in Australia?

Answer: Sydney

Q97. What is the currency of South Korea?

Answer: South Korean Won

Q98. Who painted the famous artwork “The Persistence of Memory”?

Answer: Salvador Dalí

Q99. Which sea is bordered by Europe to the north and Africa to the south?

Answer: Mediterranean Sea

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