100 GK Questions in English with Answers 2020
Here are 100 General Knowledge questions in English with answers, covering a wide range of topics, including History, Science, Sports, Music, and more.
History
1. Who was the first President of the United States?
Answer: George Washington
2. Which ancient civilization built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Answer: Egyptians
3. Who was the Roman Emperor when the Roman Empire fell?
Answer: Romulus Augustus
Science
4. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter
5. Who is the father of genetics?
Answer: Gregor Mendel
6. What is the process of water moving through a plant, from the roots to the leaves?
Answer: Transpiration
Sports
7. Which team won the FIFA World Cup in 2018?
Answer: France
8. Who is the all-time leading scorer in the NBA?
Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
9. In which year did the Olympics first take place?
Answer: 1896
Music
10. Who is the lead singer of the rock band Queen?
Answer: Freddie Mercury
11. Which music group's debut album was titled "Please Please Me"?
Answer: The Beatles
12. Who is the American singer-songwriter behind the hit song "Respect"?
Answer: Aretha Franklin
Geography
13. Which river is the longest in South America?
Answer: Amazon River
14. What is the world's largest desert?
Answer: Sahara Desert
15. Which city is the capital of Australia?
Answer: Canberra
Literature
16. Who wrote the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Answer: Harper Lee
17. Which author created the character Sherlock Holmes?
Answer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
18. What is the title of the first book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series?
Answer: "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
Politics
19. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Answer: Boris Johnson (as of 2020)
20. Which country has the most number of billionaires?
Answer: United States
21. Who was the first woman to become the Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Indira Gandhi
General Knowledge
22. What is the smallest country in the world?
Answer: Vatican City
23. Which company is the largest manufacturer of smartphones in the world?
Answer: Samsung
24. Who is the founder of Facebook?
Answer: Mark Zuckerberg
25. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Answer: Au
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26. What is the largest living species of lizard?
Answer: Komodo dragon
27. Who is the author of the famous novel "1984"?
Answer: George Orwell
28. Which city is known as the "City of Canals"?
Answer: Venice
29. Who is the lead singer of the rock band U2?
Answer: Bono
30. What is the smallest bone in the human body?
Answer: Stapes bone
31. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Answer: Neil Armstrong
32. Which company is the largest manufacturer of automobiles in the world?
Answer: Toyota
33. Who is the founder of Microsoft?
Answer: Bill Gates
34. What is the chemical symbol for silver?
Answer: Ag
35. Who is the author of the famous novel "Pride and Prejudice"?
Answer: Jane Austen
36. Which city is known as the "City of Lights"?
Answer: Paris
37. Who is the lead singer of the rock band AC/DC?
Answer: Brian Johnson
38. What is the largest mammal on Earth?
Answer: Blue whale
39. Who was the first President of India?
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
40. Which company is the largest manufacturer of computers in the world?
Answer: Lenovo
41. Who is the founder of Google?
Answer: Larry Page and Sergey Brin
42. What is the chemical symbol for copper?
Answer: Cu
43. Who is the author of the famous novel "Alice in Wonderland"?
Answer: Lewis Carroll
