general knowledge quiz with answers

1. What is the name of the ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal?

1. the Ever Green

2. Princes pearl

3. Vincent cargo

4. Victoria

2. What is the closest planet to the sun?

1. Earth

2. Mercury

3. Mars

4. Jupiter

3. What is the name of the first man-made satellite sent to orbit?

1. Hubble

2. Zoyus

3. Sputnic

4. Starlink

4. Who is not an acclaimed Sri Lankan author/ writer?

1. Martin Wickramasinghe

2. Michael Ondaatje

3. GB Senanayake

4. RK Narayan

5. What was the name of the ship which caught fire near the Eastern coast of Sri Lanka?

1. Princes Pearl

2. MT New Diamond

3. HMS Mercy

4. Titan Uranus

6. General Sir John Kotelawala served as the Prime Minister of Ceylon during ………..?

1. 1950-1955

2. 1956-1960

3. 1953-1956

4. 1977-1981

7. General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy has been officially redesignated to the status of a

University in ……………..

1. 1981

2. 2003

3. 2008

4. 2012

8. The famous writer, Martin Wickramasinghe was born in which area?

1. Matara

2. Waligama

3. Koggala

4. Hambantota

9. How many stars are there in the American National Flag representing states?

1. 36

2. 49

3. 50

4. 42

10. Which country has been most affected by the Tsunami in 2004?

1. Sri Lanka

2. Japan

3. Indonesia

4. India

11. what is the current male to female ration in Sri Lanka

1. 1:1

2. 1.1:1

3. 1:1.1

4. 1.1:1.11

12. How many former Sri Lankan Presidents are still Alive?

1. 1

2. 2

3. 3

4. 4

13. What nationality is Priscilla Chan – the wife of Face Book co-founder Mark Zuckerberg?

1. Chinese

2. Vietnamese

3. American

4. Korean

14. When did Sri Lanka win the T20 world cup?

1. 2012

2. 2014

3. 1996

4. 2001

15. Name the president who has completed the Victoria dam?

1. DS Senanayake

2. JR Jayawardena

3. R Premadasa

4. Chandrika Kumaranathunga

15. Who founded the World Scouting Movement?

1. Henry Olcott

2. Robert Baden-Powell

3. Steven Spilburg

4. Elon Musk

16. Who was named the King of the United Kingdom after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

1. Prince Andrew

2. Prince Charles

3. Prince Edward

4. Prince Philip

17. What is the Capital city of Ukraine

1. Belarus

2. Moscow

3. Kyiv

4. Donetsk

18. Which of the following countries is not a member of the European Union?

1. United Kingdom

2. Germany

3. Latvia

4. France

19. Which of the following is not one of the world's top five richest men?

1. Bill Gates

2. Elon Musk

3. Gautam Adani

4. Vladimir Putin

20. What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

1. Mercury

2. Jupiter

3. Neptune

4. Uranus

21. Which is the largest Ocean in the world

1. Indian

2. Atlantic

3. Pacific

4. Arctic

22. On which of the following the economy of Sri Lanka depends?

1. Agriculture

2. Import and Export

3. Tourism

4. None of the above

23. What is the only bird that can hover in the air and also fly backwards?

1. Eagle

2. Lady bird

3. Seagull

4. Hummingbird

24. What is the Name of the Software that Allows us to Browse the Internet?

1. Navigator

2. Windows Explorer

3. Browser

4. Firewall

25. which country will host the cricket world cup 2023?

1. Australia

2. England

3. India

4. UAE