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  • A. None of These
  • B. Latin
  • C. English
  • D. Persian

Explanation: Taj Mahal is generally explained as Persian for "crown of palaces": taj means crown and mahal means palace.

Correct answer: Persian
  • A. 13th century
  • B. 12th century
  • C. 11th century
  • D. 14th century

Explanation: Diriliş: Ertuğrul mainly depicts the 13th-century origins of the Ottoman state, while Osman’s story begins near the end of that century.

Correct answer: 13th century
  • A. Dove
  • B. A camp
  • C. Battle field
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Fustat's name is associated with the Greek-derived term Phossaton, meaning “a camp.” The city began as a military settlement founded after…

Correct answer: A camp
  • A. Hong Kong
  • B. Myanmar
  • C. South Sudan
  • D. Papua New Guinea

Explanation: South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011 after separating from Sudan.

Correct answer: South Sudan
  • A. UK
  • B. USSR
  • C. USA
  • D. France

Explanation: Both Togo and Gabon were French colonies and became independent from France in 1960.

Correct answer: France
  • A. ChurchiLL
  • B. Palmerston
  • C. Attle
  • D. Gladstone

Explanation: Lord Palmerston was British prime minister during the Indian Revolt of 1857, serving from 1855 to 1858.

Correct answer: Palmerston
  • A. Alexandar
  • B. Hulagu khan
  • C. Temujin
  • D. Beku king

Explanation: Genghis Khan was born Temüjin and adopted the title Genghis Khan after uniting the Mongol tribes.

Correct answer: Temujin
  • A. Maharaja Hari Singh
  • B. Aurangzeb
  • C. Ibrahim Lodhi
  • D. Maharaja Dileep Singh

Explanation: The Koh-i-Noor came into British possession after the 1849 Treaty of Lahore and was surrendered by the young Maharaja Duleep Singh.

Correct answer: Maharaja Dileep Singh
  • A. Abdul Karim Qasim
  • B. Nuri Al Said
  • C. Sadam Hussain
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Brigadier Abdul Karim Qasim led the 1958 Iraqi coup that overthrew the Hashemite monarchy and established the Republic of Iraq.

Correct answer: Abdul Karim Qasim
  • A. November 17, 1920
  • B. October 18, 1922
  • C. December 16, 1918
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The British Broadcasting Company began broadcasting on 18 October 1922; it became the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1927.

Correct answer: October 18, 1922
  • A. Chinese
  • B. Russian
  • C. American
  • D. Japanese

Explanation: Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl from Hiroshima who developed leukemia after exposure to radiation from the atomic bombing.

Correct answer: Japanese
  • A. World War i
  • B. Russian Civil War
  • C. Napoleonic Wars
  • D. World War ii

Explanation: Sadako Sasaki suffered radiation-related illness after the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, an event of World War II.

Correct answer: World War ii
  • A. Oxbridge
  • B. Hambridge
  • C. Oxcam
  • D. Camford

Explanation: Oxbridge is a blend of Oxford and Cambridge, used as a collective name for these two historic English universities.

Correct answer: Oxbridge
  • A. 3%
  • B. 5%
  • C. 1%
  • D. 2%

Explanation: About 1% of the body's calcium is found in the blood and other soft tissues, while roughly 99% is stored in bones and teeth.

Correct answer: 1%
  • A. Hillery Clinton
  • B. Condaliza Rice
  • C. Nancy Powell
  • D. Nancy Palocy

Explanation: Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in 2007.

Correct answer: Nancy Palocy
  • A. Angkor Wat
  • B. Belur Math
  • C. Akshardam
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Angkor Wat in Cambodia is generally regarded as the world’s largest religious monument and was originally built as a Hindu temple.

Correct answer: Angkor Wat
  • A. Netherlands
  • B. Ireland
  • C. London
  • D. England

Explanation: Newgrange is a prehistoric passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland. Built around 3200 BCE, it is older than both Stonehenge and the Egyptian…

Correct answer: Ireland
  • A. Sindh
  • B. Gujrat
  • C. Punjab
  • D. Kashmir

Explanation: Indo-Aryan groups are traditionally described in school-level history as first settling in the Punjab region after entering the…

Correct answer: Punjab
  • A. 1990
  • B. 1986
  • C. 1994
  • D. 1998Fun & Trivia

Explanation: North Yemen and South Yemen united on 22 May 1990 to form the Republic of Yemen. The 1994 date refers to a later civil war, not unification.

Correct answer: 1990
  • A. The Turkish Empire
  • B. The Ottoman Empire
  • C. Republic of Turkey
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Before the Republic of Turkey was established in 1923, the territory was ruled by the Ottoman Empire.

Correct answer: The Ottoman Empire