12 Quiz questions – answers

12 General Knowledge (G.K) bits:

1. The English Channel lies between England and which country?

France

2. Who was the main founder of the Theosophical Society?

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

3. Mira Bai’s father-in-law was a prominent Rajput chieftain. What was his name?

Rana Sanga

4. The name Burma is associated with which Hindu God?

Lord Brahma

5. ‘Ficus Bengalensis’ is the scientific name of which tree?

The Banyan tree

6. Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress?

Womesh Chandra Banerjee (WC Banarjee)

7. Which is the day of the Jewish Sabbath?

Saturday

8. Who was the author of the famous classic “Kapala Kundala”?

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

9. Incas were a tribe that used to live in South America. Which was their capital?

Cusco (situated in Peru)

10. In English, if a word spells the same both forwards and backwards what is it called?

Palindrome

11. Mary Ann Evans was the actual name of which famous English novelist?

George Eliot

12. Which is the highest deity of worship in Zoroastrianism?

Ahura Mazda

Compiled by: Pratibha Shenoy (Bangalore)