Games @ JGKC!

Games @ JGKC!

1. Which game Bjorn Borg is related to?

A. Squash B. Tennis C. Football  D. Badminton.

2. Who is the first Indian to have won the All England Championships?

A. U Vimal Kumar  B. Saina Nehwal C. Pulela Gopichand D. Prakash Padukone.

3. Where is Chess born?

A. Russia B. China C. India D. America.

4. To which of the following games Vijay Amrithraj is related?

A. Badminton B. Football C. Tennis D. Volley Ball.

5. To which of the following games Garinja & Vava related?

A. Volleyball B. Football C. Boxing D. Cricket.

6. To which game ‘Stalemate’ is related?

A. Fencing B. American Soccer C. Badminton D. Chess.

7. Which one of the following games Wembley Stadium is associated with?

A. Badminton B. Tennis C. Billiards D. Snooker.

8. Who, in the following, is related to Banana Kick in football?

A. Pele B. Michael Platini C. Maradona D. Messi.

9. Which game ‘Deuce’ is related to?

A. Badminton B. Soccer C. Tennis D. Billiards.

10. Which game ‘Putt’ & ‘Birdie’ are related to?

A. Table Tennis B. Billiards C. Snooker D. Golf.

11. Which world cup Argentina won under the leadership of Diego Maradona?

A. 1982 B.1986 C. 1990 D. 1994.

12. Which game Uber Cup is related to?

A. Football B. Tennis C. Badminton D. Snooker.

13. Which country World Tennis Number 1 Novak Djokovic belongs to?

A.USA  B. Spain C. Switzerland D. Serbia.

14. In the following people who is NOT related to cricket?

A. Gordon Greenidge B. Allen Border C. Richard Hadley D. Garry Linekar.

15. Who, in the following, won the Football World Cup both as a captain & a coach?

A. Pele B. Maradona C. Franz Beckanbauer D. Zidane.

16. Who has won the maximum number of Grand Slams?

A. Andre Agassi  B. Pete Sampras C. Roger Federer D. Rafael Nadal.

17. Which of the following Jules Rimet Cup is related to?    

A. Baseball B. Tennis C. Football D. Badminton.

18. Who has scored the maximum number of runs in International Cricket?    

A. Don Bradman B. Brian Lara C. Sunil Gavaskar D. Sachin Tendulkar.

19. Who is the ONLY World Chess Champion who won the World Crown in all the formats of the Game – Match, Tournament, Knock Out, Rapid?

A. Garry Kasparov B. Vishy Anand C. Anatoly Karpov D. Bobby Fisher.

20. Who is known as White Pele?    

A. Maradona B. Beckam C. Yohan Cryuff D. Zecco.

21. Which Grand Slam is played on the grass court?    

A. Australian Open B. French Open C. Wimbledon D. US Open.

22. Which one of the following games Geeth Sethi is related to?       

A. Volleyball  B. Billiards C. Squash D. Table Tennis.

23. Which one of the following games Judit Polgar is related to?    

A. Tennis B. Chess C. Squash D. Badminton.

24. Which one of the following games Magic Johnson is related to?   

A. Basketball B. Volleyball C. Football D. Tennis.

25. Which one of the following games is related to the ‘Mexican Waves’?    

A. American Soccer B. Rugby C. Football D. Cricket.

26. Which country Steffi Graff represented in her professional career?    

A. USA B. France C. Germany D. Sweden.

27. Who is called the ‘Hockey Magician’ from India?      

A. Pargat Singh  B. Dyan Chand C. Dayal Chand D. Surjith Singh.

28. Which of the following games Margaret Court is related to?    

A. Tennis B. Billiards C. Chess D. Badminton.

29. What is ‘COPA Cup’ related to?    

A. Tennis B. Football C. Baseball D. America Soccer.

30. What was Chess called in its original form?

A. Checkers B. Chaturanga C. Snake & Ladder D. Duda.

Sports @ JGKC!

Sports @ JGKC!

1. Which sport Nadia Comaneci is related to?

A. Fencing B. Gymnastics C. Horse Riding D. Pole vault.

2. Which sport Sergei Bubka is related to?

A. Gymnastics B. Pole Vault C. Fencing D. Discus Throw.

3. Who, in the following, got his name changed into Mohammad Ali?

A. Clive Clay  B. Joe Frazer C. Cassias Clay D. Denis Mitchell.

4. Which sport is Ayerton Senna related to?

A. Fencing B. Boxing C. Car Racing D. Gymnastics .

5. Who is called the Flying Finn?

A. Fernando Alonso   B. David Fin C. Pao Nurmi D. Jesse Owens.

6. To which section of sports Carl Lewis is related?

A. Track & Field B. Fencing C. Gymnastics D. Water Sports.

7. Who is the man who won the gold infront of Hitler to smash Hitler’s Race Supremacy Theory into smithereens?

A. Pao Nurmi B. Carl Lewis C. Ben Johnson D. Jesse Owens.

8. In which year Olympic Games started?

A. AD 1896 B. BC 776 C. BC 667 D. AD 1900.

9. How many times have India won the Hockey Gold @ Olympics?

A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9.

10. Who is known as Pocket Dynamo?

A. Dara Singh  B. Arnold Schwarzenegger C. Daram Singh D. KD Yadav.

11. Who is the first Indian woman who won an Olympic medal?

A. Shiny Wilson B. Saina Nehwal C. Karnam Malleswari D. Aswini Nanchappa.

12. In the Olympic Rings which one represents Asia?

A. Blue B. Black C. Yellow D. Green.

13. Which sport Yelena Isinbayeva is related to?

A. Gymnastics B. Pole Vault C. Fencing D. Discus Throw.

14. Where was the first Modern Olympics conducted?

A. Athens B. USA C. Italy D. France.

15. Who won the first Individual Gold for India @ the Olympics?

A. Vijendar Kumar  B. Susheel Kumar C. Abinav Bindra D. Leander Paes.

16. Which one of the following, Shannon Miller is related to?

A. Gymnastics B. Fencing C. Swimming D. Pole Vault .

17. What is Ian Thorpe related to?    

A. Long Jump B. High Jump C. Swimming D. Discus.

18. What is Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia related to?    

A. 1500 metres  B. 3000 m steeple C. 20km walk D. 10000 meters.

19. What is Tour De France related to?    

A. Cycling B. Fencing C. Para Jumping D. Shooting.

20. Who has won the maximum number of Formula 1 Championships?    

A. Alain Prost  B. Michael Schumacher C. Ferdinand Alonso D. Jenson Button.

21. Which of the following things Baron Pierre de Coubertin is related to?   

A. ICC  B. FIFA C. Olympics D. European Football.

Leaders @ JGKC!

Interesting Facts @ JGKC!

1. To which of the following Yeti is related?

A. Grand Canyon B. Mariana Trench C. The Himalayas D. Pacific Ocean.

2. Which is the land of flying fish?

A. Norway B. Finland C. Nicaragua D. Barbados.

3. Which country is called the ‘Mother in Law’ of Europe?

A. Spain B. Denmark C. Norway D. Sweden.

4. What is known as the ‘Eye of Greece’?

A. Thessaloniki B. Macedonia C. Sparta D. Athens.

5. Which is called the ‘Island of Spring’?

A. Costa Rica B. Madagascar C. Barbados D. Jamaica.

6. Who is called the ‘Saint of Thieves’?

A. St. Jude B. Santa Clause C. St. Thomas D. St. Peter.

7. Which star is called the ‘Dog Star’?

A. The Sun B. VY Canis Majoris C. He 1523-0901 D. Sirius.

8. What is known as the ‘Stupid Bird’?

A. Duck B. Emu C. Hen D. Ostrich.

9. Which of the following is known as the ‘Delivering Father’?

A. Sea Lion  B. Sea Horse C. Walrus D. Seal.

10. Which one of the following has its heart in its head?

A. Sperm Whale B. Prawn C. Mackerel D. White Whale.

Literature @ JGKC!

1. On whom Dracula is moulded?

A. King George 13 B. Louise 16 C. Prince Vlad D. King Vladimir The Giant.

2. Who is the author of the ‘Time Machine’?

A. Macaulay B. HG Wells C. Jules Verne D. Isaac Asimov.

3. Which one of the following authors doesn’t have an Indian connection?

A. VS Naipaul B. Salman Rushdie C. Nizim Ezekiel D. Walter Scot.

4. Who wrote the world famous play Dr. Faustus?

A. William Shakespeare B. Christopher Marlow C. Bernard Shaw D. Goethe.

5. Who wrote the Republic?

A. Leo Tolstoy B. Karl Max C. Plato D. Aristotle.

6. In which year Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize for God of Small Things?

A. 1995 B. 1996 C. 1997 D. 1998.

7. In which literary field Pulitzer Prize is given?

A. Poetry B. Play C. Fiction D. Critical Essays.

8. Who is called the Father of Modern African Literature?

A. Bashar Chukotye B. Nelson Mandela C. Chinua Achebe D. Wole Soyinka.

9. Who is the world famous character who sold his soul to the devil for 25 years of unlimited gratification?

A. Mr. Simpson B. Dracula C. Dr. Watson D. Dr. Faustus.

10. Which one of the following is the oldest Veda?

A. Atharva B. Yejur C. Rig D. Sama.

11. To which classic literature the characters ‘Cyclopes’ belong?

A. Mayan B. Greek C. Roman D. Egyptian.  

12. Who is the author of ‘Letter from Peking’?

A. Mao Zedong  B. Fa Hien C. Hiuen Tsang D. Pearl S Buck.

13. From which world classic ‘Hispaniola’ is taken?

A. Around the world in 80 days B. Three Musketeers C. Moby-Dick  D. Treasure Island.

14. From which classic poem the lines “Water water everywhere....Not a drop to drink!” are taken?

A. Mariners of East B. Ancient Mariner C. Ozymandiaz D. Sea Song of the Old man.

15. Which world classic “Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark!” taken from?

A. Macbeth B. Last Duchess C. Julius Caesar D. Hamlet.

16. From which world classic ‘Quasimodo’ comes out?

A. Oliver Twist B. The Tempest C. Don Quixote D. The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

17. Which one of the following characters is not a creation of Shakespeare?    

A. Captain Flint  B. Cassius C. Caliban D. Portia.

18. To which world classic ‘Cheshire Cat’ belongs?    

A. Pride & Prejudice B. Adventures of Tom Sawyer C. David Copperfield D. Alice in the Wonderland.

19. Which of the following books Boris Pasternak is related to?    

A. Arms & the Man B. The Hollow Man C.100 Years of War D. Dr. Zhivago.

20. To which of the following countries Goethe belongs?    

A. Russia B. England C. France D. Germany.

21. Who is called the ‘Bard on Avon’?    

A. John Milton B. PB Shelly C. William Wordsworth D. Shakespeare.

22. Which fictitious character lives @ ‘221 B, Baker Street, London’?       

A. Miss Marple B. Uncle Scrooge C. David Copperfield D. Sherlock Holmes.

23. In which one of the following formats Dracula is written?     

A. Letters B. Historical Chronicle C. Travelogue D. Dairy.

24. To which of the following categories of literature Isaac Asimov is related?    

A. Detective Novel B. Travelogue C. Science Fiction D. Historical Novel.

25. Whom the book the ‘Guide’ related to?    

A. Tagore  B. Ruskin Bond C. RK Laxman D. RK Narayan.

Geography @ JGKC!

Johnson’s General Knowledge Course – Geography!

1. Which one of the following rivers is not flowing east?

A. Krishna B. Ravi C. Godavari D. Mahanadi.

2.  Which one of the following is the BIGGEST island in the world?    

A. Indonesia B. Greenland C. Australia D. Madagascar.

3. Which one of the following is the oldest geological feature on Earth?

A. Vindhya  B. Andes C. Carpathian Ranges D. Aravalli Ranges.

4. Which is the highest plateau in the world?

A. Tibet B. East African C. Deccan D. Pamir.

5. In which one of the following Sunderbans falls?

A. Black Forest B. Reserve Forest C. Rain Forest D. Mangrove.

6. Which is the largest ocean?

A. Arctic B. Indian C. Atlantic  D. Pacific.

7. Which country the Carpathian Mountain ranges are situated in?

A. Romania B. Belarus C. Austria D. Switzerland.

8. Which is the BIGGEST lake in the world?    

A. Lake Superior B. Black Sea C. Caspian Sea D. Baltic Sea.

9. In which continent the Atacama Desert is?

A. South America B. North America C. Africa D. Asia.

10. Which mountain ranges separate Asia from Europe in west?

A. Alps B. Andes C. Carpathian D. Ural.

11. Which one of the following is Rann of Kutch?

A. Salt Desert B. Basaltic Plateau C. Fold Mountain Ranges D. Delta.

12. Which is the longest river in the world?

A. Volga B. Ganga C. Amazon D. Nile.

13. Which of the following rivers doesn’t flow through Russia?

A. Kama B. Lena C. Danube D. Yenisei.

14. Which one of the following is the smallest Ocean?

A. Pacific B. Indian C. Antarctic D. Arctic.

15. The deepest point in India?

A. 17 nautical miles off the Cochin Coast, Indian Ocean B. Bombay High C. Champion Reeves D. 10 nautical miles off the Calcutta Coast, Bay of Bengal.

16. Where is Break Fast Island & Honeymoon Island in India situated?

A. Nagarjuna Sagar  B. Guru Gobind Sagar C. Chilka Lake D. Dal Lake.

17. Which of the following is the largest Coral Island?    

A. Andreanof Islands B. Galapagos Islands C. Great Barrier Reef D. Lakshadweep.

18. Which one of the following Islands is famous for red crabs?    

A. Madagascar B. Greenland C. Christmas Island D. Easter Island.

19. Which of the following is the second highest peak in the world?    

A. K1B. Mount Olympus C. Kanchenjunga D. K2.

20. To which continent the Island of Denmark Greenland belongs?   

A. South America B. Arctic C. Europe D. North America.

Countries @ JGKC!