General Knowledge
The “Epic of Gilgamesh” originated in which ancient civilization?
A) Babylonian
B) Greek
C) Sumerian
D) Hittite
The Epic of Gilgamesh is a Mesopotamian poem from Sumer, considered the world’s earliest surviving literary masterpiece.
General Knowledge
A)
Avogadro
B)
Mendeleev
C)
Dalton
D)
Rutherford
Dmitri Mendeleev created the Periodic Table in 1869, arranging elements by properties and predicting undiscovered ones accurately.
General Knowledge
A)
Adam Smith
B)
Elinor Ostrom
C)
Garrett Hardin
D)
John Maynard Keynes
Garrett Hardin explained in 1968 that shared resources tend to be overused and depleted if individuals act solely in self-interest.
General Knowledge
A)
Rome
B)
Athens
C)
Paris
D)
London
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, reviving the ancient Greek athletic tradition.
General Knowledge
A)
Roman
B)
Nabataean
C)
Persian
D)
Byzantine
Petra in Jordan was built by the Nabataeans, known for rock-cut architecture and advanced water systems.
General Knowledge
A)
Yuan
B)
Yen
C)
Won
D)
Ringgit
Japan uses the yen (JPY), introduced in 1871, and it remains one of the most traded currencies worldwide.
General Knowledge
A)
2000
B)
2012
C)
1999
D)
2020
The Mayan Long Count calendar ended a cycle in December 2012, which led to widespread doomsday speculations.
General Knowledge
A)
Nobel Prize in Economics
B)
Swedish Bank Prize
C)
Alfred Nobel Prize in Economics
D)
Sveriges Riksbank Prize
The official title is *Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel*, established in 1968 by Sweden’s bank.
General Knowledge
A)
Colombia
B)
Ecuador
C)
Peru
D)
Chile
The Galápagos Islands belong to Ecuador and are famed for their unique biodiversity that influenced Darwin's ideas.
General Knowledge
A)
Qin Shi Huang
B)
Han Wudi
C)
Tang Taizong
D)
Wu Zetian
The Terracotta Army in Xi’an was built for Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor, symbolizing his power and afterlife beliefs.
General Knowledge
A)
Churchill
B)
Stalin
C)
Roosevelt
D)
Truman
Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain” in 1946 to describe the division of Eastern and Western Europe.
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