Mixed General Knowledge Trivia

South Africa has three official capitals: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). No other country in the options has this arrangement.

Chameleons have tongues that can extend up to twice their body length to catch prey. Neither snakes, tortoises, nor rabbits have this anatomical feature.

Homo sapiens is indeed the scientific binomial name for modern human beings, established by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century.

Facebook was launched in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and was initially restricted to Harvard students. It gradually expanded to other Ivy League schools and then universities nationwide before becoming open to the general public. This exclusive university-only phase helped create initial buzz and social proof.

The rouble (or ruble) is the official currency of Russia and has been for centuries, including the Soviet era and modern Russian Federation. Other options like Lithuania use the euro, Greece uses the euro, and Estonia also uses the euro. Russia is the only country listed that uses the rouble as its national currency.

The zloty is the official currency of Poland and has been used since the early 14th century, with the modern version introduced in 1924. Finland uses the euro, Somalia uses the shilling, and Ukraine uses the hryvnia. Poland is the only country listed that uses the zloty.

In the ISO 216 paper size standard, A5 is smaller than A3, A2, and A4. The A-series follows a halving pattern: A2 is larger than A3, A3 is larger than A4, and A4 is larger than A5. A5 measures 148 × 210 mm, making it the smallest paper size among the options provided.

The franc was the official currency of France before the country adopted the euro in 1999. France used the franc for centuries, and several French-speaking countries in Africa also use CFA francs. Germany used the mark, Italy used the lira, and Spain used the peseta before switching to the euro.

Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin created the first doodle in August 1998 to indicate they were attending the Burning Man festival. The stick figure behind the logo was a playful 'out of office' message. Burning Man is an annual art and community festival in Nevada.

Brigadier General Reginald Dyer ordered troops to fire without warning on a peaceful gathering at Jallianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919. Over 1,000 people were killed in this massacre. Dyer was later censured by the Hunter Commission but not prosecuted. This event became a turning point in India's independence movement.

Annie Besant became the first woman President of INC in 1917. She was a British theosophist who strongly supported India's freedom movement. Sarojini Naidu became president in 1925, and Vijayalakshmi Pandit was Indira Gandhi's mother who was never INC president. Indira Gandhi became Congress party president (not INC) in 1959.

Khertek Anchimaa Tuluu became the first female head of state in the world when she was appointed Chair of the Presidium of Tuvan People's Republic in 1940. Tannu Tuva was a Soviet satellite state. This predates other notable first women leaders: Isabel Perón (Argentina, 1974) was first elected female president, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (Iceland, 1980) first democratically elected female head of state, and Pratibha Patil (India, 2007) was India's first female president.

The word MONEY comes from Latin 'moneta', referring to the Temple of Juno Moneta where Roman coins were minted. Among the options, 'Moneyta' is closest to this etymological root. However, the question contains grammatical errors and lacks proper context.

The Korean word 'Daewoo' (대우) translates to 'Great Universe' or 'Big Universe' - 'dae' means big/great and 'woo' means universe. This was the name of a major South Korean conglomerate. The other options (Bear, Zest, Speed) are incorrect meanings.

String instruments produce sound through vibrating strings. Tanpura, Sitar, and Cello are all string instruments. Trombone is a brass instrument - it produces sound through the player's vibrating lips buzzing into a mouthpiece, not strings. This makes it the correct answer.

Sachin Tendulkar was indeed the first batsman to be given out by the third umpire. This happened on November 14, 1992, during a South Africa vs India match in Durban. He was run out after third umpire Karl Liebenberg reviewed TV footage. Jonty Rhodes had effected the runout.