General Knowledge: Internet, Geography, and Women Leaders

A comprehensive general knowledge quiz covering internet and web technology, world capital cities, and notable women in political leadership.

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which head of state or government was also known by a nickname that suggested she was “steely” and determined?

  1. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf – Liberia, President – “Iron Lady”
  2. Mary Eugenia Charles – Dominica, President – “Iron Woman of the Caribbean”
  3. Margaret Thatcher – U.K. Prime Minister “The Iron Lady”
  4. All three of these
Question 2 True/False

Golda Meir -- the first female Prime Minister of the State of Israel -- was a citizen of three countries: Russia, United States, and Israel.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what year did Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia, become Africa's first popularly elected woman head of State?

  1. 2006
  2. 1976
  3. 1982
  4. 1990
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the world's first woman Prime Minister?

  1. Golda Meier - Israel
  2. Sirimavo Bandaranaike - Sri Lanka
  3. Dr. Angela Dorothea Merkel - Germany
  4. Song Quingling - China
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first woman to become Prime Minister of Pakistan?

  1. Tarja Halonen
  2. Sabine Pohl
  3. Benazir Bhutto
  4. Mireya Moscoso
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

SCOTLAND

  1. Edinburgh
  2. London
  3. Glasgow
  4. Aberdeen
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

AUSTRALIA

  1. Melbourne
  2. Canberra
  3. Sydney
  4. Perth
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

AUSTRIA

  1. Innsbruck
  2. Vienna
  3. Salzburg
  4. Linz
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Brussels is the Capital of

  1. Netherlands
  2. Luxemburg
  3. Belgium
  4. Brussels is not a capital city
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

GERMANY

  1. Frankfurt
  2. Berlin
  3. Stuttgart
  4. Hamburg
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

CANADA

  1. Ottawa
  2. Vancouver
  3. Toronto
  4. Cologne
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

GHANA

  1. Lagos
  2. Tamale
  3. Accra
  4. Kumasi
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does WWW stand for?

  1. World Wide Wrestling
  2. World War Won
  3. World Wide Web
  4. Whole Wide World
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is a search engine?

  1. Netscape
  2. Java
  3. Webcrawler
  4. Internet
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the language you use to write a web page?

  1. HTTP
  2. FTP
  3. URL
  4. HTML
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following terms is a "browser"?

  1. Netscape
  2. World Wide Web
  3. Launcher
  4. E-mail
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A word that looks underlined on a web page is usually what?

  1. an important word
  2. the web address
  3. a "link" to another web page
  4. a mistake
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Internet Explorer is a?

  1. Graphing Package
  2. News Reader
  3. Web Browser
  4. Search Engine
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The "http" you type at the beginning of any site's address stands for ?

  1. Hyperspace Terms and Technology Protocol
  2. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
  3. Hyperspace Techniques and Technology Progress
  4. HTML Transfer Technology Process
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

On which of the following sites can you set up your email account?

  1. www.gre.org
  2. www.syvum.com
  3. www.linux.org
  4. www.hotmail.com