World Capitals and Islamic Knowledge Quiz

Hanoi is the capital city of Vietnam. Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea, Port Moresby is in Papua New Guinea, and Ulaanbaatar (misspelled here) is the capital of Mongolia.

Suva is the capital city of Fiji. Perth is in Australia, Tuvalu is a separate country, and Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. The question specifies Fiji Islands making Suva the correct choice.

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey, not Istanbul which is the largest city. Izmir is another major Turkish city, and Cairo is the capital of Egypt. Ankara has been Turkey's capital since 1923.

Lima is the capital city of Peru. Santiago is the capital of Chile, São Paulo is a major city in Brazil (misspelled here), and Monrovia is the capital of Liberia.

Ottawa is the national capital of Canada, located in Ontario province. Toronto is the largest city (a common distractor), Surrey is a city in British Columbia, and Ontario is a province (not a city). The question asks for the capital city, not the largest city.

Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus, located on the island. Havana is the capital of Cuba (distractor), Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau, and Accra is the capital of Ghana. Nicosia is notable for being the last divided capital in the world.

Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan (spelled Kyrgyzstan, not Kyrgyztan). Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, Astana (now Nur-Sultan) is the capital of Kazakhstan, and Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine. Bishkek is located in the Chui Valley.

In Bride and Prejudice (2004), Aishwarya Rai played Lalita Bakshi, the lead role inspired by Elizabeth Bennet from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The film is a Bollywood-style adaptation directed by Gurinder Chadha. Sonia Solandres was from The Mistress of Spices, Sharmili from Sharmilee, and Anita Rajan from Robot.

Antananarivo is the capital and largest city of Madagascar, located in the island's central highlands. Durban is a major city in South Africa, Maseru is the capital of Lesotho, and Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi.

Surah An-Nas (Chapter 114) means 'The People' or 'Mankind'. It is the final chapter of the Quran, seeking refuge from the evil of creation. An-Nas refers to humanity collectively.

Arkan ul Islam is the Arabic term for 'Pillars of Islam'. The five pillars are Shahada (faith), Salah (prayer), Zakat (charity), Sawm (fasting), and Hajj (pilgrimage). 'Arkan' literally means pillars or foundations.

Surah An-Naml (Chapter 27, 'The Ant') is unique in that Bismillah appears twice - at the beginning and in verse 30 as part of the letter from Solomon to the Queen of Sheba. All other Surahs except Surah At-Tawbah have it only once at the start.

Surah Al-Baqarah ('The Cow', Chapter 2) is the longest Surah with 286 verses. It was revealed in Medina and covers laws, guidance, and stories including that of the cow mentioned in its name. Surah Taubah is the 9th, Yousuf is 12th, and Yaseen is 36th.

Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib was the father of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He died before the Prophet was born. Abdul Mutalib was the Prophet's grandfather, Abu Bakr was the first Caliph and close companion.

Lakshmi Sahgal, a freedom fighter and INA veteran, contested the 2002 presidential election against APJ Abdul Kalam. She was the first woman to stand for the presidency as a major opposition candidate. Pratibha Patil later became the first woman to WIN and serve as President (2007-2012), not the first to contest.

Canberra is the capital city of Australia, carefully chosen as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne when the two cities competed to become the national capital. While Sydney is the largest city and Melbourne the second largest, neither is the capital. Perth is a major city in Western Australia.