World Geography & General Knowledge Quiz

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It has been the capital since 1872 and is the cultural and economic center of the country. Tarawa is the capital of Kiribati, Reykjavik is Iceland's capital, and Pyongyang is North Korea's capital.

Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti, situated on the Gulf of Gonâve. It has been Haiti's capital since the country's independence in 1804. Tegucigalpa is Honduras's capital, Reykjavik is Iceland's, and Dublin is Ireland's.

Reykjavik is the capital and largest city of Iceland, located in southwestern Iceland on the shore of Faxa Bay. It is the northernmost national capital in the world. Amman is Jordan's capital, Tegucigalpa is Honduras's, and Pyongyang is North Korea's.

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, situated on the Vltava River. It has been the political and cultural center of Bohemia for centuries. Roseau is Dominica's capital, Asmara is Eritrea's, and Libreville is Gabon's.

Suva is the capital and largest city of Fiji, located on the island of Viti Levu. It has been Fiji's capital since 1877 and is the political and administrative center of the country. Dili is East Timor's capital, Bishkek is Kyrgyzstan's, and Astana is Kazakhstan's.

China has the world's largest workforce with approximately 780 million employed people as of recent data, due to its massive population and industrial base. India ranks second, the United States third, and Japan fourth among major economies in total employment numbers.

France holds the world speed record for conventional rail trains, with a TGV reaching 574.8 km/h (357 mph) on a test run in 2007. While China operates the fastest commercial train (Shanghai Maglev at 431 km/h), the question asks about the location of the world's fastest train journey, and France's conventional rail record is the benchmark in train speed achievements. Mexico, China, and Germany have fast trains but not the world records.

Sirius, also known as the Dog Star (Alpha Canis Majoris), is the brightest star in the night sky with an apparent magnitude of -1.46. It is approximately 8.6 light-years from Earth. Vega, Alpha Centauri A (actually a three-star system with Alpha Centauri A being similar to our Sun), and Capella are all bright but significantly dimmer than Sirius.

William Buckland scientifically named and described Megalosaurus in 1824, making it the first dinosaur to be formally named in scientific literature. This established the foundation of dinosaur paleontology. While dinosaur fossils had been found earlier, they weren't recognized as a distinct group of animals until Buckland's work.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, USA has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic for many years, serving over 100 million passengers annually. London Heathrow is busy but typically ranks lower in total passenger volume, Madrid Barajas is a major European hub but not the busiest, and the Isle of Man has a small regional airport.

Exxon Mobil was indeed the largest US company by market capitalization in 2008, valued at over $400 billion. The oil and gas giant topped Microsoft, Walmart, and Ford during this period of high oil prices. Market value reflects the total worth of a company's outstanding shares.

Ricky Ponting was correctly named ESPNcricinfo's Player of the Decade for 2000-2009. As Australian captain and one of cricket's greatest batsmen, he dominated the era with over 25,000 international runs and multiple World Cup victories. Note: 'Michel Beven' should be 'Michael Bevan' - another typo.

Type 2 wild poliovirus (P2) was declared eradicated in 1999, making it the first of the three wild polio strains to be eliminated globally. The last naturally occurring case of P2 was detected in 1999 in India. Type 1 and Type 3 wild polioviruses continued to circulate after this date.

LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The question uses 'for' which is slightly incorrect - the standard expansion uses 'by'. Option A is the closest to the correct acronym and matches the intended expansion.

Magnus Carlsen won the Corus Chess Grandmaster Tournament multiple times, including 2008, 2009, and 2010. The Corus tournament was held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands and was one of the most prestigious chess tournaments.

Australia won the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup for the third time in 2010, defeating Pakistan in the final. Their previous titles were in 1988 and 2002. Australia's dominance in youth cricket has been well-established.

Shivraj Patil served as the Governor of Punjab from 2010 to 2015. However, this question uses the word 'Present' which makes it time-sensitive and the answer would have changed since then. The answer was correct at the time the question was written but is now outdated.

Mahinda Rajapaksa of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party won a second term as Sri Lanka's President in 2010. He defeated opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka in the January 2010 presidential election to secure his second term.

Trams began operating in Kolkata in 1873, making it one of the oldest tram systems in the world. This historical fact is mentioned in the film during a conversation between characters.