General Knowledge: Geography, Cricket & Trivia Quiz

Australia won the 2003 World Cup final by 125 runs against India at Johannesburg. Australia scored a massive 359/2 in 50 overs (Ponting 140), while India were bowled out for 234 in 39.2 overs. This was Australia's third World Cup victory and remains one of the most dominant performances in a final.

Australia won the 2007 World Cup final by 53 runs (D/L method) against Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, Barbados. Australia scored 281/4 in 38 overs, while Sri Lanka made 215/8 in 36 overs in a rain-reduced match. This was Australia's third consecutive World Cup victory and fourth overall.

Lord's in London has hosted the Cricket World Cup final the most times - four times (1975, 1979, 1983, and 1999). Known as the 'Home of Cricket', Lord's is the most prestigious venue in the sport and has hosted more World Cup finals than any other ground.

India has hosted the World Cup finals once - in 2011 when India won the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. India co-hosted the World Cup in 1987 and 1996 but did not reach the final in those tournaments.

Pakistan has hosted the World Cup finals once - in 1996 when Sri Lanka defeated Australia at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium. Pakistan co-hosted the 1996 World Cup with India and Sri Lanka, and the Gaddafi Stadium was chosen as the final venue, though Pakistan did not qualify for the final.

Australia and New Zealand co-hosted the 2015 Cricket World Cup. This was the second time Australia co-hosted (after 1987 with Pakistan) and New Zealand's first time as co-host. The tournament featured 14 teams and was played across various venues in both countries.

England hosted the 2019 Cricket World Cup, marking the fifth time England hosted the tournament (1975, 1979, 1983, 1999, and 2019). The tournament featured 10 teams and England won their first World Cup by defeating New Zealand in a thrilling final at Lord's that went to a Super Over.

The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India was the venue for the 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka. The match was played on April 2, 2011, and India won by 6 wickets to capture their second World Cup title. Wankhede was chosen over Eden Gardens and other venues to host the final.

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeast coast of the island. It was founded in 1692 and became the capital in 1872. Guyana's capital is Georgetown, Trinidad and Tobago's capital is Port of Spain, and Nicaragua's capital is Managua.

Only two London Underground stations contain all five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) in their names: Mansion House and South Ealing. Most stations lack at least one vowel, making this a rare linguistic feature.

Scallops possess an extraordinary visual system with up to 200 simple eyes arranged along their mantle. All of these eyes appear blue due to the structure of their retinas, making them unique among bivalves.

Brazil shares borders with 10 South American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It has the most international borders of any South American country and touches every country on the continent except Ecuador and Chile.

The 1912 Stockholm Olympics were the last Olympic Games to award gold medals made entirely of pure gold. After 1912, gold medals have been made primarily of silver with a thin gold plating due to the rising cost of gold and World War I's economic impact. The 1916 Games were cancelled due to WWI.

The Eiffel Tower's sparkle effect uses 20,000 light bulbs that illuminate for 5 minutes every hour. This lighting system was installed for the millennium celebrations in 2000 and has become one of Paris's most iconic nighttime attractions.

Manila is the capital of the Philippines, located on the island of Luzon. It is the most densely populated city proper in the world and serves as the country's political and economic center. Jakarta is Indonesia's capital, Ho Chi Minh City is in Vietnam, and Nanking is an old name for Nanjing in China.

Geophagia is the compulsive urge to eat soil or earth. This condition, also known as pica or dirt-eating, has been documented in various cultures and can be associated with nutritional deficiencies, particularly iron or zinc deficiency. It is classified as an eating disorder in medical literature.

Your eyes get more exercise daily than your legs because they constantly make tiny, rapid movements called saccades. To equal this ocular workout, you would need to walk 80 kilometers, as eye muscles are among the most active in your body, processing vast amounts of visual information.

Sound travels approximately 15 times faster through steel than through air. While sound moves at about 343 meters per second in air, it can reach speeds of 5,000-6,000 meters per second in steel due to the material's higher density and molecular structure, which allows sound waves to propagate more efficiently.

Paraskavedekatriaphobia is derived from the Greek words for Friday (Paraskevi) and thirteen (dekatreis). It specifically refers to the extreme or irrational fear of Friday the 13th, a date considered unlucky in Western superstition. The other options are different dates but are not associated with this specific phobia.