general knowledge Online Quiz - 4702

Ricky Ponting, the Australian cricket captain, wore jersey number 14. Steve Waugh (A) typically wore 3, Graeme Smith (C) wore various numbers including 111, and Matthew Hayden (D) wore 20. Only Ponting is correctly associated with number 14.

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, when Voldemort knocks Harry unconscious, Harry's spirit meets Dumbledore in a white, ethereal space resembling King's Cross Station. This is actually a spiritual limbo between life and death, not the literal station, but King's Cross is the closest answer among the options.

Hamid Karzai was indeed elected as Afghanistan's president in October 2009, winning another term in office. This was a significant political event during the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Mohammad Fahim was a former vice president, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad was Iran's president, and Zahir Shah was Afghanistan's last king before the monarchy ended.

Yuvraj Singh famously wore jersey number 12 for Team India throughout his career. This number became synonymous with the charismatic all-rounder known for his 6 sixes in an over.

Ishant Sharma wears jersey number 29 for Team India. The tall fast bowler has sported this number throughout his international career since debuting as a teenager.

Hermione Granger was indeed Muggle-born, meaning both her parents were non-magical people (dentists). This is a key plot point in Harry Potter as it makes her subject to prejudice from pure-blood supremacists like the Malfoys, despite her being the brightest witch of her age.

Rohit Sharma wears jersey number 45 for Team India. This number has become iconic as he's become one of India's most successful batsmen, particularly known for his record-breaking double centuries in ODIs.

Gautam Gambhir wore jersey number 5 for Team India during his playing career. The left-handed opener was instrumental in India's 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 World Cup victories.

Ravindra Jadeja wears jersey number 26 for Team India. The all-rounder, known for his left-arm spin and aggressive lower-order batting, has made this number famous with his match-winning performances.

Tiger Woods was fined $164 following his November 27, 2009 single-car accident in Florida. This was a traffic citation for careless driving related to the infamous incident that began unraveling his personal life and scandals.

The three Deathly Hallows are the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Invisibility Cloak. Gryffindor's Sword, while a powerful magical artifact that only presents itself to true Gryffindors in need, is not a Hallow. The Hallows were created by the Peverell brothers and are central to the final Harry Potter book.

On April 6, 2009, a devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Abruzzo region in central Italy, specifically the city of L'Aquila, killing 308 people.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of the June 12, 2009 Iranian presidential election, which sparked massive protests known as the Green Movement. Mir Hossein Mousavi was Ahmadinejad's main rival and the leader of the opposition; his supporters used green as their color and changed their Twitter icons to green to show solidarity with the movement. The other options are not relevant - Asif Ali Zardari is Pakistani, Mohammad Ali Abtahi is an Iranian cleric but was not the main rival, and Ayatollah Khomeini was the Supreme Leader, not a presidential candidate.

The 'Black Saturday' bushfires in Victoria, Australia killed 173 people on February 7, 2009 (February in the Southern Hemisphere summer). These were the deadliest bushfires in Australian history. The other countries listed did not experience major bushfires with this death toll in February 2009.

This is a Tamil movie dialogue question asking to identify which film the quoted line is from. The line is from the Tamil film 'Idhayathai Thirudathe,' a 1980 film. The transliterated text contains some spelling errors but can be recognized by knowing Tamil movie dialogues.

This is a Tamil song lyric/dialogue identification question. The line 'Un munthanaya ilukkatuma summa iru.. oru mutharathai pathikkatuma konjam poru..' is from the Tamil film 'Nanum Oru Thozhilali' (I Am Also a Laborer), a 1980 film. The question asks which film this quoted line is from.

This is a Tamil film dialogue identification question. The line 'Kannu than thoonga villa karanam thona villa ponnu nee jathi mulla...' is from the film 'Enga Ooru Kavalkaran' (Our Town Watchman), a 1988 Rajinikanth film. The spelling contains errors but can be identified by knowing Tamil film dialogues.

This is a Tamil song lyric identification question. The line 'Unnai seitha brammane unnai parthu enguvan kadhal picchai vanguvan' is from the film 'Eeramana Rojave' (Merciful Rose), a 1984 Tamil film. The question asks which film this song is from.