General Knowledge Quiz

Robert Peary (given as 'Rear Peary' in options) is credited as the first person to reach the North Pole on April 6, 1909, along with his assistant Matthew Henson and four Inuit guides. Columbus sailed to the Americas, Alexander was an ancient conqueror, and 'Mount beten' appears to be a garbled name, possibly meant to be 'Mountbatten' but incorrect.

Brazil has been the world's largest coffee producer for over 150 years, producing approximately 30-40% of global coffee supply. The country's climate and geography are ideal for coffee cultivation.

Zambia is known as the 'country of copper' because copper mining is the backbone of its economy. Zambia possesses some of the world's largest copper deposits and has been a major copper exporter since colonial times.

Mount Vesuvius, the famous volcano that destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD, is located in southern Italy near Naples. It is the only active volcano on mainland Europe and is closely monitored due to its danger potential.

Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. This marked the beginning of the Space Age. Soyuz is a Russian spacecraft program, Apollo was NASA's moon program, and Rover typically refers to Mars rovers.

Subroto Bagchi and Ashok Soota were indeed the founders of MindTree (now Mindtree), along with other co-founders. MindTree was founded in 1999 and became a prominent Indian IT services company. I Flex and Unisys are different companies (Flex is a manufacturing technology company, Unisys is American IT). Caterpillar is an American construction equipment manufacturer, unrelated to Indian IT founders.

Arsenal's home ground is Emirates Stadium located in Holloway, London (specifically in the Islington borough). The stadium opened in 2006 and has been Arsenal's home since then. Manchester United plays at Old Trafford, Liverpool at Anfield, and Aston Villa at Villa Park.

In Hindu mythology, Kubera is the half-brother of Ravana. Both were sons of Vishrava, but had different mothers - Ravana was born to Kaikesi (a demoness) while Kubera was born to Ilavida (a deva or celestial being). Kubera is the god of wealth and the ruler of Lanka before Ravana defeated him and took over the kingdom.

Allium cepa is the scientific (botanical) name for the common onion. The Allium genus includes garlic, leeks, and chives, but Allium cepa specifically refers to the onion plant used worldwide in cooking.

Westminster Abbey (specifically Westminster Palace) housed the English Parliament before the current Palace of Westminster. Big Ben is the bell tower within the Palace complex, Buckingham Palace is the monarch's residence, and Trafalgar Square is a public square.

The pattern shows national capitals starting with M or N: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Manchester (not capital - but 'M'), Melbourne (not capital - but 'M'), and New Delhi (India's capital). All are major cities in Commonwealth nations.

Druk Air is Bhutan's national airline, founded in 1981. 'Druk' means 'Thunder Dragon' in Dzongkha, Bhutan's official language. Nepal's airline is Nepal Airlines, Bangladesh has Biman, and Myanmar has Myanmar National Airlines.