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Multiple choice general knowledge

Name the bowler who took the First Hat-Trick in the History of ODI.

  1. Aquib Javed

  2. Chetan Sharma

  3. Jalal-ud-Din

  4. Wasim Akram

  5. Sarfaraz Nawaz
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Jalal-ud-Din of Pakistan took the first hat-trick in ODI history against Australia on September 20, 1982, in Hyderabad. He dismissed three Australian batsmen (Marsh, Lawson, and Stackpole) in consecutive deliveries. Chetan Sharma took India's first ODI hat-trick in 1987, while Wasim Akram and Aquib Javed also have hat-tricks but not the first one.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Most of you might have read ‘The Famous Five’ series by Enid Blyton. Well then, answer this simple question. Who owns the dog Timmy

  1. George

  2. Dick

  3. Anne

  4. Julian
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five' series, Timmy the dog belongs to Georgina (George), who insists on being called George and dressing like a boy. George is very proud of Timmy and is fiercely protective of him. Dick, Anne, and Julian are George's cousins and companions in the adventures, but Timmy is specifically George's dog.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Who’s Sherlock Holmes archenemy?

  1. Dr. Roylott

  2. Dr. Watson

  3. Professor Moriarty

  4. Col. Sebastian Moran
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Professor Moriarty is Sherlock Holmes's arch-nemesis in Arthur Conan Doyle's stories. Described by Holmes as the 'Napoleon of crime,' Moriarty is a criminal mastermind who oversees a vast criminal empire. Dr. Watson is Holmes's loyal friend and biographer, Dr. Roylott is a villain from 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band,' and Col. Sebastian Moran is Moriarty's henchman.

Multiple choice general knowledge

In Gulliver’s Travels, Gulliver arrives at an island whose inhabitants are people one-twelfth the size of normal human beings. What was the name of the island?

  1. Lilliput

  2. Borbdingnag

  3. Laputa

  4. Hobbit
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Lilliput is the island where Gulliver encounters people who are only 6 inches tall (one-twelfth normal size). Borbdingnag is the island of giants, Laputa is the flying island of scientists, and Hobbit is from Tolkien's works unrelated to Gulliver's Travels.

Multiple choice general knowledge

In the book “ Jonathan Livingston Seagull” by Richard Bach, what is the name of the gull who teaches Jonathan how to move instantaneously to anywhere else in the Universe?

  1. Yang

  2. Chiang

  3. Jong

  4. Ming
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Chiang is the elderly elder gull who serves as Jonathan's spiritual mentor, teaching him about transcendence and instantaneous movement. Yang and Jong are other gulls in the flock, while Ming is not a character in this book.

Multiple choice general knowledge

'Tuesdays with Morrie' tells the true story of sociologist Morrie Schawartz and his relationship with his students. Who is the author of the book?

  1. Morrie Schawartz

  2. Mitch Albom

  3. Lou Dehrig

  4. Jack Lemmon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mitch Albom wrote 'Tuesdays with Morrie' based on his relationship with his former professor Morrie Schwartz. Morrie Schwartz is the subject of the book, not the author. Lou Dehrig and Jack Lemmon have no connection to this book.

Multiple choice general knowledge

The following series received a special Hugo Award “Best All-Time Series”

  1. The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

  2. The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov

  3. Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling

  4. The Inheritance series by Christopher Paolini
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov received the special Hugo Award for 'Best All-Time Series' in 1966. While Lord of the Rings won a Hugo, it was not this specific retrospective award. Harry Potter and Inheritance came much later.

Multiple choice general knowledge

In the book Eragon, when did Eragon first used Magic?

  1. When he was in the Spine hunting

  2. When he killed Durza

  3. When he found the dragon egg

  4. When he was fighting the Urgals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Eragon first discovers his magic ability during his desperate fight with the Urgals, using the word 'brisingr' to kill them. He did not use magic when hunting in the Spine, finding the egg, or killing Durza (that happened much later).

Multiple choice general knowledge

Who wrote Winnie The Pooh?

  1. A. A. Milne

  2. Michael Bond

  3. Douglas Adams

  4. F. J. Wilson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A.A. Milne is the author who created Winnie-the-Pooh and the other characters in the Hundred Acre Wood. Michael Bond wrote Paddington Bear, Douglas Adams wrote Hitchhiker's Guide, and Wilson is not associated with this classic.