Latest Current Affairs - 2019

Latest Current Affairs - 2019 PPSC, FPSC

For all the students out there. Read these verses from the heart and you will feel much more focused and clear towards learning - JazakAllah

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي اَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي

اے میرے رب! میرا سینہ میرے لئے کھول دے اور میرے کام کو مجھ پر آسان کر دے اور میری زبان کی گرہ بھی کھول دے تاکہ لوگ میری اچھی طرح بات سمجھ سکیں۔

O, my Lord! Expand for me my breast [with assurance] and ease for me my task and untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech. (Ta-Ha:25-28)

Latest_Current_Affairs

1)The highest-ever T20 International Scored by which country?

A- Pakistan

B- India

C- Afghanistan✔

D- England

2)Which country Introduced a new currency named as RTGS dollar?

A- Brazil

B- Mexico

C- Zimbabwe✔

D- Tajikistan

3)Which famous app was fined of $5.7 million by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission?

A- Instagram

B- Tik Tok✔

C- Snap Chat

D- Bogo Live

4)What is the name of the Indian pilot captured by the brave Pakistan Army?

A- Abhinandan Varthaman✔

B- Varthaman Nandan

C- Kishore Kumar

D- Virat Acharya

5)Virus Swine Flu Caused by Which of the following virus?

A- H1N1✔

B- H2N2

C- H3N1

d- H2H1

6)The most polluted capital city in 2018 of the world was?

A- Beijing, China

B- Islamabad, Pakistan

C- New Delhi, India ✔

D- Kabul, Afghanistan

7)Which country revealed worlds first female AI news anchor

A- China✔

B- Switzerland

C- Canada

D- America

8)Who Broke the Shahid Afridi's record for Most Sixes In International Cricket

A- Sarfraz Ahmed

B- Chris Gayle✔

C- Virat Kholi

D- David Warner

9)Which Famous Player Recently announced Retirement from ODI cricket after ICC World Cup 2019

A- Chris Gayle✔

B- Moeen Ali

C- Joe Root

D- Jos Buttler

10)When NASA planned to send astronauts on Moon in

A- 2022

B- 2024

C- 2026

D- 2028✔

11)the World Sustainable Development Summit 2019 theme is

A- Attaining the 2030 Agenda: Delivering on Our Promise✔

B- Attaining the 2031 Agenda: Delivering on Our Promise

C- Attaining the 2032 Agenda: Delivering on Our Promise

D- Attaining the 2033 Agenda: Delivering on Our Promise

12)Ahmed Saya wins the Cambridge ‘2019 Dedicated Teacher’ award Belongs to which country?

A- India

B- Pakistan✔

C- Iran

D- Egypt

13)The seventh annual World Government Summit 2019 is being held in?

Saqib Ahmad February 13, 2019

A- Dubai ✔

B- Libya

C- Paris

D- Albania

14)Which Country decided Life tax exemption to women with 4 children

A- India

B- China

C- Hungary✔

D- Prague

15)After Macedonia as a new member of NATO, How many total members of NATO now Possess?

A- 28

B- 29

C- 30✔

D- 31

16)Which nation added Hindi as the third official court language?

A- Saudi Arabia

B- Pakistan

C- Indonesia

D- Abu Dhabi ✔

17)Which country recently celebrated the 40th anniversary?

A- Iraq

B- Iran✔

C- Afghanistan

D- Russia

18)The First-ever World Pulses Day celebrated on which date?

A- 10th February 2019✔

B- 11th February 2019

C- 12th February 2019

D- 13th February 2019

19)Who is the new member of the NATO military alliance

A- India

B- Jakarta

C- Macedonia✔

D- Malaysia

20)Emiliano Raúl Sala Taffarel was a Famous Football player who belongs to which country?

A- Brazil

B- Italy

C- Argentina ✔

D- Egypt

21)Pakistan signs a $10 billion gas pipeline agreement with which Country?

A- Tajikistan

B- Iran

C- China

D- Russia✔

22)Who is the youngest El Salvador president elected in 2019?

A- Mauricio Funes

B- Nayib Bukele✔

C- Alfredo Cristiani

D- José Napoleón Duarte

23)Which Central American nation selected the Youngest President in history?

A- Belize

B- Costa Rica

C- Panama

D- El Salvador✔

24)Google decided to the shutdown which online service?

A- Google +✔

B- Gmail

C- Google Webmaster

D- Adsense

25)Alaa Mashzoub Recently Shot Dead, was the renowned novelist & poet of which country?

A- Egypt

B- Qatar

C- Iran

D- Iraq✔

26)what is the theme of World Cancer Day theme 2019

A- Strong and Wellness

B- I Am and I Will✔

C- Cure and Will

D- Stay Positive for Cure

27)What is the Theme of World Wetlands Day 2019

A- Climate change and Environment

B- Environment and Wetlands

C- Change of Climate and

D- Wetlands and Climate Change✔

28)World Wetlands Day is celebrated on which date?

A- 1st February

B- 2nd February✔

C- 3rd February

D- 4rth February

29)Which Team won their First-ever 2019 Asian Cup Title In Football?

A- Japan

B- Iran

C- Korea

D- Qatar✔

30)who become the first Asian woman to play hundred T20's

A- Mithali Raj

B- Sana Mir✔

C- Suzie Bates

D- Anya Shrubsole

31)International World Cancer Day celebrated on which Date?

A- 4th February✔

B- 5th February

C- 6th February

D- 7th February

32)Pakistan Government launched which card scheme related to health care?

A- Ronaq Card

B- Sehat Card✔

C- Khushali Card

D- Tahafuz Card

33)Which South Korean footballer Announced Retirement Recently?

A- Ki Sung-yueng✔

B- Son Heung-min

C- Jo Hyeon-woo

D- Hwang Hee-chan

34)In which of the following countries, Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development Launched recently?

A- Africa

B- brazil

C- Netherlands

D- Italy✔

35)UAE and Saudi Arabia Announce Joint cryptocurrency known as

A- Uber

B- Aber✔

C- Cyber

D- Tber.

HAPPY LEARNING :)

General Knowledge Questions for PPSC, FPSC, NTS

General Knowledge Questions for PPSC, FPSC, NTS 

For all the students out there. Read these verses from the heart and you will feel much more focused and clear towards learning - JazakAllah

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي اَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي

اے میرے رب! میرا سینہ میرے لئے کھول دے اور میرے کام کو مجھ پر آسان کر دے اور میری زبان کی گرہ بھی کھول دے تاکہ لوگ میری اچھی طرح بات سمجھ سکیں۔

O, my Lord! Expand for me my breast [with assurance] and ease for me my task and untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech. (Ta-Ha:25-28)

International Ozone Day is observed on ________?

A. September 13

B. September 14

C. September 15

D. September 16

World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on_______________?

A. 20th October

B. 15th January

C. 10th October

D. 5th October

The World’s first Camel hospital is located in __________?

A. Jeddah

B. Tehran

C. Dubai

D. Thar

RSS ideology followed by Indian Pm Modi, What does RSS stand for?

A. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

B. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sabha

C. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Singh

D. All of the above

According to the United Nations latest estimate of 2019, Pakistan population is equivalent to ________ of the total world population?

A. 2.51%

B. 2.61%

C. 2.71%

D. 2.81%

Garuda is the airline of Indonesia. What is Garuda?

A. Animal

B. Bird

C. Mountain

D. None of these

Economies of Scale meaning?

A. Cost on all products

B. Reduced per unit Cost 

C. Higher per unit Cost

D. None of these

Who is the first batsman who hit six on the first ball in a test match?

A. Shahid Afridi

B. Brendan McCallum

C. Chris Gayle

D. None

The theme of World Space Week 2019 is _______________________?

A. “Our Space, Our Time”

B. “The Moon: Gateway to the Stars,”

C. “Space Unites the World”

D. None of these

The Planet which revolves slowly around the Sun is__________?

A. Mercury

B. Mars

C. Earth

D. Neptune

Which is the First Book of Allama Iqbal?

A. Kulyat e Iqbal

B. Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwa

C. Javid Nama

D. Ilm ul Iqtisad

Who invented the “Cell phone”?

A. Alan Turing

B. Martin Cooper

C. Marie Curie

D. Alexander Graham Bell

Which is the only Snake that Builds a Nest?

A. The female King Cobra 

B. The female viper

C. The female Anaconda

D. The female mamba

Al-Jazeera TV Channel belongs to ___________?

A. Qatar

B. Kuwait

C. Egypt

D. Bahrain

Where Is The Headquarters Of Google Located?

A. Washington

B. Arizona

C. New York

D. California

Nokia Mobile business was acquired by__________?

A. Microsoft

B. Google

C. Yahoo

D. Apple

Motorola Mobile business is now own by_________?

A. Microsoft

B. Google

C. Yahoo

D. Lenovo

The currency of Indonesia is _________?

A. rupiah
B. dinar
C. rangit
D. riyal

Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has __________ official languages.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

There are __________ members of SAARC?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8

Which is the capital of Angola?

A. Baku

B. Canberra

C. Luanda

D. Manama

The Second largest city of Pakistan is

A. Rawalpindi

B. Lahore

C. Multan

D. Quetta

Which country, on the map of the world, appears as “Long Shoe”?

A. Portugal

B. Italy

C. Greece

D. Hungary

The motto of UNO is _________?

A. It’s your world!

B. Life for All!

C. Peace!

D. Love and Peace!

The headquarter of NATO is located in _________.

A.New York

B.Paris

C.Geneva

D. Brussels

The currency of Israel is _________.

A. Euro

B. Shekel

C. Forint

D. Krone

The headquarter of Green Peace International is located in _________.

A. Amsterdam

B. Geneva

C. Lisbon

D. Austria

The most powerful organ of United Nations is _________?

A. General Assembly

B. Security Council

C. Secretariat

D. International Court of Justice

Happy Learning :)

PPSC Most Important Questions

PPSC Most Important Questions

For all the students out there. Read these verses from the heart and you will feel much more focused and clear towards learning - JazakAllah

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي اَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي

اے میرے رب! میرا سینہ میرے لئے کھول دے اور میرے کام کو مجھ پر آسان کر دے اور میری زبان کی گرہ بھی کھول دے تاکہ لوگ میری اچھی طرح بات سمجھ سکیں۔

O, my Lord! Expand for me my breast [with assurance] and ease for me my task and untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech. (Ta-Ha:25-28)

1. The river Danube rises in which country?
Germany.

2. Which US state has the sugar maple as its state tree and is the leading US producer of maple sugar?
Vermont.

3. Which country is nicknamed ‘The Cockpit of Europe’ because of the number of battles throughout history fought on its soil?
Belgium.

4. What is the capital of Libya?
Tripoli.

5. Apart from French, German and Romansch, what is the fourth official language of Switzerland?
Italian.

6. Which country is the world’s largest producer of coffee?
Brazil.

7. In which city was the world’s first underground train was service opened in 1863?
London.

8. How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?
12.

9. Which country is separated form Ethiopia by the Red Sea?
Yemen.

10. What is the main port in Italy?
Genoa.

11. Mount Logan is the highest peak in which country?
Canada.

12. In which state is Harvard University?
New Jersey.

13. Which is larger: Norway or Finland?
Finland.

14. Which city was the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy until 1865?
Turin.

15. What is measured by an ammeter?
Electric current.

16. What is a rhinoceros horn made of?
Hair.

17. Which three countries, apart from the former Yugoslavia, share borders with Greece?
Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey.

18. The Palk Strait separates which two countries?
India and Sri Lanka.

19. Ga is the symbol for which element?
Gallium.

20. In the Greek alphabet, what is the name for the letter O?
Omicron.

21. What, in the 16th and 17th centuries, was a pavana?
A dance.

22. A nephron is a functional unit of which organ in the human body?
Kidney.

23. In which country is the ancient city of Tarsus?
Turkey.

24. The Khyber Pass links which two countries?
Afghanistan and Pakistan.

25. Name the six US states that comprise New England.
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.

26. Which musical instrument is played by both exhaling and inhaling?
Harmonica (or mouth organ).

27. The northern part of which country is called Oesling?
Luxembourg.

28. Napier is a city in which country?
New Zealand.

29. What is the Hook of Holland?
A port in the southeast Netherlands,

30. The river Douro forms part of the border between which two countries?
Spain and Portugal.

31. In which country is the Great Slave Lake?
Canada.

32. Which six countries border the Black Sea?
Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.

33. Kathmandu is the capital of which country?
Nepal.

34. What name is given to a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and tartaric acid used in cooking?
Baking powder.

35. AOL is an internet service provider. What does AOL stand for?
America Online.

36. Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming.

37. Which English queen had an extra finger on her hand?
Anne Boleyn.

38. Which precious metal has the symbol Pt?
Platinum.

39. The Gobi desert extends over which two countries?
China and Mongolia.

40. Apart from America, which is the only country in the world to which alligators are native?
China.
41. Which are the highest types of clouds: stratocumulus or cirrus?
Cirrus.

42. Which ancient measure of length was based on the length of the arm from fingertip to elbow?
Cubit.

43. After World War I, Transylvania became part of which country?
Romania.

44. Which sea in Northern Europe is bounded by several countries including Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Germany?
The Baltic.

45. A road tunnel runs from Pelerins in France to Entreves in Italy under which mountain?
Mont Blanc.

46. The Barents Sea is part of which ocean?
The Arctic.

47. Which two countries are either side of the mouth of the River Plate?
Argentina and Uruguay.

48. Quicklime is an alkaline powder obtained by strongly heating which other material?
Chalk.

49. What is the longest river solely in England?
The Thames.

50. The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which Australian state?
Queensland.

51. What is the name of the milky fluid obtained from trees which is used to produce rubber?
Latex.

52. Of what is etymology the study?
Insects.

53. Of where is Amman the capital?
Jordan.

54. How many innings are there for each team in a game of baseball?
Nine.

55. Which is the only mammal with the power of active flight?
Bat.

56. Which lower level of clouds are commonly called ‘rain clouds’?
Nimbus.

57. What is the longest river in India?
The Ganges.

58. Which metallic element has the property of catching fire if dropped in hot water?
Sodium.

59. Which month of the year obtains its name from the Latin verb for ‘to open’?
April.

60. On what river does Rome stand?
The Tiber.

61. Qantas is the national airline of which country?
Australia.

62. What in Scotland is the meaning of the prefix ‘Inver’?
River mouth.

63. Which US state has the lowest population?
Alaska.

64. Which county is nicknamed the Garden of England?
Kent.

65. Which African country was formerly called French Sudan?
Mali.

66. Which sport was originally called ‘soccer-in-water’?
Water polo.

67. Which unit of measurement is derived from the Arabic quirrat, meaning seed?
Carat.

68. Which Italian city was originally built on seven hills?
Rome.

69. What does the acronym NAAFI stand for?
Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes.

70. Dolomite is an ore of which metal?
Magnesium.

71. Manama is the capital of which country?
Bahrain.

72. On which river does Berlin stand?
River Spree.

73. What type of clock was invented in 1656 by Christian Huygens?
The pendulum clock.

74. In which desert is the world's driest place?
Atacama (Chile).

75. Which is the world's saltiest sea?
The Red Sea.

76. ...... and which is the least salty?
The Baltic Sea.

77. Which nun won the Nobel prize for peace in 1979?
Mother Teresa.

78. How many points in the pink ball worth in snooker?
Six.

79. Which scientist was named 'Person of the Century' by Time Magazine?
Albert Einstein.



80. What kind of creature is a monitor?
Lizard.
81. Which medical specialty is concerned with the problems and illnesses of children?
Pediatrics.

82. Who sailed in Santa Maria?
Christopher Columbus.

83. What name is given to the stiffening of the body after death?
Rigor mortis.

84. Which country was formerly known as the Malagasy Republic?
Madagascar.

85. Addis Ababa is the capital of which country?
Ethiopia.

86. The name of which North African city literally means ‘white house’?
Casablanca.

87. Of what sort of fish is the dogfish a small variety?
Shark.

88. Which Asian country was divided at the 38th parallel after World War II?
Korea.

89. What is the name of the Winter Olympics event that combines cross-country skiing and shooting?
Biathlon.

90. Which American science-fiction writer wrote Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury.

91. For which powerful opiate is diamorphine the technical name?
Heroin.

92. How many dominoes are there in a normal set?
28.

93. Who was a cartoonist who created Batman?
Bob Kane.

94. Aerophobia is a fear of flying, agoraphobia is a fear of open spaces, what is acrophobia a fear of?
Heights.

95. In computing, how is a modulator-demodulator more commonly known?
Modem.

96. An auger bit is used to drill what type of material?
Wood.

97. What part of the wheelbarrow is the fulcrum?
The wheel.

98. What C is a device used to determine small lengths, of which a vernier is one type?
Caliper.

99. Rip, chain and band are types of which tools?
Saw.

100. What calibrated tool was the standard tool for engineers and scientists prior to the invention of the hand-held calculator?
Slide rule.

101. What P is sometimes referred to as block and tackle?
Pulley.

102. For what purpose would a gardener use a dibber?
Making holes.

103. What J is a device used to raise an object too heavy to deal with by hand?
Jack.

104. Ball-pein, club, claw, and bush are types of which tool?
Hammer.

105. Which African animal’s name means ‘river horse’?
Hippopotamus.

106. Which Indian religion was founded by Guru Nanak?
Sikhism.

107. What is the most distant of the giant planets?
Neptune.

108. What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna.

109. What in printing do the letters ‘u.c.’ stand for?
Upper case.

110. Which eye infection is sometimes called pinkeye?
Conjunctivitis.

111. What sort of creature is an iguana?
A lizard.

112. What, politically, does UDI stand for?
Unilateral declaration of independence.

113. Wagga Wagga is a city in which Australian state?
New South Wales.



114. Which Indian religion celebrated the 300th anniversary of its founding in 1999?
Sikhism.

115. What do the initials FBI stand for?
Federal Bureau of Investigation.

116. By what name is the fruit of the plant Ananas comosus known?
Pineapple.

117. Donnerstag is German for which day of the week?
Thursday.

118. What type of citrus fruit is a shamouti?
Orange.

119. Apiphobia is a fear of what?
Bees.

120. Which Asian capital city was known as Batavia until 1949?
Jakarta.
121. Which astronomical unit os distance is greater, a parsec or a light-year?
A parsec.

122. The ancient city of Carthage is now in which country?
Tunisia.

123. What in Russia is Izvestia?
A newspaper.

124. Which is the world's windiest continent?
Antarctica.

125. In the book Treasure Island, what is the name of the ship?
Hispaniola.

126. In which part of the body are the deltoid muscles?
Shoulder.

127. E is the international car registration letter for which country?
Spain.

128. Vienna stands on which river?
The Danube.

129. What type of camel has two lumps?
Bactrian.

130. In the MG motor car, what do the letters MG stand for?
Morris Garages.

131. The name of which Roman god means 'shining father' in Latin?
Jupiter.

132. What is the central color of a rainbow?
Green.

133. Which French city is a meeting place for the European Parliament?
Strasbourg.

134. What part of the body consists of the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum?
Small intestine.

135. Annapurna is a mountain in which mountain range?
The Himalayas.

136. What kind of foodstuff is Monterey Jack? (It was also a cartoon's name 
'What's for breakfast?'

187. What is the name of a person, plant or animal which shuns the light?
Lucifugous.

188. What, in the field of optics, is biconvex?
A lens which is convex on both sides.

189. Which country was invaded in Iraq in 1980?
Iran.

190. What did Johann Galle discover in 1846?
Neptune.

191. What, in internet terminology, does SMTP stand for?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

192. How is October 24, 1929, remembered?
Black Thursday.

193. The River Danube flows into which sea?
The Black Sea.

194. Which strait separates the North and South islands of New Zealand?
Cook Strait.

195. What, in internet terminology, does FTP stand for?
File Transfer Protocol.

196. Who wrote Black Beauty?
Anna Sewell.

197. What is the capital of Poland?
Warsaw.

198. Ice-cream was first produced in which country in the 17th century?
Italy.

199. In medicine, what does the acronym SARS stand for?
Severe Acute Respiratory System.

200. Which popular name for the Netherlands is actually a low-lying region of the country?
Holland.

201. Which Shakespeare play was set in Elsinore Castle, Denmark?
Hamlet.

202. Who said: 'Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration'?
Edison.

203. The Kyukyu Island chain lies between which two countries?
Japan & Taiwan.

204. Which fibrous protein is the major constituent of hair, nails, feathers, beaks, and claws?
Keratin.

205. Of which fruit is morello a variety?
Cherry.

206. Which explorer discovered Victoris Falls in Africa?
David Livingstone.

207. Who was the last king of Egypt?
Farouk.

208. What is the literal meaning of the word mafia?
Bragging.

209. Which war lasted 16 years longer than its name implies?
The Hundred Year's War.

210. What is the national sport of Malaysia and Indonesia?
Badminton.

211. Which is the shallowest of the Great Lakes?
Lake Erie.

212. What name is given to minute or microscopic animals and plants that live in the upper layers of fresh and saltwater?
Plankton.

213. Which country was originally named Cathay?
China.

214. Sinhalese is a language spoken in which country?
Sri Lanka.

215. The Sao Francisco river flows through which country?
Brazil.

216. In which sport do teams compete for the Dunhill Cup?
Golf.

217. Which Shakespeare character's last words are: 'The rest is silence'?
Hamlet.

218. In economics, whose law states that: 'bad money drives out good money'?
Gresham's

219. Who made the first navigation of the globe in the vessel Victoria?
Magellan.

220. Which mountaineer on being asked why he wanted to climb Everest said: 'Because it's there'?
George Mallory.
221. What was the former name for Sri Lanka?
Ceylon.

222. Of which the Middle East, the country is Baghdad the capital?
Iraq.

223. How many arms does a squid have?
Ten.

224. Which indoor game is played with a shuttlecock?
Badminton.

225. Do stalactites grow upwards or downwards?
Downwards.

226. What food is also called garbanzo?
Chick-pea.

227. What is the quality rating for diesel fuel, similar to the octane number for petrol?
Catane number.

228. Which German city and port is at the confluence of the rivers Neckar and Rhine?
Mannheim.

229. Where in Europe are the only wild apes to be found?
Gibraltar.

230. The Brabanconne is the national anthem of which country?
Belgium.

231. In which country is the River Spey?
Switzerland.

232. Which international environmental pressure group was founded in 1971?
Greenpeace.

233. What is the capital of Morocco?
Rabat.

234. How many balls are on the table at the start of a game of pool?
Sixteen.

235. In which country is the volcano Mount Aso?
Japan.

236. What name is given to inflammation of one or more joints, causing pain, swelling, and restriction of movement?
Arthritis.

237. Which mineral is the main source of mercury?
Cinnabar.

238. What A is the national airline of Russia, code name SU?
Aeroflot.

239. What would be kept in a quiver?
Arrows.

240. What 'ology' is concerned with the study of unidentified flying objects?
Ufology.


241. Coal and longtailed are types of which bird family?
Tit.

242. In the game of darts, what is the value of the outer bull?
25.

243. In which part of the human body is the cochlea?
Ear.

244. What is the modern name of the rocky fortress which the Moors named Gabel-al-Tarik (the Rock of Tarik)?
Gibraltar.

245. What was the name of German terrorist Andreas Baader's female partner?
Ulrike Meinhof.

246. And what was the name of the urban guerrilla organization they headed?
The Red Army Faction.

247. Which German bacteriologist discovered Salvarsan, a compound used in the treatment of syphilis, before the introduction of antibiotics?
Paul Ehrlich.

248. Which ancient Roman satirist wrote the 16 Satires?
Juvenal.

249. Who became the Queen of the Netherlands in 1980?
Beatrix.

250. Who was the last Bristish king to appear in battle?
George II.

251. What is the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals to make lifelike models called?
Taxidermy.

252. What is the Beaufort scale used to measure?
Wind speed.

253. What is the technical name for abnormally high blood pressure?
Hypertension.

254. What part of the eye is responsible for its color?
The iris.

256. The letter RF on a stamp would indicate it is from which country?
France.

257. What is the meaning of the musical term cantabile?
In a singing style.

258. San Juan is the capital of which island in the West Indies?
Puerto Rico.

259. Which profession gets its name from the Latin word for lead?
Plumbing.

260. On which part of the body do grasshoppers have their ears?
Hind legs. 261. Who wrote children's stories about the land of Narnia?
C.S. Lewis.


262. What is the second planet from the sun?
Venus.

263. What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
Mont Blanc.

264. Of which Caribbean country is Port-au-Prince the capital?
Haiti.

265. Which German city is associated with the legend of the Pied Piper?
Hameln, or Hamelin.

266. What name is given to the wind pattern that brings heavy rain to South Asia from April to September?
Monsoon.

267. What is the first book of the New Testament?
The Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

268. What name is given to the time taken for half the atoms in a sample of a radioactive isotope to decay?
Half-life.

269. Who was the president of Kenya from 1964 to 1978?
Jomo Kenyatta.

270. Which German author wrote the anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front?
Erich Maria Remarque.

271. Which country had a police force called the Tonton Macoutes?
Haiti.

272. What would you find in the formicary?
Ants.

273. Who was the first British sovereign to make regular use of Buckingham Palace when in residence in London?
Queen Victoria.

274. Of where is Sofia the capital?
Bulgaria.

275. What is meant by the musical term andante?
At a moderate tempo.

276. In a bullfight, what is the mounted man with a lance called?
A picador.

277. Which team has a soccer team called Ajax?
Amsterdam.

278. Which Dutch explorer discovered New Zealand?
Abel Tasman.

279. Who became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion in 1918?
Jack Johnson.

280. The name of which city in South America means Vale of Paradise?
Valparaiso.
_____281. Which gas used in advertising signs has the symbol Ne?
Neon.

282. Which branch of mathematics uses symbols to represent unknown quantities?
Algebra.

283. What does the abbreviation RAF stand for?
Royal Air Force.

284. What name is given to the use of live animals in the experiments?
Vivisection.

285. Viti Levu is the largest island of which country?
Fiji.

286. The Golden Arrow was a famous train that ran from Paris to which destination?
Monte Carlo.

287. Which country fought on both sides during World War II?
Italy.

288. What centigrade temperature is gas mark 6 equal to?
200 degrees C.

289. In the game of chess, which piece is called springer in Germany?
Knight.

290. What is the meaning of the Russian word 'mir'?
Peace.

291. Who, in World War II, were Axis Power?
Germany, Italy. Japan.

292. Which scientist used kites to conduct electrical experiments?
Benjamin Franklin.

293. What is the longest river in France?
Loire.

294. Which inventore had a research laboratory at Menlo Park?
Edison.

295. Which birds fly in groups called skeins?
Geese.

296. In medicine, which is the most widespread parasitic infection?
Malaria.

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