World General Knowledge MCQs with Answers 2026

1. World War I started in:

a) 1912    b) 1914 ✅    c) 1916    d) 1918

2. World War I ended in:

a) 1916    b) 1918 ✅    c) 1920    d) 1922

3. World War II started in:

a) 1935    b) 1937    c) 1939 ✅    d) 1941

4. World War II ended in:

a) 1943    b) 1944    c) 1945 ✅    d) 1946

5. The French Revolution started in:

a) 1776    b) 1789 ✅    c) 1799    d) 1800

6. The American Declaration of Independence was in:

a) 1770    b) 1776 ✅    c) 1780    d) 1789

7. The Russian Revolution took place in:

a) 1914    b) 1917 ✅    c) 1920    d) 1925

8. The Berlin Wall fell in:

a) 1985    b) 1987    c) 1989 ✅    d) 1991

9. The Soviet Union dissolved in:

a) 1989    b) 1990    c) 1991 ✅    d) 1993

10. The Renaissance began in:

a) Italy ✅    b) France    c) England    d) Germany

11. The Industrial Revolution started in:

a) France    b) Germany    c) England ✅    d) USA

12. The Cold War was between:

a) USA and Soviet Union ✅    b) USA and China    c) UK and Germany    d) France and Russia

13. Nelson Mandela was president of:

a) Nigeria    b) Kenya    c) South Africa ✅    d) Ghana

14. The Suez Canal connects:

a) Atlantic and Pacific    b) Mediterranean and Red Sea ✅    c) Pacific and Indian    d) Black and Caspian Sea

15. The Panama Canal connects:

a) Mediterranean and Red Sea    b) Atlantic and Pacific ✅    c) Indian and Pacific    d) Arctic and Atlantic

16. The Dead Sea is between:

a) Egypt and Sudan    b) Israel and Jordan ✅    c) Turkey and Syria    d) Iraq and Iran

17. The Bermuda Triangle is in:

a) Pacific    b) Atlantic Ocean ✅    c) Indian Ocean    d) Arctic

18. The Amazon River is in:

a) Africa    b) Asia    c) South America ✅    d) North America

19. The Great Barrier Reef is in:

a) USA    b) Australia ✅    c) Brazil    d) India

20. Mount Kilimanjaro is in:

a) Kenya    b) Tanzania ✅    c) South Africa    d) Egypt

21. The Sahara Desert is in:

a) Asia    b) Africa ✅    c) Australia    d) South America

22. Victoria Falls is between:

a) Tanzania and Kenya    b) Zambia and Zimbabwe ✅    c) Uganda and Congo    d) Ethiopia and Sudan

23. The Yangtze River is in:

a) India    b) Japan    c) China ✅    d) Korea

24. The Caspian Sea is the largest:

a) Ocean    b) River    c) Lake (by area) ✅    d) Island

25. Niagara Falls is between:

a) USA and Canada ✅    b) USA and Mexico    c) Brazil and Argentina    d) India and Nepal

26. The Ring of Fire is in:

a) Atlantic    b) Pacific Ocean ✅    c) Indian Ocean    d) Arctic

27. UNO has _____ member states:

a) 190    b) 193 ✅    c) 195    d) 200

28. The 5 permanent members of Security Council:

a) USA UK France Russia China ✅    b) USA UK Germany Russia China    c) USA UK France India China    d) USA UK France Russia Japan

29. The International Court of Justice is in:

a) New York    b) Geneva    c) The Hague (Netherlands) ✅    d) London

30. The World Trade Organization HQ is in:

a) New York    b) Geneva ✅    c) Washington DC    d) London

31. OPEC deals with:

a) Education    b) Health    c) Oil/Petroleum ✅    d) Agriculture

32. The EU uses which common currency?

a) Dollar    b) Pound    c) Euro ✅    d) Franc

33. The Commonwealth has how many members?

a) 40    b) 50    c) 56 ✅    d) 60

34. NATO was established in:

a) 1945    b) 1949 ✅    c) 1955    d) 1960

35. The G-7 countries are:

a) USA UK France Germany Italy Japan Canada ✅    b) USA UK France Germany India Japan Canada    c) USA UK France Germany Italy China Canada    d) USA UK France Russia Italy Japan Canada

36. ASEAN is an organization of:

a) African countries    b) Southeast Asian countries ✅    c) South American countries    d) European countries

37. The African Union (AU) has HQ in:

a) Lagos    b) Cairo    c) Addis Ababa ✅    d) Nairobi

38. The Arab League HQ is in:

a) Riyadh    b) Dubai    c) Cairo ✅    d) Amman

39. Interpol HQ is in:

a) Washington    b) London    c) Lyon (France) ✅    d) Berlin

40. The first man on moon was:

a) Yuri Gagarin    b) Neil Armstrong ✅    c) Buzz Aldrin    d) John Glenn

41. The first woman in space was:

a) Sally Ride    b) Valentina Tereshkova ✅    c) Kalpana Chawla    d) Mae Jemison

42. The inventor of dynamite was:

a) Edison    b) Alfred Nobel ✅    c) Einstein    d) Bell

43. Nobel Prizes are given in how many fields?

a) 4    b) 5    c) 6 (including Economics) ✅    d) 7

44. The smallest bone in human body is in:

a) Hand    b) Ear (Stapes) ✅    c) Nose    d) Foot

45. WHO was established in:

a) 1945    b) 1948 ✅    c) 1950    d) 1955

46. The speed of sound in air is approximately:

a) 343 m/s ✅    b) 300 m/s    c) 400 m/s    d) 500 m/s

47. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from:

a) UK    b) Germany    c) France ✅    d) Italy

48. Big Ben clock tower is in:

a) Paris    b) New York    c) London ✅    d) Berlin

49. The Eiffel Tower is in:

a) London    b) Paris ✅    c) Rome    d) Berlin

50. The currency of Russia is:

a) Dollar    b) Euro    c) Ruble ✅    d) Yen

51. The currency of South Korea is:

a) Yen    b) Yuan    c) Won ✅    d) Ringgit

52. Wall Street is famous for:

a) Fashion    b) Stock Exchange ✅    c) Movies    d) Music