GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
THINGS GRANDMA KNOWS
ANIMALS
RIDDLES & BRAINTEASER
WEIRD BUT TRUE
100

Which country has the most time zones (including overseas territories)?

WHAT IS FRANCE?

100

What traditional method preserved lemons without refrigeration

WHAT IS Salt curing / Sun-pickling ?

100

Which animal has a long trunk?

ELEPHANT
100

What has hands but can’t clap?

WHAT IS CLOCK?

100

Humans share about 60% of their DNA with this fruit

WHAT IS BANANA?

200

Which blood type is known as the universal donor?

WHAT IS O POSITIVE?

200

What oil was traditionally used to light lamps in temples?

WHAT IS Gingelly (Sesame) oil?

200

Which bird cannot fly and lives in Antarctica?

PENGUIN

200

What has a neck but no head?

WHAT IS BOTTLE?

200

This was once used as toothpaste in ancient times

WHAT IS CHARCOAL?

300

What ancient trade route connected Asia with Europe?

WHAT IS SILK ROAD?

300

WWhat was the name of the handwritten family record of births and marriages? 

WHAT IS Vamshavali / Kulvruttant ?

300

Which animal has the longest lifespan on land?

TORTOISE

300

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

WHAT IS FOOTSTEPS?

300

This animal can live without its head for days.

WHAT IS COCKROACH?

400

What is the longest bone in the human body?

WHAT IS FEMUR?

400

What handwritten book did families keep to record land, debts, and harvests?

WHAT IS BAHI KHATA?

400

Which animal builds dams in rivers?

BEAVERS

400

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?

WHAT IS BANK?

400

This animal can taste with its feet.

WHAT IS BUTTERFLY?

500

What was the original name of Sri Lanka?

WHAT IS CEYLON?

500

What traditional measurement was used before kilograms for grains?

WHAT IS Seer / Mana ?

500

Which animal has the most legs?

MILLIPEDE

500

What disappears the moment you say its name?

WHAT IS SILENCE?
500

This ancient Indian city had advanced drainage systems 4,500 years ago.

WHAT IS Mohenjo-daro?