General Knowledge
About Sri Lanka
Literature
Riddles I
Riddles II
100

Who is known as the father of modern physics?


Albert Einstein  

100

How many Monsoon seasons are There in Sri Lanka?

2

100

He is a wooden puppet whose nose grows longer whenever he tells a lie, and he dreams of becoming a real boy.

Pinocchio 

100

What can you catch, but not throw?

A cold

100

What comes down but never goes up?

Rain

200

Who was the first Prime Minister of India?


Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

200

Who was Sri Lanka's First Female Prime minister?

Sirimavo Bandaranayake

200

This British author wrote the beloved "Harry Potter" series, which follows the life of a young wizard and his friends.

J.K. Rowling 

200

What has hands but can't clap?

A clock

200

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

Candle 

300

In what year did the Titanic sink?


1912

300

What is the Highest point in Sri Lanka?

Piduruthalagala

300

This girl has two wicked stepsisters and a fairy godmother who helps her attend the prince's ball.

Cinderella 

300

What has many keys but can't open a single lock?

A piano

300

What gets wetter as it dries?

A towel 

400

What is the chemical symbol for table salt?


    NaCl (Sodium Chloride)

400

Which former cricketer is widely regarded as one of greatest bowlers in the history of Cricket? He is the only bowler to take 800 Test wickets.

 

Mutthayyah Muralitharan

400

What classic children's book features a mischievous character named Tom Sawyer?

 "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain

400

What begins and has no end and is the ending of all that begins?

The letter "g"

400

What belongs to you but is used more by others?

Your name

500

Who composed the famous symphony "Symphony No. 9"?


Ludwig van Beethoven

500

On which Sector of the Economy does Sri Lanka depend ?

Tourism

500

What is the name of the young boy who never grows up in the story "Peter Pan"?


Peter pan

500

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

Pencil lead/graphite.

500

What can you hold without ever touching it?

A conversation