General Knowledge
Which mountain range separates Pakistan from Afghanistan?
Hindu Kush
Which Jewish holiday celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple?
Hanukkah
This island nation in the Indian Ocean is made up of over 1,000 coral islands and is known for luxury tourism and climate risk.
Maldives
This part of the cell is known as the "brain" because it controls the cell's activities.
nucleus
Which famous Buddhist emperor’s inscriptions were found in Pakistan, indicating his influence there?
Ashoka
In which year did Pakistan conduct its first nuclear tests?
1998
This ancient Indian religion emphasises nonviolence (ahimsa), practices strict vegetarianism, and its followers often wear masks to avoid harming even insects.
Jainism
The Rub’ al Khali, or Empty Quarter, one of the world’s largest sand deserts, lies largely in this country.
Saudi Arabia
What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?
100°C
In the 19th century, this European power waged war not only to open Chinese ports to trade but also to legalize the opium trade, permanently altering the balance of power in East Asia and contributing to the eventual fall of the Qing dynasty.
Britain
What is the name of the longest river in the world?
Nile River
The Swat Valley in Pakistan was historically significant for the spread of which religion before the Islamic era?
Buddhism
This South Asian country has the world’s highest motorable road, the Khardung La Pass.
India
Which Pakistani physicist won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979?
Abdus Salam
What treaty ended World War I in 1919?
Treaty of Versailles
This was the name of the famous cricket stadium where Imran Khan scored the winning runs in the 1992 World Cup final.
Melbourne Cricket Ground?
In 712 CE, this Umayyad general led the Muslim conquest of Sindh, considered the gateway of Islam into South Asia.
Muhammad bin Qasim
This landlocked Central Asian country was once a key stop on the Silk Road and was part of the Soviet Union.
Uzbekistan
The population of Pakistan was around 240 million in 2023. If 60% of the population is under the age of 30, approximately how many people is that?
144 million
(240 million × 0.60 = 144 million)
The city of Taxila, an ancient center of learning, was part of which historical empire?
Maurya
This six-letter word refers to a word or phrase that is spelled the same forwards and backwards and comes from Greek roots meaning “again” and “run.”
Palindrome
Which empire did the Rashidun Caliphate defeat at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah?
Sasanian Empire
This South American nation, once the center of a vast pre-Columbian empire, has no access to the Atlantic Ocean despite being in a continent mostly bordered by it.
Bolivia
Two trains start from the same point and travel in opposite directions. One travels at 60 km/h, the other at 90 km/h. How far apart are they after 1.5 hours?
225 km
Which empire’s decline led to the “Great Game” rivalry between Britain and Russia in Central Asia?
Ottoman Empire