Deck 1: Famous Literature, History and Culture

Question 1

Famous Novel "The Three Musketeers" was written by

A)Alexander Dumas
B)George Eliot
C)Thomas Hardy
D)Victor Hugo.

Answer 1

Alexander Dumas

Question 2

Famous English Poet John Keats died of T.B at the age of:

A)30
B)20
C)25
D)35

Answer 2

25

Question 3

Play "Othello" was written by:

A)Shakespeare
B)Bernard Shaw
C)Russell
D)Milton

Answer 3

Shakespeare

Question 4

Famous Economist "Karl Marx" belongs to:

A)England
B)U.S.A
C)Former U.S.S.R
D)Germany

Question 5

The theme of the famous play "Caeser and Cleopatra" by G.B. Shaw is a:

A)Romance
B)History
C)Tragedy
D)Comedy

Question 6

Master piece Novels "War and Peace" and "Anana Karenina" was written by

A)Hardly
B)Oscar Wild
C)Tolstoy
D)None of the above

Question 7

Famous English Poet "William Wordsworth" died in

A)1849
B)1850
C)1851
D)1852

Question 8

"John Milton" was a famous English poet. What tragedy was faced by him at his old age ?

A)Lost his son
B)Lost his eye sight
C)Lost his legs
D)Lost his all property

Question 9

"Khushal Khan Khattak" was a famous poet of:

A)Balochi Language
B)Urdu Language
C)Barohi Language
D)Pushto Language

Question 10

"Abdul Latif Bhitai" was a famous poet of:

A)Barohi Language
B)Sindhi Language
C)Urdu Language
D)Balochi Language

Question 11

Which of the following countries is under an absolute monarchy:

A)Norway
B)Kuwait
C)Thailand
D)Oman

Question 12

December 3, (every year) is observed all over the world as:

A)International Literacy Day.
B)International Civil Aviation Day.
C)International Day of Disabled Persons.
D)International Day of Human Rights.

Question 13

The "Holy Quran" was translated first time in:

A)Persian
B)Sindhi
C)Pushto
D)Ibrani

Question 14

"Waris Shah" a Punjabi Poet is famous for his:

A)Heer Ranjha
B)Laila Majnu
C)Mirza Sahiban
D)Sohni Mahenwal

Question 15

"Hayat-e-Jawaid" written by Altaf Hussain Hali is on the life of:

A)Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
B)Ghalib
C)Saadi Shirazi
D)None of the above

Question 16

Famous Novel "Pride and Prejudice" is written by:

A)Jane Eyre
B)Jane Austen
C)Emily Broute
D)Byron

Question 17

Archaeologists have recently revealed through a research that the Roman Empire was destroyed by the fatal disease of:

A)Malaria
B)Plague
C)Influenza
D)Cholera.

Question 18

Famous Novel "A Tale of Two Cities is written by:

A)Thomas Hardy
B)Alexander Dumas History, Culture and Civilization 3
C)Charles Dickens
D)None of the above.

Question 19

An English writer known for his free translation of the "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" is:

A)Byron
B)Shelly
C)Edward Fitzgerald
D)Coleridge

Question 20

"Taj Mahal" a magnificent white marble mausoleum is situated at

A)Delhi
B)Hyderabad
C)Ahmadabad
D)Agra

Question 21

The only mosque in the world with six minaretes is the Blue Mosque" or the "Mosque of Sultan Ahmad". It is situated at

A)Tehran
B)Istanbul
C)Jaddah
D)Cairo

Question 22

"Elysee Palace" is the official residence of:

A)President of Italy
B)President of France
C)Prime Minister of England
D)President of Turkey

Question 23

"Rohtas Fort" is situated near Jhelum. It was built by:

A)Shah Jehan
B)Akbar
C)Sher Shah Suri
D)Aurengzab

Question 24

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) was the King of:

A)Egypt
B)Portugal
C)Macedonia
D)Greece.

Question 25

"Queen's House" is the official residence of:

A)President of Sri Lanka
B)Head of the State of Canada
C)Royal Family of Manacco
D)None of the above