General Knowledge 2nd Round Grade 8 & 9

During the period from 1346 to 1556 Adan epidemic spread to about 1/3 of population in Europe and North Africa. This epidemic, which migrated from China to Europe spread through Europe doing great damage. It is known as the worst pandemic ever in the world and it also known as the Black Death. What is that disease?

• Diarrhea

• Plague

• Smallpox

• Leprosy

Martin Wickramasinghe is acclaimed as the father of modern Sinhala Literature. His books have been translated into many languages. Madol Duwa, Gamperaliya, Viragaya, are some of his famous books. His first book has been published in 1914. what is that book?

• Soma

• Lila

• Kaliyugaya

• Bava Tharanaya

This famous cricket player known as the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the highest run scorer of all time in international cricket (18426 runs) and the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries. He also hold the record for the most runs in both Test and ODI cricket. Name this player?

• Mahela Sangakkara

• Sanath Jayasuriya

• Chris Gayle

• S.R. Thendulkar

In this October the elder daughter of the crown prince of Japan, princess Mako get married. This royal marriage and the whole rayal family became very popular. So who is the current Emperor of Japan?

• Naruhito

• Akihito

• Hirohito

• Famihito

The worlds first arcade video game was avery simple Tennis game, named Pong. In 1972 it released by the American game manufacturer Atari. Who create it ?

• William Hinginbotham

• Allan Alcorn

• Markus Persson

• Jens Bergensten