Facts & GK

The only animal that can't jump ?

• ox

• Hippopotamus

• Elephant

• Buffalo

Coulrophobia means fear of what?

• high places

• worms

• stairs

• clowns

Answer explanation

Coulrophobia brings on feelings of fear when you see clowns or clown images. It’s a specific phobic disorder that causes anxiety, a racing heart, nausea and profuse sweating

The shortest war in history lasted how long?

• 2 weeks

• 5 days

• 12 hours

• 38 minutes

Answer explanation

The Anglo-Zanzibar War was a military conflict fought between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war in history.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Zanzibar_War

What does a ‘light year’ measure?

• Speed

• Time

• Distance

• Sound

Answer explanation

A light-year is the distance light travels in one Earth year. A light year is exactly 9,460,730,472,580.8 kilometres.

How many brains do octopus have?

• 3

• 1

• 6

• 9

Which planet has the shortest path around the Sun?

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

Butterflies taste with their...

• feet

• nose

• wings

• eyes

Match the following

• the study of human races, cultures, and societies

• geology

• the study of rocks and minerals in the Earth

• etymology

• the study of words and their origins (beginnings)

• anthropology

Which of the following state is know as Orchid state of India?

• Andhra Pradesh

• Tamil Nadu

• Kerala

• Arunachal Pradesh

Doug Engelbart invented the first computer mouse in around 1964. What was it made from?

• Plastic

• Wood

• Metal

• Cardboard

Answer explanation