General Knowledge MCQs

Alexander the Great conquered territories from Greece to parts of South Asia.
His campaigns spread Hellenistic culture.

The Berlin Wall opened in November 1989.
Its fall became a symbol of the end of Cold War divisions in Europe.

Severe vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.
Symptoms include weak gums, bruising, and poor wound healing.

A thermometer measures temperature.
Different types use liquids, electronics, or infrared radiation.

Pompeii was buried under volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius.
Its remains preserve much information about Roman life.

Christopher Columbus reached islands in the Caribbean in 1492.
His voyage connected Europe and the Americas on a sustained basis.

Vitamin D deficiency can impair bone mineralization in children.
The resulting condition is called rickets.

A seismograph records ground motion caused by earthquakes.
The recorded trace is called a seismogram.

Constantinople served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
The city is now known as Istanbul.

Vasco da Gama reached India by sea in 1498.
He sailed around the southern tip of Africa.

Iron is a key component of hemoglobin.
Insufficient iron can lead to iron-deficiency anemia.

Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II captured Constantinople in 1453.
The event ended the Byzantine Empire.