Quiz questions about Pakistan (Questions only)

1. What PP won the 1988 Pakistan general election?

2. Between which two countries can one find the THAR desert?

3. In April 2007, severe clashes between two rival factions erupted in Parachinar. In which country is Parachinar?

4. What is the only country in the world that has an acroynm for a name ?

5. In India or Pakistan what is a tandoor?

6. Hollywood is in L A, Bollywood in Bombay. In which city is Lollywood?

7. What currency is used in Pakistan?

8. Between which two countries was the largest refugee wave in history?

9. Since 1947, the Radcliffe Line is a boundary which separates which two countries?

10. Which two countries are separated by the 2,640 kilometer (1,610 mile) long Durand Line?

11. What is the national language of Pakistan?

12. India shares land borders with how many countries?

13. Which new country was formed in 1971 at the end of the Pakistan / India conflict?

14. What is the capital of Pakistan?

15. According to the UN (2007 stats), in which four countries are the most people executed each year? One point for each correct answer.

16. The suffix 'stan' in Pakistan means "place of" or "land". What does 'Pak' mean?

17. Name the former Pakistani Prime Minister sacked in 1990 amid accusations of constitutional manipulation?

18. Which England cricket captain had an on-field altercation with the umpire in a Test match in Pakistan?

19. Name the prime minister of Pakistan who was overthrown by a military coup and executed?

20. What is the name of the historic pass into the north-west frontier of Pakistan from Afghanistan