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Pakistan is a country located in South Asia, known for its rich culture, history and diverse landscapes. It was created in 1947 after the partition of British India, and it is the only Muslim-majority country to have been created in the name of Islam. Pakistan is home to a diverse population, with multiple ethnic and linguistic groups.
Pakistan has a rich history, including the Indus Valley Civilization, which is one of the oldest in the world. The country has been ruled by various empires and dynasties, including the Mughals, who left behind a legacy of art and architecture that is still visible today. Pakistan is also known for its traditional crafts, such as truck art, which is a form of decorative art that is painted on the sides of trucks and buses, and its vibrant music and dance scene.
Pakistan is also known for its diverse geography, ranging from the Himalayan mountain range in the north, to the Arabian Sea in the south. Some of the famous tourist destinations in Pakistan include the northern areas, such as the Hunza Valley and the Karakoram Highway, the ancient Indus Valley Civilization ruins in Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, and the beautiful Lahore, known for its Mughal-era architecture. Trivia questions about Pakistan can range from its history, culture, and geography to its art, music and famous tourist destinations, making it a great topic for a trivia night or quiz.
1. Corridors to Mongolia and Russia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh and India are a few parts of the massive Belt and Road Initiative carried out over the past two decades by what ginormous country?
Answer: China
2. Punjab is a transnational region in South Asia encompassing eastern Pakistan and the northwest of which other country?
Answer: India
3. What is the four-letter word for a women's garment from India made of an unstitched drape up to nine meters in length that is typically wrapped around the waist with one end draped over the shoulder?
Answer: Sari
4. What is the stonefruit that is the national fruit of India, Haiti, and the Philippines? Strangely enough, is also the summer national fruit of Pakistan. Using seasons to claim four different national fruits: brilliant.
Answer: Mango
5. What "H" is the name of both the fourth-largest city in India and the eighth-largest in Pakistan?
Answer: Hyperabad
6. In June 2022, which country’s senior minister, Ahsan Iqbal, asked citizens to cut down on tea drinking to save the economy (the nation is the world’s largest importer of tea—and it’s not cheap!)?
Answer: Pakistan
7. What Indo-Aryan language is the official national language of Pakistan? “U” may or may not get the answer.
Answer: Urdu
8. Hosting duties for the 2011 Cricket World Cup went to India, Sri Lanka, and what third country which replaced Pakistan as hosts?
Answer: Bangladesh
9. Harvard grad Benazir Bhutto became the first Muslim woman to serve as a head of government when she became the prime minister of what nation in 1988?
Answer: Pakistan
10. The Carabao, or Manila, is a particularly sweet variety of what national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines?
Answer: Mango
11. What retired cricket star and former prime minister of Pakistan anagrams to ARM IN HANK?
Answer: Imran Khan
12. The FDA started regulating the manufacturing process of microwave ovens the same year in which Bangladesh separated from Pakistan. In what decade did both of these events occur?
Answer: 1970s
13. Kharif crops, including chili peppers, mangos, and rice, are ones planted from June to November, known as what specific "season" in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh?
Answer: Monsoon Season
14. What diamond, owned by the British crown, is currently the subject of demands for return by India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan? The gem was acquired by Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria.
Answer: Koh-i-noor
15. According to the U.S. State Department's website, one of its activities is working with India and Pakistan to resolve issues between these two countries, including nuclear arms and the status of what disputed region? The region in question is divided into areas controlled by India, Pakistan, and China.
Answer: Kashmir
16. Which international border in Afghanistan and Pakistan was established by a British diplomat of the Indian Civil Service in 1893?
Answer: Durand Line
17. What modern-day country was known as East Pakistan until 1972, after a war of liberation waged against its distant western region?
Answer: Bangladesh
18. Created in 1986 by two brothers from Pakistan, the first computer virus for the MS-DOS system shared its name with what major organ?
Answer: Brain
19. Which language that starts with P is one of the main languages in India and Pakistan, and has more than 113 million speakers? The name originates from the Persian phrase for the “Five Waters” of the Indus River tributaries.
Answer: Punjabi
20. Operation Neptune Spear, the 2011 U.S. military operation that raided the compound housing Osama bin Laden, took place in Abbottabad, a city in which country?
Answer: Pakistan
21. In 1933, Choudhry Rahmat Ali published the pamphlet “Now or Never” in which he advocated for the creation of a new nation protecting 30 million Muslims living in Northwest British India. Ali took letters from the five northern units to name what Islamic Republic that ultimately declared its independence in 1947?
Answer: Pakistan
22. Which city is the largest in Pakistan and also the capital of Sindh?
Answer: Karachi
23. Which national capital city is geographically closest to India's New Delhi?
Answer: Islamabad
24. On August 14th of every year, what country celebrates its independence following the end of the British Raj? India's is one day later.
Answer: Pakistan
25. Which desert in northwest India, the world’s 20th largest desert by area, forms a natural border between India and Pakistan?
Answer: Thar Desert
26. The party PTI lost 23 seats in Pakistan's General Assembly in the 2024 general election, the first held after what PTI prime minister was removed from office by no-confidence vote and convicted of corruption?
Answer: Imran Khan
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