General Knowledge

The crocodile in Disney's Peter Pan is famously known as 'Tick Tock' because of the ticking clock it swallowed, which alerts Captain Hook to its presence.

A philatelist is a person who collects and studies postage stamps. Therefore, the correct answer is 'Stamps'.

The highest military award of Italy is the Medal for Valor (Medaglia al Valor Militare), awarded for acts of bravery in combat. The Victoria Cross is a British award, and 'Iran Cross' is not a recognized military award.

Lucian Freud, a renowned British painter, is known for his portraits and was involved in a recent controversy regarding a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The other options are either unrelated or not artists.

William Henry Perkin is credited with inventing the first synthetic dye, mauveine, in 1856, which marked the beginning of the synthetic dye industry.

The Montgolfier brothers, Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne, are credited with inventing the hot air balloon in the 18th century, making option B the correct answer.

Option B is incorrect because the Royal Observatory of Greenwich is located in London, not Copenhagen. Option A is correct as the equator is at zero degrees latitude. Option C is also correct since altitude refers to height above sea level. Option D is incorrect because not all statements are wrong.

Orville and Wilbur Wright are credited with inventing and successfully flying the first powered airplane in 1903, making them the correct answer. Frank Whittle invented the jet engine, Otto is associated with the internal combustion engine, and 'None of these' is incorrect.

The Corbillon Cup is the trophy awarded to the women's team champions at the World Table Tennis Championships. It was donated by Marcel Corbillon, former President of the French Table Tennis Association, in 1933 and first awarded in 1934. Therefore, the correct sport associated with the Corbillon Cup is Table Tennis, not Lawn Tennis or any other sport.

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, orbiting at an average distance of about 58 million kilometers, closer than Venus, Earth, or Saturn.