General Knowledge

Explanation: The highest recorded temperature on Earth was in Death Valley, California.

Explanation: The 'Princess of Hope' rock formation is in Lasbela, Balochistan.

Explanation: Bahadur Shah Zafar was imprisoned in Rangoon (Yangon).

Explanation: ANTARA is the news agency of Indonesia.

Explanation: Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom and war.

Explanation: In US politics, 'the Veep' is the Vice-President.

Explanation: Topeka' means 'potato' (a good place to dig potatoes) in the Kansa language.

Explanation: The telegraph's invention ended the Pony Express.

Explanation: Mount Whitney is the highest peak in the contiguous US.

Explanation: Firdausi was a Persian poet, author of the Shahnameh (both descriptions apply).