General Knowledge Quiz Grades 7 and 8

What one calls someone who is fearful of spiders.

• arachnid

• arachnidae

• arachnophobe

• arachnophobia

Which of the following “Scandipop” groups does NOT hail from a Nordic country?

• ABBA

• Ace of Base

• a-Ha

• Aqualung

Which of the following is NOT the capital city of the named African country?

• Abuja - Nigeria

• Accra - Ghana

• Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

• Arusha - Tanzania

The alphabet and script (lettering) used in many Slavic countries is known as:

• Castellar

• Continental

• Cursive

• Cyrillic

The American rapper who had number one hits “Bodak Yellow” and “Girls Like You” with the band Maroon 5 in 2017/2018 is …

• Cardi B

• Chance The Rapper

• Chanel West Coast

• Charli XCX

The Zulu king who came to power after assassinating his half-brother, King Chaka, was ...

• Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo

• Dingiswayo

• Dingane

• Dumisani

Grown by a viticulturist.

• garbanzo

• grain

• grape

• guava

What is the colour of the Gs in the Google logo?

• Blue

• Green

• Red

• Yellow

Complete the English phrase: “Necessity is the mother of … “:

• innovation

• intention

• intervention

• invention

NOT in the current Top Ten list of most popular names for female dogs:

• Millie

• Marley

• Maggie

• Molly