Year 5 to 8 General Knowledge Quiz - week 2

Which non polar desert is the largest in the world?

• Kalahari

• Syrian Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

What is the largest county by size?

• Canada

• China

• USA

• Russia

Which river is the longest in Africa?

• Zambezi

• Nile

• Congo

• Niger

Which continent is the most populous?

^{(has the biggest population)}

• North America

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

The colored part of the human eye that controls how much light passes through the pupil is called the what?

• Iris

• Lens

• Cornea

• Retina

What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?

• Follicle

• Epidermis

• Melanin

• Sweat glands

Which tooth is the molar?

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How many bones in the adult human body?

• 106

• 156

• 206

• 256

What is another name for the Black Plague that killed millions of people from 1346 to 1353?

• Bucolic plague

• Bubonic plague

• Biblical plague

• Bubotic plague

When did World War 2 start and end?

• 1929 to 1935

• 1949 to 1955

• 1959 to 1965

• 1939 to 1945