General Knowledge

Which British Prime Minister served the longest continuous term in the 20th century?

• Winston Churchill

• Margaret Thatcher

• Harold Wilson

• Tony Blair

Which planet in our solar system has the shortest day, completing a rotation in just under 10 hours?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

What is the chemical symbol for the element with atomic number 26?

• Fe

• Au

• Pb

• Ag

Who wrote the epic poem "Paradise Lost"?

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• John Milton

• William Wordsworth

• William Shakespeare

If a rectangular garden measures 12 metres by 9 metres, what is its area in square metres?

• 108

• 96

• 21

• 42

Which part of the human brain is responsible for regulating balance and coordination?

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Medulla oblongata

• Hypothalamus

At what temperature (in degrees Celsius) does pure ethanol boil at standard atmospheric pressure?

• 78.4°C

• 100°C

• 0°C

• 56.7°C

Which river is the longest in Great Britain?

• Thames

• Severn

• Trent

• Clyde

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

Which of the following numbers is both a square number and a cube number?

• 16

• 36

• 64

• 81