General Knowledge Challenge

1. What is the capital of France?

• Rome

• Berlin

• Madrid

• Paris

a) Berlin b) Madrid c) Paris d) Rome

• Athens

• Brussels

• Paris

• Lisbon

2. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

• Saturn

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

a) Earth b) Mars c) Jupiter d) Venus

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Mars

3. Who wrote 'Romeo and Juliet'?

• Jane Austen

• William Shakespeare

• Mark Twain

• Charles Dickens

a) Charles Dickens b) Mark Twain c) William Shakespeare d) Jane Austen

• Leo Tolstoy

• Ernest Hemingway

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• William Shakespeare

4. True or False: The Great Wall of China is visible from space.

• True

• Only from low Earth orbit

• False

• Visible with the naked eye

• A myth perpetuated by tourists

5. True or False: Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.

• Water boils at 100 degrees Fahrenheit at sea level.

• Water boils at 120 degrees Celsius at sea level.

• True

• Water boils at 90 degrees Celsius at sea level.

6. The process by which plants make their food is called __________.

• photosynthesis

• transpiration

• respiration

• digestion

7. The largest mammal in the world is the __________.

• great white shark

• humpback whale

• elephant

• blue whale