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General Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A septennial event happens how often?

a)

Every 5 years

b)

Every 8 years

c)

Every 7 years

d)

Every 70 years

2.

Ascorbic acid is the name for which vitamin?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

What is the normal lifespan of an Asian Elephant?

a)

25-30 years

b)

55-70 years

c)

70-80 years

d)

80-90 years

4.

Which city's airport is named after George Best?

a)

Belfast

b)

Liverpool

c)

Manchester

d)

Aberdeen

5.

Which film won the most awards at the 2018 oscars?

a)

The Darkest Hour

b)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

c)

Paddington 2

d)

The Shape of Water

6.

Who won the Best Actor award for his portrayal of a famous wartime leader?

a)

Gary Oldman

b)

George Clooney

c)

Johnny Depp

d)

Tom Hanks

7.

What was the name of the storm which brought the snow in March?

a)

Emily

b)

Laura

c)

Martha

d)

Emma

8.

Wimbledon 2017 was won by the 14th seed who surprisingly defeated Venus WIlliams in the final. Can you name her?

a)

Daria Gavrilova

b)

Garbiñe Muguruza

c)

Svetlana Kuznetsova

d)

Halep, Simona

9.

How many players are their on an Olympic curling team?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

3

10.

Which English footballer was a member of the 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970 England World Cup Finals squads?

a)

Gary Lineker

b)

Bobby Moore

c)

Bobby Charlton

d)

Gordon Banks

11.

The Glazers family are most commonly associated with which English football team?

a)

Manchester City

b)

Manchester United

c)

Liverpool

d)

Newcastle United

12.

Ed Sheeran kicked off 2018 with a number track said to be inspired by a visit to James Blunt's in Ibiza. What was the title of the song?

a)

Fabulous

b)

Brilliant

c)

Marvellous

d)

Perfect

13.

The soundtrack to which Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron film spent weeks at the top of the British Album charts in early 2018?

a)

The Greatest Showman

b)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

c)

Dunkirk

d)

The Shape of Water

14.

'Man in the Woods' is the first studio album release in five years by which former N-Sync band member?

a)

Justin Bieber

b)

Justin Timberlake

c)

Justin Time

d)

Justin Case

15.

The Spice Girls are set to reform in 2018. Which song became their final number one single prior to the band's initial breakup?

a)

Wannabe

b)

Goodbye

c)

Viva Forever

d)

Holler

16.

What is the largest city in the world in terms of population?

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

Beijing

d)

Sydney

17.

Where is the Bridge of Sighs?

a)

Vienna

b)

Florence

c)

Venice

d)

Paris

18.

The Costa Brava lies within which region in Spain?

a)

Galicia

b)

Andalucia

c)

Cantabria

d)

Catalonia

19.

Which city in South America was founded by the Portuguese in March 1565?

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Lima

c)

Rio de Janiero

d)

Bogota

20.

Established in 1862, which was the world's first national park?

a)

Lake District

b)

Yellowstone

c)

Nairobi

d)

Kruger