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HouseVrbasso - General Knowledge

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Blood is filtered by which pair of organs?

a)

kidney

b)

Liver

c)

Stomach

d)

Lungs

2.

Which planet is the fifth from the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Earth

3.

Who developed the theory of relativity?

a)

Einstein

b)

Darwin

c)

Newton

d)

Bohr

4.

In which country is Mount Everest?

a)

Senegal

b)

Nepal

c)

China

d)

Mongolia

5.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

6.

Which ocean is to the east of Africa?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Antartic

d)

Atlantic

7.

Which country is not in Europe?

a)

Albania

b)

Algeria

c)

Hungary

d)

Germany

8.

Which vitamin is abundant in citrus fruits?

a)

Vitamin C

b)

Vitamin B

c)

Vitamin A

d)

Vitamin E

9.

How many legs does a butterfly have?

a)

Six

b)

Eight

c)

Four

d)

Two

10.

How many islands make up Japan?

a)

1000 islands

b)

over 3000 islands

c)

6 islands

d)

10 islands

11.

What type of bridge was used to bring water to Roman cities ?

a)

Colosseum

b)

Dactulius

c)

Aqueduct

d)

Corsica

12.
What is the highest mountain in Japan ?
a)
Mount Honshu
b)
Mount Toruki
c)
Mount Fuji
d)
Mount Umachi
13.
In what city would you find a gondola ?
a)
Copenhagen
b)
Venice
c)
Oslo
d)
Berlin
14.
What is the smallest country ?
a)
Vanuatu
b)
San Marino 
c)
Vatican City 
d)
Lesotho
15.
What is the German word for Germany ?
a)
Grimmzerg
b)
Fruelin
c)
Deutschland
d)
Osterreich
16.

What city's mascot is a "Merlion" ?

a)

Philippines

b)

Malaysia

c)

Singapore

d)

Indonesia

17.

The biggest planet with the most moons is________

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

18.
Name the longest reptile in the world.
a)
Viper
b)
King Cobra
c)
Alligator lizard
d)
Anaconda snake
19.

"Opera" is an art began in _______ in the 1500s.

a)

France

b)

Europe

c)

Italy

d)

Greece

20.

The body's largest organ is _______

a)

skin

b)

lungs

c)

liver

d)

heart

21.

Blood makes up about ____ of the weight of a human body.

a)

5%

b)

7%

c)

15%

d)

30%

22.

"A metal ball and a rubber ball of the same size is dropped in the same time"

Which ball reaches the ground first?

a)

Metal ball

b)

Rubber ball

c)

Both balls

d)

No ball

23.

The Platypus lays eggs, but it belongs to ______

a)

Bird

b)

Reptile

c)

Mammal

d)

None of the above

24.

Which of the following organism carries out photosynthesis?

a)

Algae

b)

Virus

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungus

25.

Nelson Mandela was the former president of ________.

a)

South America

b)

South Africa

c)

India

d)

USA

26.
On TV, who did the character Lurch work for?
a)
The Simpsons
b)
The Addams Family
c)
The Flintstones
d)
The Jetsons
27.

What are the names of the feuding families in Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Moore and Cross

b)

Middleton and Crisp

c)

Montague and Capulet

d)

Monroe and Cupid

28.

In which modern day country would you find the region of Transylvania?

a)

Romania

b)

Holland

c)

Albania

d)

Sweden

29.

In which country is Mount Everest?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Nepal

c)

Canada

d)

Austria

30.

Who was President during the Civil War?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

John Adams

d)

Abraham Lincoln

31.

Damper is an iconic dish of which country?

a)

Canada

b)

Australia

c)

Ireland

d)

New Zealand

32.

Before being dried, which fruit was a prune?

a)

Plum

b)

Peach

c)

Apricot

d)

Nectarine

33.

Who is the evil sorcerer in the Disney film "Aladdin"?

a)

The Genie

b)

Princess Jasmine

c)

Abu

d)

Jafar

34.

What type of battles took place during the Battle of Britain, fought against Germany in 1940?

a)

Naval Battles

b)

Ground Battles

c)

Air Battles

d)

Submarine Battles

35.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

meercat

b)

mearkat

c)

mearcat

d)

meerkat

36.

What is this?

a)

grapefruit

b)

persimmon

c)

artichoke

d)

pomegranate

37.

Whose flag is this?

a)

France

b)

Slovakia

c)

Russia

d)

Netherlands

38.

On the Periodic Table what is the symbol for Gold

a)

Go

b)

Gd

c)

Au

d)

Ag

39.

Which male singer had hit songs in 2016 with 'Sorry' and 'Love Yourself'?

a)

Justin Timberlake

b)

Justin Bieber

c)

Calvin Harris

d)

Charlie Puth

40.
Can you unscramble the following word to reveal a shape: AXGNOEH?
a)
Octogon
b)
Triangle
c)
Hexagon
d)
Square
41.

Who invented the telephone

a)

John Grisham

b)

Alan Walker

c)

Stevie Wonder

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

42.

Which part of speech are the following: quickly, rapidly, seriously.

a)

Adjective

b)

Noun

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

43.
What has the scientific formula H2O?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Water
d)
Vapour
44.
What sport uses the terms love, match, and volley?
a)
volleyball
b)
badmitton
c)
tennis
d)
polo
45.

Who is Winnie the Pooh's gloomy donkey friend?

a)

Tigger

b)

Rabbit

c)

Christopher Robin

d)

Eeyore

46.

The process of cell division can take place by...

a)

osmosis

b)

fusion

c)

mitosis

d)

fission

47.

What two colours make green?

a)

Yellow/ red

b)

Blue/red

c)

Orange/pink

d)

Yellow/blue

48.
What isTaylor Swift's middle name
a)
Grace
b)
Allison
c)
Brooke
d)
Anne
49.
 What is Adele's hit song in 2015/2016
a)
When We were Young
b)
Remedy
c)
Rolling in the Deep
d)
 Hello 
50.
How long is a marathon?
a)
39,451 km
b)
42,193 km
c)
45,870 km
d)
48, 698 km
51.

Which of the following is not a name of Ninja Turtle

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Donatello

c)

Galileo

d)

Raphael

52.
What part of the body does a dermatologist deal with ?
a)
Eyes
b)
Skin
c)
Brain
d)
Ears
53.

What is the third element in the Periodic Table ?

a)

Beryllium

b)

Helium

c)

Lithium

d)

Magnesium

54.

What island do lemurs come from ?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Madagascar

c)

Fiji

d)

Maldives

55.

Who was the first woman to

win a Nobel Prize ?

a)

Marilyn Monroe

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Mariah Carey

d)

Mandy Moore

56.

Who founded Facebook ?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Mark Zuckerberg

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Warren Buffett

57.

In what city is the world's tallest building ?

a)

Manila

b)

France

c)

Brazil

d)

Dubai

58.
In photography, what does SLR stand for?
a)
Super Long Range
b)
Standard Lens Ring
c)
Single Lens Reflex
d)
Solar Lasing Relay
59.

What do you call the time span of one thousand years?

a)

millennnium

b)

decade

c)

century

d)

era

60.

How many squares are there on a chessboard?

a)

64

b)

24

c)

86

d)

39

61.

Who wrote a series of novels about orcs, hobbits, goblins, and elves?

a)

JR Tolkien

b)

Howard Hughes

c)

Curtis Reed

d)

Ayn Rand

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