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General Knowledge Yo!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which 10-letter word beginning with C describes a bad-tempered or surly person?

a)

Cacomistle

b)

Cadaverine

c)

Curmudgeon

d)

Coromandel

2.

Which NRL team awards the Simon Mannering Medal?

a)

New Zealand Warriors

b)

Penrith Panthers

c)

Wests Tigers

d)

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

3.

What type of food is traditional Italian stracchino?

a)

Salami

b)

Pasta

c)

Potatoes

d)

Cheese

4.

Joseph Bates was a key figure in the formation of which of the following religions?

a)

Seventh-day Adventist Church

b)

Jehovah's Witnesses

c)

Church of the Latter Day Saints

d)

Church of Scientology

5.

The late Mickey Mantle was a legendary star in which US sport?

a)

Football

b)

Basketball

c)

Baseball

d)

Hockey

6.

Edo is the historical name of the Japanese city, Tokyo. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which TV personality wrote the book How To Be A Domestic Goddess?

a)

Nicole Richie

b)

Nigella Lawson

c)

Sharon Osbourne

d)

Tyra Banks

8.

What is England's national flower?

a)

The Rose

b)

The Bellflower

c)

The Sunflower

d)

The Edelweiss

9.

Which country has a capital city that starts with the letter 'Q'?

a)

England

b)

Egypt

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Ecuador

10.

What is England's second-largest city?

a)

Leeds

b)

Bristol

c)

Birmingham

d)

Manchester

11.

Wide Open Road” is a classic Australian song originally performed by which band?

a)

The Church

b)

The Triffids

c)

Icehouse

d)

Hunters and Collectors

12.

What was the first country to give women the vote in 1893?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Australia

c)

Iceland

d)

America

13.

Sliced bread was invented in:

a)

America in 1928

b)

France in 1962

c)

Australia in 1937

d)

Scotland in 1950

14.

What year did the Berlin Wall fall?

a)

1988

b)

1994

c)

1991

d)

1989

15.

In what year was Paul Keating elected as Prime Minister of Australia?

a)

1989

b)

1991

c)

1993

d)

1990

16.

What Body Part changes the least throughout a person’s life?

a)

Ears

b)

Nose

c)

Eyes

d)

Tongue

17.

In what country was Pac-Man video game released first ?

a)

America

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Canada

18.

Which song sat at the top of the ARIA chart for the longest during the 1980’s?

a)

I just called to say I love you – Stevie Wonder

b)

We are the World – USA for Africa

c)

I got you – Split Enz

d)

Wake me up before you Go-Go – WHAM

19.

What proportion of the oxygen pumped around your body is used by your brain?

a)

5%

b)

20%

c)

50%

d)

75%

20.

What is the speed of light?

a)

299,792,458 metres per second

b)

967,268,439 kilometres per second

c)

3.14159265359 metres per second

d)

3,598,689,696,123 kilometres per second