wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

KB Week 7

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This Dutch explorer was mutinied by his crew & cast out to sea to die.

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

James Cook

2.

Helen of Troy was the most beautiful woman during what famous era?

a)

The Middle Ages

b)

The Age of Heroes

c)

Odysseus' Adventures

d)

Great Greek Wars

3.

An Arthurian tale written in verse, this character completes the title, "_____ and the Green Knight".

a)

King Arthur

b)

Sir Gawain

c)

Sir Lancelot

d)

The Lady of the Lake

4.

This man was a Baptist minister & prominent leader of the civil rights movement in the 50-60s.

a)

Al Sharpton

b)

Stokely Carmichael

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Jesse Jackson Sr.

5.

This is the most common element in the Universe that exists as a diatomic gas.

a)

Helium

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

6.

Along with Plato, this man is known as the “Father of Western Philosophy.”

a)

Socrates

b)

Confucius

c)

Aristotle

d)

Lao Tzu

7.

Who is quoted as saying, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”?

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

John Glenn

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

8.

Mary Shelley penned this classic novel in 1818 as an early example of science fiction.

a)

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

b)

Dracula

c)

Frankenstein

d)

Brave New World

9.

The “Space Race” was between which 2 countries?

a)

Russia and United States

b)

United States and China

c)

Soviet Union and United States

d)

China and Russia

10.

Which of Plato's dialogues included a description of his ideal government?

a)

Democracy

b)

The Academy

c)

Cynicism

d)

Republic

11.

This man was a black Muslim civil rights activist in the 50-60s.

a)

Al Sharpton

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Medgar Evers

d)

Jesse Jackson Sr.

12.

Arachne boasted that her _____ was better than Athena's, which cost her her life as a human.

a)

Beauty

b)

Weaving

c)

Intelligence

d)

Speed

13.

This character gave Excalibur to King Arthur, gave Merlin his magic, & raised Sir Lancelot.

a)

Sir Percival

b)

Lady of the Lake

c)

Sir Lancelot

d)

Queen Guinevere

14.

This element has a relatively low boiling point and is useful as a refrigerant.

a)

Aluminum

b)

Mercury

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

15.

This explorer discovered the lands of Jamaica, Central America, South America, and the Bahamas.

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernan Cortés

d)

James Cook

16.

In Charlotte's Web, what word does Charlotte spin above Wilbur’s pen at the county fair?

a)

Winning

b)

Humble

c)

Some Pig

d)

Terrific

17.

This man became the first human being to travel into space.

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

Alan Shepard

18.

Aristotle was tutored by which ancient Greek philosopher?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

John Locke

d)

René Descartes

19.

This man assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 at a motel in Memphis.

a)

James Earl Ray

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

Nathuram Vinayak

d)

John Wilkes Booth

20.

This woman was the first human woman in Greek mythology.

a)

Danaë

b)

Pandora

c)

Penelope

d)

Helen of Troy

21.

King Arthur's chief adviser.

a)

Merlin

b)

Sir Lancelot

c)

Queen Guinevere

d)

Sir Gawain

22.

This element is the most abundant element in Earth’s atmosphere.

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Nitrogen

23.

This explorer was the first person to successfully circumnavigate the globe.

a)

Hernan Cortés

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

24.

This is the main character from Pride and Prejudice, an 1813 romantic novel by Jane Austen.

a)

Emma Woodhouse

b)

Elizabeth Bennet

c)

Geogiana Darcy

d)

Lady Catherine de Bourgh

25.

Who was the Commander of Apollo 11?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

John Glenn

c)

Alan Shepard

d)

Buzz Aldrin

26.

This philosopher was put on trial for “corrupting the youth” of Athens.

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Epicurus

27.

This man was the leader of the Black Power movement & popularized the term “Black Power.”

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Jesse Jackson Sr.

d)

Stokely Carmichael

28.

The ever-faithful wife of Odysseus and the mother of Telemachus.

a)

Danaë

b)

Penelope

c)

Cassandra

d)

Pandora

29.

This character is given credit for creating the Round Table as well as Stonehenge.

a)

Lady of the Lake

b)

King Arthur

c)

Morgan le Fay

d)

Merlin

30.

Mercury is a dense element commonly used in this instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.

a)

Barometer

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Hygrometer

31.

These explorers were commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore land west of the Mississippi.

a)

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

b)

Henry Hudson and James Cook

c)

Henry Hudson and Jacques Cartier

d)

Samuel de Champlain and Jacques Cartier

32.

This novel by Harper Lee from 1960 involves racial injustice & the destruction of innocence.

a)

Lord of the Flies

b)

To Kill a Mockingbird

c)

The Catcher in the Rye

d)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

33.

The name of the telescope launching in 2021 is:

a)

Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE)

b)

Hubble Space Telescope

c)

Herschel Space Telescope

d)

James Webb Space Telescope

34.

Plato was a student of this ancient philosopher.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Confucius

c)

Socrates

d)

Epicurus

35.

This person was the first black woman elected to Congress.

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Shirley Chisholm

c)

Ella Baker

d)

Septima Poinsette Clark

36.

This character made a tapestry of the gods’ offenses against mankind.

a)

Actaeon

b)

Cassiopeia

c)

Arachne

d)

Atlas

37.

Best known as a traitorous figure, this man crowns himself king while King Arthur is away.

a)

Mordred

b)

Sir Lancelot

c)

King Mark

d)

King Pellinore

38.

This element (plus an electric current) was responsible for the Hindenburg disaster.

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Helium

d)

Nitrogen

39.

This explorer was killed in battle in 1521 in the Philippines.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Hernan Cortés

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

40.

This dystopian text includes genetically modified citizens & an intelligence-based social hierarchy.

a)

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

b)

1984 by George Orwell

c)

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

d)

The Giver by Lois Lowry

41.

What country transported the first man and woman into space?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Soviet Union

d)

United States

42.

This philosopher is responsible for creating the 3 Means of Persuasion: Logos, Ethos, Pathos.

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Confucius

d)

Socrates

43.

This element is the most common element found in Earth’s crust.

a)

Iron

b)

Aluminum

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon

44.

This Italian explorer’s father worked for Kublai Khan.

a)

Hernan Cortés

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Marco Polo

45.

In this Charles Dickens book an orphan boy is quoted as saying, "Please, sir, I want some more"

a)

A Christmas Carol

b)

Oliver Twist

c)

Great Expectations

d)

Hard Times

46.

This novel is an allegory (a metaphor) for the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 .

a)

Animal Farm by George Orwell

b)

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger,

c)

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

d)

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

47.

Author of Dracula.

a)

Mary Shelley

b)

Bram Stoker

c)

George Orwell

d)

Ray Bradbury

48.

This woman is the main female lead in The Great Gatsby novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

a)

Boo Radley

b)

Jane Eyre

c)

Ophelia, Duchess of Pemberly

d)

Daisy Buchanan

49.

In Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, what is the oldest sister's name?

a)

Margaret March

b)

Josephine March

c)

Elizabeth March

d)

Amy March

50.

What is the name of Robinson's companion in Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe?

a)

Captain

b)

The Spainard

c)

Xury

d)

Friday

51.

In the story Moby Dick by Herman Melville, who is the chief mate on board Pequod?

a)

Boo Radley

b)

Starbuck

c)

Guy Montag

d)

Rockwell

52.

In The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, how does Dorian destroy the portrait?

a)

He sells his soul.

b)

He takes a knife to the portrait.

c)

He lights it on fire.

d)

He uses paint thinner to erase the image.

53.

Who wrote the classic Wuthering Heights?

a)

Mary Shelley

b)

Jane Austen

c)

Emily Brontë

d)

Scout Finch

54.

To whom does the title of the novel Frankenstein refer?

a)

The doctor

b)

The monster

c)

The narrator

d)

The author

55.

In George Orwell's 1984, the superstate that houses what is now Great Britain is called...

a)

Oceania

b)

Pangea

c)

Atlantis

d)

Moravia

56.

Which of these things did Huckleberry Finn NOT do in Mark Twain's classic?

a)

Dress up as a girl

b)

Fake his own death

c)

Free his foster family's slaves

d)

Get kidnapped

57.

What is the name of Mr. Darcy's estate in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice?

a)

Norland Park

b)

Thornfield Hill

c)

Sandringham House

d)

Pemberly

58.

John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath centers on a family of tenant farmers during ______.

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The Civil Rights Movement

c)

The Gold Rush

d)

The Civil War

59.

In Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, the protagonist Jean Valjean was imprisoned for this crime.

a)

Murder

b)

Theft

c)

Kidnapping

d)

Arson

60.

What furniture piece provided a portal to Narnia in C.S. Lewis's iconic children's series?

a)

A cabinet

b)

A closet

c)

A wardrobe

d)

A cupboard

61.

Which Shakespearean classic inspired Disney's The Lion King?

a)

Othello

b)

Hamlet

c)

MacBeth

d)

King Lear

62.

In which Jane Austen novel does the Bennet family appear?

a)

Pride and Prejudice

b)

Sense and Sensability

c)

Emma

d)

Mansfield Park

63.

Which novel follows a group of British boys and their attempt to govern themselves whilst stranded on an uninhabited island?

a)

Gulliver's Travels

b)

Lost Boys

c)

Lord of the Flies

d)

Moby Dick

64.

The Modern Prometheus is the subtitle of which famous horror novel?

a)

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

b)

Frankenstein

c)

Dracula

d)

Phantom of the Opera

65.

Which Pulitzer-winning novel published in 1960 is set in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s?

a)

To Kill a Mockingbird

b)

The Picture of Dorian Gray

c)

Gone with the Wind

d)

Brave New World

66.

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was written by which author?

a)

George Orwell

b)

Oscar Wilde

c)

Aldous Huxley

d)

Robert Louis Stevenson