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General Knowledge 03/05

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country developed the Space Shuttle?

a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

Switzerland

2.

What breed of dog is Beethoven in the 1992 movie?

a)

St Bernard

b)

Greyhound

c)

Terrier

d)

Doberman

3.

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent in 1877?

a)

The Telephone

b)

Electricity

c)

Automobile

d)

Atomic Bomb

4.

Which state in ancient Greece forced it's people to live a strict life without any luxuries?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Rome

d)

Rhodes

5.

What does REM stand for with regard to sleep patterns?

a)

Rapid Eye Movement

b)

Random Eye Movement

c)

Rapid Eye Motion

d)

Random Eye Motion

6.

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

7.

H is the chemical symbol of which gas?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Hafnium

d)

Mercury

8.

Incisors and canines are both types of what?

a)

Dogs

b)

Scissors

c)

Knifes

d)

Teeth

9.

What is meteorlogy the study of?

a)

Weather

b)

Space

c)

Meteors

d)

Astrology

10.

Which English king had six wives

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Henry VII

c)

Edward II

d)

Richard III

11.

Which famous explorer was killed in Hawaii in 1779?

a)

Captain James Cook

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Henry Hudsen

12.

In which country is El Cid a national hero?

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

Peru

d)

Brazil

13.

Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was in the city of Babylon

a)

The Hanging Gardens

b)

Colossus of Rhodes

c)

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

d)

Lighthouse of Alexandria

14.

How many lanes in an Olympic Swimming Pool?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

10

d)

11

15.

What type of animal is Kaa in The Jungle Book?

a)

Snake

b)

Orangutan

c)

Bear

d)

Panther

16.

A gosling is the young of which bird?

a)

Owl

b)

Goose

c)

Hawk

d)

Gull

17.

Which tree-dwelling animal has a home called a drey?

a)

Squirrel

b)

Woodpecker

c)

Woodlouse

d)

Starling

18.

Which is the largest of the Great Lakes in North America?

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Erie

d)

Lake Tahoe

19.

Which nationality of people founded the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Turkish

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

Palestinian

20.

What sport takes place in a velodrome?

a)

Fencing

b)

Ice-Skating

c)

Volleyball

d)

Cycling

21.

What is the capital of Thailand?

a)

Bangkok

b)

Delhi

c)

Vientiane

d)

Phnom Penh

22.

Which animal is most commonly farmed for it's meat in the Falkland Islands?

a)

Cow

b)

Sheep

c)

Penguin

d)

Chicken

23.

Which continent would you find the Andes?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

North America

24.

What is the collective name for a group of asteriods?

a)

Belt

b)

Ring

c)

Cluster

d)

Formation

25.

What is the name of the statue that once stood at the entrance of Rhodes harbour?

a)

Zeus

b)

Colossus

c)

Apollo

d)

Athen

26.

Which medical first did Christiaan Barnard achieve in 1967

a)

Heart Transplant

b)

Cancer Cure

c)

Smallpox cure

d)

Bone Marrow Transplant

27.

Which explorer was first to reach the South Pole?

a)

Roald Amundsen

b)

Robert Falcon Scotrt

c)

Sir James Clark Ross

d)

Fridtjof Nansen

28.

Which country used to be led by rules called tsars?

a)

Russia

b)

Mongolia

c)

China

d)

Pakistan

29.

What do the French celebrate on the 14th of July

a)

French Revolution

b)

Baguettes

c)

Fall of the Bastille

d)

Joan of Arc

30.

What is the oldest state of the USA?

a)

Delaware

b)

Connecticut

c)

Washington

d)

New Jersey

31.

What is the more common name for the olfactory organ?

a)

Nose

b)

Heart

c)

Ear

d)

Bladder

32.

What is the lightest gas?

a)

Helium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Oxygen

33.

What does E stand for in email?

a)

Electronic

b)

Ethernet

c)

Explorer

d)

Encryption

34.

In the War of American Independence, which country joined America's side in 1779?

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

35.

Of which African country was Idi Amin the dictator of?

a)

Libya

b)

Uganda

c)

Nigeria

d)

Congo

36.

Which religion has it's centre at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India?

a)

Sikhism

b)

Islam

c)

Judism

d)

Hinduism

37.

What ET's eye colour?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Brown

d)

Yellow

38.

Which superhero does Bob Parr transform into?

a)

Mr Incredible

b)

The Flash

c)

Hawkeye

d)

Shazam

39.

What is the name of the piggybank in Toy Story?

a)

Mr.Pig

b)

Hamm

c)

Percy

d)

Porky

40.

How many tarsal bones are in a humans foot?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

7

d)

11