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General knowledge

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the fairytale of Cinderella, what does Cinderella leave behind at the ball?
a)

Her shoe

b)
Her bag
c)
Her tiara
d)
Her glasses
2.
What country is the River Thames in?
a)
Australia
b)
Japan
c)
England
d)
Spain
3.
What word can go before York, Hampshire and Zealand to create locations?
a)
South
b)
High
c)

New

d)
Old
4.
Before being dried, which fruit was a prune?
a)
Plum
b)
Peach
c)
Apricot
d)
Nectarine
5.
What is the hottest part of the chilli pepper?
a)
Stem
b)
Skin
c)
Flesh
d)
Seed
6.
Which popular snack food was first commercially produced in 1885 by Chicago inventor Charles Cretors?
a)
Corn Chips
b)
Popcorn
c)
Potato chips
d)
Pretzels
7.
Crayola is a French word that means WHAT?
a)
Colour sticks
b)
Children's Play
c)
Colour love
d)
Oily chalk
8.
Who is the evil sorcerer in the Disney film "Aladdin"?
a)
The Genie
b)
Princess Jasmine
c)
Abu
d)
Jafar
9.
In which country was the first regular public television service?
a)
Australia
b)
USA
c)
Canada
d)
United Kingdom
10.
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
11.
What event occurred in England on Christmas Day 1066?
a)
Charles I was beheaded
b)
Stonehenge was commenced
c)
William the Conqueror was crowned
d)
The Romans finally left
12.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Harper Lee
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
William Abbot
d)
Tara
13.
The biggest planet with the most moons is________
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
14.
The world biggest gold producer is ____________.
a)
China
b)
Mexico
c)
South Africa
d)
Chile
15.
Which bird builds the tiniest bird's nest in the world?
a)
Kingfisher
b)
Pigeon
c)
Bee hummingbirds
d)
Sparrow
16.
Name the longest reptile in the world.
a)
Viper
b)
King Cobra
c)
Alligator lizard
d)
Anaconda snake
17.
Maori are the indigenous people of __________
a)
Australia
b)
New Zealand
c)
Cambodia
d)
Fuji
18.
"Opera" is an art began in _______ in the 1500s.
a)
France
b)
Europe
c)
Italy
d)
Greece
19.
The body's largest organ is _______
a)
skin
b)
lungs
c)
liver
d)
heart
20.
Blood makes up about ____ of the weight of a human body.
a)
5%
b)
7%
c)
15%
d)
30%
21.
_____ is the first sense to develop in humans.
a)
Cold
b)
Heat
c)
Pain
d)
Touch
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.
What force causes her "bad hair day"?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Electrostatic
d)
Magnetic
24.
It lays eggs. It belongs to ______
a)
Bird
b)
Reptile
c)
Mammal
d)
None of the above
25.
Which of the following organism carries out photosynthesis?
a)
Algae
b)
Virus
c)
Bacteria
d)
Fungus
26.
This fruit is rich in ____
a)
vitamin B
b)
vitamin C
c)
minerals
d)
water
27.

Add 23 plus 34 plus 46

a)

346

b)

103

c)

102

d)

93

28.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

rinoceros

b)

rhinoseros

c)

rhinocerous

d)

rhinoceros

29.

Name this cartoon character?

a)

Elmer Fudd

b)

Spinach Man

c)

Popeye

d)

Brutus

30.

What is 111 - 26 =

a)

86

b)

85

c)

137

d)

95

31.

What is the capital of Germany?

a)

Frankfurt

b)

Munich

c)

Berlin

d)

Hamburg

32.

What sport is this?

a)

Hockey

b)

Golf

c)

Cricket

d)

Minkey

33.

Name this famous sports apparel symbol?

a)

Slazenger

b)

Puma

c)

Panther

d)

Jaguar

34.

What sports Australian national team is known as the Kookaburras?

a)

Netball

b)

Basketball

c)

Hockey

d)

Baseball

35.

What movie is this picture from?

a)

Invincibles

b)

Incredibles 2

c)

Up

d)

Patch

36.

Whose flag is this?

a)

Russia

b)

Slovakia

c)

Norway

d)

Scandinavia

37.

Who is this famous female athlete?

a)

Jess Trengove

b)

Cathy Freeman

c)

Bronte Campbell

d)

Sally Pearson

38.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

39.

Which planet is the smallest?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

40.

What term is used in tennis for 40 - 40?

a)

Deuce

b)

Ace

c)

Advantage

d)

Match Point

41.

What was the name of the lion in 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?'

a)

Cecil

b)

Aslan

c)

Simba

d)

Leo

42.

What is the least populated country in the world?

a)

Tuvalu

b)

Lichtenstein

c)

San Marino

d)

Vatican City

43.

How many zeroes in ten million?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

44.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Belgium

d)

Canada

45.

What colour are motorways on British road maps?

a)

Red

b)

Black

c)

Green

d)

Blue

46.

John, Paul, George and Ringo were part of which band?

a)

The Rolling Stones

b)

Bee Gees

c)

The Monkees

d)

The Beatles

47.

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

a)

K2

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Annapurna

d)

Lhotse

48.

Which famous explorer discovered Cuba?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Captain James Cook

c)

Sir Francis Drake

d)

Marco Polo

49.

What type of animal is the biggest in the world?

a)

African Elephant

b)

Brown Bear

c)

Blue Whale

d)

Giraffe

50.

What is the name of the largest bone in the human body?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Spine

51.

Which sea separates Europe from Africa?

a)

Adriatic Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

52.

How many children does Queen Elizabeth II have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

9

53.

What is the name of the vehicle in which Scooby Doo and his friends travel in?

a)

Bumblebee

b)

The Mean Machine

c)

Mystery Machine

d)

GadgetMobile

54.

What chemical element are diamonds made from?

a)

Carbon

b)

Cubic Zirconia

c)

Coal

d)

Graphite