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General Knowledge

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the official language of Brazil

a)

Brazilian

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

Cumbucha

2.

What is the first nation to give women the right to vote?

a)

Australia

b)

USA

c)

UK

d)

New Zealand

3.

Which planet did Superman come from?

a)

Mars

b)

Zagreb

c)

Klingard

d)

Krypton

4.

What is the currency of India and Pakistan

a)

Rupee

b)

Baht

c)

Lira

d)

Riyal

5.
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
6.
What word is used to describe an animal/plant that is both male and female?
a)
Heshe
b)
Sheem
c)
Hermaphrodite
d)
Hetrosexual
7.
What is an infant whale commonly called?
a)
Baby
b)
Calf
c)
Tiny
d)
Boo
8.
What is Canada's national animal?
a)
Beaver
b)
Badger
c)
Otter
d)
Bear
9.
In which modern day country would you find the region of Transylvania?
a)
Romania
b)
Holland
c)
Albania
d)
Sweden
10.
What does 'Dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot' spell out in Morse Code?
a)
Hello
b)
Help
c)
Goodbye
d)
S.O.S
11.
Which is heavier, gold or silver?
a)
Gold
b)
Silver
12.
Who won the 2016 FIFA Ballon'Dor?
a)
Lionel Messi
b)
Jamie Vardy
c)
Christiano Ronaldo
d)
Mario Balotelli
13.
Who is Winnie the Pooh's gloomy donkey friend?
a)
Tigger
b)
Rabbit
c)
Christopher Robin
d)
Eeyore
14.
What is the name of a poker hand containing three of a kind and a pair?
a)
royal flush
b)
straight
c)
full house
d)
grand hand
15.
Who is the author of the book 1984?
a)
Thomas Hardy
b)
Emilie Zola
c)
George Orwell
d)
Walter Scott
16.
The famous line, "to be or not to be" is from which Shakespeare play?
a)
Romeo and Juliet
b)
Hamlet
c)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
d)
Othello 
17.
Where is the Great Victoria Desert located?
a)
Canada
b)
Austrailia
c)
West Africa
d)
South America
18.
The process of cell division can take place by...
a)
osmosis
b)
fusion
c)
mitosis
d)
fission
19.
In what year were the first Olympic games held in Athens?
a)
1862
b)
1896
c)
1920
d)
1942
20.

Which planet is the smallest?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

21.

What term is used in tennis for 40 - 40?

a)

Deuce

b)

Ace

c)

Advantage

d)

Match Point

22.
The biggest planet with the most moons is________
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
23.
Name the longest reptile in the world.
a)
Viper
b)
King Cobra
c)
Alligator lizard
d)
Anaconda snake
24.
"Opera" is an art began in _______ in the 1500s.
a)
France
b)
Europe
c)
Italy
d)
Greece
25.
_____ is the first sense to develop in humans.
a)
Cold
b)
Heat
c)
Pain
d)
Touch
26.
"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 
27.
It lays eggs. It belongs to ______
a)
Bird
b)
Reptile
c)
Mammal
d)
None of the above
28.
This cartoon character derived from _____
a)
snail
b)
sea star
c)
fish
d)
jelly fish
29.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

rinoceros

b)

rhinoseros

c)

rhinocerous

d)

rhinoceros

30.

Name this cartoon character?

a)

Elmer Fudd

b)

Spinach Man

c)

Popeye

d)

Brutus

31.

What is 111 - 26 =

a)

86

b)

85

c)

137

d)

95

32.

Name this famous sports apparel symbol?

a)

Slazenger

b)

Puma

c)

Panther

d)

Jaguar

33.

What sports Australian national team is known as the Kookaburras?

a)

Netball

b)

Basketball

c)

Hockey

d)

Baseball

34.

Name this famous cartoon cat?

a)

Sylvester the Cat

b)

Tom cat

c)

Felix the Cat

d)

Cheshire Cat

35.

Whose flag is this?

a)

Russia

b)

Slovakia

c)

Norway

d)

Scandinavia

36.

On the Periodic Table what is the symbol for Chlorine

a)

Ch

b)

K

c)

Cl

d)

Kl

37.

Which one of this men WASN'T president of USA?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham Lincoln

38.

What is the symbol of England?

a)

Three lions

b)

Four lions

c)

A crown

d)

Two crowns

39.

What is South America's highest mountain range?

a)

The Andes

b)

The Himalayas

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Kunlun Mountains

40.

How many legs does a butterfly have?

a)

Four

b)

Six

c)

Eight

41.

How many strings does a violin have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

42.

How many months of the year have 31 days?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

43.

From which country does Lego come?

a)

Japan

b)

USA

c)

Denmark

d)

Finland

44.

Marshall Mathers is the real name of which artist?

a)

David Guetta

b)

Eminem

c)

Michael Buble

d)

Bruno Mars

45.

What does the chemical symbol H20 stand for?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Carbon Monoxide

c)

Water

d)

Hydrogen

46.

Which car logo features a black prancing horse on a yellow background?

a)

Ferrari

b)

BMW

c)

Jaguar

d)

Audi

47.

If you fall asleep at 20:00 for 10 hours, what time will you wake up?

a)

5pm

b)

6pm

c)

7pm

d)

8pm

48.

What colour shoes does Dorothy wear in the Wizard of Oz?

a)

Blue

b)

Brown

c)

Orange

d)

Red

49.

Which swimming stroke has the same name as a flying insect?

a)

Wasp

b)

Moth

c)

Butterfly

d)

Bee

50.

What does Woody have written on the bottom of his boat in Toy Story?

a)

JOHN

b)

SID

c)

ANDY

d)

BONNIE

51.

What bone is this?

a)

patella

b)

tibia

c)

femur

d)

tarsals

52.

What is the answer to life , the universe and everything

a)

42

b)

41

c)

43

d)

44

53.
What are the physical components of a computer system called?
a)
Hardware
b)
Desktop
c)
Devices
d)
Peripherals
54.
William the Conqueror won the crown of England in what battle? 
a)
Battle of Hastings
b)
Battle of Hoth
c)
Battle of Antioch
d)
Battle of Iwo Jima 
55.

What is the longest river???

a)

The River Nile

b)

The Amazon River

c)

The Murray River

d)

The Congo River

56.

What is the biggest body of water???

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

57.

What color is a Welsh poppy?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Pink

58.

How do you say 'green' in French???

a)

Bleu

b)

Vert

c)

Grenn'e

d)

Noir

59.

What is the capital city of Australia?

a)

Melbourne

b)

Hawthorn

c)

Sydney

d)

Canberra

60.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Guitar

b)

Australian Clarinet

c)

Didgeridoo

d)

Australian flute

61.

What is the most popular Australian film ever made?

a)

Priscilla

b)

Australia

c)

Crocodile Dundee

d)

Moulin Rouge

62.

And why are these animals on this coin?

a)

Because they are cute

b)

Because they are funny

c)

Because they are delicious

d)

Because they can't move backwards

63.

Is this animal real?

a)

Yes, I think it's a quokka.

b)

No, it's a rat.

c)

Yes, it's a baby kangaroo (a joey)

d)

No, it's too cute to be real.

64.

For which of the disciplines is the Nobel Prize Awarded?

a)

Physics & Chemistry

b)

Physiology or Medicine

c)

Literature, Peace & Economics

d)

All of the above

65.
What is this Logo?
a)
Lays
b)
Kit Kat
c)
Pringles
d)
Uncle Rays
66.

What is this country?

a)

Sigapore

b)

Singapore

c)

Singlish

d)

Indonesia

67.

Which colours do you mix to make green paint?

a)

Red and yellow

b)

Blue and yellow

c)

Blue and red

d)

Purple and orange

68.

Who is the author of this masterpiece called "David"?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Boticelli

c)

Salvador Dalí

d)

Van Gogh

69.

You've decided to become an entomologist. What are you studying?

a)

Insects

b)

Trees

c)

Plants

d)

Entonation

70.

What kind of instrument is a piano?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Percussion

c)

String

d)

Brass

71.

What is President Donald Trump's middle name?

a)

James

b)

John

c)

George

d)

Jed

72.

Which word below is a palindrome?

a)

sticks

b)

racecar

c)

moon

d)

drama

73.
Before being dried, which fruit was a prune?
a)
Plum
b)
Peach
c)
Apricot
d)
Nectarine
74.

What has to be broken before it can be used?

a)

A secret

b)

An egg

c)

Silence

75.
a)
Harley Davidson
b)
Honda
c)
Kawasaki
d)
Indian 
76.

What is the longest fish?

a)

Humphead Wrasse

b)

Atlantic Mackerel

c)

European eel

d)

Oarfish