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General Knowledge

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the indent between your top lip and nose called?

a)

Philtrum

b)

Mandible

c)

Patella

d)

Metatarsal

2.

What fruit is dried to make prunes?

a)

Apricots

b)

Bananas

c)

Plums

d)

Peaches

3.

Where is the Quiksilver Pro competition held?

a)

Torquay, England

b)

Coolangatta, Australia

c)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

d)

The North Pole

4.

Which nation has the longest network of railways?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

United States

5.

How many noses does a slug have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Who is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

George Cabbage

c)

Phil Tabbage

d)

Kevin Labbage

7.

What are the breathing openings, similar to gills, on insects called?

a)

Ocellus

b)

Spiracles

c)

Cercus

d)

Elytra

8.

In phonics, where are the ants?

a)

Watching a tennis game

b)

Glugging down a drain

c)

On my arm

d)

In the grass

9.

Where was the dentist in Finding Nemo?

a)

42 Kangaroo Close, Canberra

b)

42 Dingo Drive, Adelaide

c)

42 Alder Grove, Poulton

d)

42 Wallaby Way, Sydney

10.

What scale is used to test mineral hardness?

a)

Joe's

b)

Flo's

c)

Moh's

d)

Bo's

11.

What was the world's first adhesive stamp called?

a)

Penny Black

b)

Groat Gold

c)

Shilling Silver

d)

Crown White

12.

What are the two sub-systems in your home plumbing?

a)

Incoming freshwater & outgoing wastewater

b)

Hot & cold

c)

Low pressure & high pressure

d)

Freshwater & Sea water

13.

The word Alton comes from Anglo-Saxon to mean...

a)

Market town

b)

House in a meadow

c)

Farmstead at the source of the river

d)

Manor near a well

14.

The word 'quarantine' comes from the 14th century Venitian language meaning...

a)

Isolation

b)

40 days

c)

Prevention

d)

Restriction

15.

Legend says that in 1866, Liechtenstein went to war with 80 men, how many did the return with?

a)

81

b)

62

c)

12

d)

33

16.

A hairdresser would NOT use which of the following...

a)

Scissors

b)

Clippers

c)

Razors

d)

Shears

17.

What is saliva?

a)

Saline

b)

Aqueous humour

c)

Filtered blood

d)

Plasma

18.

What is the capital city of Moldova?

a)

Chisinau

b)

Cairo

c)

Castries

d)

Conakry

19.

Who painted 'The Scream'?

a)

Salvador Dali

b)

Vincent Van Gogh

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Edvard Munch

20.

Which band sang The Final Countdown?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

America

d)

Africa

21.

In what century did the peasants' revolt take place?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

22.

What is the Jewish holy book called?

a)

Bible

b)

Qu'ran

c)

Vedas

d)

Torah

23.

Who wrote Catcher in the Rye?

a)

J.K. Rowling

b)

J.D. Salinger

c)

J.J. Osborne

d)

J.R.R. Tolkien

24.

What are the first 5 digits of pi?

a)

3.5679

b)

3.2154

c)

3.1415

d)

3.2598

25.

Which of the following is NOT a swimming stroke?

a)

Side Step

b)

Breaststroke

c)

Backstroke

d)

Butterfly

26.

What angle is less than 90 degrees?

a)

Obtuse

b)

Right angle

c)

Reflex

d)

Acute

27.

Which British monarch has the same name as a variety of plum?

a)

Edward

b)

Victoria

c)

James

d)

Elizabeth

28.

What unit is used to measure horses?

a)

Feet

b)

Inches

c)

Yards

d)

Hands

29.

What is the only bird that can hover in the air and fly backwards?

a)

Woodpecker

b)

Cuckoo

c)

Hummingbird

d)

Starling

30.

Venetian blinds originated in which country?

a)

Italy

b)

Iran

c)

India

d)

Israel