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Trivia

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who discovered the human cell?

a)

Matthias Jakob Schleiden

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Robert Brown

2.

Which U.S president served the shortest term?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

James A. Garfield

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Jeffrey Daniel

3.

In which city of Spain did Columbus die?

a)

Salamanca

b)

Laguna de Duero

c)

Zaratán

d)

Valladolid

4.

Which cheese is traditionally used for pizza?

a)

Gouda

b)

Mozzarella

c)

Ricotta

d)

Edam

5.

Who wrote: "To be or not to be. That is the question?"

a)

Virginia Woolf

b)

John Steinbeck

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Sylvia Plath

6.

Who is known as the father of mathematics?

a)

Brahmagupta

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Carl Friedrich Gauss

d)

Archimedes

7.

30 is the atomic number of which element?

a)

Zinc

b)

Copper

c)

Gallium

d)

Cadmium

8.

Who invented the Donut?

a)

Joseph Priestly

b)

Robert Green

c)

Fletcher Davis

d)

Hanson Gregory

9.

Name the smallest state of USA?

a)

Delaware

b)

Connecticut

c)

Rhode Island

d)

New Jersey

10.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

John Dunlop

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

11.

How many countries are in the world?

a)

214

b)

171

c)

176

d)

195

12.

What is the largest state in the United States?

a)

Texas

b)

Washington

c)

California

d)

Montana

13.

On what day is Pi Day celebrated?

a)

January 1

b)

March 14

c)

March 13

d)

February 13

14.

How tall was the tallest man?

a)

7'10"

b)

8'4"

c)

8'11"

d)

9'

15.

How fast can a cheetah run?

a)

68-75 mph

b)

51-56 mph

c)

56-67 mph

16.

According to the old saying, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with..." what?

a)

A good night's rest

b)

A single step

c)

A map and compass

d)

An apple

17.

Based on normal life expectancy, how many months does a person spend sleeping during their lifetime?

a)

318

b)

225

c)

407

d)

376

18.

In Iron Man, what does J.A.R.V.I.S. stand for?

a)

Just A Reliable Virtual Intelligence System

b)

Just A Robust Virtuoso Integrated System

c)

Just A Rather Very Intelligent System

d)

Just A Robot Virtual Integration System

19.

Who wrote the books "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" which were adapted into movies?

a)

C.S. Lewis

b)

JRR Tolkien

c)

Peter Jackson

d)

Samwise Gamgee

20.

Who invented iPhone?

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Greg Christie

c)

Steve Wozniak

d)

Bill Fernandez

e)

Ronald Wayne

21.

Bolognese is the national dish of which country?

a)

Croatia

b)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

c)

San Marino

d)

Italy

22.

What's the fear of darkness called?

a)

Nyctophobia

b)

Sunniphobia

c)

Achluophobia

d)

Brontophobia

23.

How many senate members are there in America?

a)

120 members

b)

100 members

c)

10 members

d)

6 members

24.

Who is the goddess of love in Greek mythology?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Venus

c)

Athena

d)

Cybele

25.

Which two countries do not sell Coca-Cola?

a)

Alaska and Greenland

b)

Haiti and Honduras

c)

North Korea and Cuba

d)

Netherlands and Iceland

26.

What school did Harry Potter go to?

a)

Ilvermorny

b)

Diagon Alley

c)

Hogwarts

d)

Durmstrang Institute

27.

In what year did the RMS Titanic sink?

a)

1926

b)

1945

c)

1912

d)

1918

28.

Which one is NOT a dwarf from Snow White?

a)

Bashful

b)

Wheezy

c)

Sneezy

d)

Dopey

29.

Who was the first person on the moon?

a)

Lance Armstrong

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

Michael Collins

30.

Where did the Olympics originate?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Egypt

d)

Germany