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WorksheetsGeneral knowledge 2020
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In January, the Bank of England released a new £20 note with JMW Turner's face on. Who's he?
A famous painter
The Queens pastry chef
The mayor of London
The guy who invented the trampoline
Where were the 2020 Olympics supposed to be held?
Beijing
Tokyo
Taipei
Kuwait City
Which of these was NOT a real storm to hit Britain in 2020?
Brendan
Ciara
Alphonso
Dennis
Scientists in Australia discovered the remains of an unusual type of kangaroo. What was special about it?
It was HUGE - 2.5 metres tall!
It was bright pink
It had 6 legs
It ate mammoths
What does WHO stand for?
Well healthy otters
World Health Organisation
World Health Occupation
Why have oats?
What happened halfway through an interview with the Prime Minister of New Zealand?
An earthquake struck
The interviewer farted
Someone dropped a plate behind her
A bird landed on her head
A special kind of kitten was born in the USA in May. Why was it in the news?
It could speak French
Its dad was a dog
It had two faces
It had two tails
Why did Boris Johnson go to Hospital?
He hit his head polishing his gold
He ate too much raw fish
He caught coronavirus
He was bored
How long does the novel coronavirus survive outside the body?
A week in the air and on surfaces
Several hours to days
Up to 2 and a half weeks
What’s more important for preventing infection?
Frequent hand washing with sanitizer
Frequent hand washing with soap
Wearing a face mask
The coronavirus is in the shape of a
fish
orange
pineapple
crown
How does the virus spread?
touching an infected person
touching a surface with the virus
droplets of the virus from a sneeze
all of the above
The coronavirus possibly came from
a bat
a snake
reptile - pangolins
all of the above
What are the symptoms of the coronavirus?
sore throat
fever
cough
all of the above
A virus infects a host in order to:
Take in nutrients
Make the host sick
Make copies of itself
Destroy the host's cells
The distinguishing feature a coronavirus is its:
Size
Mobility
Shape
Deadliness
A typical coronavirus infection:
Is extremely dangerous
Has mild symptoms
Cannot spread to humans
Is resistant to hand washing
What is a novel virus?
A virus that hasn't been seen before
A virus that has been seen before
What is the minimum time you should wash your hands for?
10 seconds
15 seconds
20 seconds
30 seconds
The following are the common symptoms of COVID-19 except;
Fever
Dry Cough
Tiredness
Back pain
