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General knowledge 2020

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In January, the Bank of England released a new £20 note with JMW Turner's face on. Who's he?

a)

A famous painter

b)

The Queens pastry chef

c)

The mayor of London

d)

The guy who invented the trampoline

2.

Where were the 2020 Olympics supposed to be held?

a)

Beijing

b)

Tokyo

c)

Taipei

d)

Kuwait City

3.

Which of these was NOT a real storm to hit Britain in 2020?

a)

Brendan

b)

Ciara

c)

Alphonso

d)

Dennis

4.

Scientists in Australia discovered the remains of an unusual type of kangaroo. What was special about it?

a)

It was HUGE - 2.5 metres tall!

b)

It was bright pink

c)

It had 6 legs

d)

It ate mammoths

5.

What does WHO stand for?

a)

Well healthy otters

b)

World Health Organisation

c)

World Health Occupation

d)

Why have oats?

6.

What happened halfway through an interview with the Prime Minister of New Zealand?

a)

An earthquake struck

b)

The interviewer farted

c)

Someone dropped a plate behind her

d)

A bird landed on her head

7.

A special kind of kitten was born in the USA in May. Why was it in the news?

a)

It could speak French

b)

Its dad was a dog

c)

It had two faces

d)

It had two tails

8.

Why did Boris Johnson go to Hospital?

a)

He hit his head polishing his gold

b)

He ate too much raw fish

c)

He caught coronavirus

d)

He was bored

9.

How long does the novel coronavirus survive outside the body?

a)

A week in the air and on surfaces

b)

Several hours to days

c)

Up to 2 and a half weeks

10.

What’s more important for preventing infection?

a)

Frequent hand washing with sanitizer

b)

Frequent hand washing with soap

c)

Wearing a face mask

11.

The coronavirus is in the shape of a

a)

fish

b)

orange

c)

pineapple

d)

crown

12.

How does the virus spread?

a)

touching an infected person

b)

touching a surface with the virus

c)

droplets of the virus from a sneeze

d)

all of the above

13.

The coronavirus possibly came from

a)

a bat

b)

a snake

c)

reptile - pangolins

d)

all of the above

14.

What are the symptoms of the coronavirus?

a)

sore throat

b)

fever

c)

cough

d)

all of the above

15.

A virus infects a host in order to:

a)

Take in nutrients

b)

Make the host sick

c)

Make copies of itself

d)

Destroy the host's cells

16.

The distinguishing feature a coronavirus is its:

a)

Size

b)

Mobility

c)

Shape

d)

Deadliness

17.

A typical coronavirus infection:

a)

Is extremely dangerous

b)

Has mild symptoms

c)

Cannot spread to humans

d)

Is resistant to hand washing

18.

What is a novel virus?

a)

A virus that hasn't been seen before

b)

A virus that has been seen before

19.

What is the minimum time you should wash your hands for?

a)

10 seconds

b)

15 seconds

c)

20 seconds

d)

30 seconds

20.

The following are the common symptoms of COVID-19 except;

a)

Fever

b)

Dry Cough

c)

Tiredness

d)

Back pain