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General Knowledge

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which chemical element is represented by the letter K on the periodic table

a)

Sodium

b)

Potassium

c)

Kaoline

d)

Plutonium

2.

How many British prime ministers have there been?

a)

45

b)

50

c)

55

d)

60

3.

Nasa have said the soil on Mars might be good for growing which crop?

a)

Strawberries

b)

Asparagus

c)

Turnips

d)

Green Beans

4.

What type of animal is an imbabala?

a)

Monkey

b)

Marsupial

c)

Camel

d)

Antelope

5.

How many bones are there in the human body?

a)

206

b)

259

c)

305

d)

215

6.

In which year did the construction of the International Space Station (ISS) begin in space?

a)

1978

b)

1988

c)

1998

d)

2008

7.

Which attraction has the most visitors each year? (Apart from Covid-19 year)

a)

Statue of Liberty

b)

London Eye

c)

Eiffel Tower

d)

Hadrian's Wall

8.

What is the approximate population of Canada? (In millions)

a)

25.8

b)

35.2

c)

37.6

d)

40.1

9.

If you walked all of the paths in New York's Central Park how far would you have walked (in miles)?

a)

28

b)

38

c)

48

d)

58

10.

If A=1, B=2, C=3, etc., what does CODENAME equal?

a)

59

b)

65

c)

60

d)

69

11.

Which mountain is the highest mountain in the Alps?

a)

Mont Blanc

b)

Jungfrau

c)

Eiger

d)

Matterhorn

12.

What is the purpose of an electrical device called a transducer?

a)

To control energy

b)

To convert energy from one form to another

c)

To measure energy

d)

To store energy

13.

What shape are a goat's pupils?

a)

Circle

b)

Hexagon

c)

Oval

d)

Rectangle

14.

Which planet has the shortest day?

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

15.

In what year was the first touchscreen smartphone invented?

a)

1990

b)

1989

c)

1992

d)

1995

16.

Entomology is the science that studies

a)

The formation of rocks

b)

Behaviour of human beings

c)

The origin and history of scientific terms

d)

Insects

17.

Helium is the second lightest gas. What is the lightest?

a)

Krypton

b)

Xenon

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Oxygen

18.

What was the author Charles Dickens first novel?

a)

Pickwick Papers

b)

Oliver Twist

c)

David Copperfield

d)

The Old Curiosity Shop

19.

The first ever commercial bungie jump took place in which country?

a)

Australia

b)

South Africa

c)

Canada

d)

New Zealand

20.

Name the best selling female singer and artist of all time who has sold more than 250 million units

a)

Rhianna

b)

Kylie Minogue

c)

Madonna

d)

Whitney Houston

21.

Which country does this flag represent?

a)

St Kitts and Nevis

b)

Trinidad and Tobago

c)

Fiji

d)

Tuvalu

22.

Identify the business logo.

a)

Walmart

b)

Dyson

c)

Sony

d)

Costco

23.

What occasion is Google celebrating today?

a)

The invention of the jigsaw

b)

National Builder's Day

c)

The unification of Germany

d)

International Puzzle Day

24.

What type of tree is this?

a)

Cedar

b)

Eucayptus

c)

Acacia

d)

Mangrove

25.

What kind of animal is this?

a)

Porcupine

b)

Echidna

c)

Hedgehog

d)

Armadillo