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General Knowledge

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Pokemon, what pokeball has the highest catch rate?

a)

Master ball

b)

Great ball

c)

Ultra ball

d)

Pokeball

2.

Which is the only vowel not used as the first letter in a US State?

a)

A

b)

E

c)

I

d)

O

e)

U

3.

How many players are there in a rugby league team?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

4.

Which vitamin is the only one that you will not find in an egg?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin B

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin D

5.

In what year was the first episode of Coronation Street broadcasted on ITV?

a)

1955

b)

1960

c)

1950

d)

1970

6.

What is the real name of U2’s guitarist, known as The Edge?

a)

Matt Cardle

b)

Bob Dylan

c)

David Jones

d)

David Evans

7.

Which year was the Premier League founded?

a)

1990

b)

1995

c)

1992

d)

2000

8.

Taylor Swift grew up on what type of farm?

a)

Christmas Tree farm

b)

Tree farm

c)

Animal farm

d)

Crop farm

9.

True or false? A woman has walked on the Moon.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

How many time zones are there in Russia?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

11.

Which language has the most words (according to dictionary entries)?

a)

German

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

English

12.

When did they open the London underground?

a)

1860

b)

1861

c)

1862

d)

1863

13.

When was Netflix founded?

a)

2001

b)

2009

c)

1997

d)

2000

14.

Which of these is a leafy sea dragon?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

 6×9+A=926\times9+A=9^2  What is A

a)

27

b)

26

c)

25

d)

28

16.

In the last 30 years, how much coral has died because of climate change?

a)

40%

b)

50%

c)

60%

d)

70%

17.

In what year was the first iPhone released?

a)

2000

b)

2005

c)

2006

d)

2007

18.

In Minecraft, which 2 materials can be made into armour?

a)

Wood

b)

Stone

c)

Iron

d)

Leather

19.

On Roblox, when you click on any game there are 3 sub headings: Store, Servers and...

a)

About

b)

Information

c)

Help

d)

Details

20.

True or False? Goldfish have a three-second memory.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes

21.

What do invertebrates lack?

a)

A backbone

b)

A neck

c)

An arm

d)

A leg

22.

In Bingo, if a caller says Knock at the door, what does he mean?

a)

84

b)

40

c)

4

d)

14

23.

In the phonetic alphabet, what is S?

a)

Sugar

b)

Sack

c)

Samara

d)

Sierra

24.

Who plays the character pictured?

a)

Gwyneth Paltrow

b)

Cobie Smulders

c)

Scarlett Johansson

d)

Pom Klementieff

25.

What is astraphobia a fear of?

a)

Clouds

b)

Thunder and lightning

c)

Rain

d)

Snow

26.

Where is this colourful cathedral?

a)

Moscow

b)

Istanbul

c)

Barcelona

d)

Milan

27.

Where is this landmark?

a)

Wuhan

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Shanghai

d)

Beijing

28.

What are baby seahorses called?

a)

Calf

b)

Hatchling

c)

Pup

d)

Fry

29.

What was Trevor Jordache buried under in “Brookside”?

a)

In the Cemetery

b)

Under the Patio

c)

In the Park

d)

In the Garden

30.

Which couple took over the Rovers’ Return after Bet Gilroy left?

a)

Jim and Liz McDonald

b)

Jack and Vera Duckworth

c)

Ken and Deidre Barlow

d)

Kevin and Sally Webster

31.

The picture shown is known as .....?

a)

The Astronomer

b)

Self Portrait with Bandage Ear and Pipe

c)

Last Supper

d)

Landscape with Cows and Camels

32.

What is this painting called?

a)

False Mirror

b)

Monet's Water Lillies

c)

First Steps

d)

Lady with an Ermine

33.

What did Maui steal from Ta Fiti in Moana?

a)

Emerald

b)

Diamond

c)

Ring

d)

Heart

34.

How many years were there between the release of Frozen and Frozen II?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

6

d)

4

35.

How many Pirates of the Caribbean films have been released?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

36.

2006 Cop drama Life on Mars is named after a song by which musician?

a)

David Bowie

b)

Keanu

c)

Sting

d)

Elton John

37.

How many episodes of Game of Thrones are there?

a)

76

b)

74

c)

73

d)

75

38.

Which country that no longer exists is this the flag for?

a)

Czechoslovakia

b)

East Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Yugoslavia

39.

By what nickname is Edward Teach better known?

a)

Blackbeard

b)

Robin Hood

c)

Spiderman

d)

Prince Charming

40.

In which decade did the potato famine strike Ireland?

a)

1830's

b)

1820's

c)

1840's

d)

1850's

41.

Jimmy, Robert, John and John: can you identify this rock band from the first names of their original line-up?

a)

Deep Purple

b)

AC/DC

c)

Led Zepplin

d)

Aerosmith

42.

Which band had a huge international hit album in 2002 with the record “A Rush of Blood to the Head”?

a)

Black Eyed Peas

b)

Kaizer Chiefs

c)

Oasis

d)

Coldplay

43.

George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four was published in which year?

a)

1948

b)

1950

c)

1949

d)

1947

44.

How many novels did Roald Dahl write?

a)

15

b)

17

c)

20

d)

19

45.

What is the most common chemical element in the universe?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Helium

d)

Carbon

46.

Which is the most sensitive of the senses?

a)

Taste

b)

Smell

c)

Sight

d)

Touch

47.

Which princess has dyed hair?

a)

Belle

b)

Rapunzel

c)

Cinderella

d)

Tiana

48.

What colour trousers would you associate with Peter Griffin, the title character of the American animated sitcom Family Guy?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Purple

49.

What is the oldest recorded town in the UK?

a)

Lowestoft

b)

Abingdon

c)

Colcester

d)

Whitby

50.

How many US states begin with the letter A?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

3

d)

4