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Gr 5 GK Quiz

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is another way to write half past ten.
a)
10:15
b)
10:30
c)
10:45
d)
10:35
2.
How many bones are in the human body?
a)
106
b)
406
c)
306
d)
206
3.

Who is the president of South Africa?

a)

Jacob Zuma

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Cyril Ramaphosa

d)

Julius Malema

4.
100mm = _______cm
a)
1cm
b)
3cm
c)
10cm
d)
5cm
5.
A house made of ice is called a/an
a)
Igloo
b)
Camper
c)
House
d)
Cot
6.
A female horse is called a
a)
Cow
b)
Goose
c)
Jenny
d)
Mare
7.
Where can you find the Big Ben?
a)
Italy
b)
Australia
c)
London
d)
Paris
8.
The light bulb was invented by...
a)
Edison
b)
Tesla
c)
Newton
d)
Bell
9.

South Africa's "White Zulu" was the performer called

a)

Johnny Walker

b)

Johannes Kerkorrel

c)

Johnny Clegg

10.

Hugh Masekela, a famous SA musician played the

a)

Piano

b)

Trumpet

c)

Saxophone

11.
The world's largest ocean is the...
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
12.

In which country is the world's highest waterfall?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Canada

c)

Tanzania

d)

Brazil

13.

How many legs does a butterfly have?

a)

Four

b)

Six

c)

Eight

14.

From which planet did Superman come?

a)

Eternia

b)

Krypton

c)

Earth

d)

Krytopia

15.
What are the physical components of a computer system called?
a)
Hardware
b)
Desktop
c)
Devices
d)
Peripherals
16.

Which colours do you mix to make green paint?

a)

Red and yellow

b)

Blue and yellow

c)

Blue and red

d)

Purple and orange

17.

What kind of instrument is a piano?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Percussion

c)

String

d)

Brass

18.

Who was also known as the King of Rock 'n Roll?

a)

Huey Lewis

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Elvis Presley

d)

Michael Jackson

19.

A dance that is handed down from one generation to the next is called

a)

a folk dance

b)

a cultural dance

c)

a traditional dance

20.

In a theatre or hall, the area in FRONT of the stage curtains is called

a)

the apron

b)

the lip

c)

the arch

21.

The curtains separating the stage from the wings are called

a)

the arms

b)

the wings

c)

the legs

22.

In music, a minim counts

a)

2 beats

b)

3 beats

c)

4 beats

d)

1 beat

23.

In drama, the art of silent story telling is known as

a)

monologue

b)

dialogue

c)

poetry

d)

mime

24.

How many strings does an electric guitar have?

a)

four

b)

five

c)

six

25.

100 x 0 = ?

a)

1000

b)

1

c)

0

26.

Which of these is heavier?

a)

A ton of lead

b)

A ton of feathers

c)

Both have the same mass

27.

The continent of Antarctica is situated over the

a)

South Pole

b)

North Pole

c)

Equator

28.

The isiZulu Hymn "Singabahambayo" is about

a)

marching in the light of God

b)

being on the way to heaven, our home

c)

praying to heaven

29.

In cookery, the term "croissant" refers to

a)

a sweet pastry cut in a circle, fried in oil or fat and filled with fruit

b)

a pastry that has been layered with butter in-between the pastry to form wafer-thin layers and cut in the shape of a triangle and rolled up.

c)

a savoury pastry, cut in a rectangle and filled with meat

30.

World War 1 ended on

a)

11 November 1918

b)

18 November 1911

c)

11 November 1945

31.

Which of these words means "standing still"?

a)

stationery

b)

stationary

32.

Which one of these countries is NOT part of the United Kingdom?

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Ireland

d)

Wales

33.

NaCl (Sodium Chloride) is also known as

a)

Bicarbonate of soda

b)

Dynamite

c)

Salt

d)

Chlorine

34.

In 1969, the first man to set foot on the moon was

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Buzz Lightyear

d)

Buzz Aldrin

35.

The National Anthem of the USA is called

a)

Stars and Stripes Forever

b)

The Star-Spangled Banner

c)

Land of Liberty

36.

When gardening, when would you prune roses?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Autumn

37.

In Mathematics, when you "square" a number, you are

a)

multiplying it by 10

b)

multiplying it by 2

c)

multiplying it by 4

d)

multiplying it by itself

38.

The captain of the SA rugby team (Springboks) is

a)

Tendai Mtawarira

b)

Siya Kolisi

c)

Faf de Klerk

d)

Bryan Habana

39.

In baking, what do you add to bread dough to make it rise?

a)

yeast

b)

baking powder

c)

egg white

40.

Where would you find the famous "Leaning Tower of Pisa"?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

USA

41.

The Grand Prix motor racing team of Ferrari is from

a)

France

b)

Greece

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

42.

In English, the word "bough" means

a)

to bend forward at the waist

b)

a tree branch

c)

the front end of a ship or boat

43.

An entomologist studies

a)

bones and fossils

b)

insects

c)

words

d)

birds

44.

If you are in a square room with a window in every wall, and every window faces South, where are you?

a)

On the equator

b)

At the North Pole

c)

At the South Pole

45.

Which SA artist was known as Mama Afrika?

a)

Brenda Fassie

b)

Miriam Makeba

c)

Dolly Rathebe

d)

Gcina Mhlophe

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