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Year 5- General Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nathan wants to buy a mobile and a tablet.

A mobile costs £810.

A tablet costs £695.


Is £1,500 enough?

a)

Yes

b)

No

2.

What sense dolphins don't have?

a)

hear

b)

smell

c)

sight

d)

taste

3.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Hindi

d)

Chinese

4.

Add 23 plus 34 plus 46

a)

346

b)

103

c)

102

d)

93

5.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

rinoceros

b)

rhinoseros

c)

rhinocerous

d)

rhinoceros

6.

What does the chemical symbol H20 stand for?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Carbon Monoxide

c)

Water

d)

Hydrogen

7.

How many stars are there on the American Flag?

a)

13

b)

30

c)

50

d)

52

8.

How many strings does a violin have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

9.

Which planet is the fifth from the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranius

d)

Venus

10.

How many months of the year have 31 days?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

11.

______________and humans share 50% of the same DNA

a)

mice

b)

bananas

c)

pigs

d)

gorillas

12.

How many colours are in the rainbow?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

4

d)

6

13.

How many edges does a cube have?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

14.

A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?

a)

17

b)

9

c)

8

d)

6

15.

Which planet in the Solar System is famous for its rings?

a)

Uranus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

16.

On what date in December is Boxing Day?

a)

25 December

b)

30 January

c)

26 December

d)

1 December

17.

Checkmate is a winning move in which game?

a)

Poker

b)

Mangahigh

c)

Chess

d)

Bingo

18.

How many vowels are there in the English alphabet?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

9

d)

6

19.

How many days in a week?

a)

31

b)

5

c)

7

d)

30

20.
Scientist who study the remains of past human life.
a)
ancestors
b)
archaeologist
c)
descendant
d)
architect
21.

The Mayans were great with math and created the concept of what number?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

22.

What is the complex system of writing that the Mayan's used?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Alphabet

c)

Chimpanas

d)

Books

23.
The name of our solar system is called...?
a)
Snickers
b)
Butterfingers
c)
Milky Way 
d)
Hersheys
24.
What do the planets orbit in our Solar System?
a)
Each other
b)
The Moon
c)
The Earth
d)
The Sun
25.

About how many Earths can fit inside the sun?

a)

50,000,000

b)

1,000,000

c)

1,300,000

d)

1,299,000

26.
What is climate?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
27.
What climate does a desert have?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
28.
The seasons are caused by___________?
a)
The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
b)
Tropical Storms
c)
Changes in the moon
d)
The Earth's rotation on its axis
29.
What’s the name of this building?
a)
The Eiffel Tower
b)
Buckingham Palace
c)
Big Ben
d)
College Emile Zola
30.
What’s the name of this monument?
a)
Big Ben
b)
Little Ben
c)
Time Square
d)
London's clock
31.
What’s the nickname of the London underground?
a)
The Roll
b)
The Metropolitan
c)
The Tube
d)
The Station
32.

Who is the protagonist of our class reader?

a)

Maria

b)

Father

c)

Hitler

d)

Bruno

33.

Why is Bruno upset with his parents?

a)

Because they forgot his birthday

b)

Because he doesn't like his dinner

c)

Because they like Gretel more

d)

Because the whole family is moving away

34.

Who is the "Hopeless Case" that Bruno talks about?

a)

Fury

b)

Father

c)

Gretel

d)

Maria

35.

How many sides does a Hexagon have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

36.

How many squares make up the T shape?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

3

37.
Which shape has 5 sides and 5 angles?
a)
Steve
b)
pentagon
c)
square
d)
quadrilateral
38.

How many teeth does an adult have?

a)

28

b)

30

c)

34

d)

32

39.

Whose residence is it ?

a)

the residence of the Queen

b)

the residence of the King

c)

the residence of the Prime minister

d)

the residence of the Lord Chancellor

40.

What's the name of that big wheel ?

a)

The London Eye

b)

The London Wheel

c)

The London View

d)

The London Attraction

41.

The flag of this country has orange, white and green horizontal stripes.

a)

Mexico

b)

India

c)

Finland

d)

Indonesia

42.

Name the country

a)

New Zealand

b)

New Mexico

c)

New York

d)

New Gurnsey

43.
a)
Orlando
b)
Italy
c)
America
d)
France
44.

Which Country Flag is this?

a)

China

b)

Kenya

c)

Germany

d)

Dubai

45.

Which country?

a)

Brazil

b)

New Zealand

c)

Norway

d)

France

46.
Which house is Harry Potter a member of?
a)
Hufflepuff
b)
Griffindor
c)
Slytherin
d)
Ravenclaw
47.
Who is the author of the Harry Potter books?
a)
J.K Rowling
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Jane Austen
d)
Dr.Seuss
48.
In the movie toy story who is the owner of all the toys?
a)
Dequan
b)
Timothy 
c)
Andy
d)
Anthony
49.
What is it?
a)
hummingbird
b)
sparrow
c)
stork
d)
butterfly
50.
What is a female elephant called? 
a)
Cow
b)
Ewa
c)
Mare
d)
Jenny
51.
What do carnivores eat? 
a)
Plants
b)
Fruit
c)
Meat
d)
 Insects
52.
What kind of creature produces black ink? 
a)
Vampire bat
b)
Squid
c)
Tarantula
d)
Porcupine