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General knowledge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

2.

What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?

a)

CO

b)

H2O

c)

O

d)

Au

3.

Another name for a tidal wave is a?

a)

Swimming pool

b)

Big wave

c)

Tsunami

d)

Solar attack

4.

Dogs are herbivores.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

What is the 7th element on the periodic table of elements?

a)

Gold

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon

d)

Nitrogen

6.

What is the name of the long appendage that hangs from an elephants face?

a)

A tree

b)

A trunk

c)

A tail

d)

A tree trunk

7.

The highest mountain on earth is?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Ben Nevis

c)

Mount Kilimanjaro

d)

Mount Fuji

8.

What is the name of the closest star to the earth?

a)

The moon

b)

Pluto

c)

Jimmy

d)

The sun

9.

Frogs are cold blooded animals

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

DNA is the shortened form of the term ‘Deoxyribonucleic acid’

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

What is the name of the element with the chemical symbol ‘He’?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Harry

d)

Helen

12.

The fear of what animal is known as ‘arachnophobia’?

a)

Spiders

b)

Snakes

c)

Wasps

d)

Fish

13.

Pure water has a pH level of a around?

a)

14

b)

0

c)

7

d)

2

14.

The molten rock that comes from a volcano after it has erupted is known as what?

a)

Lava

b)

Mould

c)

Rock

d)

Steam

15.

Yogurt is produced using bacteria

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

What is the name of the part of the human skeleton which protects our brain?

a)

Ribcage

b)

Skull

c)

Spine

d)

Heart

17.

The fastest land animal in the world is the zebra

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?

a)

0

b)

125

c)

235

d)

345

19.

What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on theoretical physics?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Albert Einstein

20.

The fastest land animal in the world is a...

(a)