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Year 5 to 8 General Knowledge Quiz - Week 5

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the worlds largest continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

North America

2.

Which continent has the most countries?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

3.

Which is the worlds smallest county?

a)

Liechtenstein

b)

Tuvalu

c)

Monaco

d)

Vatican City

4.

Which is the planets longest river?

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Yangtze

d)

Congo river

5.

Which is the world HIGHEST waterfall?

a)

Victoria Falls

b)

Niagara falls

c)

Angel Falls

d)

Tugela Falls

6.

Earth is located in which galaxy?

a)

Bodes galaxy

b)

Milky way

c)

Andromeda

d)

Cartwheel galaxy

7.

What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope?

a)

Mahusive space telescope

b)

Bubble space telescope

c)

NASA space telescope

d)

Hubble space telescope

8.

What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?

a)

Sputnik

b)

Mir

c)

Skylab

d)

Explorer 1

9.

Is the sun a star or a planet?

a)

Star

b)

Planet

10.

What is the name of a place that uses telescopes and other scientific equipment to research space and astronomy?

a)

Conservatory

b)

Space station

c)

Observatory

d)

a Ranch

11.

Alexander Graham Bell invented which of the following devices?

a)

Telephone

b)

Airplane

c)

Car

d)

Computer

12.

Complete the title of the famous Martin Luther King Jr. speech "I have a ____"?


a. Friend

b. Dream

c. Home

d. Country

a)

Friend

b)

Dream

c)

Home

d)

Country

13.

In which country were the Modern Olympics held for the first time in 1896?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Greece

d)

Spain

14.

The Mayan civilization was located in which modern day country?

a)

Brazil

b)

Peru

c)

Russia

d)

Mexico

15.

Where was the Titanic heading when it hit an iceberg and sank?

a)

New York

b)

Australia

c)

Canada

d)

Ireland

16.

What is the term used in American politics where a new president is ceremonially induction into office?

a)

Election

b)

Argument

c)

Inauguration

d)

Political poll

17.

What is the name of this man involved in British politics?

a)

Jeremy Corban

b)

Boris Johnson

c)

Keir Starmer

d)

Jacob Rees-Mogg

18.

Kamala Harris is the first female vice president of the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which flag is the New Zealand flag?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Tough question: Which flags below are from Northern Hemisphere countries?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
21.

This pattern is on the World Trade Organization's Flag.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

In the military alphabet was is the word associated with the letter Z?

a)

Zips

b)

Zero

c)

Zulu

d)

Zealot

23.

Which of these famous landmarks is the Taj Mahal?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

In what country would you find Niagara Falls?

a)

Mozambique

b)

Brazil

c)

Botswana

d)

Canada

25.

What country is the greenstone Tiki associated with?

a)

Samoa

b)

Fiji

c)

New Zealand

d)

Australia