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5th Class General Knowledge

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital city of Portugal?

a)

Madrid

b)

Berlin

c)

Lisbon

d)

Amsterdam

2.

Which of these players recently retired from the Dublin senior football team?

a)

Cormac Costello

b)

Colm Basquell

c)

Dean Rock

d)

Stephen Cluxton

3.

In what country did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Greece

4.

Which Premier League team are also known as 'The Hatters.'

a)

Liverpool

b)

Nottingham Forest

c)

West Ham

d)

Luton Town

5.

What time would be 45 minutes after 1:25pm?

a)

1:45pm

b)

2:10pm

c)

2:15pm

d)

2:20pm

6.

What is the 17th letter of the alphabet?

a)

o

b)

p

c)

q

d)

r

7.

What is the name of the river that flows through Cork city?

a)

The Shannon

b)

The Blackwater

c)

The Nore

d)

The Lee

8.

A white ghost in a yellow box is the symbol for what online social networking service?

a)

Facebook

b)

WhatsApp

c)

Snapchat

d)

Instagram

9.

Who is this?

a)

Emily Blunt

b)

Cameron Diaz

c)

Ariana Grande

d)

Emma Watson

10.

Which Irish county is known as the 'Garden of Ireland'?

a)

Wicklow

b)

Wexford

c)

Westmeath

d)

Waterford

11.

In Scrabble what colour are the triple word score squares?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

12.

In the nursery rhyme, 'Hey Diddle Diddle' who ran away with the spoon?

a)

The dog

b)

The cow

c)

The cat

d)

The dish

13.

What planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

14.

How many sides on an octagon?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

15.

(50% of 30) + (75% of 40) = ?

a)

35

b)

40

c)

45

d)

50

16.

What part of Mayo is Mr. Grealis originally from?

a)

Ballina

b)

Castlebar

c)

Achill

d)

Belmullet

17.

What part of Mayo is Mr. Duggan originally from?

a)

Castlebar

b)

Partry

c)

Westport

d)

Claremorris

18.

What town in County Mayo is also the name of a card game?

a)

Whist

b)

Pontoon

c)

Clabber

d)

Poker

19.

In what year did World War 1 begin?

a)

1910

b)

1914

c)

1925

d)

1940

20.

What name is given to the imaginary line around the centre of the Earth?

a)

The hemisphere

b)

The horizon

c)

The equator

d)

The atmosphere

21.

Who sings the song, "Willow"?

a)

Taylor Swift

b)

Ariana Grande

c)

Little Mix

d)

Ed Sheeran

22.

Name the presenter of the RTE programme "Ireland's Fittest Family."

a)

Ms O' Shea

b)

Sharon Ní Bheoláin

c)

Mairead Ronan

d)

Síle Seoige

23.

Name the famous actor.

a)

Leonardo Di Caprio

b)

Matt Damon

c)

Johnny Depp

d)

Tom Cruise

24.

In which sea are the islands of Sicily and Sardinia?

a)

Baltic Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

25.

Name the street in Castlebar.

a)

Castle Street

b)

Linenhall Street

c)

New Antrim Street

d)

Staball Hill

26.

If the radius of a circle is 23cm, what is its diameter?

a)

23cm

b)

36cm

c)

46cm

d)

53cm

27.

Who is the Minister for Health?

a)

Simon Coveney

b)

Paschal Donohoe

c)

Stephen Donnelly

d)

Tony Holohan

28.

Where were the 2016 Olympic Games held?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Brazil

d)

Great Britain

29.

In what country would you find this famous landmark?

a)

Egypt

b)

Morocco

c)

Iran

d)

Jordan

30.

How many teams have won the Barclays Premier League?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8