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Year 5 to 8 General Knowledge Quiz - Week 6

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which Scandinavian country would you find fjords?

a)

Denmark

b)

Norway

c)

Sweden

d)

Iceland

2.

What does each star on the flag of the United States stand for?

a)

The American Presidents

b)

Each American River

c)

The different states

d)

The American cities

3.

Which is taller: The Eiffel Tower or Blackpool Tower?

a)

Blackpool Tower

b)

Eiffel Tower

4.

What is the oldest recorded town in the UK?

a)

Chester

b)

Chelmsford

c)

Cambridge

d)

Colchester

5.

What is the highest mountain in Britain?

a)

Ben Nevis

b)

Ben Macdui

c)

Braeriach

d)

Cairn Toul

6.

Which of these clouds below is a Cirrus Cloud?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

True or false? A rainbow is a spectrum of light that appears when the Sun shines onto water droplets in the air.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is the name of a scientist who studies weather?

a)

Astronomer

b)

archaeologist

c)

epidemiologist

d)

meteorologist

9.

What is the name of a weather instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure?

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Hygrometer

10.

The area of central USA that features many tornadoes is known as Tornado _______?

a)

Stretch

b)

Alley

c)

Town

d)

State

11.

George Washington was the first American President. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which scientist invented the lightbulb?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Isaac Newton

13.

What are the Wright brothers famous for?

a)

Inventing the motorcar

b)

Inventing the airplane

c)

Inventing the bicycle

d)

Inventing the Submarine

14.

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Raphael

b)

Giovanni

c)

Donatello

d)

Michelangelo

15.

Which was the first country to use paper money?

a)

Greece

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Egypt

16.

Name this TV presenter?

a)

Eamonn Holmes

b)

Jeremy Clarkson

c)

Piers Morgan

d)

Phillip Schofield

17.

What is the nickname of this famous building in London?

a)

The gherkin

b)

The sphere

c)

The pickle

d)

The cucumber

18.

What famous wall built by the Romans extends

across Northumberland and Cumbria?

a)

Roman's Wall

b)

Adrian's Wall

c)

Caesars Wall

d)

Hadrian's Wall

19.

What is the name of this famous landmark in Newcastle upon Tyne, England?

a)

Angel of Destiny

b)

Angel of the South

c)

Angel of the North

d)

Angel of light

20.

What is the name of this famous ancient landmark in Wiltshire, England?

a)

Rockhenge

b)

Stonehenge

c)

Stonebarrier

d)

Bronzeage wall

21.

What country's flag is this?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Thailand

c)

Singapore

d)

Japan

22.

What flag below is the flag of South Korea?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

What major tennis major is just about to get under away with Covid restrictions?

a)

Australian Open

b)

French Open

c)

US open

d)

Wimbledon

24.

Tough question: Where would you find the sea of tranquility?

a)

On Mars

b)

In Asia

c)

On the moon

d)

Southern hemisphere

25.

The Mariana trench is the deepest piece of water in the world.

how deep is it?

a)

5,814 feet below sea level

b)

15,814 feet below sea level

c)

35,814 feet below sea level

d)

55,814 feet below sea level