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General Knowledge #2

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which crop is sown on the largest area in India?

a)

Rice

b)

Wheat

c)

Sugarcane

d)

Maize

2.

Ball-point pens function on which one of the following principals?

a)

Boyle’s law

b)

Gravitational force

c)

Surface tension

d)

Viscosity

3.

What is the second largest country (in size) in the world?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

Russia

d)

China

4.

How many sides has a heptadecagon?

a)

7

b)

17

c)

18

d)

27

5.

What's the longest motorway in the UK?

a)

M1

b)

M25

c)

M4

d)

M6

6.

Which club has won the Premier League the most times?

a)

Chelsea

b)

Manchester United

c)

Liverpool

d)

Arsenal

7.

The now-abandoned Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is within which modern-day country?

a)

Romania

b)

Serbia

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Ukraine

8.

In which year did Theresa May become Prime Minister?

a)

2015

b)

2016

c)

2017

d)

2018

9.

In what year was Google founded?

a)

1994

b)

1996

c)

1998

d)

2000

10.

Which battle took place between 1 July 1916 and 18 November 1916?

a)

Battle of Hastings

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of the Somme

d)

Battle of the Marne

11.

How long can a snail sleep for?

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

3 years

d)

4 years

12.

What is the element symbol for lead?

a)

Ld

b)

Pb

c)

Le

d)

Pl

13.
What country is this?
a)
Italy
b)
Greece
14.
What country is this?
a)
Japan
b)
China
15.
How is the number 5 written in Roman numerals?
a)
V
b)
X
16.
What country is this?
a)
Norway
b)
Sweden
17.
How many dots are there on a pair of dice?
a)
21
b)
42
18.

Which planet is the smallest?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

19.
The body's largest organ is _______
a)
skin
b)
lungs
c)
liver
d)
heart
20.
Maori are the indigenous people of __________
a)
Australia
b)
New Zealand
c)
Cambodia
d)
Fuji
21.

What was the name of the lion in 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?'

a)

Cecil

b)

Aslan

c)

Simba

d)

Leo

22.
Who invented the telephone?
a)
Bill Gates
b)
John Dunlop
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
23.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

24.

Maldives are in the...

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

25.

What term is used in tennis for 40 - 40?

a)

Deuce

b)

Ace

c)

Advantage

d)

Match Point

26.

What is the least populated country in the world?

a)

Tuvalu

b)

Lichtenstein

c)

San Marino

d)

Vatican City

27.

What colour are motorways on British road maps?

a)

Red

b)

Black

c)

Green

d)

Blue

28.

What is the VAT ( Value Added Tax) rate in the UK?

a)

20%

b)

17.5%

c)

15%

29.

Which of the following countries is not a part of North America?

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Ecuador

c)

El Salvador

d)

Haiti

30.

What is the capital of Germany?

a)

Frankfurt

b)

Munich

c)

Berlin

d)

Hamburg

31.

Name this famous sports apparel symbol?

a)

Slazenger

b)

Puma

c)

Panther

d)

Jaguar

32.

Whose flag is this?

a)

Russia

b)

Slovakia

c)

Norway

d)

Scandinavia

33.

Who is this famous female athlete?

a)

Jess Trengove

b)

Cathy Freeman

c)

Bronte Campbell

d)

Sally Pearson

34.

______________and humans share 50% of the same DNA

a)

mice

b)

bananas

c)

pigs

d)

gorillas

35.

This is the only food that will never go moldy

a)

milk

b)

honey

c)

bananas

d)

McDonalds

36.

Which has more sugar in it?

a)

ketchup

b)

pineapple

c)

cucumber

d)

coca cola

37.

What is a baby goat called?

a)

a foal

b)

a kid

c)

a baby

d)

a goat

38.

Which car logo features a black prancing horse on a yellow background?

a)

Ferrari

b)

BMW

c)

Jaguar

d)

Audi

39.

How many stars are there on the American Flag?

a)

13

b)

30

c)

50

d)

52

40.

How many months of the year have 31 days?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

5

d)

10

41.

Which is most-viewed video on Youtube up to now?

a)

Baby shark dance

b)

Sugar

c)

Gangnam Style

d)

Despacito

42.

What genre of quizizz would you like to be challenged on next week?

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