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WorksheetsBasic GK 3
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who ran the world’s first marathon?
a)
Philippides
b)
Gezahegne Abera
c)
Abel Antón
d)
Stefano Baldini
2.
Which is the oldest tennis tournament in the world?
a)
The Championships
b)
Miami Open
c)
ATP Finals
d)
US Open
3.
What is the height of a basketball hoop in feet?
a)
10 Feet
b)
8 Feet
c)
12 feet
d)
14 Feet
4.
How many feathers are used to make a shuttlecock?
a)
16
b)
14
c)
18
d)
12
5.
How much is the maximum time allowed to find a lost ball while playing Golf?
a)
5 Minutes
b)
7 Minutes
c)
11 Minutes
d)
9 Minutes
6.
What is the favorite food of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
a)
Pizza
b)
Burger
c)
Taco
d)
Sandwich
7.
Abu in the Disney movie, Aladdin, is which animal/bird?
a)
Monkey
b)
Goat
c)
Donkey
d)
Falcon
8.
What kind of animal is Sid in Ice Age?
a)
Sloth
b)
Guppy
c)
Armadillo
d)
Aadwark
9.
Which part of his body did Charlie Chaplin insure?
a)
Feet
b)
Head
c)
Moustache
d)
Hands
10.
Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo was the full name of Mia, in Anne Hathaway’s movie The Princess Diaries?
(a)
11.
Three films have won 11 Oscars. Which was the first?
a)
Ben Hur
b)
Titanic
c)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
d)
Bohemian Rhapsody
12.
Miss Adkins is an artist born in London. What is she famously known as?
a)
Adele Laurie
b)
Annie Lenox
c)
Amy Winehouse
d)
Cheryl Cole
13.
Who is called the King of Pop?
a)
Michael Jackson
b)
Elvis Presley
c)
Bruno Mars
d)
Peter Andre
14.
What is the name of the very famous left-handed guitarist?
a)
Jimi Hendrix
b)
Jon Bon Jovi
c)
Slash
d)
Bob Marley
15.
Elvis Presley gave his first hit in 1956. Name the song.
a)
Heartbreak Hotel
b)
Jailhouse Rock
c)
It's Now or Never
d)
Can’t Help Falling In Love
16.
The British Raj lasted how many years in India?
a)
90
b)
110
c)
101
d)
89
17.
Who was the first film star ever to appear on a postage stamp?
a)
Grace Kelly
b)
Katherine Hepburn
c)
Anna May Wong
d)
Penny Black
18.
Which was the first country to use postcards?
a)
Austria
b)
UK
c)
Germany
d)
France
19.
Paddington Bear belongs to which country?
a)
Peru
b)
England
c)
Scotland
d)
Ireland
20.
Which is the largest landlocked country in the world?
a)
Kazakhstan
b)
Mongolia
c)
Chad
d)
Niger
21.
Which European country is divided into departments?
a)
France
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Spain
22.
Which of these countries is said to be shaped like an elephant’s head?
a)
Thailand
b)
Indonesia
c)
Malaysia
d)
Nepal
23.
Which country in eastern Europe was formerly known as White Russia?
a)
Belarus
b)
Moldova
c)
North Macedonia
d)
Saint Lucia
24.
In which country are the aflāj, an ancient system of water channels that have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, found?
a)
Oman
b)
Bahrain
c)
Yemen
d)
Abu Dhabi
25.
Which African country is known as the "land of a thousand hills"?
a)
Rwanda
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Botswana
d)
Angola
26.
Name the African country which derives its name from the Tamashek phrase, gher n-gheren, meaning “river among rivers”?
a)
Niger
b)
Tanzania
c)
Zambia
d)
Somalia
27.
Lake Urmia, the largest lake in the Middle East, is found in which country?
a)
Iran
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Turkey
d)
Syria
28.
In which year did Kuwait officially grant women the right to vote?
a)
2005
b)
1997
c)
1995
d)
2008
29.
Which is the largest country in Africa?
a)
Algeria
b)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
c)
Sudan
d)
Libya
30.
The people of which country are known as Ticos?
a)
Costa Rica
b)
Nicaragua
c)
Panama
d)
Chile
31.
Which of these countries is considered the world’s oldest republic?
a)
San Marino
b)
Monaco
c)
Colombia
d)
Central African Republic
32.
Which country was called “The Pearl of Africa” by Sir Winston Churchill?
a)
Uganda
b)
Mozambique
c)
Madgascar
d)
Mauritius
33.
Oina is the traditional sport of which country?
a)
Romania
b)
Serbia
c)
Bulgaria
d)
Hungary
34.
Which is the largest single island of the West Indies?
a)
Cuba
b)
Barbados
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Jamaica
35.
Wangari Maathai, the first black African woman to win a Nobel Prize in 2004, is from which country?
a)
Kenya
b)
Namibia
c)
Ethiopia
d)
S Africa
36.
By which name is the Kingdom of Swaziland now known?
a)
Eswatini
b)
Mauritania
c)
Zambia
d)
Sudan
37.
The people of which country call their homeland as Land of Magyars?
a)
Hungary
b)
Tibet
c)
Brazil
d)
Sweden
38.
In which country does the Grimaldi royal family reign?
a)
Monaco
b)
Principality of Andorra
c)
Barbados
d)
Bahrain
39.
Ruth Dreifuss was the first woman and first Jewish president of which country?
a)
Switzerland
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Denmark
40.
The "séga" and the "moutya" are the famous dances of which country?
a)
Seychelles
b)
Dominican Republic
c)
Bolivia
d)
Australia
41.
Which of these countries is the world’s leading producer of silver?
a)
Mexico
b)
Luxemborg
c)
Egypt
d)
Libya
42.
The Shinto religion is indigenous to which country?
a)
Japan
b)
Korea
c)
Hong Kong
d)
Bhutan
43.
Which character, the nemesis of Road Runner, is continually frustrated by Road Runner’s ability to outrun him?
a)
Willie Coyote
b)
Tom Cat
c)
Tasmanian Devil
d)
Elmer Fudd
44.
Which animated show is set in a comical version of the Stone Age that resembles mid-20th-century suburban America?
a)
The Flintstones
b)
Looney Tunes
c)
The Jetsons
d)
Scooby Doo
45.
Which Looney Tunes character is constantly evading capture by Sylvester Cat?
a)
Tweety
b)
Porky Pig
c)
Yosemite Sam
d)
Daffy Duck
46.
Which cartoon character’s main goal is to hunt down Bugs Bunny?
a)
Elmer Fudd
b)
Tom Cat
c)
Tasmanian Devil
d)
Willie Coyote
47.
What is the Sanskrit word that means “spirit,” “person,” “self” or “consciousness,” and “deity” and also describes the primordial being from whose body the universe was created?
a)
Purusha
b)
Vishnu
c)
Shakti
d)
Shiva
48.
Which Hindu goddess is described as the inventor of spoken and written Sanskrit?
a)
Saraswati
b)
Lakshmi
c)
Devi
d)
Parvati
49.
Which figure is the Hindu goddess of wealth and good fortune?
a)
Lakshmi
b)
Rati
c)
Parvati
d)
Durga
50.
"Knucklebones" was a popular ancient game played with little pieces of bone, glass, ivory, and other materials. How did kids play it?
a)
They would toss them up as high as possible & catch them on the knuckles
b)
They would Stack them in 7-10 high's and knock them from a distance
c)
How far they can toss them
d)
No One knows
51.
A "Boomerang" is a curved throwing stick that comes back to you. Where did it get its Name?
a)
From a native tribe in Australia
b)
From its inventor, Hans Boomerang
c)
From the name of the tree it's made
d)
From the sound it makes hitting a bell
52.
The first kites were believed to have been made by a man named Lu Pan in China in about 400 B.C. In what shape did he make them?
a)
Birds
b)
Clouds
c)
Faces
d)
Trees
53.
What was the Rubik's Cube first called by Erno Rubik in 1974, Budapest, Hungary?
a)
Magic Cube
b)
3 X 3 Colour Cube
c)
Rubik's Rectangle
d)
Super Cube
54.
Now made of plastic and rubber, golf balls were once made of?
a)
Wood
b)
Clay
c)
Leather
d)
Aluminium
55.
A bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope is known as a?
a)
Moguls
b)
Spike
c)
Pointup
d)
Peak
56.
Golf was the 1st sport played on Moon. The next sport was?
a)
Javelin
b)
Baseball
c)
Badminton
d)
Football
57.
Held every year since 1875, which is the longest continually run sports event in the U.S.?
a)
Kentucky Derby
b)
Super Bowl
c)
U S Open
d)
NBA Pro
58.
During the Wimbledon Championship in London, England, about how many tennis balls are used each year?
a)
54000
b)
45000
c)
5400
d)
4500
59.
Which of these share 97% DNA similarity with Humans?
a)
Chimpanzee
b)
Orangutan
c)
Macaques
d)
Rehsus Monkey
60.
What’s another name for an adult male gorilla?
a)
Silverback
b)
King Kong
c)
Apezilla
d)
Big Bubba
61.
At what age can a reindeer/caribou first outrun you?
a)
One Day Old
b)
One Week Old
c)
One Month Old
d)
One Year Old
62.
Male honeybees, or drones, don’t have which of the following?
a)
Stinger
b)
Antennae
c)
Stomach
d)
None of the above
63.
Figure Skating got its name because?
a)
Skaters originally carved figures/patterns on ice with skates
b)
Skaters originally had to figure out which jumps and spins to perform
c)
The skaters had to be in the best of shape to do this sport
d)
None of the above
64.
What is the perfect score in a game of Bowling?
a)
300
b)
100
c)
50
d)
150
65.
Pugs were the favored pets of which rulers?
a)
Chinese Emperors
b)
Egyptian Kings
c)
British Prime Ministers
d)
Roman Emperors
66.
Which of the following is an actual sport?
a)
All the options
b)
Underwater Hockey
c)
Extreme Ironing
d)
Toe Wrestling
67.
What is the name of the belt of volcanoes around the edges of the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Hoop of Heat
c)
Loop of Lava
d)
Circle of Death
68.
A cricket detects sounds through which body part?
a)
Knees
b)
Stomach
c)
Eyes
d)
Mouth
69.
Which of the following is the only bird to have just two toes on each foot?
a)
Ostrich
b)
Vulture
c)
Flamingo
d)
Owl
70.
Giant pandas do what to scare off their enemies?
a)
Bark
b)
Stand on their Hind legs
c)
Pound their chest
d)
Sneeze continously
71.
Which dino name means “small thief”?
a)
Microraptor
b)
Iguanodon
c)
Utahraptor
d)
Troodon
72.
How many moons does Mars have?
a)
2
b)
0
c)
1
d)
3
73.
About how long would it take to travel to Mars from Earth?
a)
About 8 Months
b)
About 45 days
c)
About 2 Years
d)
About a Year
74.
How is the age of a tree identified?
a)
By the number of rings on the trunk
b)
By the height of the tree
c)
By the length of the roots
d)
By the colour of the trunk
75.
What is a person who studies weather called?
a)
Meteorologists
b)
Archaeologists
c)
Weatherologists
d)
Hurricologists
76.
0 Degree Celcius = _______ Degree Fahrenheit
a)
32
b)
33
c)
40
d)
42
77.
Actor Ranveer Singh play the role of a Mughal King in Padmavat. Name the King.
a)
Allahudin Khilji
b)
Farrukhsiyar Khilji
c)
Mohammad Shah Zafar
d)
Jalal-ud-din Zafar
78.
Name the acidic form of Vitamin C?
a)
Ascorbic Acid
b)
Citric Acid
c)
Carotene Acid
d)
None of the options
79.
USSR was the earlier name of Russia with other countries. What is the full form of USSR?
a)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
b)
United Soviet Socialist Republic
c)
Union of Soviet Special Republic
d)
United Soviet Specialist Republic
80.
What is the royal title of Prince William and Kate Middleton?
a)
Duke & Duchess of Cambridge
b)
Duke & Duchess of Manchester
c)
Duke & Duchess of Aberdeen
d)
Duke & Duchess of Edinburgh
81.
What is the royal title of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle?
a)
Duke & Duchess of Sussex
b)
Duke & Duchess of Oxford
c)
Duke & Duchess of Glasgow
d)
Duke & Duchess of Durham
82.
What is heavier; 1 kilo of cotton or 1 kilo of stone?
a)
Both are equal in weight
b)
Cotton
c)
Stone
d)
None
83.
What was the original name of Mickey Mouse?
a)
Mortimer
b)
Maritime
c)
Michael
d)
Mister
84.
What letter is located between letters X and V on a standard typewriter?
a)
C
b)
Z
c)
B
d)
D
85.
What nationality was Albert Einstein?
a)
German
b)
French
c)
Italian
d)
English
86.
What was Florence Nightingale’s nickname?
a)
The Lady with Lamp
b)
The Healing Nurse
c)
The Lady with a Golden Voice
d)
The Lady with a Healing Touch
87.
Which actor played Batman in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’?
a)
Christian Bale
b)
Val Kilmer
c)
Michael Keaton
d)
Robert Pattinson
88.
What year was the very first model of the iPhone released?
a)
2007
b)
2005
c)
2003
d)
2002
89.
What does “HTTP” stand for?
a)
HyperText Transfer Protocol
b)
High Text Transfer Protocol
c)
Huge Text Transfer Protocol
d)
Hyper Transaction Transfer Protocol
90.
Which planet has the most gravity?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
91.
Which animal can be seen on the Porsche logo?
a)
Horse
b)
Snake
c)
Wild Cat
d)
None
92.
Which auto brand was the first to offer seat belts?
a)
Nash Motors
b)
BMW
c)
Ferrari
d)
Mercedes Benz
93.
What does BMW stand for (in English)?
a)
Bavarian Motor Works
b)
Bayer Motor Works
c)
Bentley Motor Works
d)
Bamey Motor Works
94.
What or who is the Ford Mustang named after?
a)
P-51 Jet fighter from WWII
b)
From the Mustang Auto Works company
c)
From the designer's name
d)
None of the options
95.
Which European nation was said to invent hot dogs?
a)
Germany
b)
England
c)
Scotland
d)
Holland
96.
What is your body’s largest organ?
a)
Skin
b)
Heart
c)
Liver
d)
Intestines
97.
Which bone are babies born without?
a)
Knee Cap
b)
Finger Joints
c)
Ankle Bone
d)
Toe Joints
98.
About how many taste buds does the average human tongue have?
a)
10000
b)
1000
c)
750
d)
9000
99.
What is Hawkeye’s real name?
a)
Clint Barton
b)
Sam Wilson
c)
Pietro Maximoff
d)
James Rhodes
100.
What does DC stand for in DC Comics?
a)
Detective Comics
b)
District of Columbia Comics
c)
Dashing Comics
d)
Dare Comics
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