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General Knowledge Quiz 3

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the technical term for a lie detector?

a)

Seismograph

b)

Omnigraph

c)

Polygraph

d)

Teragraph

2.

All of these famous people were poets with the exception of...

a)

Robert Forst

b)

Jane Austen

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Maya Angelou

3.

If it is 5 pm in Los Angeles, what time is it in London?

a)

1 AM

b)

6 AM

c)

9 AM

d)

12 AM

4.

Where was William Shakespeare born?

a)

Edinburgh

b)

Stratford-Upon-Avon

c)

Nottingham

d)

Manchester

5.

Which of these fractions is greatest?

a)

1/2

b)

7/8

c)

4/10

d)

8/11

6.

Lima, Georgetown and Buenos Aires are all capital cities on which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

South America

7.

One of the ways that organs differ from pianos is that organs...

a)

have keys

b)

have pedals

c)

are usually played standing up

d)

have pipes

8.

Which of these franchises has the most movies?

a)

The Fast and Furious

b)

Ice Age

c)

Alvin and the Chipmunks

d)

Rocky

9.

Which of the following do not grow on trees?

a)

almonds

b)

zucchini

c)

olives

d)

apricots

10.

Which of the following actors has a doctorate degree?

a)

Ken Jeong

b)

Natalie Portman

c)

Sandra Oh

d)

Dwayne Johnson

11.

Which of these is not the name of a Hemsworth brother?

a)

Luke

b)

Chris

c)

Chad

d)

Liam

12.

How many valves are in a typical human heart?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

Which of the following countries is northeast of Egypt?

a)

Italy

b)

Sudan

c)

Yemen

d)

Azerbaijan

14.

Where was Hawaiian pizza invented?

a)

Hawaii

b)

New Zealand

c)

Canada

d)

Russia

15.

Which of these wars came first?

a)

Hundred Years’ War

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

French Revolution

d)

Crimean War

16.

Hades, Pluto, Hel and Osiris are all..

a)

Norse gods

b)

Early philosophers

c)

Disney characters

d)

Rulers of the Underworld

17.

Who is the last shark mentioned in the song “Baby Shark”

a)

Grandma shark

b)

Mommy shark

c)

Daddy shark

d)

Grandpa shark

18.

Which artist has the highest selling album of all times?

a)

The Eagles

b)

The Beatles

c)

Taylor Swift

d)

Led Zeppelin

19.

A koala’s diet mainly consists of this type of plant.

a)

bamboo

b)

eucalyptus

c)

tea tree

d)

mulberry tree

20.

Which TV channel first aired Courage the Cowardly Dog, Codename: Kids next door, and Ed, Edd, n’ Eddy?

a)

Nickelodeon

b)

Cartoon Network

c)

Boomerang

d)

Disney channel

21.

Which of the following movie studios has been around the longest?

a)

Universal Studios

b)

Paramount Pictures

c)

Walt Disney Studios

d)

20th Century Fox

22.

What is the world’s largest country?

a)

Russia

b)

USA

c)

Canada

d)

China

23.

What is the hottest continent on Earth?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

24.

In which year was Joan of Arc burned at the stake?

a)

1455

b)

1468

c)

1431

d)

1420

25.

The first successful vaccine was introduced by Edward Jenner in 1796. Which disease did it guard against?

a)

Smallpox

b)

Diphtheria

c)

Rubella

d)

Tetanus

26.

What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?

a)

blue, yellow, black, green, red

b)

black, orange, yellow, red, white

c)

red, purple, yellow, blue, green

d)

green, pink, yellow, black, blue

27.

How many players are there in a rugby league team?

a)

12

b)

11

c)

13

d)

10

28.

Which vitamin is the only one that you will not find in an egg?

a)

Vitamin D

b)

Vitamin E

c)

Vitamin A

d)

Vitamin C

29.

Which year was the Premier League founded?

a)

1990

b)

1992

c)

2000

d)

2004

30.

What animal has a distinctive scent mark that smells like popcorn?

a)

Otter

b)

Badger

c)

Binturong

d)

Ring Tailed Lemur