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1.

Which country does not have a rectangular flag?

a)

Nepal

b)

Mongolia

c)

China

d)

India

2.

What are the TWO official languages of Canada?

a)

English / Spanish

b)

English / French

c)

English / German

3.

Which is the smallest city in the world?

a)

London

b)

Belfast

c)

Vatican City

d)

Brussels

4.

Which animal is known as the ship of the desert?

a)

Goat

b)

Camel

c)

Elephant

d)

Snake

5.

How many letters are in the English alphabet?

a)

27

b)

24

c)

25

d)

26

6.

In which direction does the sun rise?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

7.

How many bones does a human have?

a)

206

b)

201

c)

220

d)

215

8.

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

a)

Michael Collins

b)

Edwin Aldrin

c)

Neil Armstrong

9.

Which is the largest river on Earth?

a)

Amazon

b)

Mississippi

c)

Congo

d)

Nile

10.

Which two countries is Mount Everest located in?

a)

China / Nepal

b)

India / Nepal

c)

China / India

d)

Bhutan / Nepal

11.

Global warming is caused by the excess of which type of gas?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Helium

12.

What sense dolphins don't have?

a)

hear

b)

smell

c)

sight

d)

taste

13.

In what year did the Titanic sink?

a)

1921

b)

1915

c)

1912

d)

1951

14.

How much does the human brain weigh?

a)

3 pounds

b)

5 pounds

c)

8 pounds

d)

12 pounds

15.

In what state does Barrack Obama born in?

a)

Kansas

b)

Indiana

c)

Alabama

d)

Hawaii

16.

What is the most popular spice in the world?

a)

pepper

b)

garlic

c)

ginger

d)

cinnamon

17.

Which country has the most volcanoes?

a)

Philippines

b)

Indonesia

c)

Japan

d)

Iceland

18.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Hindi

d)

Chinese

19.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

20.

Which planet is the smallest?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

21.

How many zeroes in ten million?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

22.

This fruit is rich in ____

a)

vitamin B

b)

vitamin C

c)

minerals

d)

water

23.

How many letters are in the English alphabet?

a)

27

b)

24

c)

25

d)

26

24.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

rinoceros

b)

rhinoseros

c)

rhinocerous

d)

rhinoceros

25.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

John Dunlop

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

26.

What computer browser has this icon?

a)

Chrome

b)

Firefox

c)

Internet Explorer

d)

Safari

27.

The body's largest organ is _______

a)

skin

b)

lungs

c)

liver

d)

heart

28.

How many legs does a butterfly have?

a)

Four

b)

Six

c)

Eight

29.

How many colors are in the rainbow?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

4

d)

6

30.

Which travel faster?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

31.

Who is the founder of Microsoft Windows?

a)

Justin Bieber

b)

Walt Disney

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Rihanna

32.

How many squares are there on a chessboard?

a)

64

b)

24

c)

86

d)

39

33.

The first flying machine was made by who

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

The Wright Brothers

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Benjamin Franklin

34.

Which countries flag is this

a)

Nigeria

b)

India

c)

Indiana

d)

San Francisco

35.

The previous president of USA was . . .

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Salvador Cerén

c)

Frankeinstain

d)

Obama

36.

What country is this flag from?

a)

Mexico

b)

Russia

c)

Asia

d)

Dadieland

37.

What country is this flag from?

a)

El Salvador

b)

Honduras

c)

Chile

d)

Argentina

38.

My sister´s brother is my . . .

a)

Friend

b)

Dad

c)

Best friend

d)

Brother

39.

When we were in Paris, we went on a day............to the countryside.

a)

visit

b)

trip

40.

When did your sister get her driving.............?

a)

diploma

b)

licence

41.

Which is the heavier metal?

a)

GOLD

b)

SILVER

42.

Which two colours make purple?

a)

Blue + Yellow

b)

Green + Orange

c)

Red + Blue

d)

Red + Green

43.

What is the name of this application?

a)

PAINT

b)

PAPER PLUS

c)

d)

PIZZA HUT

44.

I've ______ a terrible headache.

a)

have

b)

get

c)

gottin

d)

got

45.

Choose the best synonym for anxious:

a)

shiny

b)

nervous

c)

bright

d)

happy

46.

It is ____________ hot today. I can't work outside.

a)

enough

b)

little

c)

too

d)

many

47.

Who am I ?

I am associated with Spring.
I love to hop in the grass.
I play in your vegetable garden.
My teeth are long and sharp.
I am soft to pet.

(a)

48.

Where is it ?

a)

Amazon

b)

North pole

c)

Stonehenge

d)

Machu Picchu

49.

How many days do we have in a week?

a)

six

b)

seven

c)

eight

d)

five

50.

How many days are there in a year?

a)

386

b)

365

c)

876

d)

678

51.

How many sides are there in a triangle?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

52.

Which month of the year has the least number of days?

a)

April

b)

March

c)

January

d)

February

53.

How many zeros are there in one hundred thousand?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

6

54.

How many hours are there in two days?

a)

25

b)

24

c)

48

d)

46

55.

How many months of the year have 31 days?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

56.

Which animal is called King of the Jungle?

a)

Gorilla

b)

Elephant

c)

Lion

d)

Crocodile

57.

Which is the principal source of energy for earth?

a)

moon

b)

soil

c)

sun

d)

star

58.

Which is the coldest location in the earth?

a)

Surabaya

b)

America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Greenland

59.

Which country is called the land of rising sun?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Zimbabwe

60.

Which is the tallest mountain in the world?

a)

Puncak Jaya

b)

Fuji

c)

Everest

d)

Bromo

61.

Which is the fastest animal on the land?

a)

sloth

b)

lion

c)

cheetah

d)

toucan

62.

Which is the smallest continent in the world?

a)

Asia

b)

America

c)

Australia

d)

Bali

63.

What is the nearest planet to the sun?

a)

mars

b)

earth

c)

mercury

d)

venus

64.

How many Olympic rings are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

4

65.

How much is twenty-one minus seven plus three?

a)

Twenty-one

b)

Thirty-three

c)

Seven

d)

Seventeen

66.

What’s the capital of Canada?

a)

Toronto

b)

Quebec

c)

Ottawa

d)

Montreal

67.

Which insects can jump higher than 30 cms but can’t fly?

a)

Grasshoppers

b)

Fleas

c)

Cockroaches

d)

Beetles

68.

How many stars has the American flag got?

a)

50

b)

40

c)

45

d)

52

69.

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

70.

Who invented the lightbulb?

a)

Thomas Edinson

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Charles Jenkins

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

71.

What is the largest country in the world?

a)

China

b)

Australia

c)

Canada

d)

Russia

72.

What's the country with the biggest population?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

Mexico

73.

Who invented the first computer?

a)

Charles Jenkins

b)

Thomas Edinson

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

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