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General Knowledge Mighty Minds 2014

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, also known as Pope Francis, is the current Pope of the Roman Catholics. Which country does he come from?

a)

France

b)

Denmark

c)

Argentina

d)

Italy

2.

Barack Obama of Democratic Party won the US presidential election of 2012. Who was his opponent of the Republic Party?

(a)  

3.

Chin Peng, was the former secretary-general of the Communist Party of Malaya, died on 16 Sept. 2013 in Bangkok. What is his real name?

(a)  

4.

Who was the last emperor of China?

(a)  

5.

The 2nd world war started on 1 sept 1939 with Germany invading another county. Name the country.

a)

Austria

b)

Japan

c)

Argentina

d)

Poland

6.

Which country hosted the Olympics in 2016?

a)

Brazil

b)

Japan

c)

Singapore

d)

Britain

7.

Which country won the bid to host the olympics in 2020?

a)

Cape Town

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Dubai

8.

Who is the world-best paid footballer in the world?

a)

Ronaldinho

b)

Ronaldo

c)

Messi

d)

Kante

9.

Vincent Tan of Malaysia had recently bought over a English Premier League Team. Which team is it?

a)

Cardiff

b)

Bournemouth

c)

Sheffield United

d)

Watford

10.

Badminton has many cups. Which one is the most prestigious?

(a)  

11.

Who wrote the fantasy novel the Life of Pi?

(a)  

12.

In the 85th Academy Awards in 2013, who win the best director award?

(a)  

13.

In the movie Saturday night Fever, starring John Travolta, which pop group sang he song of the same title?

(a)  

14.

The Bee Gees consisted of the brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice. Two of the died of health reasons. Who is the surviving brother?

(a)  

15.

In the world of cartoons we have Donald, yogi, felix, mickey, Pluto, bambi, Scooby doo, Garfield & bugs bunny. What animals are they?

(a)  

16.

In the world of heroes and superheroes, they have their famous sidekicks. Name 1 pair

(a)  

17.

Who is the creator of James Bond 007?

(a)  

18.

Who is the creator of the Belgian detective Hercules Poirot?

(a)  

19.

Who is the creator of Sherlock Holmes?

(a)  

20.

Who wrote the fiction The Da Vinci code?

(a)  

21.

the novel The Da Vinci code is essentially based on an European country, which country?

a)

Italy

b)

Belgium

c)

Denmark

d)

France

22.

Who wrote the Tarzan of the apes?

(a)  

23.

Who is the author of mein kamph ?

(a)  

24.

Who is the author of the communist manifesto

(a)  

25.

Who wrote the futuristic books future shock & third Waves?

(a)  

26.

The star is an English newspaper in Malaysia. When was it first published where and when (year and place)?

(a)  

27.

Primary colours to visible light

a)

Yellow, red, purple

b)

Blue, red, green

c)

Green, blue, orange

d)

Red, black, blue

28.

Primary colours of art

a)

Red, blue, green

b)

Green, red, yellow

c)

Yellow, red, blue

d)

Red, orange, green

29.

Who is the father of psychoanalysis?

a)

Wilhelm Reich

b)

Carl Jung

c)

Erik Erickson

d)

Sigmund Freud

30.

An integer sequence of 0, 1, 1,2, 3, 5, 8…

(a)