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General Knowledge quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital city of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Canberra

c)

Melbourne

d)

Perth

2.

Where is the largest volcano on Earth located?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Hawaii

c)

Mexico

d)

China

3.

Adolf Hitler was born in which country?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Austria

d)

Hungary

4.

Who was the first Western explorer to reach China?

a)

Magellan

b)

Cook

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Sir Francis Drake

5.

World War I began in which year?

a)

1923

b)

1938

c)

1917

d)

1914

6.

The disease that ravaged and killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th century is known as:

a)

The White Death

b)

Smallpox

c)

The Bubonic Plague

d)

The Malaria Plague

7.

The Hundred Years War was fought between what two countries?

a)

Italy and Carthage

b)

England and Germany

c)

France and England

d)

Spain and France

8.

The first successful printing press was developed by this man.

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

Martin Luther

9.

The highest mountain in the world is in which two countries?

a)

India and Pakistan

b)

China and Mongolia

c)

Tibet and Nepal

d)

Pakistan and Nepal

10.

Where is the biggest desert on earth?

a)

Siberia

b)

Africa

c)

Antartica

d)

Australia

11.

Which continent has the most countries?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antartica

12.

Which country is in South America

a)

Brazil

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

India

13.

What is the capital of Pakistan?

a)

Dhaka

b)

Islamabad

c)

Karachi

d)

Peshawar

14.

Which country is the biggest in land area?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Canada

d)

United States

15.

Which country's flag is not rectangular?

a)

Nepal

b)

Japan

c)

Zimbabwe

d)

Turkey

16.

What measurement scale is used to determine wind speed?

a)

Beaufort scale

b)

Richter scale

c)

Synoptic scale

d)

Gusting scale

17.

What other country, besides the US, uses the US dollar as its official currency?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

United Kingdom

18.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from which European country?

a)

Belgium

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

France

19.

Which artist famously cut off his own ear?

a)

Vincent Van Gogh

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Salvador Dali

d)

Pablo Picasso

20.

Which famous monument did Shah Jahān build to immortalize his wife?

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

the Jāmeh Mosque of Isfahān

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Golestan Palace