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General Knowledge and some Economics

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country does this flag belong to?

a)

Finland

b)

The USA

c)

Canada

d)

Belgium

2.

Which chemical element is diamond made of?

a)

Carbon (C)

b)

Oxygen (O)

c)

Silver (Ag)

d)

Uranium (U)

3.

There are 3 US States that start with the letter 'O'. Name 1 of them!

(a)  

4.

Who was the first human to travel in space?

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Yuri Garagin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Valentina Tereshkova

5.

Which famous band was formed in Liverpool, England in 1960?

a)

Queen

b)

The Beatles

c)

The Rolling Stones

d)

Pink Floyd

6.

What was the #1 most downloaded app in 2018 and 2019?

a)

Instagram

b)

TikTok

c)

Snapchat

d)

WhatsApp

7.

What show on Netflix is made by the Duffer Brother?

a)

Riverdale

b)

13 Reasons Why

c)

You

d)

Stranger Things

8.

how many brains does an octopus have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

9

d)

7

9.

what language do people speak in Brazil?

a)

German

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Portuguese

10.

How many Emirates make up the UAE

a)

Six

b)

Sixty

c)

Seven

d)

Eighteen

11.

How many teeth does a normal adult mouth have?

a)

34

b)

32

c)

24

d)

40

12.

Which first electrical item did Thomas Edison invent?

a)

Telephone

b)

Television

c)

Lightbulb

d)

Toaster

13.

Monkeys become more furry as they grow older. (furry: hairy)

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It's a mystery. Who knows.

14.

Penelope waited two decades for her husband to return to Ithaca from the Trojan War. Who was her husband?

a)

Odyssus

b)

Jason

c)

Achilles

15.

What bone is this?

a)

patella

b)

tibia

c)

femur

d)

tarsals

16.

What is the chemical formula for Hydrogen Peroxide?

a)

H4K

b)

NH2

c)

H2O2

d)

HO2

17.

Your body contains __ percent water?

a)

50%

b)

35%

c)

70%

d)

85%

18.

In what year did the Titanic sink?

a)

1921

b)

1915

c)

1912

d)

1951

19.

What is the world's smallest country?

a)

Monaco

b)

Vatican

c)

Maldives

d)

Marshall Islands

20.

Which country has the most volcanoes?

a)

Philippines

b)

Indonesia

c)

Japan

d)

Iceland

21.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Hindi

d)

Chinese

22.

In what year was the iPhone first released?

a)

2005

b)

2009

c)

2007

d)

2010

23.
What do you call the time span of one thousand years?
a)
millennnium
b)
decade
c)
century
24.
How many squares are there on a chessboard?
a)
64
b)
24
c)
86
d)
39
25.
Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?
a)
Phosphorous
b)
Bromine
c)
Chlorine
d)
Helium
26.
What is the hardest naturally occurring substance on earth?
a)
gold
b)
iron
c)
diamond
d)
platinum
27.
Which person directed Jaws, The Color Purple, and The Twilight Zone?
a)
Steven Spielberg
b)
Alfred Hitchcock
c)
Quentin Tarantino
d)
Christopher Nolan
28.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

rinoceros

b)

rhinoseros

c)

rhinocerous

d)

rhinoceros

29.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

30.

How many zeroes in ten million?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

31.

Name this cartoon character?

a)

Elmer Fudd

b)

Spinach Man

c)

Popeye

d)

Brutus

32.

Which countries flag is this

a)

Nigeria

b)

India

c)

Indiana

d)

San Francisco

33.

What was the name of the lion in 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?'

a)

Cecil

b)

Aslan

c)

Simba

d)

Leo

34.
Maori are the indigenous people of __________
a)
Australia
b)
New Zealand
c)
Cambodia
d)
Fuji
35.

What is Malaysia's first International Airport?

a)

KLIA

b)

Sg Besi Airport

c)

Subang Airport

d)

Senai Airport

36.

The oldest city in Malaysia was designated as UNESCO World Heritage. Which city is it?

a)

Sarawak

b)

Melaka

c)

Seremban

d)

Johor Bahru

37.

Which is the national sport of Canada?

a)

Ice Hockey

b)

Cricket

c)

Volleyball

d)

Football

38.

Which athlete has won more Olympic Golds than Mexico?

a)

Michael Phelps

b)

Usain Bolt

c)

Mo Farah

d)

Muhammad Ali

39.

Which three sports form a triathlon?

a)

Cycling, running, discus

b)

Javelin, swimming, cycling

c)

Swimming, cycling, running

d)

Running, cycling and shooting

40.

Name the national animal of UAE

a)

arabian oryx

b)

pigeon

c)

elephant

d)

falcon

41.

You can find the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall on a famous road in UAE. This road leads to the capital city. Name the road.

a)

Sheikh Zayed Road

b)

Sheikh Khalifa Road

42.

Tallest building of the world

(a)  

43.

currency of UAE

a)

Riyal

b)

rupees

c)

dirhams

d)

lira

44.

Winter Soldier`s full name is...

a)

James Buchanan Barnes

b)

James Bucky Barnes

c)

Jack Backey Barnes

d)

Jack Barney Barmes

45.

Original Ant-Man is

a)

Darren Cross

b)

Hank Pym

c)

Scott Lang

d)

Bill Foster

46.

What`s Tony Stark`s second name?

a)

Howard

b)

Walter

c)

Edward

d)

Joe

47.

In Iron Man, what color paint does Tony tell Jarvis to add to his new armor?

a)

marvelous red

b)

burnt red

c)

solid gold

d)

hot-rod red

48.

How does Captain Marvel prove to Nick Fury that she's not a Skrull?

a)

She tells Fury a secret only he would know.

b)

She blasts a jukebox with a light beam.

c)

She shows Fury her StarForce badge.

d)

She doesn't.

49.

Which two heroes go to retrieve Fat Thor from his laziness?

a)

Iron Man and Groot

b)

Ant Man and Dr Strange

c)

Hulk and Rocket

d)

Hawkeye and Black Widow

50.

How does Star-Lord distract Ronan at the end of Guardians?

a)

"Ooh child, things are gonna get easier..."

b)

"Tag! You're it!"

c)

"What's that over there!?"

d)

"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down..."

51.

Which of Bucky's arms is his robotic/synthetic arm?

a)

his left

b)

his right

52.

What is the next film set be to be released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

a)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

b)

Black Panther Wakanda Forever

c)

Morbius

d)

Thor Love and Thunder

53.

What is Red Skull's real name?

a)

Werner Herzog

b)

Johann Schmidt

c)

Arnim Zola

d)

Abraham Erksine

54.

What does S.H.I.E.L.D. stand for in the MCU?

a)

Supreme Headquarters, Internal Espionage and Law-Enforcement Division

b)

Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Directorate

c)

Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division

d)

Strategic Headquarters, Internal Enforcement and Law-Enforcement Directorate

55.

What does the purple Infinity Stone have the power to control?

a)

Reality

b)

Space

c)

Time

d)

Power

56.

What is Nemo's Dad's name in Finding Nemo?

a)

Melvin

b)

Marlin

c)

Milton

d)

Martin

57.

What year was Buzz Lightyear the best selling Christmas toy?

a)

1994

b)

1995

c)

1996

d)

1997

58.

What was the first Pixar Movie?

a)

A Bug's Life

b)

Finding Nemo

c)

Monsters Inc

d)

Toy Story

59.

Who is the first villain featured in Incredibles 2?

a)

Bomb Voyage

b)

Syndrome

c)

Kronos

d)

The Underminer

60.

Who is the original owner of Buzz and Woody in Toy Story?

a)

Andy

b)

Sid

c)

Molly

d)

Buster

61.

Which two Marvel universe actors voice brothers in Onward?

a)

Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans

b)

Chris Pratt and Tom Holland

c)

Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston

d)

Paul Rudd and Mark Ruffalo

62.

What is the Falcon’s real name?

a)

Sam Wilson

b)

Elijah Bradley

c)

Alexander Pierce

63.

What is the real name of Director Fury?

a)

Nolan

b)

Fury

c)

Nicholas

d)

Noah

64.
In this type of economy, the people decide the supply, demand, and price.  
a)
Market 
b)
Traditional
c)
Command 
d)
Mixed
65.

Who invented communism?

a)

Plato

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Paul Samuelson

d)

Adam Smith

66.
Which of the following are markets involved in the circular flow model?
a)
Factor Market and Resource Market
b)
Labor Market and Product Market
c)
Factor Market and Product Market
d)
Resource Market and Labor Market
67.

This means that the government should not interfere in the marketplace.

a)

Laissez Faire

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Socialism

68.

Focusing on a narrow range of products/services that can be produced most efficiently and cost-effectively.

a)

subsistence

b)

specialization

c)

scarcity

d)

bartering

69.

Competition and profit motive are important characteristics of a:

a)

command economy

b)

traditional economy

c)

market economy

d)

socialist economy

70.

A economist who introduced the steady increase of the supply of money within growing economies.

a)

David Ricardo

b)

John Maynard Keynes

c)

Milton Friedman

d)

Beatrice Webb

71.

Privatization refers to ....

a)

Transfer of assets from people to government

b)

Transfer of assets from public to private organizations

c)

Transfer of assets from corporate to public

d)

Transfer of assets from corporate to government

72.
When the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded
a)
a shortage has occurred.
b)
a surplus has occurred.
c)
it doesn't mean anything.
d)
government intervenes.
73.
Trying to satisfy unlimited wants with limited resources defines _____ and is the fundamental problem of economics.
a)
scarcity
b)
needs
c)
wants
d)
microeconomics
74.
The thing that you give up (the next best alternative) when you make a decision is known as
a)
Opportunity Cost
b)
Scarcity
c)
Incentive
d)
Choice
75.
Man-made resources used in the production process i.e. machines in a factory.
a)
Labour
b)
Capital
c)
Household
d)
Revenue 
76.

Which of the following will increase your profit for selling hot chocolate?

a)

Use expensive materials

b)

Lower the price

c)

Give each buyer more hot chocolate

d)

Use cheaper materials

77.
Someone that takes risks and opens his or her own business.
a)
Buyer
b)
Capital Good
c)
Consumer
d)
Entrepreneur
78.

Which of the following statement is about microeconomics?

a)

The growth increased by 5.0 percent last year

b)

Inflation is about to increased 3.6 percent this year

c)

The factors of production is limited resources

d)

The general price level increased by 4 percent last year

79.

Government and private sector in Islamic economy make an economic decision based on:

a)

Books

b)

Opinion

c)

Al-Quran and Hadith

d)

Internet

80.

What part of the economic spectrum would you find North Korea?

a)

On the left

b)

On the right

c)

In the middle

d)

It is traditional so it is not on the spectrum

81.

If the government subsidizes part of your income and you are able to get food stamps and fly on the National airlines. But you are still able to open a business what kind of Economic system do you live in?

a)

Mixed economy

b)

Free market economy

c)

Command Economy

d)

Traditional economy

82.

Which of the following is a good thing about globalization?

a)

More variety of products and competition

b)

Increased warfare

c)

moving jobs to laces with no minimum wage

d)

loss of global culture

83.

What is South Africa’s main export

a)

Oil

b)

Textiles

c)

Gold and diamonds

d)

Agricultural products

84.

How does voluntary trade help the economy

a)

Voluntary trade mean prices will always be low.

b)

Voluntary trade only works when tariffs are in place.

c)

This sort of trade involves many government regulations

d)

It encourages specialization and usually means more profit.

85.

Which is part of a country’s human capital?

a)

Skills and knowledge workers have

b)

Taxes collected from a country’s workers

c)

Money paid to workers for producing goods

d)

The amount of goods sold in foreign trade in a year.

86.

What is GDP per capita?

a)

GDP divided by the value of capital inputs

b)

GDP divided by the population

c)

GDP divided by the number of workers

d)

GDP divided by the number of weeks in the year

87.

The rate of economic growth is measured by

a)

(original/difference) x 100

b)

difference x 100

c)

potential - actual level of output

d)

(difference/original) x 100

88.

Which of the following will increase economic growth

a)

An increase in unemployment

b)

An increase in incomes

c)

An ageing population

d)

Investment in technology

89.

A period of high economic activity and high employment is:

a)

A recovery

b)

A recession

c)

A boom

d)

A slowdown

90.

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of economic growth

a)

Less employment

b)

Pollution

c)

Increased incomes

d)

Improved living standards

91.

During the recession more businesses shut down, causing unemployment. This type of unemployment is:

a)

Seasonal

b)

Frictional

c)

Structural

d)

Cyclical

92.

Identify all incomes

a)

Shares

b)

Interest

c)

Profits

d)

Pension

93.
Importing more than exporting is
a)
trade surplus
b)
trade deficit
c)
balance of trade
d)
balance of payment
94.
If the US dollar appreciates relative to the Canadian dollar, what is a likely outcome?
a)
trade surplus in US
b)
trade deficit in Canada
c)
trade deficit in both
d)
trade surplus in Canada
95.
An increase in the value of currency is called
a)
appreciation
b)
depreciation
c)
trade surplus
d)
exchange rate
96.
Prices at which currencies are traded is called...
a)
Exchange Currency
b)
Exchange Rate
c)
Foreign Exchange Market
d)
Local Currency Demand
97.

Which natural resource is important to Australia’s economy?

a)

bauxite

b)

modern factories

c)

excellent highways

d)

education of workers

98.

Which trade barrier discourages trade by placing a tax on foreign goods?

a)

Embargo

b)

Quota

c)

Subsidy

d)

Tariff

99.
The use of trade barriers to protect a nation’s industries from foreign competition
a)
Balance of trade
b)
NAFTA
c)
Quotas
d)
Protectionism 
100.
A regional trade organization made up of European nations
a)
NAFTA
b)
EU
c)
ASEAN
d)
CARICOM
101.
Government payments to a local supplier to reduce the supplier costs. This helps local businesses survive because it is getting direct aid from the government
a)
Balance of trade
b)
protectionism
c)
exchange rate
d)
subsidy
102.
What happens when a nation’s currency depreciates?
a)
Its products become more expensive to other nations
b)
Its products become cheaper to other nations and exports may increases
c)
Nothing
d)
It halts all trade
103.
Suppose the US decreases the tariff on imported beef which makes foreign beef cheaper than US beef. What would the consequences be?
a)
There would be an increase in the number of imported beef and the number of beef produced in the US
b)
There would be a decrease in the number of imported beef and the number of beef produced in the US
c)
There would be an increase in the number of imported beef and a decrease in the number of beef produced in the US
d)
There would be a decrease in the number of imported beef and an increase in the number of beef produced in the US
104.
According to the law of comparative advantage, a country should 
a)
Specialize and export goods with the lowest production cost
b)
Specialize and export goods with the lowest opportunity cost
c)
Specialize and export goods with the lowest average cost
d)
Specialize and export goods with the highest opportunity cost
105.

You see an advertisement promoting a sale “for a limited time only!” with a countdown clock. Which bias is being used?

a)

Herd Mentality

b)

Loss Aversion

c)

Hedonic Adaptation

d)

Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)

106.

Behavioral economics is …

a)

The study of how rational people make economic decisions

b)

The study of how irrational factors affect individual’s economic decisions

c)

The study of how economies around the world interact with each other

d)

The study of how investors choose which stocks to buy and sell

107.

Peter can choose from two retirement accounts. Fearing a loss, he opts for the more conservative one. This is a type of

a)

Confirmation Bias

b)

Overconfidence

c)

Loss Aversion

d)

Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)

108.

Confirmation bias is …

a)

The tendency to seek out information that supports our existing beliefs

b)

The tendency to value something more because you own it

c)

The belief that we are better at something than we actually are

d)

The belief that we should do something because our friends are doing it

109.

The irrational ways that we process information & make decisions using our own perspective and incomplete information.

a)

Cognitive biases

b)

Hedonic Adaptation

c)

The Endowment Effect

d)

Overprecision

110.

Who in this class is an Economics Rockstar?

(a)  

111.

Economics is

a)

The best

b)

Amazing

c)

Awesome

d)

My favourite subject as well as a cool place to meet other Rockstars

112.

What I look like after my exams!

113.

What I want to say to my friends in the lead up to the exams

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