WorksheetsGeneral Knowledge and some Economics
Total questions: 113
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Which country does this flag belong to?
Finland
The USA
Canada
Belgium
Which chemical element is diamond made of?
Carbon (C)
Oxygen (O)
Silver (Ag)
Uranium (U)
There are 3 US States that start with the letter 'O'. Name 1 of them!
(a)
Who was the first human to travel in space?
Buzz Aldrin
Yuri Garagin
Neil Armstrong
Valentina Tereshkova
Which famous band was formed in Liverpool, England in 1960?
Queen
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
What was the #1 most downloaded app in 2018 and 2019?
TikTok
Snapchat
What show on Netflix is made by the Duffer Brother?
Riverdale
13 Reasons Why
You
Stranger Things
how many brains does an octopus have?
5
6
9
7
what language do people speak in Brazil?
German
Spanish
French
Portuguese
How many Emirates make up the UAE
Six
Sixty
Seven
Eighteen
How many teeth does a normal adult mouth have?
34
32
24
40
Which first electrical item did Thomas Edison invent?
Telephone
Television
Lightbulb
Toaster
Monkeys become more furry as they grow older. (furry: hairy)
True
False
It's a mystery. Who knows.
Penelope waited two decades for her husband to return to Ithaca from the Trojan War. Who was her husband?
Odyssus
Jason
Achilles
What bone is this?
patella
tibia
femur
tarsals
What is the chemical formula for Hydrogen Peroxide?
H4K
NH2
H2O2
HO2
Your body contains __ percent water?
50%
35%
70%
85%
In what year did the Titanic sink?
1921
1915
1912
1951
What is the world's smallest country?
Monaco
Vatican
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Which country has the most volcanoes?
Philippines
Indonesia
Japan
Iceland
What is the most spoken language in the world?
Spanish
English
Hindi
Chinese
In what year was the iPhone first released?
2005
2009
2007
2010
Spell this animal correctly
rinoceros
rhinoseros
rhinocerous
rhinoceros
On which continent is the Sahara desert?
Africa
Asia
North Africa
South Africa
How many zeroes in ten million?
5
6
7
8
Name this cartoon character?
Elmer Fudd
Spinach Man
Popeye
Brutus
Which countries flag is this
Nigeria
India
Indiana
San Francisco
What was the name of the lion in 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?'
Cecil
Aslan
Simba
Leo
What is Malaysia's first International Airport?
KLIA
Sg Besi Airport
Subang Airport
Senai Airport
The oldest city in Malaysia was designated as UNESCO World Heritage. Which city is it?
Sarawak
Melaka
Seremban
Johor Bahru
Which is the national sport of Canada?
Ice Hockey
Cricket
Volleyball
Football
Which athlete has won more Olympic Golds than Mexico?
Michael Phelps
Usain Bolt
Mo Farah
Muhammad Ali
Which three sports form a triathlon?
Cycling, running, discus
Javelin, swimming, cycling
Swimming, cycling, running
Running, cycling and shooting
Name the national animal of UAE
arabian oryx
pigeon
elephant
falcon
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.
Sheikh Zayed Road
Sheikh Khalifa Road
Tallest building of the world
(a)
currency of UAE
Riyal
rupees
dirhams
lira
Winter Soldier`s full name is...
James Buchanan Barnes
James Bucky Barnes
Jack Backey Barnes
Jack Barney Barmes
Original Ant-Man is
Darren Cross
Hank Pym
Scott Lang
Bill Foster
What`s Tony Stark`s second name?
Howard
Walter
Edward
Joe
In Iron Man, what color paint does Tony tell Jarvis to add to his new armor?
marvelous red
burnt red
solid gold
hot-rod red
How does Captain Marvel prove to Nick Fury that she's not a Skrull?
She tells Fury a secret only he would know.
She blasts a jukebox with a light beam.
She shows Fury her StarForce badge.
She doesn't.
Which two heroes go to retrieve Fat Thor from his laziness?
Iron Man and Groot
Ant Man and Dr Strange
Hulk and Rocket
Hawkeye and Black Widow
How does Star-Lord distract Ronan at the end of Guardians?
"Ooh child, things are gonna get easier..."
"Tag! You're it!"
"What's that over there!?"
"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down..."
Which of Bucky's arms is his robotic/synthetic arm?
his left
his right
What is the next film set be to be released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Black Panther Wakanda Forever
Morbius
Thor Love and Thunder
What is Red Skull's real name?
Werner Herzog
Johann Schmidt
Arnim Zola
Abraham Erksine
What does S.H.I.E.L.D. stand for in the MCU?
Supreme Headquarters, Internal Espionage and Law-Enforcement Division
Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Directorate
Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division
Strategic Headquarters, Internal Enforcement and Law-Enforcement Directorate
What does the purple Infinity Stone have the power to control?
Reality
Space
Time
Power
What is Nemo's Dad's name in Finding Nemo?
Melvin
Marlin
Milton
Martin
What year was Buzz Lightyear the best selling Christmas toy?
1994
1995
1996
1997
What was the first Pixar Movie?
A Bug's Life
Finding Nemo
Monsters Inc
Toy Story
Who is the first villain featured in Incredibles 2?
Bomb Voyage
Syndrome
Kronos
The Underminer
Who is the original owner of Buzz and Woody in Toy Story?
Andy
Sid
Molly
Buster
Which two Marvel universe actors voice brothers in Onward?
Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans
Chris Pratt and Tom Holland
Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston
Paul Rudd and Mark Ruffalo
What is the Falcon’s real name?
Sam Wilson
Elijah Bradley
Alexander Pierce
What is the real name of Director Fury?
Nolan
Fury
Nicholas
Noah
Who invented communism?
Plato
Karl Marx
Paul Samuelson
Adam Smith
This means that the government should not interfere in the marketplace.
Laissez Faire
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
Focusing on a narrow range of products/services that can be produced most efficiently and cost-effectively.
subsistence
specialization
scarcity
bartering
Competition and profit motive are important characteristics of a:
command economy
traditional economy
market economy
socialist economy
A economist who introduced the steady increase of the supply of money within growing economies.
David Ricardo
John Maynard Keynes
Milton Friedman
Beatrice Webb
Privatization refers to ....
Transfer of assets from people to government
Transfer of assets from public to private organizations
Transfer of assets from corporate to public
Transfer of assets from corporate to government
Which of the following will increase your profit for selling hot chocolate?
Use expensive materials
Lower the price
Give each buyer more hot chocolate
Use cheaper materials
Which of the following statement is about microeconomics?
The growth increased by 5.0 percent last year
Inflation is about to increased 3.6 percent this year
The factors of production is limited resources
The general price level increased by 4 percent last year
Government and private sector in Islamic economy make an economic decision based on:
Books
Opinion
Al-Quran and Hadith
Internet
What part of the economic spectrum would you find North Korea?
On the left
On the right
In the middle
It is traditional so it is not on the spectrum
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?
Mixed economy
Free market economy
Command Economy
Traditional economy
Which of the following is a good thing about globalization?
More variety of products and competition
Increased warfare
moving jobs to laces with no minimum wage
loss of global culture
What is South Africa’s main export
Oil
Textiles
Gold and diamonds
Agricultural products
How does voluntary trade help the economy
Voluntary trade mean prices will always be low.
Voluntary trade only works when tariffs are in place.
This sort of trade involves many government regulations
It encourages specialization and usually means more profit.
Which is part of a country’s human capital?
Skills and knowledge workers have
Taxes collected from a country’s workers
Money paid to workers for producing goods
The amount of goods sold in foreign trade in a year.
What is GDP per capita?
GDP divided by the value of capital inputs
GDP divided by the population
GDP divided by the number of workers
GDP divided by the number of weeks in the year
The rate of economic growth is measured by
(original/difference) x 100
difference x 100
potential - actual level of output
(difference/original) x 100
Which of the following will increase economic growth
An increase in unemployment
An increase in incomes
An ageing population
Investment in technology
A period of high economic activity and high employment is:
A recovery
A recession
A boom
A slowdown
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of economic growth
Less employment
Pollution
Increased incomes
Improved living standards
During the recession more businesses shut down, causing unemployment. This type of unemployment is:
Seasonal
Frictional
Structural
Cyclical
Identify all incomes
Shares
Interest
Profits
Pension
Which natural resource is important to Australia’s economy?
bauxite
modern factories
excellent highways
education of workers
Which trade barrier discourages trade by placing a tax on foreign goods?
Embargo
Quota
Subsidy
Tariff
You see an advertisement promoting a sale “for a limited time only!” with a countdown clock. Which bias is being used?
Herd Mentality
Loss Aversion
Hedonic Adaptation
Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
Behavioral economics is …
The study of how rational people make economic decisions
The study of how irrational factors affect individual’s economic decisions
The study of how economies around the world interact with each other
The study of how investors choose which stocks to buy and sell
Peter can choose from two retirement accounts. Fearing a loss, he opts for the more conservative one. This is a type of
Confirmation Bias
Overconfidence
Loss Aversion
Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
Confirmation bias is …
The tendency to seek out information that supports our existing beliefs
The tendency to value something more because you own it
The belief that we are better at something than we actually are
The belief that we should do something because our friends are doing it
The irrational ways that we process information & make decisions using our own perspective and incomplete information.
Cognitive biases
Hedonic Adaptation
The Endowment Effect
Overprecision
Who in this class is an Economics Rockstar?
(a)
Economics is
The best
Amazing
Awesome
My favourite subject as well as a cool place to meet other Rockstars
What I look like after my exams!

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