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General Knowledge Part 1

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the measure of each of the two identical angles in an isosceles right triangle?

a)

25 degrees

b)

35 degrees

c)

45 degrees

d)

55 degrees

e)

65 degrees

2.

What body of water must a boat travel on from Houston, Texas to St. Petersburg, Florida?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Bermuda Triangle

e)

Mississippi River

3.

Large parcels of land set aside by the U.S. government where they forced the Indigenous Americans to move are called what by the government?

a)

Native Lands

b)

Indigenous Lands

c)

Parks

d)

Reservations

e)

Communities

4.

In March of 2002, Switzerland joined the United Nations, leaving this as the only state that is not a full member. Name this place where the Pope's apartment overlooks St. Peter's Square.

a)

France

b)

Vatican

c)

Greece

d)

Cyprus

e)

Spain

5.

In 2021, it was announced that one of the new hosts of Jeopardy will be this actress who played a neuroscientist and is a neuroscientist.

a)

Johannson

b)

Jonas

c)

Gomez

d)

Alba

e)

Bialik

6.

Correct the error in this sentence: "It's a good idea to avoid he who has the plague."

a)

Avoid should be avoided

b)

He should be him

c)

Has should be had

d)

It's should be isn't it

e)

Idea should be ideas

7.

Italy, Denmark, and most of Florida are examples of what landform?

a)

Land Bridges

b)

Spurs

c)

Peninsulas

d)

Alluvial Plains

e)

Estuaries

8.

Despite finishing last in the West Point class of 1860, he became a brigadier general during the Battle of Gettysburg. Who was this soldier, remembered for his last stand at the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn?

a)

Custer

b)

Meade

c)

McClellan

d)

McCarther

e)

Bragg

9.

Add 3/4 and 2/3. Give your answer as a mixed number in lowest terms.

a)

1 1/4

b)

1 1/3

c)

1 5/12

d)

1 1/2

e)

1 3/4

10.

Consider a set whose four elements are 1, 2, 3, & 4. What is the mean of the set?

a)

2

b)

2.25

c)

2.5

d)

2.75

e)

3

11.

Who delivered a speech from the oval office to unify the nation in the world after the attacks of 9/11?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George W. Bush

c)

George H.W. Bush

d)

Jimmy Carter

e)

Barack Obama

12.

Which is not paired with a property it exhibits?

a)

glass-opacity

b)

copper-ductility

c)

clay-malleability

d)

nitrogen-density

e)

gold-conductivity

13.

Echolocation is not used by...

a)

bats

b)

owls

c)

orcas

d)

porpoises

e)

sperm whales

14.

How many words are in the predicate of this quote by Finley Peter Dunne? Do not jump on a man unless he is down.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

e)

10

15.

Which is a story set during the Great Depression in Oklahoma?

a)

True Grit

b)

Out of the Dust

c)

Gone with the Wind

d)

The Wind in the Willows

e)

Little House on the Prarie

16.

Which type of building has a purpose different from the others?

a)

pagoda

b)

basilica

c)

tabernacle

d)

synagogue

e)

mausoleum

17.

Criminal smuggle products such as cameras, automobile parts, electrical appliances, and footwear into a country to avoid...

a)

tolls

b)

tithes

c)

tariffs

d)

poll taxes

e)

property taxes

18.

In yards, how long is each side of a square if the perimeter of the square is 96 feet?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

8

19.

Who was not a two-term president?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ulysses Grant

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

James Madison

e)

Thomas Jefferson

20.

The Israeli monetary unit is the...

a)

yen

b)

rial

c)

ruble

d)

krona

e)

shekel

21.

Which word requires a different prefix than the others to convey the meaning "not"?

a)

sane

b)

exact

c)

decent

d)

practical

e)

compatible

22.

An atom smasher is a(n)...

a)

laser

b)

barometer

c)

accelerator

d)

spectrometer

e)

semiconductor

23.

The struggle between the noisy common way of life and the quiet genteel life is the major theme of...

a)

Charlotte's Web

b)

Huckleberry Finn

c)

Gulliver's Travels

d)

Wind in the Willows

e)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

24.

The proverb, "Look before you leap," means the same as which other proverb?

a)

Waste not-want not.

b)

Speedy rise-speedy fall.

c)

Make hay while the sun shines.

d)

Measure thrice before you cut once.

e)

There's many of slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.

25.

Who is the only U.S. vice president to abruptly succeed to the presidency for a reason other than the death of a commander in chief?

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Lyndon Johnson

e)

Theodore Roosevelt

26.

Who was buried in the Valley of the Kings?

a)

Pericles

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Julius Caesar

e)

Tutankhamun

27.

How many pieces of 18-inch long hardwood flooring 2 inches wide are needed to cover a 9 by 11 foot floor?

a)

316

b)

336

c)

356

d)

376

e)

396

28.

Which figure has the greatest number of lines of symmetry?

a)

circle

b)

square

c)

octagon

d)

pentagon

e)

dodecagon

29.

Which Spanish word indicates a neighborhood?

a)

mercado

b)

compadre

c)

vecindade

d)

hermana

e)

manana

30.

It is not generally true that...

a)

corn is cheaper in Iowa than Vermont

b)

lobster is cheaper in Maine than Illinois

c)

housing is costlier in Hawaii than Georgia

d)

oranges are costlier in Alaska than Florida

e)

gasoline is cheaper in Maryland than in Texas

31.

Which is a solo?

a)

aria

b)

fugue

c)

chorale

d)

madrigal

e)

nocturne

32.

These were invented by people of what country?

- wireless telegraphy

- barometer

- thermometer

a)

Italy

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Germany

e)

Great Britain

33.

Pictographs are...

a)

holograms

b)

ideograms

c)

sonograms

d)

nanograms

e)

telegrams

34.

Seymour Smedley earn $2000 per week plus a commission of $24 for each painting he sells. How many paintings must he sell to make $4360 in two weeks?

a)

10

b)

13

c)

15

d)

22

e)

25

35.

Hiccups are caused by spasms of what muscle?

a)

Solar Plexus

b)

Triceps

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Biceps

e)

Deltoid

36.

What part of the electromagnetic spectrum can we see?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

X Rays

c)

UV Light

d)

Radio Waves

e)

Visible Light

37.

Most of the mammals native to which continent are marsupials?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

e)

North America

38.

Who was assassinated in India in 1991?

a)

Rajiv Gandhi

b)

Anwar Sadat

c)

Benigno Aquino

d)

Emiliano Zapata

e)

Archduke Ferdinand

39.

Arabic is not the official language of...

a)

Oman

b)

Syria

c)

Jordan

d)

Taiwan

e)

Bahrain

40.

A right triangle with a base of 6 feet and a hypotenuse of 10 feet has an area of ? square feet.

a)

12

b)

16

c)

24

d)

32

e)

48

41.

Who was not a classical composer?

a)

Johann Bach

b)

Frederic Chopin

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Peter Tchaikovsky

e)

George Frederic Handel

42.

History is filled with conflict between people. Which of these occurred first?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battles of Hastings

d)

Battle of Marathon

e)

Battle of Normandy

43.

The town in "Little House on the Prairie" is called __Grove.

a)

Peanut

b)

Walnut

c)

Coconut

d)

Hazelnut

e)

Chestnut

44.

How is "bad" used in this example? Lady Godiva's riding style was bad.

a)

predicate noun

b)

simple predicate

c)

predicate adverb

d)

predicate prounoun

e)

predicate adjective

45.

Which has a seacoast only on its southern border?

a)

Haiti

b)

Russia

c)

Pakistan

d)

Greenland

e)

Peru

46.

Which U.S. capital is closest to Des Moines?

a)

Boise

b)

Madison

c)

Montpelier

d)

Carson City

e)

Montgomery

47.

Represent 6 inches to 2 feet to 2 yards in simplest form.

a)

1 to 4 to 8

b)

1 to 2 to 6

c)

1 to 2 to 3

d)

1 to 3 to 4

e)

1 to 4 to 12

48.

In "Jabberwocky," the son is not warned to be wary of the...

a)

Jubjub bird

b)

Tumtum tree

c)

jaws that bite

d)

claws that catch

e)

frumious Bandersnatch

49.

Stonehenge in England is...

a)

monolithic

b)

hexalithic

c)

batholithic

d)

otolithic

e)

granolithic

50.

What is absorbed in a endothermic process?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Heat

e)

Vapors

51.

Smaller than a tick, most of these microscopic arachnids are omnivorous, and many are parasitic. What are they called?

a)

Spiders

b)

Leeches

c)

Fleas

d)

Deer ticks

e)

Mites

52.

What is Kentucky's most-visited natural attraction?

a)

Mammoth Cave

b)

Daniel Boones' House

c)

Mt. Shasta

d)

Great Salt Flats

e)

Red River Gorge

53.

What noun refers to the loss of the ability to move a part or parts of the body?

a)

Neuropathy

b)

Paralysis

c)

Immovable

d)

Aneurism

e)

Pancreatitis

54.

In 1647, astronomer Johannes Hevelius published the first detailed atlas of which heavenly body?

a)

The Sun

b)

Haley's Comet

c)

Asteroid 121

d)

The Moon

e)

Mercury

55.

Which state was established by an 1854 act named for it and its neighbor Kansas?

a)

Iowa

b)

Nebraska

c)

Missouri

d)

South Dakota

e)

Oklahoma

56.

Which author was known for greatly advancing young adult fiction with books such as "The Ghost Belongs to Me" and "A Year Down Yonder" and wrote 41 books in 41 years?

a)

Blume

b)

Seuss

c)

Lewis

d)

Riordan

e)

Peck

57.

The month of June was named for Juno, patron goddess of what institution that is still often celebrated in June?

a)

Marriage

b)

Engagements

c)

Mother's Day

d)

Father's Day

e)

Summer

58.

Names these subdivisions of the year, the subject of violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi.

a)

Hours

b)

Days

c)

Weeks

d)

Months

e)

Seasons

59.

On November 11, 1620, a covenant was signed by 41 Plymouth settlers, establishing a civil body politic in their new home. Name this 200-word declaration.

a)

Declaration of Community

b)

Plymouth Contract

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Declaration of Colonization

e)

Massachusetts Compact

60.

What is the sum of the multiples of 8 that are less than 50?

a)

50

b)

52

c)

54

d)

56

e)

58

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