Free Printable General Knowledge

1.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

17

d)

10

2.

Name the house made of ice?

a)

boat house

b)

my house

c)

igloo

d)

buildings

3.

Name the largest mammal?

a)

giraffe

b)

elephant

c)

dinosaur

d)

blue whale

4.

What is the third planet from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

5.

What country are the Pyramids in?

a)

Egypt

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

6.

Which is the largest continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

7.

What type of gas is absorbed by plants?

a)

CO₂(carbon dioxide)

b)

O₂(oxygen)

c)

O₃(ozone)

d)

H₂(hydrogen)

8.

Name the hardest substance available on Earth?

a)

Rock

b)

Graphene

c)

Diamond

d)

metallic glass

9.

How often do the Summer Olympic Games take place?

a)

Every 4 years

b)

Every 5 years

c)

Every 2 years

d)

Every year

e)

Two times a year

10.

Match the flags with the countries

a)

1.

South Korea

b)

2.

Vietnam

c)

3.

Ukraine

d)

4.

Australia

e)

5.

New Zealand

11.

What do you call a type of shape that has five sides?

a)

Pentagon

b)

Hexagon

c)

Totagon

d)

Pentagonton

12.

Which planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Asgard

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

13.

What type of language is the following language?

1010011001011000

a)

Binoramia

b)

English

c)

Ewokese

d)

Binary

14.

Where is London?

a)

USA

b)

Austria

c)

Australia

d)

England

15.

What language is spoken in Brazil?

a)

Portuguese

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Italian

16.

The instrument is :

a)

Flute

b)

Oboe

c)

Violin

d)

Clarinet

17.

2. How many days are there in a normal year?

a)

165

b)

265

c)

365

d)

465

18.

1. How many days do we have in a week?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

19.

3. How many colors are there in a rainbow?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

20.

4. Which animal is known as the ‘Ship of the Desert?’

a)

Dog

b)

Camel

c)

Lion

d)

Tiger

21.

5. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

a)

24

b)

25

c)

26

d)

28

22.

6. How many consonants are there in the English alphabet?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

21

23.

8. Which month of the year has the least number of days?

a)

February

b)

May

c)

September

d)

December

24.

10. Which animal is called King of Jungle?

a)

Lion

b)

Tiger

c)

Cat

d)

Monkey

25.

11. How many primary colors are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.

What is the world's most populated country?

a)

China

b)

Brazil

c)

USA

d)

Russia

27.

Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

a)

Russia

b)

Thailand

c)

Australia

d)

Canada

28.

What is the capital of the Philippines?

a)

Dili

b)

Jakarta

c)

Manila

d)

Bali

29.

In which country is Mount Fuji located?

a)

Japan

b)

Peru

c)

South Korea

d)

Turkey

30.

What tissues connect the muscles to the bones?

a)

Fat

b)

Tendons

c)

Cartilage

d)

Ligaments

e)

Blood

31.

How many lives is a cat said to have?

a)

9

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

15

32.

The Pole Star indicates the direction to the

a)

South

b)

East

c)

West

d)

North

33.

Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Insectivores

d)

Herbivores

34.

How many oceans are there?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

35.

Which ocean lies between Australia and Africa?

a)

Pacific

b)

Southern

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic

36.

Which mountain range lies between China and India?

a)

Andes

b)

Zagros Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Himalayas

37.

Area 51 is located in which US state?

a)

FLORIDA

b)

NEVADA

c)

NEW YORK

d)

WASHINGTON

38.

Which American president appears on a one-dollar bill?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

George Washington

d)

Donald Trump

39.

What does the term GPU stand for?

a)

Graphics Processing Unit

b)

Graphics Program Unit

c)

Gravity Processed Unit

d)

Graphics Processing Uniform

40.

How many degrees are found in a circle?

a)

360

b)

84

c)

720

d)

90

41.

What is New York's nickname?

a)

NYC

b)

Concrete Jungle

c)

The Big Apple

d)

NY

42.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

America

d)

Europe

43.

What does CIA stand for?

a)

Central Information Agency

b)

Central Intelligence Agency

c)

Central Identification Agency

d)

Central

Imaginative

Agency

44.

What is the main ingredient in guacamole?

a)

Onions

b)

Pears

c)

Avocados

d)

Peppers

45.

Which planet is known as “The Blue Planet”?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

46.

In which city is this famous bridge?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

San Francisco

c)

San Diego

d)

Santa Barbara

47.

What company did this man create?

a)

Microsoft

b)

Apple

c)

Tesla

d)

IBM

48.

What company did this man create?

a)

Microsoft

b)

Apple

c)

Tesla

d)

IBM

49.

Which planet in the Milky Way is the hottest?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

50.

Which is the smallest?

a)

a solar system

b)

a galaxy

c)

a star

d)

the universe

51.

If somebody is illiterate, they _______.

a)

cannot speak well

b)

cannot read or write

c)

don't like literature

d)

cannot hear well

52.

Which grows on a tree?

a)

a peanut

b)

a plum

c)

a potato

d)

a strawberry

53.

"I go there once in a while" means I go there _______.

a)

regularly

b)

occasionally

c)

frequently

d)

always

54.

"He is behind the times" means he is _______.

a)

old-fashioned

b)

late

c)

early

d)

fashionable

55.

"I feel on top of the world" means I feel _______.

a)

very happy

b)

very powerful

c)

very lonely

d)

very excited

56.

Complete this common saying: "Where there's a will, there's _______."

a)

a way

b)

a goal

c)

a road

d)

a widow

57.

Who gave the theory or relativity?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Isaac Asimov

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Marie Curie

58.

Plants absorb oxygen.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

William Shakespeare was a scientist.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

In which forest do Robin Hood and his Merry Men live?

a)

The Enchanted Forest

b)

Sherwood Forest

c)

The Green Forest

d)

Sahara Forest

61.

I feel under the weather today. What does under the weather mean?

a)

fit

b)

happy

c)

sad

d)

ill

62.

The police officer let him off the hook.

a)

took him to jail

b)

didn't give him a ticket

c)

helped him get down

d)

gave him a ticket

63.

When pigs fly

a)

To say something is impossible

b)

Bacon

c)

Flying high

64.

I'm all ears

a)

A bunch of ears

b)

You have my full attention

c)

Full of noise

65.

I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.

a)

sick

b)

bugs crawled inside of me

c)

mad

d)

nervous

66.

It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

a)

It's been raining all day.

b)

It's raining a lot.

c)

It's not raining.

d)

There are scattered thunderstorms.

67.

BREAK A LEG!

a)

Don't cheat!

b)

I hope you break your bones.

c)

Good luck!

d)

Watch where you are walking.

68.

Those shoes COST AN ARM AND A LEG!

a)

they are expensive

b)

they are yellow

c)

they go on both feet

d)

they are cheap

69.

You will get into hot water when going out for no particular reason.

a)

get into trouble

b)

stay safe

c)

fall into disuse

d)

remain calm

70.

What does it mean if someone told you that the situation is "getting out of hand"?

a)

The situation is good luck.

b)

The situation is slowing down.

c)

The situation is getting out of control.

d)

The situation is common.

71.

What does it mean if something is "a blessing in disguise"?

a)

Something is common.

b)

Something is good luck.

c)

Something seems bad at first but turns out to be good.

d)

Something that needs to be done again.

72.

I get __________________________________ in my stomach when I have to give a presentation.

a)

moths

b)

bunnies

c)

butterflies

d)

mice

73.

something that is unclear, undefined

a)

Green with envy

b)

Green thumb

c)

Gray area

74.

very rarely

a)

Once in a blue moon

b)

Take the red eye

c)

Green thumb

75.

What is an idiom?

a)

Words that have different meanings.

b)

A device used to confuse the reader.

c)

A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

d)

A group of words that begin with the same sound.

76.

What does “I’m all tied up” really mean?

a)

I can tie a really good knot!

b)

I’m very busy right now.

c)

Help! Someone tied me up.

77.

What does “he got up on the wrong side of the bed” really mean?

a)

He hit his head when he got out of bed this morning.

b)

His bed is pushed up against the wall and he can only use one side.

c)

He has been grumpy since he woke up.

78.

What does “zip your lips” really mean?

a)

You need to be quiet.

b)

Your lips are chapped and you need some chap stick.

c)

Your zipper is stuck.

79.

Thomas knows Paris like the back of his . He used to be a taxi driver there for 2 years.

a)

head

b)

mind

c)

hand

d)

life

80.

That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

a)

hard

b)

messy

c)

easy

d)

fun

81.

Jose had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to him they were apples and oranges.

a)

containing too many technical details

b)

very similar

c)

completely different

d)

very complicated

82.

I've never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they're not really my _______

a)

piece of cake

b)

sweets and candy

c)

biscuit

d)

cup of tea

83.

What is biggest Country in the world

a)

Russia

b)

South Africa

c)

Mexico

d)

Brazil

84.

Which animal can survive insane temperatures and is called a water bear?

a)

Lion

b)

Tiger

c)

Tadigrade

d)

Wasp

85.

What is the beginning level in Karate?

a)

Black Belt

b)

White Belt

c)

Orange belt

86.

In which country was the first modern olympic games held?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Romania

d)

Hungary

e)

Germany

87.

How many holes does a golf course have?

a)

20

b)

18

c)

16

d)

22

e)

24

88.

1. What are the colors of the Olympic rings?

a)

Blue, yellow, black, green, red

b)

Yellow, orange, blue, brown

c)

white, black, blue, silver

d)

All black

89.

How many years are in a century?

a)

1000

b)

1

c)

10

d)

100

90.

What was Pixar’s first movie?

a)

Toy Story

b)

A Bug's Life

c)

Finding Nemo

d)

Cars

91.

He's the most famous character in video game history, and the official mascot for Nintendo.

a)

Sonic the Hedgehog

b)

Crash Bandicoot

c)

Mario

d)

Master Chief

92.

Which one of these sports DOES NOT have a time limit?

a)

Football

b)

Soccer

c)

Rugby

d)

Baseball

93.

Which chess piece can only move diagonally ?

a)

Pawns

b)

Bishops

c)

Knights

d)

Rook

94.

From which country does Lego come from ?

a)

Denmark

b)

Italy

c)

USA

d)

Japan

95.

What does NBA stand for ?

a)

National Basketball Academy

b)

New Baseball Association

c)

National Basketball Association

d)

Nutmeg Berry Apples

96.

What color are the goal posts in Football ?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Orange

d)

Yellow

97.

In which sport would you find a Pommel Horse ?

a)

Horse Riding

b)

Shooting

c)

Gymnastics

d)

Athletics

98.

How many stars does the U.S.A flag have?

a)

32

b)

25

c)

50

d)

55

99.

Which countries make up the United Kingdom?

a)

England, America, Wales and Northern Ireland.

b)

Portugal and Spain

c)

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

d)

England, New Zealand, Australia and America.

100.

Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of...

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

101.

What is the name of this famous cartoon cat?

a)

Cheshire

b)

Felix

c)

Sylvester

d)

Tom

102.

Maori are the indigenous people of what country?

a)

Australia

b)

Cambodia

c)

Fiji

d)

New Zealand

103.

How many megabytes are there in a gigabyte?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

1

104.

What does USB stand for? (as in 'a USB cable')

a)

Universal Serial Bus

b)

Universal Serial Byte

c)

Universal Serial Bill

105.

In what part of the body is the tibia?

a)

in the chest

b)

in the upper arm

c)

in the lower leg

106.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from where?

a)

France

b)

Utah

c)

England

d)

Mr. Markovic (He's so generous)

107.

The first fireworks were invented in what country during the seventh century?

a)

Egypt

b)

Italy

c)

China

d)

Japan

108.

Where did the Olympic games originate?

a)

Greece

b)

Grease

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

109.

What ocean touches Massachusetts?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

110.

How many inches are in a foot?

a)

7

b)

8.5

c)

10

d)

12

111.

What company owns Xbox?

a)

Apple

b)

Nintendo

c)

Microsoft

d)

Walmart

112.

What state shape is this

a)

New Mexico

b)

Delaware

c)

Kansas

d)

California

113.

Which planet in our Solar System is known for having a ring?

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

114.

Who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, D.C.?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

The President

c)

The Governor

d)

Oprah Winfrey

115.

Who painted Mona Lisa?

a)

Picasso

b)

Leonardo di Caprio.

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Michelangelo

116.

Who wrote Harry Potter?

a)

Emma Watson

b)

Stephen King

c)

J.K. Rowling

d)

Rupert Grint

117.

Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Patrick Henry

118.

Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Bunker Hill

119.

What do you call the time span of one thousand years?

a)

millennnium

b)

decade

c)

century

120.

The horizontal lines on maps and globes are called...

a)

longitudes

b)

latitudes

c)

geographic grids

d)

poles

121.

Before being dried, which fruit was a prune?

a)

Plum

b)

Peach

c)

Apricot

d)

Nectarine

122.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

rinoceros

b)

rhinoseros

c)

rhinocerous

d)

rhinoceros

123.

A quarter is the same as

a)

1/4

b)

4.0

c)

0.25

d)

One-fourth

124.

Which of the following countries is not a part of North America?

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Ecuador

c)

El Salvador

d)

Haiti

125.

Which of these days was in the 20th century?

a)

January 1, 1801

b)

January 1, 2001

c)

January 1, 1901

d)

January 1, 2010

126.

What is the term for the writing system used in Ancient Egypt?

a)

Latin

b)

Heiroglyphics

c)

Aramaic

d)

English

127.

From which planet did Superman come?

a)

Eternia

b)

Earth

c)

Krypton

d)

Kryptopia

128.

Name this cartoon character?

a)

Elmer Fudd

b)

Spinach Man

c)

Popeye

d)

Brutus

129.

Name this famous sports apparel symbol?

a)

Slazenger

b)

Puma

c)

Panther

d)

Jaguar

130.

What is this?

a)

Buckingham Palace

b)

Taj Mahal

131.

How many hours are there in a day?

a)

23

b)

21

c)

24

d)

25

132.

Where does a pig live?

a)

Hutch

b)

House

c)

Apartment

d)

Sty

133.

Science - In the periodic table, the symbol AU means?

a)

Silver

b)

Diamond

c)

Aluminum

d)

Gold

134.

How many centimeters are in a meter?

a)

12

b)

36

c)

100

d)

1000

135.

How many lives is a cat said to have?

a)

9

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

15

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