Free Printable General Knowledge

1.

What month is between July and September?

a)

June

b)

October

c)

Wednesday

d)

August

2.

What season is after the fall?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

autumn

3.

When do we celebrate Independence Day for the United States?

a)

June 1

b)

July 4

c)

September 25

d)

December 31

4.

What season are April and May in?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

5.

What month is Halloween in?

a)

September

b)

October

c)

November

d)

March

6.

What month is Valentines Day?

a)

January

b)

February

c)

March

d)

August

7.

What state do we live in?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Greensboro

c)

United States of America

d)

Guilford

8.

What city do we live in?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Greensboro

c)

Atlanta

d)

Guilford

9.

What month comes after March?

a)

April

b)

May

c)

June

d)

Februrary

10.

What month has only 28 (or 29) days?

a)

February

b)

April

c)

July

d)

September

11.

What holiday celebrates people who served in the military?

a)

Election Day

b)

Veterans Day

c)

Thanksgiving

d)

4th of July

12.

What month does school begin?

a)

June

b)

July

c)

August

d)

March

13.

Ronald E. McNair was a ____.

a)

professor

b)

athlete

c)

astronaut

d)

musician

14.

How many months are in one year?

a)

7

b)

365

c)

12

d)

24

15.

The leader of a city is a ___.

a)

mayor

b)

president

c)

governor

d)

sheriff

16.

The elected leader of a state is the ___.

a)

mayor

b)

police chief

c)

governor

d)

president

17.

How many states are in the United States?

a)

20

b)

45

c)

50

d)

16

18.

What holiday celebrates the people who died in wars for our country?

a)

Memorial Day

b)

4th of July

c)

Veterans Day

d)

Presidents Day

19.

How long does the president serve?

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

4 years

d)

10 years

20.

What ocean is on North Carolina's eastern shore?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Appalachian

21.

What months are in the fall?

a)

January and February

b)

April and May

c)

October and November

d)

July and August

22.

What day is New Year's Eve?

a)

January 1

b)

December 25

c)

December 31

d)

July 4

23.

What holiday celebrates workers?

a)

Labor Day

b)

Valentines Day

c)

Easter

d)

Veterans Day

24.

What day is before Tuesday?

a)

Monday

b)

Tuesday

c)

Wednesday

d)

Sunday

25.

Which of the following are colleges in Greensboro?

a)

UNCG and A&T

b)

Duke and UNCG

c)

Carolina and Duke

d)

NC State and A&T

26.

What time is noon?

a)

12:00 afternoon

b)

12:00 at night

c)

5:00 in the morning

d)

7:00 in the evening

27.

What college nickname is the Aggies?

a)

NC A&T

b)

UNCG

c)

Duke

d)

Guilford College

28.

How many hours are in one day?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

7

d)

365

29.

How many minutes are in an hour?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

120

d)

60

30.

What happens when the temperature is below 32 degrees?

a)

It can rain

b)

It can snow

c)

It will be windy

d)

There will be a hurricane

31.

How many stars are on the American flag?

a)

30

b)

50

c)

75

d)

12

32.

What side of the street do cars and buses drive on?

a)

left

b)

right

c)

left and right

d)

center

33.

How many eggs are in a dozen eggs?

a)

6

b)

10

c)

12

d)

15

34.

What is the Greensboro baseball team called?

a)

Grasshoppers

b)

Aggies

c)

Spartans

d)

Tar Heels

35.

This holiday honors the people in the military who died.

a)

Memorial Day

b)

Labor Day

c)

Veterans Day

d)

Election Day

36.

In what month does spring start?

a)

February

b)

March

c)

April

d)

September

37.

When is Election Day?

a)

February

b)

August

c)

November

d)

October

38.

How many stars are on the American flag?

a)

13

b)

40

c)

50

d)

51

39.

Which of the following is true about where we live?

a)

Greensboro is a county in NC

b)

Guilford is a city in NC

c)

Greensboro is a city in Guilford County

d)

Greensboro and Guilford are cities in NC

40.

Who is the leader of a state?

a)

president

b)

mayor

c)

senator

d)

governor

41.

Who is the leader of a city?

a)

mayor

b)

sheriff

c)

governor

d)

president

42.

How many days are in a regular year?

a)

7

b)

52

c)

265

d)

365

43.

When you cannot see the moon, it is a __

a)

full moon

b)

quarter moon

c)

harvest moon

d)

new moon

44.

What colleges or universities are in Greensboro?

a)

Duke, UNCG and Wake Forest

b)

UNC, UNCG and A&T

c)

UNCG, A&T, Guilford College

d)

NC State, UNCG, GTCC

45.

What does it mean to "be fond of" something or someone?

a)

to know them

b)

to like them

c)

to not like them

d)

to find them

46.

Who is the magical person in Ireland?

a)

yeti

b)

leprechaun

c)

gnome

d)

fairy

47.

What season follows winter?

a)

autumn

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

48.

What season follows spring?

a)

winter

b)

fall

c)

autumn

d)

summer

49.

What season follows summer?

a)

autumn

b)

fall

c)

spring

d)

winter

50.

What season follows fall?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

autumn

d)

summer

51.

What animal comes out in February to see its shadow?

a)

squirrel

b)

chipmunk

c)

groundhog

d)

mole

52.

Put the seasons in the correct order, starting with the coldest season:

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall or autumn

1)

2)

3)

4)

53.

A synonym is a word that...

a)

has the same meaning, like big and huge

b)

sounds the same, like know and no

c)

has the opposite meaning, like heavy and light

d)

has a silent letter, like know or lamb

54.

What words rhyme with night?

a)

bite

b)

slight

c)

kite

55.

Put these people in order from the time they lived, the earliest to today

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Rosa Parks

e)

Sonia Sotomayor

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

56.

Put the last 5 months of the year in order:

a)

August

b)

September

c)

October

d)

November

e)

December

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

57.

In what order do we eat our meals?

a)

breakfast

b)

lunch

c)

dinner

1)

2)

3)

58.

What is the correct order of the first 4 planets?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

1)

2)

3)

4)

59.

What is the highest mountain in the world?

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Mt. McKinley

c)

Mt. Kilamanjaro

d)

Mt. McNair

60.

What is the largest continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Europe

61.

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

a)

Washington, DC

b)

New York City

c)

Paris

d)

Tokyo

62.

Match the countries with their continents:

a)

Thailand, China, Vietnam

1.

Asia

b)

USA, Canada, Mexico

2.

North America

c)

Brazil, Argentina, Colombia

3.

South America

d)

Germany, Spain, England

4.

Europe

e)

Egypt, Congo, Uganda

5.

Africa

63.

Match the holiday with the month

a)

New Years Day and MKL Day

1.

January

b)

Groundhog Day and Valentines Day

2.

February

c)

Memorial Day

3.

May

d)

Thanksgiving

4.

November

e)

Christmas and Kwanzaa

5.

December

64.

What are examples of dairy foods?

a)

lettuce, carrots, beets

b)

apples, pears, peaches

c)

milk, yogurt, cheese

d)

pie, cake, cookies

65.

Match the description to the temperature.

a)

hot summer day

1.

90 degrees

b)

cold winter night

2.

20 degrees

c)

pleasant spring afternoon

3.

70 degrees

d)

chilly autumn afternoon

4.

50 degrees

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