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Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

2.

Which planet is the smallest?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

3.

What is the least populated country in the world?

a)

Tuvalu

b)

Lichtenstein

c)

San Marino

d)

Vatican City

4.

How many zeroes in ten million?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

5.

What colour are motorways on British road maps?

a)

Red

b)

Black

c)

Green

d)

Blue

6.

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

a)

K2

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Annapurna

d)

Lhotse

7.

What type of animal is the biggest in the world?

a)

African Elephant

b)

Brown Bear

c)

Blue Whale

d)

Giraffe

8.

What is the name of the largest bone in the human body?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Spine

9.

Which sea separates Europe from Africa?

a)

Adriatic Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

10.

How many children does Queen Elizabeth II have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

9

11.
What are the physical components of a computer system called?
a)
Hardware
b)
Desktop
c)
Devices
d)
Peripherals
12.
What is gravity?
a)
The force that keeps you down.
b)
The solar system.
c)
The 7th planet..
d)
A force that keeps you up. :)
13.
Mass refers to the?
a)
amount of matter in an object
b)
weight of an object
c)
both matter and weight
14.

What is 3/5 as a percentage?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

80

15.
An area of land completely surrounded by water is... 
a)
Peninsula 
b)
Island
c)
Isthmus
d)
Mountain 
16.

Pound Sterling is the Currency of--------- ?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

United States

c)

Germany

d)

Canada

17.

Maximum spoken language in the world is--------- ?

a)

Arabic

b)

English

c)

Mandarin

d)

Spanish

18.

The Capital of Canada is --------- ?

a)

Otawa

b)

Brussels

c)

Geneva

d)

Birmingham

19.

Second most populous country in the world is ---------- ?

a)

Russia

b)

India

c)

Nigeria

d)

Indonesia

20.

Dove is a symbol of ?

a)

Love

b)

Peace

c)

Humanity

d)

Charity

21.

Which planet is said to influence the way we communicate?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

22.

What do you add to milk to make porridge?

a)

Cruel

b)

Whisky

c)

Oats

d)

Sugar

23.

In which ocean is Madagascar?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

24.
What word is used to describe an animal/plant that is both male and female?
a)
Heshe
b)
Sheem
c)
Hermaphrodite
d)
Hetrosexual
25.
What is an infant whale commonly called?
a)
Baby
b)
Calf
c)
Tiny
d)
Boo
26.
In which sport can you throw a "Curve Ball"?
a)
Cricket
b)
Basketball
c)
Snooker
d)
Baseball
27.
Which is heavier, gold or silver?
a)
Gold
b)
Silver
28.
Who won the 2016 FIFA Ballon'Dor?
a)
Lionel Messi
b)
Jamie Vardy
c)
Christiano Ronaldo
d)
Mario Balotelli
29.

What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?

a)

CO

b)

H2O

c)

O

d)

Au

30.

What is the 7th element on the periodic table of elements?

a)

Gold

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon

d)

Nitrogen

31.

What is the name of the closest star to the earth?

a)

The moon

b)

Pluto

c)

Jimmy

d)

The sun

32.

What is the name of the element with the chemical symbol ‘He’?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Harry

d)

Helen

33.

The fear of what animal is known as ‘arachnophobia’?

a)

Spiders

b)

Snakes

c)

Wasps

d)

Fish

34.

What is the name of the part of the human skeleton which protects our brain?

a)

Ribcage

b)

Skull

c)

Spine

d)

Heart

35.

The fastest land animal in the world is a...

(a)