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Year 5 - 8 General Knowledge Quiz 9 February 2023

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Six Nations, which trophy do England and Scotland compete for?

a)

The Anglo-Scottish Cup

b)

The Highlands Cup

c)

The Stanley Cup

d)

The Calcutta Cup

2.

Which company has the slogan 'Food to feel good about'?

a)

Marks and Spencer

b)

Waitrose

c)

Tesco

d)

Aldi

3.

This is an image from which film?

a)

Pinocchio

b)

The Bad Guys

c)

Strange World

d)

League of Super-Pets

4.

Which country has the largest population?

a)

United States of America

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Indonesia

5.

In which city is this landmark situated?

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

Cape Town

d)

Sydney

6.

Which football team is currently leading the Premier League?

a)

Arsenal

b)

Manchester City

c)

Manchester United

d)

Newcastle

7.

Cyan is a shade of which colour?

a)

yellow

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

red

8.

What is the next prime number after 59?

a)

61

b)

67

c)

71

d)

73

9.

What is the collective noun for rhinoceroses?

a)

snuggle

b)

scurry

c)

colony

d)

crash

10.

'You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.' is a quotation from which children's book?

a)

Cat in the Hat

b)

Winnie-the-Pooh

c)

Peter Pan

d)

Charlotte's Web

11.

This is the flag of which country?

a)

Japan

b)

Tunisia

c)

Singapore

d)

Turkey

12.

On a standard UK Monopoly board, what colour is Mayfair?

a)

light blue

b)

green

c)

dark blue

d)

pink

13.

Which religion has the Five Pillars of Faith?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Sikhism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

14.

Who was the fourth wife of Henry VIII?

a)

Anne Boleyn

b)

Jane Seymour

c)

Anne of Cleves

d)

Catherine Howard

15.

A Spoonful of Sugar is a song from which musical?

a)

My Fair Lady

b)

Mary Poppins

c)

The Sound of Music

d)

The Wizard of Oz

16.

Who is the current Chancellor of the Exchequer?

a)

Jeremy Hunt

b)

Rishi Sunak

c)

Kwasi Kwarteng

d)

Nadhim Zahawi

17.

Which country is hosting the 2023 Cricket World Cup?

a)

South Africa

b)

England

c)

Australia

d)

India

18.

Which artist created this painting?

a)

Johannes Vermeer

b)

Vincent van Gogh

c)

Rembrandt

d)

Georges Seurat

19.

In Greek mythology, who killed Medusa?

a)

Prometheus

b)

Hades

c)

Perseus

d)

Hermes

20.

Which crisp flavour is the most popular in the UK?

a)

cheese and onion

b)

salt and vinegar

c)

prawn cocktail

d)

ready salted

21.

Which of the following is a noble gas?

a)

oxygen

b)

helium

c)

hydrogen

d)

nitrogen

22.

Which river is the longest in Australia?

a)

Darling River

b)

Murray River

c)

Lachlan River

d)

Warrego River

23.

Who is featured on the polymer £10 note?

a)

JMW Turner

b)

Jane Austen

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Alan Turing

24.

What shape are warning road signs in the UK?

a)

round

b)

rectangular

c)

triangular

d)

hexagonal

25.

The story jumped off the page is an example of which writing technique?

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole