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General Trivia 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which refers to a place of perfect peace and beauty?

a)

Limbo

b)

Purgatory

c)

Nirvana

2.

What is the official SI unit for magnetic field strength?

a)

Ohm

b)

Tesla

c)

Candela

3.

The sum of all the angles in a trapezoid is equal to ...?

a)

180 degrees

b)

360 degrees

c)

640 degrees

4.

What unit of measurement is the longest?

a)

Span

b)

Fathom

c)

Yard

5.

On a Windows computer, what is the shortcut for the UNDO action?

a)

Ctrl+U

b)

Ctrl+X

c)

Ctrl+Z

6.

Which of the following would you use to create a secure computer connection?

a)

PDF

b)

VOIP

c)

VPN

7.

What is Islam's legal system known as?

a)

Murabaha Law

b)

Dunya

c)

Sharia Law

8.

How many lines are there in an English sonnet?

a)

10

b)

14

c)

15

9.

What title was given to a Japanese military dictator?

a)

Shogun

b)

Kenji

c)

Ronin

10.

What is the international dialing code for the USA?

a)

+1

b)

+9

c)

+5

11.

Which of the following is in charge of a university faculty?

a)

Bursar

b)

Dean

c)

Premier

12.

Which floral lapel decoration do men wear on the lapel of a tuxedo?

a)

Boutonniere

b)

Corsage

c)

Bustle

13.

How are elements arranged on the periodic table?

a)

By atomic weight

b)

By atomic number

c)

By scarcity

14.

Which metal has remarkable antimicrobial properties?

a)

Sodium

b)

Silver

c)

Copper

15.

What "teen spirit" inspired the Nirvana song "Smells Like Teen Spirit"?

a)

Deodorant

b)

Candy

c)

Soft Drink

16.

Which alcohol drink is made from the Agave plant?

a)

Tequila

b)

Gin

c)

Absinthe

17.

Crocs shoes are made from a patented foam called ...?

a)

Memlux

b)

Croslite

c)

Polybond

18.

In which country can you partake in the Songkran Festival (the world's largest waterfight)?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Malaysia

c)

Thailand

19.

Which of the following is not a type of rice?

a)

Arborio

b)

Basmati

c)

Oolong

20.

Coffee brewed by forcing steam or hot water through finely ground coffee beans is called ...?

a)

Cappuccino

b)

Americano

c)

Espresso

21.

Which of the following means "flamboyant confidence"?

a)

Kitsch

b)

Panache

c)

Vogue

22.

Cats (The Musical) is based on a book by ...?

a)

Virginia Woolf

b)

Andrew Lloyd Webber

c)

T.S. Eliot

23.

The Vatican City is a walled enclave within which Italian city?

a)

Milan

b)

Rome

c)

Venice

24.

What Mexican Holiday is this?

a)

Cinco de Mayo

b)

Dia de los Muertos

c)

Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe

25.

Who was the first South African to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Desmond Tutu

c)

Albert Luthuli

26.

What name is given to the process when organic material becomes a fossil?

a)

Petrifaction

b)

Oscillation

c)

Crystallization

27.

Which disease causes brittle bones to calcium loss?

a)

Arthritis

b)

Rhinitis

c)

Osteoporosis

28.

Which is the Japanese art of growing miniature trees?

a)

Ikebana

b)

Origami

c)

Bonsai

29.

Which gas is commonly used in cigarettes or fire lighters?

a)

Butane

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Methane

30.

Which brain disorder causes unintended or uncontrollable movements and shaking?

a)

Alzheimer's Disease

b)

Tourette Syndrome

c)

Parkinson's Disease

31.

What do you call the section at the end of a book often serving as a conclusion?

a)

Prologue

b)

Errata

c)

Epilogue

32.

How many years did World War 2 last?

a)

10

b)

8

c)

6

33.

Which Latin phrase means "when necessary or needed"?

a)

Ex Parte

b)

Bona Fide

c)

Ad Hoc

34.

What type of musical instrument is this?

a)

Oboe

b)

Bagpipe

c)

Blowhorn

35.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Alpha

b)

Rho

c)

Pi

36.

Composed of almost 60% fat, which is the fattiest organ in your body?

a)

Heart

b)

Brain

c)

Liver

37.

Which fruit was once called a Persian Apple?

a)

Pineapple

b)

Lychee

c)

Peach

38.

What is the term for mass per unit volume?

a)

Momentum

b)

Density

c)

Buoyancy

39.

Which type of gas is used to fill the extra space in potato chip bags?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

40.

Which European city has over 6 million people buried in tunnels underneath it?

a)

Berlin

b)

Paris

c)

London

41.

Which country provides the guards charged with protecting the Pope and the Apostolic Palace?

a)

Romania

b)

France

c)

Swtizerland

42.

Which of the following a rice cake, typically containing layers of cream or fruit?

a)

Quiche

b)

Gateau

c)

Souffle'

43.

What unit is used to express the speed of a ship at sea?

a)

Knots

b)

Furlongs

c)

Parsecs

44.

Which ninja weapon means "sword that's hidden in hand"?

a)

Shuriken

b)

Katana

c)

Nunchaku

45.

in radio, what does AM stand for?

a)

Alternate Mode

b)

Amplitude Modulation

c)

Absorption Metric

46.

On a Windows computer, what does the shortcut Ctrl+X do?

a)

Copy

b)

Cut

c)

Delete

47.

Which star is commonly called the North Star?

a)

Polaris

b)

Calvera

c)

Delphi

48.

On average, how many times per minute do you blink?

a)

50

b)

30

c)

20

49.

Which organ uses the most oxygen?

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Liver

50.

What color is a polar bear's skin?

a)

Brown

b)

White

c)

Black