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GENERAL CULTURE

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

   Who wrote The Odyssey?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Homer

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

2.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

The Nile

b)

The Misisipi

c)

The sea

d)

The Amazon

3.

When did World War II end?

a)

1846

b)

1945

c)

1845

d)

1946

4.

Who is the author of Don Quixote?

a)

Atahualpa

b)

Miguel de Cervantes

c)

Pablo Neruda

d)

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

5.

Who painted "the last supper"?

a)

Giotto

b)

Vicent van Gogh

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Pablo Picasso

6.

What are humans: omnivores, herbivores or carnivores?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Omnivores

c)

Canibals

d)

Carnivores

7.

What is the best-selling album in history?

a)

Thriller, Michael Jackson

b)

Black In Black, AC/DC

c)

The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd

d)

Rumours, Fleetwood Mac

8.

In what year did World War II start?

a)

1838

b)

1938

c)

1839

d)

1939

9.

If 50 is 100%, how much is 90%?

a)

100

b)

45

c)

50

d)

90

10.

Which country is shaped like a boot?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

France

11.

What is the name of the national anthem of France?

a)

"Marsellesa"

b)

"Mersellesa

c)

"Marcellesa"

d)

"Mercellesa"

12.

What is the fastest animal in the world?

a)

Kangaroo

b)

Cheetah

c)

Tiger

d)

Tortoise

13.

In which country is the famous monument Taj Mahal located?

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

Brazil

d)

Peru

14.

Who was the general of the Nazis in World War II?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Mao Tse Tung

d)

Winston Churchill

15.

Which is smaller, an atom or a molecule?

a)

Cellule

b)

Molecule

c)

Atom

d)

Kidney

16.

Who wrote "Hamlet"?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Homer

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Mario Vargas Llosa

17.

Where was Napoleon Bonaparte emperor?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

18.

What is the number pi equal to?

a)

3,1516

b)

3,1415

c)

3,1416

d)

3,1314

19.

What disease did Stephen Hawking suffer from?

a)

Paralytic

b)

Fever

c)

Brain Stroke

d)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

20.

What is an "ebook"?

a)

A book

b)

A book in digital format

c)

Notebook

d)

Dictionary

21.

Which is the country with the highest percentage of Buddhists?

a)

Iquitos

b)

India

c)

Cambodia

d)

China

22.

In what year does the French Revolution take place?

a)

1789

b)

1889

c)

1989

d)

1788

23.

What country does the coffee originate from?

a)

Peru

b)

Colombia

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Brazil

24.

What is the largest organ in the human body?

a)

The skin

b)

The Heart

c)

The kidney

d)

The Brian

25.

What is the name of the city of Valladolid?

a)

Peruvian

b)

Vallisoletano

c)

Valliseletano

d)

Spanish

26.

What day is the national holiday of the United States?

a)

July 4th

b)

June 4th

c)

November 4th

d)

December 4th

27.

In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?

a)

1789

b)

1979

c)

1889

d)

1989

28.

What is the largest continent on the planet?

a)

America

b)

Asia

c)

Russia

d)

Africa

29.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Pablo Neruda

d)

Michael Jackson

30.

Who was Cleopatra?

a)

Last queen of Egypt

b)

Last queen of England

c)

Last queen of Spain

d)

Last queen of Peu