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general knowledge quiz

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which philosopher wrote the famous work "The Republic"?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Confusious

2.

Name this cartoon character?

a)

Elmer Fudd

b)

Spinach Man

c)

Popeye

d)

Brutus

3.

Planets which are made up of rocks and do not have rings are called_______.

a)

outer planets

b)

dwarf planets

c)

inner planets

d)

stars

4.

a)

India Gate

b)

Red Fort

c)

Gateway of India

5.

What are the names of Harry Potter’s parents?

a)

Molly and Arthur Potter

b)

Alice and Frank Potter

c)

Lily and James Potter

d)

Hermione and Ron Potter

6.

Earth is located in which galaxy?

a)

The Andromeda Galaxy

b)

The Milky Way Galaxy

c)

The Sombrero Galaxy

d)

The Three-Body Galaxy

7.

Where would you find the Eiffel Tower?

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

Beijing

d)

Paris

8.
One of the planets is called 'the red planet'. Which one?
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Uranus
9.
Which chemical element has the symbol, Au?
a)
Aluminium
b)
Bronze
c)
Silver
d)
Gold
10.

1) ROM stands for?

a)

A) Random Only Memory

b)

B) Readable Only Memory

c)

C) Real Online Memory

d)

D) Read Only Memory

11.

What is the 10th letter of the alphabet?

a)

k

b)

j

c)

i

d)

l

12.

Who painted the famous Mona Lisa?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Raphael

c)

Michelangelo

13.

How many legs does a butterfly have?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

4

14.

Which continent has the biggest population?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

15.
What is the third planet from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars
16.

What sport is played at Wimbledon?

a)

football

b)

tennis

c)

hockey

17.

Who discovered the law of gravity when an apple fell on his head?

a)

Newton

b)

Faraday

c)

Archimedes

18.

Who killed Fred from Harry Potter

a)

Augustus Rookwood

b)

Bellatrix

c)

Voldemort

d)

Draco Malfoy

19.

What sports can improve your posture?

a)

Olympic swimming

b)

golf

c)

gymnastics

d)

horseback riding

20.

Who wrote ‘Pride and Prejudice’?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Emily Brönte

c)

Edgar Allan Poe

d)

Jane Austen

21.

How long is the equator?

a)

360.419km

b)

100.393.185km

c)

40.075km

d)

2.289km

22.
What country are the Pyramids in? 
a)
Egypt 
b)
Africa
c)
Europe 
d)
South America
23.

Which is the biggest continent in the world?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

24.

Which is longest river in the world?

a)

Great Ganga

b)

Nile

c)

Amazon

d)

Niger

25.

What are the 4 oceans called?

a)

Arctic, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific

b)

Atlantic, Indiana, Antarctic and Pacific

c)

Caribbean, Southern, Mediterranean, Northern

26.

What is the name of the tree that produces acorns?

a)

Pine

b)

Maple

c)

Oak

d)

Hickory

27.

What is a baby kangaroo called?

a)

Kit

b)

Baby

c)

Joey

d)

Fawn

28.

In “The Jungle Book”, what kind of animal is Baloo?

a)

Bear

b)

Sloth

c)

Panda

d)

Monkey

29.

Name of the Disney movie which features a little girl having having 5 distinct emotions Sadness, Joy, Disgust, Fear, Anger?

a)

Inside Out

b)

Up

c)

Outside In

30.

I need a tissue. My nose is __________.

a)

walking

b)

running

c)

jumping

31.

What is the chemical symbol for Water?

a)

H2O

b)

H30

c)

Towie

d)

H200

32.

What is the equation to work out the area of a circle?

a)

pidsquared

b)

picsquared

c)

pirsquared

d)

circumference x ratio

33.

In Pinocchio, what is his father called?

a)

Joseph

b)

Joshua

c)

Geppetto

d)

Giovanni

34.

In Pinocchio, what is his father called?

a)

Joseph

b)

Joshua

c)

Geppetto

d)

Giovanni

35.

In English Grammar, what is a Hyperbole?

a)

Word that rhymes

b)

An exaggeration

c)

Sentence that expects an answer

d)

A loud noise

36.

Which fruit has potassium in?

a)

Pear

b)

Apple

c)

Banana

d)

Orange