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General Knowledge

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You weigh much less when you are on the Moon because of

a)

Distance

b)

less atmosphere

c)

less gravity

d)

less food

2.

Most of the water on the Earth’s surface is

a)

salty

b)

fresh

3.

  1. What percent of the total area of our planet is covered by water?

a)

71%

b)

60%

c)

80%

d)

50%

4.

This essential component is added to our atmosphere by a plant through photosynthesisi

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

5.

How many years make a decade?

a)

5

b)

100

c)

50

d)

10

6.

How many hours are there in 120 minutes?

a)

3

b)

1.5

c)

1

d)

2

7.

  1. How many years make a millennium?

a)

100

b)

1,000

c)

one million

d)

one billion

8.

Earth's highest mountain

a)

Kilimanjaro

b)

Everest

c)

Aconcagua

d)

Denali

9.

  1. An octagon is a polygon with ____ sides:

a)

10

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

10.

  1. The triangle with all sides of the same length is called:

a)

Isosceles

b)

scalene

c)

Perfect

d)

Equilateral

11.

Which of these will stop the flow of electrical current and act as an insulator?

a)

water

b)

rubber

c)

metal

12.

  1. How many years together make a century?

a)

100

b)

1,000

c)

10

d)

200

13.

Egypt’s most famous ancient structures share their name with this shape

a)

Prism

b)

Spheres

c)

Pyramid

d)

Cone

14.

  1. How many months in the year have 28 days?

a)

February

b)

January

c)

December

d)

All of them

15.

On average, about what percentage of water does the human body contain?

a)

20%

b)

90%

c)

10%

d)

60%

16.

The longest river in the world is

a)

Thames

b)

Nile

c)

Amazon

d)

Rio Grande

17.

Sudan is a country in

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

18.

  1. This used to be a planet but isn’t any longer:

a)

Arrakis

b)

Triton

c)

Titan

d)

Pluto

19.

  1. Which is the largest continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

20.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into Southern and Northern hemisphere half is called

(a)  

21.

  1. How many continents are there in the world?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

8

d)

9

22.

  1. The imaginary line that represents 0° longitude:

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

23.

  1. The largest forest on Earth is:

a)

Amazon rainforest

b)

Taiga

c)

New Guinea rainforest

d)

Great Bear Rainforest

24.

Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

a)

Spain

b)

Great Britain

c)

Italie

d)

France

25.

Which country colonized Mexico and Guatemala?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Portugal

26.

The largest country in the world is

a)

Australia

b)

Russia

c)

The United States of America

d)

China

27.

Which country is also a continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Greenland

c)

Australia

d)

North America

28.

Which planet is the smallest: Neptune, Mars, Mercury or Uranus?

(a)  

29.

What is the only even prime number?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

0

d)

14

30.

Zero is a positive or a negative number?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Both positive and negative

d)

neither a positive nor a negative

31.

Earth is the third planet in the Solar System

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Who painted the famous artwork "Mona Lisa"?

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Vincent van Gogh

33.

  1. The Moon is an example of a natural satellite.

a)

True

b)

False

34.


  • Which word is not part of the water cycle?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Separation

d)

Precipitation

35.

Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Uranus

36.

What is the most common gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Water Vapor

37.

The Sahara desert is located in

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

South Sudan

38.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
39.

Who was the first person to study gravity?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Stephen Hawking

40.

In what year did the United States declare its independence?

a)

1780

b)

1776

c)

1870

d)

1800

41.

The first human to journey to outer space was

a)

Neil Amstrong

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Gordon Cooper

d)

Pavel Popovich

42.

Who wrote the Harry Potter series?

a)

George R. R. martin

b)

Julius Verne

c)

J. K. Rowling

d)

C. S. Lewis

43.

What year did the first man land on the Moon?

a)

1970

b)

1969

c)

1962

d)

1950

44.

Where is the Eiffel Tower located?

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

Vienna

d)

Rome

45.

This is a portrait of which emperor?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Julius Cesar

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Napoleon

46.

The Great pyramid of Giza is located in which country?

a)

Mauritania

b)

India

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Egypt

47.

This famous leader and activist is

a)

Ayatollah Khomeini

b)

Yasser Arafat

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

48.

He wrote "Romeo and Juliet"

a)

Walter Raleigh

b)

Arthur Conan Doyle

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Charles Dickens

49.

Christopher Columbus was from

a)

Genoa, Italy

b)

Madrid, Spain

c)

Galicia, Spain

d)

Milan, Italy

50.

  1. On what continent would you find the world’s largest desert?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Africa

51.

Which country has the largest population?

a)

China

b)

Usa

c)

India

d)

Russia

52.

Which of these countries is NOT in Asia?

a)

Bosnia

b)

Thailand

c)

India

d)

Mongolia

53.

  1. How many wives did Henry VIII have?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

5

d)

4

54.

What is the official language of Brasil?

a)

Spanish

b)

Brazilian

c)

Portuguese

d)

Creole

55.

Who is the most decorated Olympian in Olympic history?

a)

Jesse Owens

b)

Serena Williams

c)

Michael Phelps

d)

Simone Biles

56.

How many days does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun?

a)

30

b)

7

c)

365

d)

28

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