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General Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Tom went to the store and bought chairs. Each chair cost 5 dollars. How much money did Tom spend for the 4 chairs he bought?
a)
$20
b)
$1
c)
$15
d)
$10
2.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

3.
The biggest planet with the most moons is________
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
4.

John, Paul, George and Ringo were part of which band?

a)

The Rolling Stones

b)

Bee Gees

c)

The Monkees

d)

The Beatles

5.

The largest living reptile.

a)

Viper

b)

King Cobra

c)

Lizard

d)

Leatherback sea turtle

6.

What is the title of this movie?

a)

Get out

b)

Us

c)

The Mask

d)

Creep

7.
The body's largest organ is _______
a)
skin
b)
lungs
c)
liver
d)
heart
8.
Which of these is a music band?
a)
The Toilets
b)
AC-DC
c)
AB-CD
9.

What is the name of this movie?

a)

Hostiles

b)

Dunkirk

c)

Arrival

d)

Primer

10.

Lindsey, Lyle, Matt, and Rishi each brought 6 guests to the school play. How many guests were at the school play?

a)

6

b)

18

c)

10

d)

24

11.

What are protons?

a)

negative charge, nucleus

b)

positive charge, shells

c)

positive charge , nucleus

d)

neutral charge, nucleus

12.

How many elements are in the periodic table???

a)

120

b)

111

c)

115

d)

118

e)

117

13.
A toy store sold 73 video games in one day. If each game cost 13 dollars, how much did the store make?
a)
$722
b)
$922
c)
$949
d)
$827
14.
Wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage
a)
Athena
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Persephone
15.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

rinoceros

b)

rhinoseros

c)

rhinocerous

d)

rhinoceros

16.

In what year did the Titanic sink?

a)

1921

b)

1915

c)

1912

d)

1951

17.

What sense dolphins don't have?

a)

hear

b)

smell

c)

sight

d)

taste

18.

Which country has the most volcanoes?

a)

Philippines

b)

Indonesia

c)

Japan

d)

Iceland

19.

Complete the name of the natural feature that lies off Australia: Great Barrier ...

a)

Island

b)

Atoll

c)

Reef

d)

Beach

20.

The flag of the Philippines is flown differently to reflect the state of the country. When the blue side is up, it’s a sign of peace. Which state is the country in when the flag is flying red-side up?

a)

Mourning

b)

Celebration

c)

War

d)

National Security Breach

21.

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

22.

What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?

a)

CO

b)

H2O

c)

O

d)

Au

23.

Another name for a tidal wave is a?

a)

Swimming pool

b)

Big wave

c)

Tsunami

d)

Solar attack

24.

Dogs are herbivores.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

What is the 7th element on the periodic table of elements?

a)

Gold

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon

d)

Nitrogen

26.

What is the name of the long appendage that hangs from an elephants face?

a)

A tree

b)

A trunk

c)

A tail

d)

A tree trunk

27.

The highest mountain on earth is?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Ben Nevis

c)

Mount Kilimanjaro

d)

Mount Fuji

28.

What is the name of the closest star to the earth?

a)

The moon

b)

Pluto

c)

Jimmy

d)

The sun

29.

Frogs are cold blooded animals

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

DNA is the shortened form of the term ‘Deoxyribonucleic acid’

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

What is the name of the element with the chemical symbol ‘He’?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Harry

d)

Helen

32.

The fear of what animal is known as ‘arachnophobia’?

a)

Spiders

b)

Snakes

c)

Wasps

d)

Fish

33.

Pure water has a pH level of a around?

a)

14

b)

0

c)

7

d)

2

34.

The molten rock that comes from a volcano after it has erupted is known as what?

a)

Lava

b)

Mould

c)

Rock

d)

Steam

35.

Yogurt is produced using bacteria

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.

What is the name of the part of the human skeleton which protects our brain?

a)

Ribcage

b)

Skull

c)

Spine

d)

Heart

37.

The fastest land animal in the world is the zebra

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?

a)

0

b)

125

c)

235

d)

345

39.

What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on theoretical physics?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Albert Einstein

40.

The fastest land animal in the world is a...

(a)  

41.

Who says 'Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore' in The Wizard of Oz?

a)

b)

c)

d)

42.

Which character in the movie ET said 'E.T. Go home'?

a)

b)

c)

d)

43.
How many squares are in this picture?
a)
26
b)
18
c)
36
d)
40
44.
if up is easy, what is the opposite of up?
a)
still easy
b)
down
c)
hard
d)
delicious
45.
How does a queen move?
a)
Diagonally
b)
Horizontally
c)
Vertically
d)
All of the Above
46.

What is the word?

(a)  

47.

What is the word?

(a)  

48.

What is the word?

(a)  

49.

What is the word?

(a)  

50.

It Only Gets...

a)

& Better times two

b)

& Better & Better

c)

Bigger & Better

d)

This & Better

51.
a)

Blue Mo Once On

b)

Moon only Once

c)

Once in a Blue Moon

d)

Moon over Miami

52.

i have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

(a)  

53.

black when brought

red when using

grey when thrown

(a)  

54.

How is it called?

a)

Tintagel

b)

Stonehenge

c)

Hogwarts

d)

Camelot

55.

Who was the ancient Roman General who conquered Britain in 55 B.C. ?

a)

Adrian

b)

Augustus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Marcus Aurelius

56.

This is ___________ Wall

a)

Normanian's

b)

Cyprian's

c)

Squeezian's

d)

Hadrian's

57.

Victoria had the 2nd longest reign, ruling for __________ years.

a)

63

b)

43

c)

25

58.

What is this?

a)

a carton of milk

b)

a box of milk

59.

What is this?

a)

a bag of rice

b)

a sack of rice

60.

3.66 + 35.33=?

(a)