Free Printable General Knowledge challenge

1.

What is the tallest building in the world?

a)

Shangai Tower,China

b)

Vincom Landmark 81,Vietnam

c)

Burj Khalifa,Dubai

d)

KXJB-TV tower

2.

Who is the first man to keep feet in Mountain Everest

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Aldrin

c)

Vladmir Putin

d)

Edmund Hillary

3.

What is the highest volcano in the world?

a)

Ojos De Saldo

b)

Cerro El Muerto

c)

Tipas

d)

Monte Pissis

4.

How tall is mountain Kangchenjunga?

a)

8,848.86 m

b)

8,586 m

c)

8,671 m

d)

8,611 m

5.

What is the deepest ocean in the world?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean

6.

Who is the first human to step on moon?

a)

Aldrin

b)

Herodus

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Khoo Kay Kim

7.

What is the largest river?

a)

Yellow river

b)

Amazon river

c)

Yenisei river

d)

Chang Jiang river

8.

What is the tallest building in south asia?

a)

Exchange 106,Malysia

b)

Vincom Landmark 81,Vietnam

c)

Pertonas Twin Tower land 2,Malysia

d)

Makkah Royal Clock Tower

9.

What is the longest beach in the world?

a)

Falassarna Beach, Crete, Greece

b)

Ifaty Beach, Madagascar

c)

Meads Bay, Anguilla

d)

Rio Je Janerio

10.

What is the smallest country?

a)

Vacation City

b)

PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO.

c)

TUVALU

d)

Nauru

11.

Who is the inventor of computer?

a)

Puan khein seng

b)

Adam osborne

c)

Charles babbage

d)

Jawed karim

12.

What is the capital of Malaysia?

a)

Selangor

b)

Kuala Lumpur

c)

Perak

d)

Johor Baharu

13.

Who is the inventor of school?

a)

Horace Mann

b)

Henry Fischael

c)

Wrights brothers

d)

E.H. Carr

14.

Who is the Man?

a)

George Wahigton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Thomas Edison

15.

Who is the man in the picture?

a)

Alex Graham Bell

b)

Jack Kilby

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Chad Hurley

16.

Who invented air conditioning?

a)

Willis Haviland Carrier

b)

Gottlieb Daimler

c)

Barthélemy Thimonnier

d)

David Gitlin

17.

Who invented internet?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Robert E.Kahn

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Hubert Cecil Booth

18.

Who is the president of USA now?

a)

Kayleigh McEnany

b)

Donald trump

c)

Joe Biden

d)

All the options are wrong

19.

Which are the three seven wonders in the world?

a)

Great Wall of China

b)

Aon Center (Chicago)

c)

Taj Mahal,India

d)

Petra Jordan,Brazil

20.

Who is the inventor of google?

a)

Larry brin

b)

Larry page

c)

David larry

d)

Steven larry

21.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

17

d)

10

22.

Name the house made of ice?

a)

boat house

b)

my house

c)

igloo

d)

buildings

23.

Name the largest mammal?

a)

giraffe

b)

elephant

c)

dinosaur

d)

blue whale

24.

What is the third planet from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

25.

What country are the Pyramids in?

a)

Egypt

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

26.

Which is the largest continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

27.

What type of gas is absorbed by plants?

a)

CO₂(carbon dioxide)

b)

O₂(oxygen)

c)

O₃(ozone)

d)

H₂(hydrogen)

28.

Name the hardest substance available on Earth?

a)

Rock

b)

Graphene

c)

Diamond

d)

metallic glass

29.

How often do the Summer Olympic Games take place?

a)

Every 4 years

b)

Every 5 years

c)

Every 2 years

d)

Every year

e)

Two times a year

30.

Match the flags with the countries

a)

1.

South Korea

b)

2.

Vietnam

c)

3.

Ukraine

d)

4.

Australia

e)

5.

New Zealand

31.

What do you call a type of shape that has five sides?

a)

Pentagon

b)

Hexagon

c)

Totagon

d)

Pentagonton

32.

Which planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Asgard

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

33.

What type of language is the following language?

1010011001011000

a)

Binoramia

b)

English

c)

Ewokese

d)

Binary

34.

Where is London?

a)

USA

b)

Austria

c)

Australia

d)

England

35.

What language is spoken in Brazil?

a)

Portuguese

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Italian

36.

The instrument is :

a)

Flute

b)

Oboe

c)

Violin

d)

Clarinet

37.

2. How many days are there in a normal year?

a)

165

b)

265

c)

365

d)

465

38.

1. How many days do we have in a week?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

39.

3. How many colors are there in a rainbow?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

40.

4. Which animal is known as the ‘Ship of the Desert?’

a)

Dog

b)

Camel

c)

Lion

d)

Tiger

41.

5. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

a)

24

b)

25

c)

26

d)

28

42.

6. How many consonants are there in the English alphabet?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

21

43.

8. Which month of the year has the least number of days?

a)

February

b)

May

c)

September

d)

December

44.

10. Which animal is called King of Jungle?

a)

Lion

b)

Tiger

c)

Cat

d)

Monkey

45.

11. How many primary colors are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

46.

What is the world's most populated country?

a)

China

b)

Brazil

c)

USA

d)

Russia

47.

Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

a)

Russia

b)

Thailand

c)

Australia

d)

Canada

48.

What is the capital of the Philippines?

a)

Dili

b)

Jakarta

c)

Manila

d)

Bali

49.

In which country is Mount Fuji located?

a)

Japan

b)

Peru

c)

South Korea

d)

Turkey

50.

What tissues connect the muscles to the bones?

a)

Fat

b)

Tendons

c)

Cartilage

d)

Ligaments

e)

Blood

51.

How many lives is a cat said to have?

a)

9

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

15

52.

The Pole Star indicates the direction to the

a)

South

b)

East

c)

West

d)

North

53.

Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Insectivores

d)

Herbivores

54.

How many oceans are there?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

55.

Which ocean lies between Australia and Africa?

a)

Pacific

b)

Southern

c)

Indian

d)

Atlantic

56.

Which mountain range lies between China and India?

a)

Andes

b)

Zagros Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Himalayas

57.

Area 51 is located in which US state?

a)

FLORIDA

b)

NEVADA

c)

NEW YORK

d)

WASHINGTON

58.

Which American president appears on a one-dollar bill?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

George Washington

d)

Donald Trump

59.

What does the term GPU stand for?

a)

Graphics Processing Unit

b)

Graphics Program Unit

c)

Gravity Processed Unit

d)

Graphics Processing Uniform

60.

How many degrees are found in a circle?

a)

360

b)

84

c)

720

d)

90

61.

What is New York's nickname?

a)

NYC

b)

Concrete Jungle

c)

The Big Apple

d)

NY

62.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

America

d)

Europe

63.

What does CIA stand for?

a)

Central Information Agency

b)

Central Intelligence Agency

c)

Central Identification Agency

d)

Central

Imaginative

Agency

64.

What is the main ingredient in guacamole?

a)

Onions

b)

Pears

c)

Avocados

d)

Peppers

65.

Which planet is known as “The Blue Planet”?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

66.

In which city is this famous bridge?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

San Francisco

c)

San Diego

d)

Santa Barbara

67.

What company did this man create?

a)

Microsoft

b)

Apple

c)

Tesla

d)

IBM

68.

What company did this man create?

a)

Microsoft

b)

Apple

c)

Tesla

d)

IBM

69.

Which planet in the Milky Way is the hottest?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

70.

Which is the smallest?

a)

a solar system

b)

a galaxy

c)

a star

d)

the universe

71.

If somebody is illiterate, they _______.

a)

cannot speak well

b)

cannot read or write

c)

don't like literature

d)

cannot hear well

72.

Which grows on a tree?

a)

a peanut

b)

a plum

c)

a potato

d)

a strawberry

73.

"I go there once in a while" means I go there _______.

a)

regularly

b)

occasionally

c)

frequently

d)

always

74.

"He is behind the times" means he is _______.

a)

old-fashioned

b)

late

c)

early

d)

fashionable

75.

"I feel on top of the world" means I feel _______.

a)

very happy

b)

very powerful

c)

very lonely

d)

very excited

76.

Complete this common saying: "Where there's a will, there's _______."

a)

a way

b)

a goal

c)

a road

d)

a widow

77.

Who gave the theory or relativity?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Isaac Asimov

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Marie Curie

78.

Plants absorb oxygen.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

William Shakespeare was a scientist.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

In which forest do Robin Hood and his Merry Men live?

a)

The Enchanted Forest

b)

Sherwood Forest

c)

The Green Forest

d)

Sahara Forest

81.

I feel under the weather today. What does under the weather mean?

a)

fit

b)

happy

c)

sad

d)

ill

82.

The police officer let him off the hook.

a)

took him to jail

b)

didn't give him a ticket

c)

helped him get down

d)

gave him a ticket

83.

When pigs fly

a)

To say something is impossible

b)

Bacon

c)

Flying high

84.

I'm all ears

a)

A bunch of ears

b)

You have my full attention

c)

Full of noise

85.

I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.

a)

sick

b)

bugs crawled inside of me

c)

mad

d)

nervous

86.

It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

a)

It's been raining all day.

b)

It's raining a lot.

c)

It's not raining.

d)

There are scattered thunderstorms.

87.

BREAK A LEG!

a)

Don't cheat!

b)

I hope you break your bones.

c)

Good luck!

d)

Watch where you are walking.

88.

Those shoes COST AN ARM AND A LEG!

a)

they are expensive

b)

they are yellow

c)

they go on both feet

d)

they are cheap

89.

You will get into hot water when going out for no particular reason.

a)

get into trouble

b)

stay safe

c)

fall into disuse

d)

remain calm

90.

What does it mean if someone told you that the situation is "getting out of hand"?

a)

The situation is good luck.

b)

The situation is slowing down.

c)

The situation is getting out of control.

d)

The situation is common.

91.

What does it mean if something is "a blessing in disguise"?

a)

Something is common.

b)

Something is good luck.

c)

Something seems bad at first but turns out to be good.

d)

Something that needs to be done again.

92.

I get __________________________________ in my stomach when I have to give a presentation.

a)

moths

b)

bunnies

c)

butterflies

d)

mice

93.

something that is unclear, undefined

a)

Green with envy

b)

Green thumb

c)

Gray area

94.

very rarely

a)

Once in a blue moon

b)

Take the red eye

c)

Green thumb

95.

What is an idiom?

a)

Words that have different meanings.

b)

A device used to confuse the reader.

c)

A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

d)

A group of words that begin with the same sound.

96.

What does “I’m all tied up” really mean?

a)

I can tie a really good knot!

b)

I’m very busy right now.

c)

Help! Someone tied me up.

97.

What does “he got up on the wrong side of the bed” really mean?

a)

He hit his head when he got out of bed this morning.

b)

His bed is pushed up against the wall and he can only use one side.

c)

He has been grumpy since he woke up.

98.

What does “zip your lips” really mean?

a)

You need to be quiet.

b)

Your lips are chapped and you need some chap stick.

c)

Your zipper is stuck.

99.

Thomas knows Paris like the back of his . He used to be a taxi driver there for 2 years.

a)

head

b)

mind

c)

hand

d)

life

100.

That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

a)

hard

b)

messy

c)

easy

d)

fun

101.

Jose had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to him they were apples and oranges.

a)

containing too many technical details

b)

very similar

c)

completely different

d)

very complicated

102.

I've never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they're not really my _______

a)

piece of cake

b)

sweets and candy

c)

biscuit

d)

cup of tea

103.

What is biggest Country in the world

a)

Russia

b)

South Africa

c)

Mexico

d)

Brazil

104.

Which animal can survive insane temperatures and is called a water bear?

a)

Lion

b)

Tiger

c)

Tadigrade

d)

Wasp

105.

What is the beginning level in Karate?

a)

Black Belt

b)

White Belt

c)

Orange belt

106.

In which country was the first modern olympic games held?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Romania

d)

Hungary

e)

Germany

107.

How many holes does a golf course have?

a)

20

b)

18

c)

16

d)

22

e)

24

108.

1. What are the colors of the Olympic rings?

a)

Blue, yellow, black, green, red

b)

Yellow, orange, blue, brown

c)

white, black, blue, silver

d)

All black

109.

How many years are in a century?

a)

1000

b)

1

c)

10

d)

100

110.

What was Pixar’s first movie?

a)

Toy Story

b)

A Bug's Life

c)

Finding Nemo

d)

Cars

111.

He's the most famous character in video game history, and the official mascot for Nintendo.

a)

Sonic the Hedgehog

b)

Crash Bandicoot

c)

Mario

d)

Master Chief

112.

Which one of these sports DOES NOT have a time limit?

a)

Football

b)

Soccer

c)

Rugby

d)

Baseball

113.

Which chess piece can only move diagonally ?

a)

Pawns

b)

Bishops

c)

Knights

d)

Rook

114.

From which country does Lego come from ?

a)

Denmark

b)

Italy

c)

USA

d)

Japan

115.

What does NBA stand for ?

a)

National Basketball Academy

b)

New Baseball Association

c)

National Basketball Association

d)

Nutmeg Berry Apples

116.

What color are the goal posts in Football ?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Orange

d)

Yellow

117.

In which sport would you find a Pommel Horse ?

a)

Horse Riding

b)

Shooting

c)

Gymnastics

d)

Athletics

118.

How many stars does the U.S.A flag have?

a)

32

b)

25

c)

50

d)

55

119.

Which countries make up the United Kingdom?

a)

England, America, Wales and Northern Ireland.

b)

Portugal and Spain

c)

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

d)

England, New Zealand, Australia and America.

120.

Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of...

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

121.

What is the name of this famous cartoon cat?

a)

Cheshire

b)

Felix

c)

Sylvester

d)

Tom

122.

Maori are the indigenous people of what country?

a)

Australia

b)

Cambodia

c)

Fiji

d)

New Zealand

123.

How many megabytes are there in a gigabyte?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

1

124.

What does USB stand for? (as in 'a USB cable')

a)

Universal Serial Bus

b)

Universal Serial Byte

c)

Universal Serial Bill

125.

In what part of the body is the tibia?

a)

in the chest

b)

in the upper arm

c)

in the lower leg

126.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from where?

a)

France

b)

Utah

c)

England

d)

Mr. Markovic (He's so generous)

127.

The first fireworks were invented in what country during the seventh century?

a)

Egypt

b)

Italy

c)

China

d)

Japan

128.

Where did the Olympic games originate?

a)

Greece

b)

Grease

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

129.

What ocean touches Massachusetts?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

130.

How many inches are in a foot?

a)

7

b)

8.5

c)

10

d)

12

131.

What company owns Xbox?

a)

Apple

b)

Nintendo

c)

Microsoft

d)

Walmart

132.

What state shape is this

a)

New Mexico

b)

Delaware

c)

Kansas

d)

California

133.

Which planet in our Solar System is known for having a ring?

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

134.

Who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, D.C.?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

The President

c)

The Governor

d)

Oprah Winfrey

135.

Who painted Mona Lisa?

a)

Picasso

b)

Leonardo di Caprio.

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Michelangelo

136.

Who wrote Harry Potter?

a)

Emma Watson

b)

Stephen King

c)

J.K. Rowling

d)

Rupert Grint

137.

Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Patrick Henry

138.

Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Bunker Hill

139.

What do you call the time span of one thousand years?

a)

millennnium

b)

decade

c)

century

140.

The horizontal lines on maps and globes are called...

a)

longitudes

b)

latitudes

c)

geographic grids

d)

poles

141.

Before being dried, which fruit was a prune?

a)

Plum

b)

Peach

c)

Apricot

d)

Nectarine

142.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

rinoceros

b)

rhinoseros

c)

rhinocerous

d)

rhinoceros

143.

A quarter is the same as

a)

1/4

b)

4.0

c)

0.25

d)

One-fourth

144.

Which of the following countries is not a part of North America?

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Ecuador

c)

El Salvador

d)

Haiti

145.

Which of these days was in the 20th century?

a)

January 1, 1801

b)

January 1, 2001

c)

January 1, 1901

d)

January 1, 2010

146.

What is the term for the writing system used in Ancient Egypt?

a)

Latin

b)

Heiroglyphics

c)

Aramaic

d)

English

147.

From which planet did Superman come?

a)

Eternia

b)

Earth

c)

Krypton

d)

Kryptopia

148.

Name this cartoon character?

a)

Elmer Fudd

b)

Spinach Man

c)

Popeye

d)

Brutus

149.

Name this famous sports apparel symbol?

a)

Slazenger

b)

Puma

c)

Panther

d)

Jaguar

150.

What is this?

a)

Buckingham Palace

b)

Taj Mahal

151.

How many hours are there in a day?

a)

23

b)

21

c)

24

d)

25

152.

Where does a pig live?

a)

Hutch

b)

House

c)

Apartment

d)

Sty

153.

Science - In the periodic table, the symbol AU means?

a)

Silver

b)

Diamond

c)

Aluminum

d)

Gold

154.

How many centimeters are in a meter?

a)

12

b)

36

c)

100

d)

1000

155.

How many lives is a cat said to have?

a)

9

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

15

156.

Where did pita bread originate?

a)

Middle East

b)

Middle West

c)

Utah

d)

Europe

157.

The faces of what figures are featured on Mount Rushmore, which was completed in 1941?

a)

Movie Stars

b)

Presidents

c)

Athletes

d)

Judges

158.

If you cut a quarter into thirds, how many pieces would you have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

159.

How many states made up the United States before Alaska and Hawaii joined?

a)

50

b)

49

c)

48

d)

47

160.

What is the 384 rounded off to the nearest ten?

a)

390

b)

380

c)

400

d)

350

161.

How many syllables are in the word Rhinoceros?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

162.

What number is the Roman numeral XVI?

a)

16

b)

15

c)

14

d)

10

163.

A hexagon has how many sides?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

164.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from where?

a)

France

b)

Utah

c)

England

d)

Mr. Markovic (He's so generous)

165.

Who invented the light bulb?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Electro Man

d)

Frank Bulbis

166.

The first fireworks were invented in what country during the seventh century?

a)

Egypt

b)

Italy

c)

China

d)

Japan

167.

Choose the correct sentence:

a)

My Birthday is in August.

b)

my birthday is in August.

c)

My birthday is in August.

d)

My Birthday Is In August.

168.

Where did the Olympic games originate?

a)

Greece

b)

Grease

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

169.

What is the main character in a story called?

a)

A Hero

b)

A Protagonist

c)

The Main Attraction

d)

Lead Actor

170.

Earth is located in what galaxy?

a)

3 Musketeers

b)

The Milky Way

c)

The Stars

d)

Solar System

171.

In 2016 who ran the London Marathon on a treadmill in space?

a)

Tom Hanks

b)

Tim Peake

c)

Buzz Lightyear

d)

Lance Armstrong

172.

What are the indigenous people of New Zealand called?

a)

The Rapa Nui

b)

Maoris

c)

Polynesians

d)

Aborigines

173.

How many main islands does Japan have?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

10

d)

5

174.

Marrakech is in what country?

a)

Morocco

b)

Libya

c)

Tunisia

d)

Egypt

175.

The “keirin” and the “omnium” are events in what sport?

a)

Cycling

b)

Lacrosse

c)

Archery

d)

Tennis

176.

Where were the Commonwealth Games held in 2014?

a)

Canada

b)

Wales

c)

India

d)

Scotland

177.

A “rikishi” takes part in what sport?

a)

Sumo wrestling

b)

Judo

c)

Tae Kwon Do

d)

Karate

178.

The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in which city?

a)

Ottawa

b)

Tokyo

c)

Salt Lake City

d)

Beijing

179.

How long is Mercury’s year?

a)

365 Earth days

b)

987 Earth days

c)

423 Earth days

d)

88 Earth days

180.

How long does it take to get to the Moon from Earth in a space shuttle?

a)

2 seconds

b)

2 days

c)

300 years

d)

3 days

181.

How many moon does Mercury have?

a)

33

b)

10

c)

0

d)

2

182.

How many liters of blood does the average human have?

a)

20

b)

15

c)

5

d)

7

183.

Gustav Klimt painted which of these works?

a)

Henrietta Floge

b)

Daphne Floge

c)

Emilie Floge

d)

Julianne Floge

184.

In which decade was Map Of The World created?

a)

1940s

b)

1970s

c)

1980s

d)

2000s

185.

Dis Pair is a piece of modern art by which artist?

a)

Jenny Holzer

b)

Alighieri Boetti

c)

Elizabeth Murray

d)

Gerhard Richter

186.

Which of these artists was, in 2014 listed as Britain’s richest living artist?

a)

Damien Hirst

b)

Anthony Gormley

c)

Jackson Pollock

d)

Tracy Emin

187.

Which “P” is the first name of the British artist Blake, designer of the Sergeant Pepper album cover?

a)

Patrick

b)

Peregrine

c)

Peter

d)

Percy

188.

Who made Pop Art famous?

a)

Andy Williams

b)

Andy Warhol

c)

Andy Walters

d)

Andy Watson

189.

For how many days after an explosion were 33 Chilean miners trapped underground?

a)

169

b)

69

c)

9

d)

65

190.

Which of the following is known as a contemporary artist?

a)

David Hackney

b)

David Hockney

c)

David Huckney

d)

David Hickney

General Knowledge challenge

Total questions: 190

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

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