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general knowledge

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a sentence that gives a command or instruction

a)

Interrogative

b)

Imperative

c)

Declarative

d)

Exclamatory

2.

Which animal was known as the ship of the desert?

(a)  

3.

Which country has the highest life expectancy?

a)

North korea

b)

Japan

c)

Hong kong

4.

What part of speech is a word like run or jump that shows action

a)

Adjective

b)

Noun

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

5.

What is acrophobia a fear of?

a)

Heights

b)

Spiders

c)

Holes

d)

Dark

6.

How many elements are in the periodic table?

a)

118

b)

126

c)

127

d)

117

7.

Where is the strongest human muscle located?

a)

Thigh

b)

Jaw

c)

Knee

d)

Arm

8.

What city is known as the eternal city?

a)

Paris

b)

Las vegas

c)

Rome

d)

New york

9.

Which continent is the world’s biggest desert located in?

a)

Australia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

10.

What is the only flag that doesnt have 4 sides?

a)

Zambia

b)

Cyprus

c)

Switzerland

d)

Nepal

11.

What is the term for a word that has the same spelling but a different meaning

a)

Synonym

b)

Homophone

c)

Homonym

d)

Antonym

12.

What is the chemical symbol for gold

a)

Ag

b)

Au

c)

Go

d)

Gd

13.

What is the smallest country in the world?

a)

Bahrain

b)

Maldives

c)

Andorra

d)

Vatican city

14.

What is the largest organ in the human body

a)

Skin

b)

Brain

c)

Lungs

d)

Liver

15.

Which planet is known as the red planet

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Uranus

16.

What language is mainly spoken in brazil

a)

Brazilian

b)

Spanish

c)

Portugese

d)

English

17.

What is the longest river in the world

(a)  

18.

Where is the longest river located

a)

France

b)

Singapore

c)

Egypt

d)

Madagascar

19.

What do you call 2 different words that have the same meaning

a)

Synonym

b)

Antonym

c)

Homophone

20.

What is a story called when animals act and talk like humans

a)

Fable

b)

Ledgend

c)

Fairy tale

d)

Myth

21.

What does the prefix “un” mean Is words like unhappy

a)

All

b)

Not or opposite of

c)

Before

d)

Remove

22.

What does the phrase like “break the ice” mean?

a)

To cause a physical object to break

b)

Reveal something

c)

To make a situation less tense or awkward

d)

To start a fight

23.

How many consonants are there in the english alphabet

a)

21

b)

6

c)

5

d)

19

24.

What punctuation mark is used to separate 2 independent clauses?

a)

Semicolon

b)

Dash

c)

Colon

d)

Comma

25.

Who was the first president of the united states

a)

Abraham lincoln

b)

George washington

c)

Donald trump

d)

Thomas jefforson

26.

What organ is primarily responsible for filtering blood

a)

Liver

b)

Gallblader

c)

Heart

d)

Kidney

27.

How many digits of pie are there

a)

100 trilion

b)

3

c)

10

d)

100

28.

What the square root of 121

a)

12

b)

11

c)

242

d)

2

29.

What type of triangle has 2 side of equal length

a)

Equilateral

b)

Isosceles

c)

Scalene

d)

Right

30.

Who painted the mona lisa

a)

Leonardo da vinci

b)

Vincent van gogh

c)

Picasso

d)

Michaelangelo

31.

Which country has the largest population in the world

a)

India

b)

Usa

c)

Russia

d)

china

32.

What is the hardest natural substance in the world

a)

Diamond

b)

Iron

c)

Gold

d)

Platinium

33.

who was the first person in space

a)

Michael hamilton

b)

Neil armstrong

c)

Alan shepard

d)

Jack joseph

34.

What is the second longest river in the world

a)

The nile river

b)

The amazon river

c)

The yanzee river

d)

The missisipi river

35.

What is the second longest river in the world

a)

The nile river

b)

The amazon river

c)

The yanzee river

d)

The missisipi river

36.

What is the largest mammal in the world

a)

Blue whale

b)

African elephant

c)

Great white shark

d)

Giraffe

37.

What is the chemical formula for glucose

a)

C6H2O6

b)

C2K3O2

c)

NaCl

d)

Co2K1

38.

What is the largest bone if the human arm

a)

Femur

b)

Humerus

c)

Fibia

d)

Tibia

39.

What is the antonym of benevolant

a)

Helpful

b)

Kind

c)

Cruel

d)

Generous

40.

Which 2 countries is the mount Everest located in

a)

Switzerland and france

b)

China and nepal

c)

Russia and mongolia

d)

Argentina and brazil