wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

General knowledge quiz

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
One of the planets is called 'the red planet'. Which one?
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Uranus
2.
The light bulb was invented by...
a)
Edison
b)
Tesla
c)
Newton
d)
Bell
3.
The first hamburger was made in...
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
the USA
d)
China
4.
'The Blue Danube Waltz' was composed by...
a)
Franz List
b)
Johann Beethoven
c)
Amadeus Mozart
d)
Johann Strauss
5.
'The Theory of Evolution' was written by...
a)
Albert Eins
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
James Watson
d)
Alexander Fleming
6.
Our solar system is composed of the Sun, the planets and smaller bodies, such as asteroids, comets and moons. How many planets are there?
a)
six
b)
seven
c)
eight
d)
nine
7.
Which chemical element has the symbol, Au?
a)
Aluminium
b)
Bronze
c)
Silver
d)
Gold
8.
The first Spanish explorers who reached the Americas were looking for...
a)
proof that the world was flat
b)
gold
c)
a new route to Africa
d)
a new route to Asia
9.
If you were putting these inventions on a timeline, which would come last?
a)
Electric light
b)
Telephone
c)
Computer
d)
Car
10.
The world's largest ocean is the...
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
11.

Name the five countries on this map

a)

Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

b)

Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Italy

c)

India, Malaysia, China, Laos, Thailand

d)

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Australia

12.

What river is this?

a)

The Mississippi

b)

The Sumida

c)

The Nile

d)

The Amazon

13.

What is the distance from the Earth to the Moon?

a)

3,844,000 km

b)

38,440 km

c)

38,440,000,000,000 km

d)

384,400 km

14.

How do you spell the name of this animal?

a)

G-I-R-R-A-F-E

b)

J-I-R-A-F-E

c)

J-I-R-A-F-F-E

d)

G-I-R-A-F-F-E

15.

What do you think the idiom, "Hold your horses." means?

a)

Go get your horse! It's running away!

b)

Let's go!

c)

Wait a minute.

d)

Hurry up!

16.

Who painted the famous Mona Lisa?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Raphael

c)

Michelangelo

17.

How many legs does a butterfly have?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

4

18.

What is the national symbol of Canada?

a)

the maple leaf

b)

the red apple

c)

the white rose

19.

Which continent has the biggest population?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

20.

The Titanic sank in the Pacific Ocean. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Who created Mickey Mouse?

a)

Walt Disney

b)

Steven Spielberg

c)

George Lucas

22.

What sport is played at Wimbledon?

a)

football

b)

tennis

c)

hockey

23.

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

a)

Newton

b)

Faraday

c)

Archimedes

24.

A hockey team has twelve players. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which classical composer became deaf near the end of the life?

a)

Bach

b)

Beethoven

c)

Mozart

26.

How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

a)

25

b)

26

c)

27

27.

Which is the largest animal in the world?

a)

the African elephant

b)

the great white shark

c)

the blue whale

28.

Which is the largest city in the world?

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

Mexico City

29.

Which device would you use to store files on?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What is this input device?

a)

Interactive whiteboard

b)

Keyboard

c)

Microphone

d)

Mouse

31.

Which one of these is a computer monitor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Which one of these is tablet?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

What computer browser has this icon?

a)

Chrome

b)

Firefox

c)

Internet Explorer

d)

Safari

34.

What do you use the program with this icon for?

a)

Doing shopping on the internet

b)

Creating charts and graphs

c)

Creating letters and reports

d)

Creating presentations

35.

Which company created the program with this icon?

a)

Apple

b)

Google

c)

Microsoft

d)

Oracle

36.

Which program would you use to find out the telephone number of a dentist?

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

What is this device called?

a)

Planter

b)

Plotter

c)

Printer

d)

Punter

38.

Which device would you use to store files on?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

Which output device will allow you to hear sounds when using a computer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.
Nelson Mandela was the former president of ________.
a)
South America
b)
South Africa
c)
India
d)
USA
41.
How many stars are there in the American flag?
a)
53
b)
51
c)
52
d)
50
42.
What do you call the time span of one thousand years?
a)
millennnium
b)
decade
c)
century
43.
Who wrote a series of novels about orcs, hobbits, goblins, and elves?
a)
JR Tolkien
b)
Howard Hughes
c)
Curtis Reed
d)
Ayn Rand
44.
Before being dried, which fruit was a prune?
a)
Plum
b)
Peach
c)
Apricot
d)
Nectarine
45.
Who is the evil sorcerer in the Disney film "Aladdin"?
a)
The Genie
b)
Princess Jasmine
c)
Abu
d)
Jafar
46.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Harper Lee
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
William Abbot
d)
Tara
47.
The biggest planet with the most moons is________
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
48.
The world biggest gold producer is ____________.
a)
China
b)
Mexico
c)
South Africa
d)
Chile
49.
The body's largest organ is _______
a)
skin
b)
lungs
c)
liver
d)
heart
50.

On the Periodic Table what is the symbol for Chlorine

a)

Ch

b)

K

c)

Cl

d)

Kl

51.

A female horse is called a

a)

Cow

b)

Goose

c)

Jenny

d)

Mare

52.
Where can you find the Big Ben?
a)
Italy
b)
Australia
c)
London
d)
Paris
53.

17) A is B's sister. C is B's mother. D is C's father. E is D's mother. Then, how is A related to D?

a)

1) Grandfather

b)

2) Daughter

c)

3) Grandmother

d)

4) Grand daughter

54.

What colour is found on 75% of the world’s flags?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Black`

d)

White

55.

Which is the coldest place on the earth?

a)

North Pole.

b)

Antarctica.

c)

Greenland.

56.

Which country does this flag represent?

a)

Italy

b)

Spain

c)

Argentina

d)

Chile

57.
America was discovered in…
a)
1852
b)
1492
c)
1759
d)
1556
58.
The first Star Wars film was released in...
a)
1965
b)
1977
c)
1984
d)
1992
59.
Hawaii is surrounded by the....
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Hawaiian Ocean
60.
Instagram was invented by...
a)
Mark Zuckerberg
b)
Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger
c)
Ned Stark & John Snow
d)
Simon Teller & Helen Kruger
61.

Entomology is the science that studies

a)

Behavior of human beings

b)

Insects

c)

The origin and history of technical and scientific terms

d)

The formation of rocks

62.

What is the capital of France?

a)

Paris

b)

Madrid

c)

Berlin

d)

London

63.

Who discovered the theory of relativity?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Albert Einstein

64.

Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2018?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Brazil

d)

Spain

65.

What is the capital of Australia?

a)

Perth

b)

Canberra

c)

Melbourne

d)

Sydney

66.

Who discovered penicillin?

a)

Alexander Fleming

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Marie Curie

67.

What is the national food of Japan

a)

Beef Burger

b)

Kebabs

c)

Curry Rice

d)

Sushi

68.
How many squares are in this picture?
a)
26
b)
18
c)
36
d)
40
69.

How does a queen move?

a)

Diagonally

b)

Horizontally

c)

Vertically

d)

All of the Above

70.

Which is the deepest location on Earth ?

a)

Puerto Rico Trench

b)

Tonga Trench

c)

The Mariana Trench

d)

Kermadec Trench

71.

What is the capital of South Korea

a)

Tibet

b)

Busan

c)

Seoul

d)

Hong Kong

72.

What is the most popular game on the Playstation in the 2010s?

a)

Minecraft

b)

GTA V

c)

Super Mario

73.

When was the Burj Khalifa built?

a)

2013

b)

2010

c)

2017

d)

2008

74.

What did Steve Jobs create?

a)

Microsoft

b)

Netflix

c)

Spotify

d)

Apple

75.

In the English alphabet, before 'M' is ........

a)

G

b)

N

c)

L

76.

Which chemical element has the symbol "O"?

a)

  • Oxygen

b)

  • Osmium

c)

  • Oganesson

d)

  • Oxidane

77.

Seals are eaten by __________.

a)

Polar Bears

b)

Wolfs

c)

Penguins

d)

Sharks

78.

The first satellite was put into space in __________.

a)

1947

b)

1957

c)

1959

d)

1972

79.

Identify this instrument used by travellers.

a)

Direction-o-metre

b)

Barograph

c)

Compass

d)

Speedometer

80.

What has 'tail' of gas and dust particles facing away from the sun?

a)

Pluto

b)

No such thing.

c)

Comet

d)

Asteroid

81.

This natural disaster happens when a large volume of water of seas and oceans is displaced due to seismic activities and huge waves are formed. What is it?

a)

Flood

b)

Tsunami

c)

Drought

d)

Hurricanes

82.

Ice hockey is the national game of which country ?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Canada

d)

USA

83.

which is the third largest continent in the world ?

a)

North America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

84.

What is the capital city of Spain?

a)

Madrid

b)

Barcelona

c)

Valencia

d)

Seville

85.

This is the flag of the United States of America. There are 50 stars on the flag. What do the stars represent?

a)

British colonies

b)

States

c)

Counties

d)

Presidents

86.

Who is this famous Brazilian football star?

a)

Ronaldo

b)

Pele

c)

Neymar

d)

Ronaldinho

87.

How many months have 31 days?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

88.

Which country does this flag belong to?

a)

Ghana

b)

Nigeria

c)

Kenya

d)

Uganda

89.

Which country is highlighted in red on the map?

a)

Georgia

b)

Russia

c)

Armenia

d)

Turkey

90.

Who was the first President of the United States?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

91.

Which fast-food restaurant is known for its slogan, “I’m Lovin’ It”?

a)

Burger King

b)

McDonald’s

c)

Taco Bell

d)

Wendy’s

92.

What type of car is known for having a horse emblem?

a)

Ford Mustang

b)

Chevrolet Camaro

c)

Tesla Model S

d)

Honda Civic

93.

In what year was the first iPhone released?

a)

2021

b)

2010

c)

2007

94.

What company is also the name of one of the longest rivers in the world?

a)

Amazon

b)

Flipkart

c)

Mesho

95.

How many hearts does an octopus have?

a)

8

b)

3

c)

5

96.

A group of lions is known as a?

a)

Pride

b)

Group

c)

King

97.

Who Is Founder Of Microsoft Company?

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Sundar Pichai

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Benjamin Franklin

98.

What does "illuminate" mean?

a)

To darken

b)

To brighten

c)

To obscure

d)

To confuse

99.

Leonardo Da vinci was a

a)

Artist

b)

Engineer

c)

Scientist

d)

Philosopher

e)

All of them

100.

Julius Cesar famously said "Veni, vidi, vici!" when he left Britain. What does it mean?

a)

Mud, rain and trouble

b)

I came, I saw, I conquered

c)

I loved, I lived, I left

d)

Cold, wet and miserable

e)

Tired, bored and hungry

101.

Who invented the telescope?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Ibn Battuta

d)

Nicholas Copernicus

e)

St Francis

102.

Where was the game of chess invented?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

India

c)

Russia

d)

Egypt

e)

China

103.

The olympic rings are blue, yellow, black, green and what other colour?

a)

White

b)

Red

c)

Orange

d)

Green

104.

Which element has the symbol Ag?

a)

Silver

b)

Gold

c)

Americium

d)

Astatine

Similar Resources on Wayground

English Grammar Tests - Test 6 (Essential English)

100 questions

English Grammar Tests - Test 6 (Essential English)

quiz

Worksheet

•

3rd Grade - University

FCE PRACTICE TEST

100 questions

FCE PRACTICE TEST

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

word form

100 questions

word form

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Parts of Speech Super Review

100 questions

Parts of Speech Super Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 9th Grade

100 ACT Words

100 questions

100 ACT Words

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade - University

Eleventh Hour Quiz

100 questions

Eleventh Hour Quiz

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th - 11th Grade

The pathway to gold moment for 11th grade

100 questions

The pathway to gold moment for 11th grade

quiz

Worksheet

•

11th Grade

LITERATURE QUESTIONS FOR 11TH

100 questions

LITERATURE QUESTIONS FOR 11TH

quiz

Worksheet

•

11th Grade