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General Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Nile River

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Mississippi River

2.

Which is the smallest country in the world?

a)

Monaco

b)

Liechtenstein

c)

San Marino

d)

Vatican City

3.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

Toronto

b)

Vancouver

c)

Ottawa

d)

Montreal

4.

In which country is Mount Everest located?

a)

India

b)

Nepal

c)

China

d)

Pakistan

5.

What is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Antarctic Desert

d)

Arabian Desert

6.

Who was the first President of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

John Adams

7.

In which year did World War II end?

a)

1943

b)

1944

c)

1945

d)

1946

8.

Who was the first person to step on the moon?

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Michael Collins

9.

Which ancient wonder was located in Egypt?

a)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

b)

Statue of Zeus

c)

Great Pyramid of Giza

d)

Colossus of Rhodes

10.

When did India gain independence from Britain?

a)

1945

b)

1947

c)

1950

d)

1952

11.

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

a)

Ag

b)

Au

c)

Fe

d)

Hg

12.

Who developed the theory of relativity?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Stephen Hawking

13.

What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

14.

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

15.

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

a)

Iron

b)

Diamond

c)

Quartz

d)

Graphite

16.

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Mark Twain

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Jane Austen

17.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

English

b)

Mandarin Chinese

c)

Spanish

d)

Hindi

18.

In which country did the Olympic Games originate?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

France

d)

Germany

19.

Who is the creator of Harry Potter?

a)

J.R.R. Tolkien

b)

C.S. Lewis

c)

J.K. Rowling

d)

George R.R. Martin

20.

What is the national sport of Japan?

a)

Baseball

b)

Judo

c)

Sumo Wrestling

d)

Karate

21.

What is the currency of Japan?

a)

Yen

b)

Won

c)

Ringgit

d)

Rupiah

22.

Which country has the largest economy in the world?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

United States

d)

Germany

23.

What is the official currency of the European Union?

a)

Pound

b)

Dollar

c)

Franc

d)

Euro

24.

In which year was the United Nations founded?

a)

1919

b)

1945

c)

1950

d)

1965

25.

Which international organization regulates global trade?

a)

United Nations

b)

World Trade Organization (WTO)

c)

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

d)

World Economic Forum (WEF)

26.

Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?

a)

Brazil

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Argentina

27.

How many players are there in a standard football (soccer) team?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

28.

What is the highest score possible in a single frame of bowling?

a)

200

b)

250

c)

300

d)

350

29.

Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals?

a)

Usain Bolt

b)

Carl Lewis

c)

Michael Phelps

d)

Mark Spitz

30.

In which country was cricket invented?

a)

Australia

b)

England

c)

India

d)

South Africa

31.

Which is the tallest building in the world?

a)

Shanghai Tower

b)

Burj Khalifa

c)

One World Trade Center

d)

Eiffel Tower

32.

What is the national flower of India?

a)

Rose

b)

Jasmine

c)

Lotus

d)

Sunflower

33.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

34.

What does "WWW" stand for in a website URL?

a)

World Wide Website

b)

World Wide Web

c)

Web Wide World

d)

Web World Wide

35.

What is the largest mammal on Earth?

a)

Elephant

b)

Whale Shark

c)

Blue Whale

d)

Giraffe