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General Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

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.

How many continents are there on Earth?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

7.

What is the capital of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Melbourne

c)

Canberra

d)

Perth

8.

The Great Wall of China was built to protect against invasions from which group?

a)

Huns

b)

Mongols

c)

Romans

d)

Persians

9.

Who was the first President of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

John Adams

10.

In which year did World War II end?

a)

1943

b)

1944

c)

1945

d)

1946

11.

Who was the first person to step on the moon?

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Michael Collins

12.

When did India gain independence from Britain?

a)

1945

b)

1947

c)

1950

d)

1952

13.

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

a)

Ag

b)

Au

c)

Fe

d)

Hg

14.

Who developed the theory of relativity?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Stephen Hawking

15.

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

16.

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

a)

Iron

b)

Diamond

c)

Quartz

d)

Graphite

17.

What is the speed of light?

a)

300,000 km/s

b)

150,000 km/s

c)

450,000 km/s

d)

600,000 km/s

18.

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Mark Twain

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Jane Austen

19.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

English

b)

Mandarin Chinese

c)

Spanish

d)

Hindi

20.

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

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 country has won the most FIFA World Cups?

a)

Brazil

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Argentina

26.

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

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

27.

Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals?

a)

Usain Bolt

b)

Carl Lewis

c)

Michael Phelps

d)

Mark Spitz

28.

Which is the tallest building in the world?

a)

Shanghai Tower

b)

Burj Khalifa

c)

One World Trade Center

d)

Eiffel Tower

29.

What is the national flower of India?

a)

Rose

b)

Jasmine

c)

Lotus

d)

Sunflower

30.

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

31.

What is the largest mammal on Earth?

a)

Elephant

b)

Whale Shark

c)

Blue Whale

d)

Giraffe

32.

Which animal is known as the "King of the Jungle"?

a)

Tiger

b)

Lion

c)

Elephant

d)

Cheetah

33.

What is the deepest ocean in the world?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

34.

What is the longest-running animated TV show?

a)

Family Guy

b)

The Simpsons

c)

South Park

d)

SpongeBob SquarePants