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General Culture

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did World War II begin?

a)

1914

b)

1939

c)

1945

d)

1929

2.

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Nero

c)

Augustus

d)

Trajan

3.

Which country was the first to land on the Moon with a manned mission?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

China

d)

France

4.

Which civilization built Machu Picchu?

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

5.

What is the largest country in the world by land area?

a)

Canada

b)

China

c)

United States

d)

Russia

6.

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

7.

What is the most abundant chemical element on Earth?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Iron

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon

8.

Who wrote "The Origin of Species"?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Galileo Galilei

9.

In what year did the Western Roman Empire fall?

a)

476 AD

b)

1492 AD

c)

800 AD

d)

1054 AD

10.

What is the largest ocean in the world?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

11.

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

12.

Who formulated the theory of relativity?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Stephen Hawking

d)

Nikola Tesla

13.

How many chromosomes does a human have?

a)

23

b)

22

c)

92

d)

46

14.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

Rembrandt

15.

Who wrote "Don Quixote"?

a)

Miguel de Cervantes

b)

Gabriel García Márquez

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Federico García Lorca

16.

What is Homer’s most famous work?

a)

The Aeneid

b)

The Song of Roland

c)

The Odyssey

d)

The Iliad

17.

How many players are on a soccer team on the field?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

11

d)

9

18.

In which sport do players use a racket and a shuttlecock?

a)

Tennis

b)

Squash

c)

Badminton

d)

Ping Pong

19.

In which city were the 2008 Olympic Games held?

a)

Beijing

b)

London

c)

Rio de Janeiro

d)

Athens

20.

Who was the first president of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington

21.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

Amazon

b)

Nile

c)

Mississippi

d)

Yangtze

22.

Which French emperor conquered much of Europe?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Louis XIV

23.

In what year did Christopher Columbus arrive in America?

a)

1492

b)

1510

c)

1607

d)

1453

24.

On which continent is Egypt located?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

America

25.

What is the largest animal in the world?

a)

African elephant

b)

Blue whale

c)

Great white shark

d)

Polar bear

26.

What gas do plants need for photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Helium

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon dioxide

27.

What is the literary genre of Harry Potter?

a)

Science fiction

b)

Fantasy

c)

Horror

d)

Drama

28.

Who is the author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?

a)

Julio Cortázar

b)

Mario Vargas Llosa

c)

Gabriel García Márquez

d)

Jorge Luis Borges

29.

In which country did the Olympic Games originate?

a)

Rome

b)

Greece

c)

France

d)

Egypt

30.

Who is considered the greatest basketball player of all time?

a)

LeBron James

b)

Kobe Bryant

c)

Michael Jordan

d)

Shaquille O'Neal