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General knowledge

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the largest planet? in our Solar System?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

2.

Which is the smallest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Uranus

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

3.

Who is this Man?

a)

Dominic Raab

b)

Boris Johnson

c)

Michael Gove

d)

Matt Hancock

4.

Which Footballer has been trying to raise awareness of Free School Meals?

a)

Marcus Rashford

b)

Lionel Messi

c)

Christiano Ronaldo

d)

Mohamed Saleh

5.

Work out the value of x if

7(3x - 2x) = 35

a)

x = 3

b)

x = 4

c)

x = 5

d)

x = 6

6.

What is the Missing word from this Film Title?

Harry Potter and the Chamber of (a)  

7.

What is the most expensive car in the world?

a)

Rolls-Royce Septail

b)

Lamborghini Veneno Roadster

c)

Mclaren P1 LM

d)

Bugattie La Voiture Noire

8.

Who is this woman and what was her Job?

a)

Margaret Thatcher - Former Prime Minister of England

b)

Florence Nightingale - A famous nurse

c)

Priti Patel - Secretary of State

d)

Queen Elizabeth II

9.

In Toy Story, which actor played Woody?

a)

Will Smith

b)

Tom Hanks

c)

Tim Allen

d)

Johnny Depp

10.

Who is Woody's girlfriend in Toy Story?

a)

Jessie

b)

Barbie

c)

Bo Peep

d)

Bonnie

11.

In the Avengers films - What is Captain America's real name?

a)

Steve White

b)

Steve Smith

c)

Steve Rogers

d)

Steve Hemsworth

12.

Which actor played Thor in the Avengers films?

a)

Mark Ruffalo

b)

Chris Hemsworth

c)

Chris Evans

d)

Robert Downey Jr

13.

Who discovered Penicillin?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Alexander Fleming

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Isaac Newton

14.

Which year was the NHS founded?

a)

1944

b)

1946

c)

1948

d)

1950

15.

Who is this?

a)

Richard Branson

b)

Steve Wozniak

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Mark Zuckerberg

16.

Who wrote these famous words?

Please Sir, can I have some more?

a)

Jane Austen

b)

Charlotte Bronte

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Charles Dickens

17.

Which Book are the words "Please Sir, can I have some more?" are from?

a)

The Bible

b)

Oliver

c)

Jane Eyre

d)

Wuthering Heights

18.

Who was Prince William and Prince Harry's mothers?

a)

Princess Anne

b)

Princess Catherine

c)

Princess Diana

d)

Princess Margaret

19.

Who many dogs were in the book about Dalmations?

a)

99

b)

100

c)

101

d)

102

20.

How many children does the Queen have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

21.

Which is the largest planet? in our Solar System?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

22.

Which is the smallest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Uranus

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

23.

Who is this Man?

a)

Dominic Raab

b)

Boris Johnson

c)

Michael Gove

d)

Matt Hancock

24.

Which Footballer has been trying to raise awareness of Free School Meals?

a)

Marcus Rashford

b)

Lionel Messi

c)

Christiano Ronaldo

d)

Mohamed Saleh

25.

Work out the value of x if

7(3x - 2x) = 35

a)

x = 3

b)

x = 4

c)

x = 5

d)

x = 6

26.

What is the Missing word from this Film Title?

Harry Potter and the Chamber of (a)  

27.

What is the most expensive car in the world?

a)

Rolls-Royce Septail

b)

Lamborghini Veneno Roadster

c)

Mclaren P1 LM

d)

Bugattie La Voiture Noire

28.

Who is this woman and what was her Job?

a)

Margaret Thatcher - Former Prime Minister of England

b)

Florence Nightingale - A famous nurse

c)

Priti Patel - Secretary of State

d)

Queen Elizabeth II

29.

In Toy Story, which actor played Woody?

a)

Will Smith

b)

Tom Hanks

c)

Tim Allen

d)

Johnny Depp

30.

Who is Woody's girlfriend in Toy Story?

a)

Jessie

b)

Barbie

c)

Bo Peep

d)

Bonnie

31.

In the Avengers films - What is Captain America's real name?

a)

Steve White

b)

Steve Smith

c)

Steve Rogers

d)

Steve Hemsworth

32.

Which actor played Thor in the Avengers films?

a)

Mark Ruffalo

b)

Chris Hemsworth

c)

Chris Evans

d)

Robert Downey Jr

33.

Who discovered Penicillin?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Alexander Fleming

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Isaac Newton

34.

Which year was the NHS founded?

a)

1944

b)

1946

c)

1948

d)

1950

35.

Who is this?

a)

Richard Branson

b)

Steve Wozniak

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Mark Zuckerberg

36.

Who wrote these famous words?

Please Sir, can I have some more?

a)

Jane Austen

b)

Charlotte Bronte

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Charles Dickens

37.

Which Book are the words "Please Sir, can I have some more?" are from?

a)

The Bible

b)

Oliver

c)

Jane Eyre

d)

Wuthering Heights

38.

Who was Prince William and Prince Harry's mothers?

a)

Princess Anne

b)

Princess Catherine

c)

Princess Diana

d)

Princess Margaret

39.

Who many dogs were in the book about Dalmations?

a)

99

b)

100

c)

101

d)

102

40.

How many children does the Queen have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

41.

What is the name of Prince Harry's wife?

a)

Kate

b)

Sarah

c)

Meghan

d)

Sandra

42.

What is the name of the virus from China?

a)

Becksvirus

b)

Cobravirus

c)

Kronenburgvirus

d)

Coronavirus

43.

Which of these people is a judge on 'The Voice 2020?'

a)

Paloma Faith

b)

Sir Tom Jones

c)

Ricky Martin

d)

Jessie J

44.

If you are a Paramedic, what vehicle do you drive?

a)

Fire Engine

b)

Train

c)

Police Car

d)

Ambulance

45.

Palma is the capital of which country?

a)

Mallorca

b)

Indonesia

c)

Tenerife

d)

Sweden

46.

What is the Spanish word for 'banana'?

a)

Patata

b)

Platano

c)

Manzana

d)

Naranja

47.

How many days in February during a Leap Year?

a)

31

b)

28

c)

30

d)

29

48.

Which two books were written by Roald Dahl?

a)

The Twits

b)

Dork Diaries

c)

Danny Champion of the World

d)

The Hobbit

49.

What was the name of Justin Bieber's first hit song?

a)

Sorry

b)

Baby

c)

Shape of You

d)

Starships

50.

Hummous is a dip made from what?

a)

Aubergine

b)

Carrots

c)

Chick Peas

d)

Kidney Beans

51.

What is Sheldon Cooper's catchphrase in 'The Big Bang Theory'?

a)

Yo

b)

Wagwan

c)

Bazinga

d)

Oi Oi

52.

To 'tell a porky' is a what?

a)

Lie

b)

Joke

c)

Story

d)

Tale

53.

A typical Full English Breakfast includes which food items?

a)

Bacon, Eggs,Apples, Beans, Bananas

b)

Bacon, Eggs, Sausage, Beans, Toast

c)

Eggs, Avocado, Hash Browns, Mushrooms

d)

Pancakes

54.

The World's longest pier is where?

a)

Eastbourne

b)

Brighton

c)

Southend

d)

Clacton

55.

Bhuna and Jalfrezi are dishes in what type of cuisine?

a)

Chinese

b)

Thai

c)

Lebanese

d)

Indian

56.

Shakespeare's plays were performed at which London theatre?

a)

The Dominion

b)

The Apollo Victoria

c)

The Globe

d)

The Gatehouse

57.

If 'the cat's got your tongue' what are you struggling to do?

a)

Sleep

b)

Talk

c)

Laugh

d)

Sneeze

58.

Oranges are rich in which vitamin?

a)

E

b)

C

c)

D

d)

Z

59.

Where in the UK was Gavin and Stacey set?

a)

Basildon and Cardiff

b)

Southend and Pontypandy

c)

Billericay and Barry Island

d)

Clacton and Belfast

60.

What is the name of the song by Ed Sheeran, Stormzy and Burna Boy?

a)

Dance Wiv Me

b)

Own It

c)

Boogie Wonderland

d)

Fiesta

61.

Which edible food eaten in large quantity and over a long term can actually turn a human orange?

a)

Musk melon

b)

Carrot

c)

Orange

d)

Mango

62.

If someone is described as a Kiwi, where are they from?

a)

Australia

b)

UK

c)

New Zealand

d)

Canada

63.

In the Harry Potter book and film series, Professor Dumbledore’s name comes from the Old English word for what creature?

a)

Bumblebee

b)

Elephant

c)

Owl

d)

Unicorn

64.

Which term below is a unit that measures the speed of a mouse?

a)

Velocity

b)

Jerry

c)

Mickey

d)

Speedy

65.

Which company was originally called ‘BackRub’?

a)

Google

b)

Twitter

c)

Alibaba

d)

Sony

66.

Which car company’s slogan is ‘The Ultimate Driving Machine’?

a)

Audi

b)

BMW

c)

Mercedes

d)

Volkswagen

67.

Which of these companies allow employees to bring dogs into the office?

a)

Amazon

b)

IKEA

c)

ExxonMobil

d)

Unilever

68.

The Indian, who holds the pride of beating the computers in the mathematical wizard is:

a)

Shakuntala Devi

b)

Raja Ramanna

c)

Ramanujam

d)

Rina Panigrahi

69.

What is the main ingredient in Bombay Duck?

a)

Chicken

b)

Duck

c)

Fish

d)

Lamb

70.

Which cricketer has the highest score in an innings in a test match?

a)

Sachin Tendulkar

b)

Ricky Ponting

c)

Sanath Jayasuriya

d)

Brian Lara

71.

Who is the deadliest Villain in Marvel movies?

a)

Thor

b)

Thanos

c)

Black Widow

d)

Hulk

72.

Who created Sherlock Holmes?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Robert Stevenson

c)

Arthur Conan Doyle

d)

Stephen King

73.

Which country won the first football world cup?

a)

Brazil

b)

Uruguay

c)

Italy

d)

France

74.

What is the most consumed manufactured drink in the world?

a)

Coffee

b)

Orange Juice

c)

Tea

d)

Coca Cola

75.

How many hearts does an Octopus has?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

8

d)

3

76.

Which country has unicorn in its national emblem?

a)

Spain

b)

Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

Canada

77.

Which animal has fingerprints other than humans?

a)

Dogs

b)

Monkey

c)

Koala

d)

Gorilla

78.

What can you do faster than a cheetah?

a)

Run

b)

Eat

c)

Climb

d)

Sneeze

79.

Which is considered as the greatest show on Earth?

a)

Olympics

b)

Oscars

c)

Football world cup

d)

Elections

80.

Who worked as a radio jockey before venturing into films?

a)

Salman Khan

b)

Saif Ali Khan

c)

Amitabh Bachan

d)

Rajesh Khanna