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General Knowledge Trivia Questions

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many people have walked on the moon?
a)
12
b)
15
c)
32
d)
55
2.
What kind of dog is Snoopy from the comic peanuts?
a)
Golden Retriever
b)
Weiner Dog 
c)
Beagle 
d)
Golden lab
3.
Which team won the 2016 Super Bowl?
a)
Broncos 
b)
Notre Dame
c)
Giants 
d)
Falcons
4.
What country are the Pyramids in? 
a)
Egypt 
b)
Africa
c)
Europe 
d)
South America
5.
What school did Harry Potter go to? 
a)
Hogwarts 
b)
Forks High
c)
Mystic Falls High
d)
Mizzou
6.
What sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers?
a)
honey
b)
nectar
c)
juice
d)
pollen
7.
In the nursery rhyme, who sat on a wall before having a great fall?
a)
Humpty Dumpty
b)
Little Miss Muffet
c)
The Old Woman in the Shoe
d)
Puss n' Boots
8.
How many colors are in a rainbow?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
9.
 On a farm a kid is a baby what?
a)
goat
b)
cow
c)
rabbit
d)
human
10.
What is the name of the Australian toy that is designed to come back to you when thrown?
a)
boomerang
b)
pogo stick
c)
wallabaloo
d)
there is no such thing
11.
Where did the Olympic Games originate?
a)
Greece
b)
USA
c)
Canada
d)
Germany
12.

What does H2O stand for?

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Calcium

d)

Chloride

13.

What is the largest state in the United States?

a)

Texas

b)

Washington

c)

California

d)

Alaska

14.
What will keep you from crying when peeling onions?
a)
closing your eyes
b)
drinking water
c)
shouting 
d)
chewing gum
15.
How long did it take Leonardo da Vinci to paint Mona Lisa?
a)
5 years
b)
10 years
c)
7 years
d)
8 years
16.
Which is the strongest muscle in your body?
a)
the tongue
b)
the biceps
c)
the thighs
d)
the calf
17.
What did the Pilgrims eat on the first day of Thanksgiving?
a)
turkey
b)
popcorn
c)
pumpkin
d)
potatoes
18.
Which team has the most NBA Championships?
a)
Spurs
b)
Bulls
c)
Celtics
d)
Lakers
19.
Who has the most Olympic Gold Medals of all-time?
a)
Carl Lewis
b)
Michael Phelps
c)
Mark Spitz
d)
Usain Bolt
20.

What number is Lightning McQueen

a)

95

b)

87

c)

59

d)

92

21.

On the farm, what is a kid? (Hint: It's a land animal)

a)

A Baby Cow

b)

A Baby Goat

c)

A Baby Horse

d)

A Baby Chicken

22.

What color is a ruby?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

23.

“Stars and Stripes” is the nickname of the flag of which country?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

United States of America

d)

England

24.

What country is responsible for creating the Olympic Games?

a)

Greece

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

25.

How many colors are there in the rainbow?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

7

d)

4

26.

What's the city with the most diversity in terms of language?

a)

Chicago

b)

New York City

c)

Suffolk

d)

Charlotte

27.

How many hearts does an octopus have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

What country has the most natural lakes?

a)

Asia

b)

Portsmouth

c)

Canada

d)

Europe

29.

The unicorn is the national animal of which country?

a)

Scotland

b)

England

c)

Virginia

d)

Canada

30.

What type of animal is a Flemish giant?

a)

Elephant

b)

Monkey

c)

Rabbit

d)

Spider

31.

The name of which African animal means "river horse"?

a)

Sea Lion

b)

Seahorse

c)

Fish

d)

Hippo

32.

How many teeth does an adult human have?

a)

25

b)

32

c)

60

d)

75

33.

Is Pluto a planet?

a)

Yes

b)

Not Anymore

34.

What is the nearest planet to the sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

35.

What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

a)

Saturn

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

36.

How many teams are there in the NFL?

a)

16

b)

32

c)

24

d)

20

37.

Which is the signal for Safety

a)

b)

c)

d)

38.

Which penalty also includes a loss of down?

a)

Intentional grounding

b)

False start

c)

Personal Foul

d)

Roughing the passer

39.

What is the name of the main red car in the movie Cars?

a)

Thunder Road Warrior

b)

Lightning McQueen

c)

Blaze

d)

Carl

40.

What type of fish is Nemo?

a)

Zebra fish

b)

Orange Nimmo

c)

Goldfish

d)

Clown fish

41.

What is the name of the piggy bank in Toy Story?

a)

Mr. Piggy

b)

Hamm

c)

Money Max

d)

Porky

42.

What is the name of Shrek's princess?

a)

Sabrina

b)

Aurora

c)

Fiona

d)

Sally

43.

What is the Little Mermaid's name?

a)

Jasmine

b)

Ariel

c)

Tiana

d)

Belle

44.

What is the wood carver's name in Pinocchio?

a)

Jiminy Cricket

b)

Figaro

c)

Mr. Wilson

d)

Geppetto

45.

What is the name of the princess in Princess and The Frog?

a)

Aurora

b)

Holly

c)

Tiana

d)

Esmeralda

46.

What is the little girl's name who stars in Bolt's television series?

a)

Alice

b)

Jane

c)

Penny

d)

Hallie

47.

What movie is this image from?

a)

Brave

b)

Tarzan

c)

Mulan

d)

Aladdin

48.

What zoo are the animals from in Madagascar?

a)

Bronx Zoo

b)

Roger Williams Zoo

c)

Central Park Zoo

d)

Halawaka Zoo

49.

What is the name of the wooly mammoth in Ice Age?

a)

Sid

b)

Manny

c)

Diego

d)

Scrat

50.

In Star Wars how many Jedi's are on the Jedi Council?

a)

25

b)

12

c)

3

d)

7

51.

What is a dormant volcano?

a)

A volcano that is currently erupting

b)

A residence at a volcano college

c)

A volcano that will never erupt again

d)

A volcano that is sleeping, but could erupt again

52.

What are scientists that study volcanoes called?

a)

Lavaists

b)

Garmadonians

c)

Volcanologist

d)

Volcano scientist

53.

This is a 1,700o F avalanche of hot rock, ash, and gas. It can move at speeds of 450+ mph.

a)

Land slide

b)

Magmastic plume

c)

Eruption trail

d)

Pyroclastic flow

54.

The ring of fire is a chain of volcanoes around the edge of the Pacific Plate. Approximately how many volcanoes are in this chain?

a)

178

b)

114 active, 39 dormant, 72 extinct

c)

450+

d)

379

55.

In what year was the Roman city of Pompeii buried by a pyroclastic flow?

a)

1014 bc

b)

79

c)

1492

d)

320

56.

Where on earth can you find blue lava?

a)

Island of Java (Indonesia)

b)

Isle of V.I.L.E. (Canary Islands)

c)

Low Emulsion Hotspots (meeD Archipelago)

d)

Koholint Island (Mt. Tamaranch)

e)

This is a trick question. It doesn't exist.

57.

What is the name of largest volcano ever discovered? (It is about the same size as Arizona and is now extinct)

a)

Krakatoa (Indonesia)

b)

Mt. St Helens (USA)

c)

Olympus Mons (Mars)

d)

Tamu Massif (North West Pacific Ocean)

e)

Erta Ale (Ethiopia)

58.

This volcano produced the loudest sound ever recorded. It could be heard over 3,000 miles away and the sound waves it produced circled the earth 4 times.

a)

Tambora (Indonesia)

b)

Pinatubo (Philippines)

c)

Yellowstone (USA)

d)

Krakatoa (Indonesia)

59.

This eruption in April 1815 resulted in "the year without a summer". In 1816 temperatures in the north eastern USA were cold enough that it snowed in June!

a)

Tambora (Indonesia)

b)

Krakatoa (Indonesia)

c)

Pinatubo (Philippines)

d)

Fuji (Japan)

60.

This "sleeping" supervolcano is thousands of times more powerful that regular volcanoes. At times it has erupted in excess of 600 cubic miles of material. Compare that to: Krakatoa (4.3 cu mi), Mt. St. Helens (.24 cu mi), Tamboa (36 cu mi)

a)

Mt. Stromboli (Italy)

b)

Mt. Vesuvius (Italy)

c)

Eyjafjallajökull (Iceland)

d)

Yellowstone (USA)

e)

Fuji (Japan)