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Challenging General Knowledge Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

a)

Nero

b)

Augustus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Tiberius

2.

Which river is the longest in the world?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Nile River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Yangtze River

3.

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

a)

Ag

b)

Pb

c)

Fe

d)

Au

4.

Who wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'?

a)

Mary Shelley

b)

Charlotte Brontë

c)

Jane Austen

d)

Emily Dickinson

5.

Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?

a)

Argentina

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Brazil

6.

What is the powerhouse of the cell?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplast

7.

What is the value of pi to two decimal places?

a)

3.14

b)

3.15

c)

3.13

d)

3.10

8.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Vincent van Gogh

9.

What is the capital city of Australia?

a)

Brisbane

b)

Canberra

c)

Sydney

d)

Melbourne

10.

What is the main function of red blood cells?

a)

To fight off infections and diseases.

b)

To produce insulin for the body.

c)

To transport oxygen and carbon dioxide.

d)

To store nutrients and vitamins.

11.

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

12.

What is the process by which plants make their food called?

a)

Digestion

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Transpiration

13.

What is the largest mammal in the world?

a)

Blue whale

b)

Hippopotamus

c)

Giraffe

d)

African elephant

14.

Who wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'?

a)

Christopher Marlowe

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Tennessee Williams

d)

Arthur Miller

15.

What is the currency used in Japan?

a)

Dollar

b)

Yen

c)

Won

d)

Euro

16.

What is the chemical formula for table salt?

a)

CaCl2

b)

MgCl2

c)

KCl

d)

NaCl

17.

Which author is known for the novel '1984'?

a)

George Orwell

b)

Aldous Huxley

c)

Ray Bradbury

d)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

18.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

19.

Which element has the atomic number 1?

a)

Lithium

b)

Helium

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Oxygen

20.

What is the largest organ in the human body?

a)

Heart

b)

Liver

c)

Skin

d)

Brain

21.

What is the capital city of Canada?

a)

Montreal

b)

Ottawa

c)

Vancouver

d)

Toronto

22.

What is the primary gas that makes up the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Argon

23.

What is the main ingredient in guacamole?

a)

Tomato

b)

Avocado

c)

Onion

d)

Lime

24.

What does the term "Grand Slam" mean in tennis?

a)

Winning all four major tournaments in the same year

b)

Scoring a point without serving

c)

Winning only Wimbledon

d)

Playing a 5-set match

25.

Which of the following directors directed the movie "Inception" ?

a)

Steven Spielberg

b)

Christopher Nolan

c)

James Cameron

d)

Martin Scorsese