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General Knowledge Questions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state is famous for Hollywood?

a)

California

b)

Illinois

c)

Nevada

d)

Florida

2.

How many sides does an octagon have?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

8

d)

10

3.

What color is a ruby?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Maroon

d)

Blue

4.

Raisins come from which fruit?

a)

Strawberry

b)

Grape

c)

Cranberry

d)

Blueberry

5.

What do you call a baby goat?

a)

Joey

b)

Baby

c)

Calf

d)

Kid

6.

How many zeros are there in a million?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

7

d)

8

7.

Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza?

a)

Africa

b)

India

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Egypt

8.

In what country did the Olympic Games originate?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Greece

d)

Scotland

9.

In which country is the Great Barrier Reef?

a)

Austria

b)

Australia

c)

New Zealand

d)

Costa Rica

10.

What is the largest mammal in the world?

a)

Elephant

b)

Giraffe

c)

Hippo

d)

Blue Whale

11.

What is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Kalahari

b)

Sahara

c)

Antarctica

d)

Yellowstone

12.

What is the smallest prime number?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

7

d)

11

13.

Which was the first country to use paper money?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

China

d)

Germany

14.

In which year did the Titanic sink?

a)

1912

b)

1901

c)

1872

d)

1492

15.

What is the most widely spoken language in Brazil?

a)

Catalan

b)

Italian

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

16.

What color is the middle stripe of the French flag?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

White

d)

Blue

17.

There is gravity on the moon

a)
True
b)
False
18.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

Montreal

b)

Toronto

c)

Ottawa

d)

Vancouver

19.

How many strings does a standard guitar have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

20.

How many elements are in the periodic table?

a)

100

b)

118

c)

121

d)

133

21.

What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope?

a)

Venus

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

d)

Uranus

22.

What is the national sport of the United Kingdom?

a)

Golf

b)

Cricket

c)

Croquet

d)

Horseback Riding

23.

Which is the rarest blood type in humans?

a)

O negative

b)

A positive

c)

B positive

d)

AB negative

24.

A lexicon is a thesaurus

a)
True
b)
False
25.

Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?

a)

USA

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

Brazil

26.

What is the largest organ in the human body?

a)

Heart

b)

Liver

c)

Skin

d)

Small Intestine

27.

What part of the plant conducts photosynthesis?

a)

Leaves

b)

Stem

c)

Roots

d)

Flower

28.

What is the square root of 144?

a)

10

b)

7

c)

14

d)

12

29.

What is ¾ as a decimal?

a)

0.25

b)

1.00

c)

0.50

d)

0.75

30.

What is the closest star to Earth?

a)

North Star

b)

Orion's Belt

c)

Sun

d)

Big Dipper

31.

In which sport would you perform a "double axel"?

a)

Figure Skating

b)

Tennis

c)

Dance

d)

Fencing

32.

What is the name of the four-member band that became famous in the 1960s from Liverpool, England?

a)

Backstreet Boys

b)

One Direction

c)

ACDC

d)

The Beatles

33.

What year was the first iPhone released?

a)

1995

b)

2001

c)

2003

d)

2007

34.

What is the most popular ice cream flavor in the U.S.?

a)

Cookie Dough

b)

Vanilla

c)

Chocolate

d)

Strawberry

35.

What is the name of the robot in Star Wars that is gold and speaks multiple languages?

a)

Luke Skywalker

b)

R2-D2

c)

C-3PO

d)

Yoda

36.

Which vitamin do you get from sunlight?

a)

Vitamin C

b)

Vitamin E

c)

Vitamin A

d)

Vitamin D

37.

What company manufactures the 747 jumbo jet?

a)

Boeing

b)

Airbus

c)

Cargo

d)

Commercial

38.

What is the best-selling video game of all time?

a)

Mario Kart

b)

Wii Sports

c)

Lego Starwars

d)

Minecraft

39.

Who is the best teacher you've ever had?

a)

Ms. Frizzle

b)

Albus Dumbledore

c)

Ms. Johns

d)

Soren

40.

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

(a)