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General Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 147

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of France?

a)

Rome

b)

Berlin

c)

Paris

d)

London

2.

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

3.

What is the largest mammal in the world?

a)

African Elephant

b)

Giraffe

c)

Blue Whale

d)

Polar Bear

4.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

5.

What is the chemical symbol for water?

a)

Wa

b)

H2O

c)

CO2

d)

O2

6.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Vincent van Gogh

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Michelangelo

7.

What is the name of the Earth's natural satellite?

a)

Sun

b)

Mars

c)

Moon

d)

Star

8.

Which country is home to the kangaroo?

a)

Brazil

b)

Australia

c)

India

d)

China

9.

What is the smallest country in the world?

a)

Monaco

b)

Vatican City

c)

Nauru

d)

San Marino

10.

What gas do plants absorb from the air?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Hydrogen

11.

Which famous scientist developed the theory of relativity?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Stephen Hawking

12.

What is the largest ocean on Earth?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

13.

What is the capital of Japan?

a)

Seoul

b)

Beijing

c)

Tokyo

d)

Bangkok

14.

Which animal is known as the "King of the Jungle"?

a)

Elephant

b)

Tiger

c)

Lion

d)

Bear

15.

What is the currency of the United Kingdom?

a)

Euro

b)

Dollar

c)

Pound

d)

Yen

16.

Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Jane Austen

d)

Mark Twain

17.

What is the highest mountain in the world?

a)

K2

b)

Mount Kilimanjaro

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Mount Fuji

18.

Which of these is a primary color?

a)

Green

b)

Orange

c)

Purple

d)

Red

19.

What is the name of the longest river in the world?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Nile River

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Mississippi River

20.

What is the name of the force that pulls objects towards the Earth?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Gravity

c)

Electricity

d)

Friction

21.

Which instrument is used to measure temperature?

a)

Barometer

b)

Thermometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Hygrometer

22.

What is the name of the first book in the Harry Potter series?

a)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

b)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

c)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

d)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

23.

What is the name of the largest desert in the world?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Antarctic Desert

24.

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

25.

What is the name of the famous clock tower in London?

a)

Eiffel Tower

b)

Big Ben

c)

Tower of Pisa

d)

Statue of Liberty

26.

Which gas do humans breathe out?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Hydrogen

27.

What is the name of the largest bird in the world?

a)

Eagle

b)

Penguin

c)

Ostrich

d)

Albatross

28.

What is the name of the first man to walk on the moon?

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

Michael Collins

29.

Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

a)

China

b)

South Korea

c)

Japan

d)

Vietnam

30.

What is the name of the force that opposes motion between two surfaces?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Gravity

c)

Electricity

d)

Friction

31.

What is the name of the building where the US President lives and works?

a)

The Capitol

b)

The White House

c)

The Pentagon

d)

The Supreme Court

32.

Which city is known as the "City of Love"?

a)

Rome

b)

Venice

c)

Paris

d)

Barcelona

33.

What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

34.

Which famous scientist is known for his laws of motion?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Stephen Hawking

35.

What is the name of the largest organ in the human body?

a)

Heart

b)

Brain

c)

Liver

d)

Skin

36.

Which country is home to the Eiffel Tower?

a)

Italy

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

37.

What is the name of the first woman to fly in space?

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Valentina Tereshkova

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Svetlana Savitskaya

38.

Which animal is known for its black and white stripes?

a)

Giraffe

b)

Elephant

c)

Zebra

d)

Lion

39.

What is the name of the largest lake in the world by surface area?

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Lake Huron

40.

Which famous artist painted the "Starry Night"?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

Claude Monet

41.

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

a)

Ag

b)

Fe

c)

Au

d)

Cu

42.

Which country is known as the "Land of a Thousand Lakes"?

a)

Sweden

b)

Norway

c)

Finland

d)

Iceland

43.

What is the name of the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth?

a)

Explorer 1

b)

Sputnik 1

c)

Voyager 1

d)

Apollo 11

44.

Which city is home to the Colosseum?

a)

Athens

b)

Rome

c)

Paris

d)

London

45.

What is the name of the largest rainforest in the world?

a)

Congo Rainforest

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Daintree Rainforest

d)

Southeast Asian Rainforest

46.

Which famous inventor is known for inventing the light bulb?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Benjamin Franklin

47.

What is the name of the smallest bone in the human body?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Stapes

d)

Radius

48.

Which country is known as the "Spice Garden of India"?

a)

Kerala

b)

Goa

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Karnataka

49.

What is the name of the first cloned mammal?

a)

Dolly the Sheep

b)

Cujo the Dog

c)

Cici the Cat

d)

Bessie the Cow

50.

Which famous artist painted the "Scream"?

a)

Edvard Munch

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

Pablo Picasso

51.

What is the name of the largest volcano in the world?

a)

Mount Vesuvius

b)

Mauna Loa

c)

Mount Kilimanjaro

d)

Mount Fuji

52.

Which country is known as the "Sugar Bowl of the World"?

a)

Brazil

b)

Cuba

c)

India

d)

Thailand

53.

What is the name of the first computer programmer?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Ada Lovelace

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Mark Zuckerberg

54.

Which city is home to the Statue of Liberty?

a)

Boston

b)

Los Angeles

c)

New York City

d)

Chicago

55.

What is the name of the largest coral reef system in the world?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Mesoamerican Reef

c)

Florida Reef

d)

Raja Ampat Reef

56.

Which famous scientist is known for his theory of evolution?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Marie Curie

57.

What is the name of the largest muscle in the human body?

a)

Biceps

b)

Triceps

c)

Gluteus Maximus

d)

Quadriceps

58.

Which country is known as the "Land of the Long White Cloud"?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Iceland

d)

Greenland

59.

What is the name of the first antibiotic discovered?

a)

Aspirin

b)

Penicillin

c)

Insulin

d)

Morphine

60.

Which famous artist painted the "Water Lilies"?

a)

Claude Monet

b)

Vincent van Gogh

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

61.

What is the name of the smallest planet in our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Pluto

62.

Which country is known as the "Golden Land"?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Myanmar

d)

Thailand

63.

What is the name of the first video game ever created?

a)

Pong

b)

Tetris

c)

Pac-Man

d)

Space Invaders

64.

Which city is home to the Sydney Opera House?

a)

Melbourne

b)

Auckland

c)

Sydney

d)

Brisbane

65.

Which famous scientist is known for his work on radioactivity?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Galileo Galilei

66.

What is the name of the smallest bone in the human ear?

a)

Malleus

b)

Incus

c)

Stapes

d)

Cochlea

67.

Which country is known as the "Land of the Midnight Sun"?

a)

Russia

b)

Canada

c)

Norway

d)

Finland

68.

What is the name of the first vaccine ever developed?

a)

Polio Vaccine

b)

Measles Vaccine

c)

Smallpox Vaccine

d)

Flu Vaccine

69.

Which famous artist painted the "Persistence of Memory"?

a)

Salvador Dali

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

Claude Monet

70.

Who is known as the "Father of the Philippine Revolution"?

a)

Jose Rizal

b)

Andres Bonifacio

c)

Emilio Aguinaldo

d)

Apolinario Mabini

71.

In what year did the Philippines declare its independence from Spain?

a)

1896

b)

1898

c)

1901

d)

1946

72.

Who was the first president of the Philippines?

a)

Manuel Quezon

b)

Emilio Aguinaldo

c)

Jose P. Laurel

d)

Ramon Magsaysay

73.

Which Spanish explorer claimed the Philippines for Spain in 1521?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Hernán Cortés

74.

What was the name of the secret society founded by Andres Bonifacio to fight for independence?

a)

La Liga Filipina

b)

Katipunan

c)

Propaganda Movement

d)

Ilustrados

75.

Who is known as the "Brains of the Revolution"?

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Emilio Aguinaldo

c)

Apolinario Mabini

d)

Antonio Luna

76.

Which American general declared "I shall return" when leaving the Philippines during World War II?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

George Patton

d)

Chester Nimitz

77.

What is the name of the Philippine national anthem?

a)

Bayan Ko

b)

Lupang Hinirang

c)

Pilipinas Kong Mahal

d)

Ako ay Pilipino

78.

Who was the Filipino hero who fought against the Spanish in the Battle of Mactan?

a)

Lapu-Lapu

b)

Jose Rizal

c)

Andres Bonifacio

d)

Diego Silang

79.

In what year did the Americans grant the Philippines its independence?

a)

1901

b)

1935

c)

1946

d)

1951

80.

Who was the president of the Philippines during World War II?

a)

Manuel Quezon

b)

Sergio Osmeña

c)

Jose P. Laurel

d)

Elpidio Quirino

81.

Which event marked the start of the Philippine Revolution against Spain?

a)

Cry of Pugad Lawin

b)

Battle of Manila

c)

Execution of Jose Rizal

d)

Pact of Biak-na-Bato

82.

Who was the youngest general during the Philippine Revolution?

a)

Gregorio del Pilar

b)

Antonio Luna

c)

Emilio Aguinaldo

d)

Vicente Lukban

83.

What was the name of the ship that brought Jose Rizal back to the Philippines before his exile?

a)

SS Español

b)

SS Colon

c)

SS Salvadora

d)

SS Don Juan

84.

Which province is known as the "Home of the Brave" due to its resistance against Spanish colonization?

a)

Cebu

b)

Ilocos Norte

c)

Bataan

d)

Cavite

85.

Who was the founder of the Iglesia ni Cristo?

a)

Felix Manalo

b)

Aglipay

c)

Gregorio

d)

Isabelo de los Reyes

86.

In what city was Jose Rizal executed?

a)

Cavite

b)

Manila

c)

Baguio

d)

Cebu

87.

What was the name of the agreement between the Spanish government and Emilio Aguinaldo that led to Aguinaldo's exile?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Pact of Biak-na-Bato

c)

Treaty of Tordesillas

d)

Magellan-Elcano Treaty

88.

Who was the first woman to lead an armed revolt against Spanish colonization in the Philippines?

a)

Gabriela Silang

b)

Melchora Aquino

c)

Trinidad Tecson

d)

Marina Dizon

89.

Which U.S. President decided to retain the Philippines as a colony after the Spanish-American War?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

90.

Who is famous for his laws of motion, which describe how objects move and interact with forces?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Niels Bohr

91.

What is the largest organ in the human body, covering the entire external surface?

a)

Heart

b)

Liver

c)

Skin

d)

Lung

92.

Where is the Eiffel Tower located?

a)

London

b)

Berlin

c)

Paris

d)

Rome

93.

Who was the first woman to fly in space in 1963 aboard the Vostok 6 spacecraft?

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Valentina Tereshkova

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Eileen Collins

94.

What animal is known for its distinctive black and white stripes, which are unique to each individual?

a)

Horse

b)

Zebra

c)

Tiger

d)

Panda

95.

What is the largest lake in the world by surface area, located between Europe and Asia?

a)

Lake Baikal

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Victoria

96.

Who painted the 'Starry Night,' which depicts a swirling night sky over a small town?

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Vincent van Gogh

c)

Claude Monet

d)

Edvard Munch

97.

What is the chemical symbol for gold, derived from the Latin word 'aurum'?

a)

Ag

b)

Au

c)

Pb

d)

Fe

98.

Which country is known as the 'Land of a Thousand Lakes' due to its numerous lakes?

a)

Norway

b)

Finland

c)

Canada

d)

Sweden

99.

What was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Vostok 1

c)

Sputnik 1

d)

Explorer 1

100.

Where is the Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, located?

a)

Athens

b)

Rome

c)

Cairo

d)

Istanbul

101.

What is the largest rainforest in the world, covering parts of Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and other South American countries?

a)

Congo Rainforest

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Taiga

d)

Sundarbans

102.

Who is credited with inventing the practical incandescent light bulb?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Michael Faraday

103.

What is the smallest bone in the human body and is located in the middle ear?

a)

Incus

b)

Stapes

c)

Malleus

d)

Tympanic

104.

Which state in southern India is known as the 'Spice Garden of India' due to its abundant production of various spices?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Kerala

c)

Karnataka

d)

Andhra Pradesh

105.

Who was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, born in 1996?

a)

Dolly the Sheep

b)

CC the Cat

c)

Prometea

d)

Snuppy

106.

Who painted 'The Scream,' which expresses the angst and alienation of modern humanity?

a)

Vincent van Gogh

b)

Edvard Munch

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Henri Matisse

107.

What is the largest volcano in the world?

a)

Kilauea

b)

Mauna Loa

c)

Mount St. Helens

d)

Mount Fuji

108.

Which country is known as the 'Sugar Bowl of the World' due to its historical prominence in sugarcane production?

a)

Cuba

b)

Brazil

c)

Haiti

d)

Dominican Republic

109.

Who is considered the first computer programmer for her work on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine?

a)

Ada Lovelace

b)

Grace Hopper

c)

Margaret Hamilton

d)

Hedy Lamarr

110.

Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

a)

New York City

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Chicago

d)

Miami

111.

What is the largest coral reef system in the world, located off the coast of Queensland, Australia?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Belize Barrier Reef

c)

Red Sea Coral Reef

d)

New Caledonia Barrier Reef

112.

Who is known for his theory of evolution by natural selection?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Albert Einstein

113.

What is the largest muscle in the human body?

a)

Biceps

b)

Triceps

c)

Gluteus Maximus

d)

Quadriceps

114.

Which country is known as the 'Land of the Long White Cloud' by the Maori people?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Fiji

d)

Samoa

115.

What was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?

a)

Penicillin

b)

Tetracycline

c)

Streptomycin

d)

Erythromycin

116.

Who painted the 'Water Lilies'?

a)

Claude Monet

b)

Vincent van Gogh

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Henri Matisse

117.

What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

118.

Which country is known as the 'Golden Land'?

a)

Thailand

b)

Myanmar

c)

Vietnam

d)

Cambodia

119.

What was the first video game ever created?

a)

Pong

b)

Space Invaders

c)

Pac-Man

d)

Tetris

120.

Where is the Sydney Opera House located?

a)

Melbourne

b)

Sydney

c)

Brisbane

d)

Perth

121.

What is the largest waterfall in the world?

a)

Niagara Falls

b)

Angel Falls

c)

Iguazu Falls

d)

Victoria Falls

122.

Who is known for his laws of thermodynamics?

a)

Sadi Carnot

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

James Clerk Maxwell

123.

What is the longest bone in the human body?

a)

Humerus

b)

Femur

c)

Tibia

d)

Fibula

124.

Which country is known as the 'Rainbow Nation'?

a)

South Africa

b)

Brazil

c)

India

d)

Australia

125.

What was the first genetically engineered crop?

a)

Flavr Savr Tomato

b)

Bt Corn

c)

Roundup Ready Soybeans

d)

Golden Rice

126.

Who painted the 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'?

a)

Johannes Vermeer

b)

Rembrandt

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

Pablo Picasso

127.

What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

128.

Which country is known as the 'Land of Fire and Ice'?

a)

Iceland

b)

Norway

c)

Finland

d)

Sweden

129.

What was the first web browser ever created?

a)

Mosaic

b)

Netscape

c)

WorldWideWeb

d)

Internet Explorer

130.

Where is the Taj Mahal located?

a)

Delhi

b)

Agra

c)

Mumbai

d)

Jaipur

131.

What is the largest canyon in the world?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon

c)

Colca Canyon

d)

Fish River Canyon

132.

Who is known for her work on radioactivity?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Ada Lovelace

d)

Lise Meitner

133.

What is the smallest bone in the human ear?

a)

Incus

b)

Malleus

c)

Stapes

d)

Tympanic

134.

Which country is known as the 'Land of the Midnight Sun'?

a)

Norway

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Iceland

135.

What was the first vaccine ever developed?

a)

Polio Vaccine

b)

Smallpox Vaccine

c)

Measles Vaccine

d)

Hepatitis B Vaccine

136.

Who painted the 'Persistence of Memory'?

a)

Salvador Dali

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

Claude Monet

137.

Who is known as the 'Father of the Philippine Revolution' because he founded the Katipunan?

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Emilio Aguinaldo

c)

Jose Rizal

d)

Apolinario Mabini

138.

When did the Philippines declare its independence from Spain?

a)

1896

b)

1898

c)

1900

d)

1901

139.

Who was the first president of the Philippines?

a)

Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

Manuel L. Quezon

c)

Sergio Osmeña

d)

Jose P. Laurel

140.

Who arrived in the Philippines in 1521 and claimed the islands for Spain?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Juan de Salcedo

c)

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

d)

Diego Silang

141.

What was the name of the agreement between the Spanish government and Emilio Aguinaldo that led to Aguinaldo's exile?

a)

Pact of Biak-na-Bato

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Manila

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas

142.

Who is known as the 'Brains of the Revolution' for his intellectual contributions and advice to the revolutionary government?

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Emilio Aguinaldo

c)

Apolinario Mabini

d)

Jose Rizal

143.

Who famously said 'I shall return' when he left the Philippines during World War II?

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

Emilio Aguinaldo

c)

Manuel L. Quezon

d)

Jose Rizal

144.

What is the national anthem of the Philippines?

a)

Lupang Hinirang

b)

Bayan Ko

c)

Tayo'y Mga Pinoy

d)

Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo

145.

Who led the forces that defeated Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in 1521?

a)

Lapu-Lapu

b)

Andres Bonifacio

c)

Emilio Aguinaldo

d)

Jose Rizal

146.

When did the United States grant the Philippines its independence?

a)

1945

b)

1946

c)

1947

d)

1948

147.

Who was the president of the Philippines during World War II?

a)

Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

Manuel L. Quezon

c)

Sergio Osmeña

d)

Jose P. Laurel