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Years 5 to 8 General Knowledge Quiz 17 October 2025

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of John Lennon's son who wrote the song Saltwater?

a)

Jack

b)

Jarred

c)

Julian

d)

Jasper

2.

Which African football team has qualified for the 2026 Football World Cup for the first time in its history?

a)

Cape Verde

b)

Eswatini

c)

Tanzania

d)

Rwanda

3.

What colour is the door of 10 Downing Street?

a)

green

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

black

4.

What is the longest river in Asia?

a)

Yellow

b)

Yangtze

c)

Mekong

d)

Lena

5.

This is the main character from which film?

a)

Zootopia 2

b)

Stitch Head

c)

Falcon Express

d)

Dogman

6.

Which country was home to the Dodo, a flightless bird which become extinct in the 17th century?

a)

Mauritius

b)

Madagascar

c)

Malawi

d)

Mozambique

7.

What is the collective noun for rhinoceroses?

a)

coalition

b)

clump

c)

caravan

d)

crash

8.

Which country did English beat in the Women's Rugby World Cup recently?

a)

France

b)

New Zealand

c)

Canada

d)

Australia

9.

'There's no place like home.' is a quote from which children's book?

a)

Winnie the Pooh

b)

The Wizard of Oz

c)

Alice in Wonderland

d)

Charlotte's Web

10.

What colour are motorways on an Ordnance Survey map?

a)

green

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

yellow

11.

Which artist painted Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies?

a)

Vincent van Gogh

b)

Johannes Vermeer

c)

Claude Monet

d)

Edvard Munch

12.

Which supermarket has the slogan: Food to feel good about?

a)

Marks and Spencer

b)

Tesco

c)

Sainsbury's

d)

Waitrose

13.

What did Guy Fawkes try to blow up in 1605?

a)

Houses of Parliament

b)

Tower of London

c)

Buckingham Palace

d)

St Paul's Cathedral

14.

Who composed the music for the Star Wars films?

a)

Howard Shore

b)

Hans Zimmer

c)

John Williams

d)

Thomas Newman

15.

In which country did Halloween originate?

a)

America

b)

Ireland

c)

Canada

d)

Mexico

16.

Mozzarella cheese is made from the milk of which animal?

a)

sheep

b)

cow

c)

buffalo

d)

goat

17.

What name is given to a triangle with sides of different lengths?

a)

scalene

b)

hypotenuse

c)

equilateral

d)

isosceles

18.

On an email, what does CC stand for?

a)

Complete Copy

b)

Copy Carefully

c)

Created Copy

d)

Carbon Copy

19.

In Greek mythology, who is The Messenger of the Gods?

a)

Hermes

b)

Hades

c)

Apollo

d)

Ares

20.

Which team currently leads the Premier League?

a)

Bournemouth

b)

Tottenham

c)

Liverpool

d)

Arsenal

21.

Name the city where you would find this landmark.

a)

New York

b)

Paris

c)

London

d)

Sydney

22.

Tagliatelle, tortellini and cannelloni are all types of what?

a)

bread

b)

pasta

c)

rice

d)

potatoes

23.

Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Venus

d)

Saturn

24.

Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital city of which country?

a)

Bhutan

b)

Brunei

c)

Bahrain

d)

Bangladesh

25.

How old is Prince George?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13