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WorksheetsQuiz 5 Nov 2025
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 34mins
Who wrote the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex?
Sophocles
Euripides
Aeschylus
Aristophanes
In which century was Don Quixote published?
17th century
16th century
18th century
19th century
What is the first name of Dr. Jekyll in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
Henry
Edward
John
Robert
Which Charles Dickens novel begins with the line: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?
A Tale of Two Cities
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist
David Copperfield
Who is the narrator of Moby-Dick?
Ishmael
Ahab
Queequeg
Starbuck
Which novel features the character Heathcliff?
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
What does a barometer measure?
Atmospheric pressure
Temperature
Wind speed
Humidity
What is the basic chemical composition of malachite?
Copper carbonate
Iron oxide
Calcium sulfate
Sodium chloride
What is the term for a fold of the Earth's crust in which the layers of rock dip inwards?
Syncline
Anticline
Horst
Graben
Which clouds only occur above 10,000 meters?
Cirrus
Stratus
Cumulus
Nimbostratus
What is the name of the organization which controls whaling?
The International Whaling Commission or IWC
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Greenpeace International
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How large is the area seated within the project BioSphere 2?
35 acres
10 acres
100 acres
5 acres
What kind of a person might study a podzol?
A soil scientist
A marine biologist
An astronomer
A linguist
In the James Bond series of films, Major Geoffrey Boothroyd is better known as who?
Q
M
Miss Moneypenny
Dr. No
Dulcinea was the love of which fictional character?
Don Quixote
Sherlock Holmes
Jay Gatsby
Romeo
Which US author wrote ‘The Naked and the Dead’, based on his military service in World War II?
Norman Mailer
Ernest Hemingway
J.D. Salinger
Joseph Heller
What does the K stand for in the English writer’s name Jerome K Jerome?
Klapka
Kenneth
Karl
Kevin
Published in 1687, who wrote ‘Philosophae Naturalis Principia Mathematica’?
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
René Descartes
Which British pier features in the title of a novel by George Orwell?
Wigan Pier (The Road to Wigan Pier)
Brighton Pier
Blackpool Pier
Southend Pier
Which 18th Century author wrote 'Clarissa' (or 'The History of a Young Lady'), said to be the longest novel in the English language?
Samuel Richardson
Henry Fielding
Laurence Sterne
Daniel Defoe
To err is human to forgive is _______.
divine
rare
difficult
impossible
Praise without profit puts little in the _______.
pot
pan
bag
box
Who let the _______ out of the bag?
cat
dog
mouse
bird
_______ is the best policy.
Honesty
Bravery
Wealth
Silence
I will leave no _______ unturned.
stone
leaf
book
coin
In a coon's _______.
age
tail
den
track
_______ from the hip.
Shoot
Jump
Run
Dance
Who killed US President Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
Charles J. Guiteau
James Earl Ray
Who won the Hockey World Cup in 1975?
India
Pakistan
Australia
Netherlands
What worldwide TV news channel began telecast in 1980?
CNN
BBC World News
Al Jazeera
Fox News
What state was known as Mysore?
Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Who was the Czar of Russia in 1917?
Nicholas II
Alexander III
Peter the Great
Ivan IV
Catherine the Great
What is the height of the proposed Burj Tower in Dubai (to the nearest 100 meters)?
800 metres
600 metres
1000 metres
1200 metres
What can contract to give birth to a star? ________
A nebula
A comet
A planet
An asteroid
Proteus and Nereid are moons of which planet?
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
What is the Milky Way? ________
The local galaxy
A type of chocolate
A planet in our solar system
A famous comet
What is the name for the study of the structure of the universe?
Cosmology
Geology
Biology
Meteorology
What units are used for measuring distances in the universe?
Light years
Meters
Kilograms
Seconds
What is another name for a shooting or falling star? ________
Meteor
Comet
Asteroid
Satellite
What does D stand for in ISDN?
Digital
Data
Device
Dial
Barclay Square was an early Internet site offering what?
Shopping
News
Games
Education
Which company launched CDs in the early 1990s?
Philips
Sony
Panasonic
Samsung
What is a message sent to a newsgroup in the Internet called?
Article
Postcard
Letter
On the Internet what is Spam?
Junk mail
A type of fruit
A computer virus
A search engine
A bitmap is a collection of what?
Dots
Lines
Pixels
Shapes
In the WIMP system of computing, what did W stand for?
Windows
Websites
Widgets
Wires
In 2006, who was the first football player in World Cup history to win the 'Best Young Player Award'?
Lukas Podolski
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Wayne Rooney
Which type of missile is “Meteor” that was recently seen in news?
Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (SRAAM)
Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM)
Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)
Cruise Missile
Who is the author of the Lithuanian novel “The Last Day”, which was recently translated into Hindi by the Sahitya Akademi?
Tomas Venclova
Jaroslavas Melnikas
Gyaneshwar Prasad
Jonas Mekas
What was the theme of the 8th International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly 2025?
One Sun, One World, One Grid
Global Solar Mission
Clean Energy for All
Powering Tomorrow
Ilamparthi AR, who recently became India’s 90th Chess Grandmaster, belongs to which state?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Odisha
Karnataka
The ‘Aabhar’ online store has been launched on which platform?
MyGov portal
e-Shram portal
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal
Bharat Craft portal
British sportswoman Anita Lonsbrough won a 1960 Olympic Gold medal in which sport?
Swimming
Athletics
Cycling
Gymnastics
Roquet, Tice and Pioneer are all terms used in which game?
Croquet
Badminton
Chess
Golf
Who is the President of The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon?
The Duke of Kent
Roger Federer
Serena Williams
Andy Murray
Tim Henman
What is the name of the iron hook which is attached to the pole used by fisherman to land a heavy fish?
Gaff
Reel
Sinker
Bobber
What is the fin called underneath the rear of a surfboard?
Skeg
Rudder
Keel
Bow
Which Australian cricket ground is known as 'The Gabba'?
Brisbane Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sydney Cricket Ground
Adelaide Oval
In politics, psephology is the study of what?
Elections
Political Parties
Constitutions
Legislation
Sophophobia is the irrational fear of doing what?
Learning
Speaking in public
Writing
Traveling
Vestiophobia is the irrational fear of which items?
Clothing
Books
Jewelry
Furniture
In shooting, if two birds is a brace, what is the term for three birds?
A leash
A trio
A clutch
A covey
Galeophobia is the irrational fear of which marine creatures?
Sharks
Dolphins
Jellyfish
Octopuses
Which four letter word beginning with B means to cause a floating log to spin rapidly by rotating it with the feet?
Birl
Bark
Bend
Bunt
In medicine, exsanguination is commonly known as what?
Bleeding to death
High blood pressure
Fever
Dehydration
Mageirocophobia is the irrational fear of what?
Cooking
Dancing
Swimming
Singing
In the animal world, nidification is the building of what?
Nests
Dams
Burrows
Webs
Iatrophobia is the irrational fear of which profession?
Doctors
Engineers
Teachers
Lawyers
