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Quiz 5 Nov 2025

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex?

a)

Sophocles

b)

Euripides

c)

Aeschylus

d)

Aristophanes

2.

In which century was Don Quixote published?

a)

17th century

b)

16th century

c)

18th century

d)

19th century

3.

What is the first name of Dr. Jekyll in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

a)

Henry

b)

Edward

c)

John

d)

Robert

4.

Which Charles Dickens novel begins with the line: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?

a)

A Tale of Two Cities

b)

Great Expectations

c)

Oliver Twist

d)

David Copperfield

5.

Who is the narrator of Moby-Dick?

a)

Ishmael

b)

Ahab

c)

Queequeg

d)

Starbuck

6.

Which novel features the character Heathcliff?

a)

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

b)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

c)

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

d)

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

7.

What does a barometer measure?

a)

Atmospheric pressure

b)

Temperature

c)

Wind speed

d)

Humidity

8.

What is the basic chemical composition of malachite?

a)

Copper carbonate

b)

Iron oxide

c)

Calcium sulfate

d)

Sodium chloride

9.

What is the term for a fold of the Earth's crust in which the layers of rock dip inwards?

a)

Syncline

b)

Anticline

c)

Horst

d)

Graben

10.

Which clouds only occur above 10,000 meters?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cumulus

d)

Nimbostratus

11.

What is the name of the organization which controls whaling?

a)

The International Whaling Commission or IWC

b)

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

c)

Greenpeace International

d)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

12.

How large is the area seated within the project BioSphere 2?

a)

35 acres

b)

10 acres

c)

100 acres

d)

5 acres

13.

What kind of a person might study a podzol?

a)

A soil scientist

b)

A marine biologist

c)

An astronomer

d)

A linguist

14.

In the James Bond series of films, Major Geoffrey Boothroyd is better known as who?

a)

Q

b)

M

c)

Miss Moneypenny

d)

Dr. No

15.

Dulcinea was the love of which fictional character?

a)

Don Quixote

b)

Sherlock Holmes

c)

Jay Gatsby

d)

Romeo

16.

Which US author wrote ‘The Naked and the Dead’, based on his military service in World War II?

a)

Norman Mailer

b)

Ernest Hemingway

c)

J.D. Salinger

d)

Joseph Heller

17.

What does the K stand for in the English writer’s name Jerome K Jerome?

a)

Klapka

b)

Kenneth

c)

Karl

d)

Kevin

18.

Published in 1687, who wrote ‘Philosophae Naturalis Principia Mathematica’?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

René Descartes

19.

Which British pier features in the title of a novel by George Orwell?

a)

Wigan Pier (The Road to Wigan Pier)

b)

Brighton Pier

c)

Blackpool Pier

d)

Southend Pier

20.

Which 18th Century author wrote 'Clarissa' (or 'The History of a Young Lady'), said to be the longest novel in the English language?

a)

Samuel Richardson

b)

Henry Fielding

c)

Laurence Sterne

d)

Daniel Defoe

21.

To err is human to forgive is _______.

a)

divine

b)

rare

c)

difficult

d)

impossible

22.

Praise without profit puts little in the _______.

a)

pot

b)

pan

c)

bag

d)

box

23.

Who let the _______ out of the bag?

a)

cat

b)

dog

c)

mouse

d)

bird

24.

_______ is the best policy.

a)

Honesty

b)

Bravery

c)

Wealth

d)

Silence

25.

I will leave no _______ unturned.

a)

stone

b)

leaf

c)

book

d)

coin

26.

In a coon's _______.

a)

age

b)

tail

c)

den

d)

track

27.

_______ from the hip.

a)

Shoot

b)

Jump

c)

Run

d)

Dance

28.

Who killed US President Abraham Lincoln?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

Charles J. Guiteau

d)

James Earl Ray

29.

Who won the Hockey World Cup in 1975?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Australia

d)

Netherlands

30.

What worldwide TV news channel began telecast in 1980?

a)

CNN

b)

BBC World News

c)

Al Jazeera

d)

Fox News

31.

What state was known as Mysore?

a)

Karnataka

b)

Kerala

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Andhra Pradesh

32.

Who was the Czar of Russia in 1917?

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Alexander III

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Ivan IV

e)

Catherine the Great

33.

What is the height of the proposed Burj Tower in Dubai (to the nearest 100 meters)?

a)

800 metres

b)

600 metres

c)

1000 metres

d)

1200 metres

34.

What can contract to give birth to a star? ________

a)

A nebula

b)

A comet

c)

A planet

d)

An asteroid

35.

Proteus and Nereid are moons of which planet?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

36.

What is the Milky Way? ________

a)

The local galaxy

b)

A type of chocolate

c)

A planet in our solar system

d)

A famous comet

37.

What is the name for the study of the structure of the universe?

a)

Cosmology

b)

Geology

c)

Biology

d)

Meteorology

38.

What units are used for measuring distances in the universe?

a)

Light years

b)

Meters

c)

Kilograms

d)

Seconds

39.

What is another name for a shooting or falling star? ________

a)

Meteor

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

d)

Satellite

40.

What does D stand for in ISDN?

a)

Digital

b)

Data

c)

Device

d)

Dial

41.

Barclay Square was an early Internet site offering what?

a)

Shopping

b)

News

c)

Games

d)

Education

42.

Which company launched CDs in the early 1990s?

a)

Philips

b)

Sony

c)

Panasonic

d)

Samsung

43.

What is a message sent to a newsgroup in the Internet called?

a)

Article

b)

Mail

c)

Postcard

d)

Letter

44.

On the Internet what is Spam?

a)

Junk mail

b)

A type of fruit

c)

A computer virus

d)

A search engine

45.

A bitmap is a collection of what?

a)

Dots

b)

Lines

c)

Pixels

d)

Shapes

46.

In the WIMP system of computing, what did W stand for?

a)

Windows

b)

Websites

c)

Widgets

d)

Wires

47.

In 2006, who was the first football player in World Cup history to win the 'Best Young Player Award'?

a)

Lukas Podolski

b)

Lionel Messi

c)

Cristiano Ronaldo

d)

Wayne Rooney

48.

Which type of missile is “Meteor” that was recently seen in news?

a)

Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (SRAAM)

b)

Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM)

c)

Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)

d)

Cruise Missile

49.

Who is the author of the Lithuanian novel “The Last Day”, which was recently translated into Hindi by the Sahitya Akademi?

a)

Tomas Venclova

b)

Jaroslavas Melnikas

c)

Gyaneshwar Prasad

d)

Jonas Mekas

50.

What was the theme of the 8th International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly 2025?

a)

One Sun, One World, One Grid

b)

Global Solar Mission

c)

Clean Energy for All

d)

Powering Tomorrow

51.

Ilamparthi AR, who recently became India’s 90th Chess Grandmaster, belongs to which state?

a)

Kerala

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Odisha

d)

Karnataka

52.

The ‘Aabhar’ online store has been launched on which platform?

a)

MyGov portal

b)

e-Shram portal

c)

Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal

d)

Bharat Craft portal

53.

British sportswoman Anita Lonsbrough won a 1960 Olympic Gold medal in which sport?

a)

Swimming

b)

Athletics

c)

Cycling

d)

Gymnastics

54.

Roquet, Tice and Pioneer are all terms used in which game?

a)

Croquet

b)

Badminton

c)

Chess

d)

Golf

55.

Who is the President of The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon?

a)

The Duke of Kent

b)

Roger Federer

c)

Serena Williams

d)

Andy Murray

e)

Tim Henman

56.

What is the name of the iron hook which is attached to the pole used by fisherman to land a heavy fish?

a)

Gaff

b)

Reel

c)

Sinker

d)

Bobber

57.

What is the fin called underneath the rear of a surfboard?

a)

Skeg

b)

Rudder

c)

Keel

d)

Bow

58.

Which Australian cricket ground is known as 'The Gabba'?

a)

Brisbane Cricket Ground

b)

Melbourne Cricket Ground

c)

Sydney Cricket Ground

d)

Adelaide Oval

59.

In politics, psephology is the study of what?

a)

Elections

b)

Political Parties

c)

Constitutions

d)

Legislation

60.

Sophophobia is the irrational fear of doing what?

a)

Learning

b)

Speaking in public

c)

Writing

d)

Traveling

61.

Vestiophobia is the irrational fear of which items?

a)

Clothing

b)

Books

c)

Jewelry

d)

Furniture

62.

In shooting, if two birds is a brace, what is the term for three birds?

a)

A leash

b)

A trio

c)

A clutch

d)

A covey

63.

Galeophobia is the irrational fear of which marine creatures?

a)

Sharks

b)

Dolphins

c)

Jellyfish

d)

Octopuses

64.

Which four letter word beginning with B means to cause a floating log to spin rapidly by rotating it with the feet?

a)

Birl

b)

Bark

c)

Bend

d)

Bunt

65.

In medicine, exsanguination is commonly known as what?

a)

Bleeding to death

b)

High blood pressure

c)

Fever

d)

Dehydration

66.

Mageirocophobia is the irrational fear of what?

a)

Cooking

b)

Dancing

c)

Swimming

d)

Singing

67.

In the animal world, nidification is the building of what?

a)

Nests

b)

Dams

c)

Burrows

d)

Webs

68.

Iatrophobia is the irrational fear of which profession?

a)

Doctors

b)

Engineers

c)

Teachers

d)

Lawyers