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Quiz 7 Nov 2025

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where might you find an aurora? ________

a)

The polar skies

b)

The desert

c)

The rainforest

d)

The ocean

2.

Which gas in the atmosphere can be turned into fertilizer by some microbes?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Argon

3.

Which layer of the Earth is believed to be formed of molten iron and nickel?

a)

Outer core

b)

Crust

c)

Mantle

d)

Inner core

4.

Which is the world's largest nature reserve?

a)

Etosha Reserve in Namibia

b)

Yellowstone National Park in USA

c)

Serengeti National Park in Tanzania

d)

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Australia

5.

What is the collective noun for rhinoceri? ________

a)

Crash

b)

Herd

c)

Flock

d)

Pod

6.

What type of rock is formed by the rapid cooling of molten lava?

a)

Obsidian

b)

Granite

c)

Sandstone

d)

Limestone

7.

What name is given to the rock formations used as a source of water?

a)

Aquifers

b)

Basalt

c)

Granite

d)

Sandstone

8.

How long does it take for the Earth to spin once on its axis?

a)

One day

b)

One week

c)

One month

d)

One year

9.

What is a very hard, naturally-occurring mineral, of which ruby and sapphire are gem quality varieties?

a)

Corundum

b)

Quartz

c)

Calcite

d)

Gypsum

10.

Which common mineral is used to make casts, moulds, blackboard chalk and plaster of Paris?

a)

Gypsum

b)

Quartz

c)

Calcite

d)

Talc

11.

The Thomas Hardy novel often referred to in the book 'Fifty Shades of Grey' by E L James is:

a)

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

b)

Far from the Madding Crowd

c)

The Mayor of Casterbridge

d)

Jude the Obscure

12.

The writer who had a pet cat called Caterina, that was the inspiration for his story 'The Black Cat', was:

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Charles Dickens

c)

Mark Twain

d)

Oscar Wilde

13.

Identify the South African author, born in 1905, who was a reporter for London’s Daily Express, a World War II BBC broadcaster, and wife of a British Admiral.

a)

Sarah Gertrude Millin

b)

Nadine Gordimer

c)

Olive Schreiner

d)

Bessie Head

14.

In the William Wordsworth poem 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud', the number of daffodils mentioned is:

a)

Ten thousand

b)

One hundred

c)

Five thousand

d)

One thousand

15.

The US author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 was:

a)

Ernest Hemingway

b)

John Steinbeck

c)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

d)

Mark Twain

16.

The name of the blind beggar in the novel 'Treasure Island' by Robert Louis Stevenson is:

a)

Pew

b)

Ben Gunn

c)

Long John Silver

d)

Billy Bones

17.

______ is a great story teller.

a)

Time

b)

Money

c)

Weather

d)

Book

18.

He is head over ______.

a)

heels

b)

toes

c)

hands

d)

ears

19.

Do not speak of ______ in a field that is full of little hills.

a)

secrets

b)

flowers

c)

stones

d)

clouds

20.

He who begins too much ______ little accomplishes.

a)

accomplishes

b)

finishes

c)

tries

d)

fails

21.

Do not use a ______ to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.

a)

hatchet

b)

tissue

c)

feather

d)

stick

22.

24. Stick in the ______.

a)

mud

b)

sand

c)

water

d)

grass

23.

25. ______ the mustard.

a)

Cut

b)

Slice

c)

Spread

d)

Mix

24.

Half a loaf is better than ______.

a)

none

b)

one

c)

some

d)

all

25.

27. Every ______ has a silver lining.

a)

cloud

b)

storm

c)

night

d)

rain

26.

The islands Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu are part of which country?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Philippines

d)

South Korea

27.

The patron saint of Australia is:

a)

St. Patrick

b)

St. George

c)

St. Mary MacKillop

d)

St. Francis Xavier

28.

What is the Latin name for the North Star?

a)

Polaris

b)

Vega

c)

Sirius

d)

Betelgeuse

29.

Scientists study the red shift to investigate which aspect of cosmology?

a)

The expansion of the universe

b)

The formation of black holes

c)

The structure of atoms

d)

The behavior of comets

30.

Which planet possesses the Galilean satellites?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Saturn

31.

What is brighter than a hundred million suns?

a)

A supernova

b)

A black hole

c)

The moon

d)

A comet

32.

Who developed the 'aperture synthesis' method of radio astronomy?

a)

Martin Ryle

b)

Karl Jansky

c)

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

d)

Antony Hewish

33.

Which planet was located only in 1930?

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

34.

What is a parsec?

a)

A unit of distance

b)

A type of star

c)

A measure of time

d)

A kind of telescope

e)

A unit of mass

35.

If edu appears at the end of an address, what is the host computer?

a)

College or University

b)

Government Agency

c)

Commercial Organization

d)

Military Site

36.

What does D stand for in CAD?

a)

Design

b)

Drawing

c)

Device

d)

Data

37.

What does H stand for in http? _______

a)

Hyper

b)

Host

c)

Home

d)

Hash

38.

What was the name of the first satellite to relay live TV pictures between the USA and Europe?

a)

Telstar

b)

Sputnik 1

c)

Echo 1

d)

Intelsat I

39.

On the Internet, what does the first B stand for in BBS?

a)

Bulletin

b)

Broadcast

c)

Binary

d)

Browser

40.

What does the first W stand for in WWW?

a)

World

b)

Wide

c)

Web

d)

Word

41.

If you log off, what do you do? _______

a)

Disconnect

b)

Connect

c)

Restart

d)

Update

42.

If you surf the Internet, what do you do? _______

a)

Look around

b)

Go swimming

c)

Ride a bicycle

d)

Cook food

43.

What does D stand for in CAD?

a)

Design

b)

Drawing

c)

Device

d)

Data

44.

What does H stand for in http?

a)

Hyper

b)

Host

c)

Home

d)

Header

45.

What was the name of the first satellite to relay live TV pictures between the USA and Europe?

a)

Telstar

b)

Sputnik 1

c)

Echo 1

d)

Intelsat I

46.

On the Internet, what does the first B stand for in BBS?

a)

Bulletin

b)

Broadcast

c)

Binary

d)

Browser

47.

What does the first W stand for in WWW?

a)

World

b)

Wide

c)

Web

d)

Word

48.

If you log off, what do you do?

a)

Disconnect

b)

Reconnect

c)

Restart

d)

Update

49.

What is netiquette?

a)

Good behavior on the Internet

b)

A type of computer virus

c)

A programming language

d)

A social media platform

50.

Which page of a Web site is called a Home Page?

a)

First

b)

Last

c)

Contact

d)

About

51.

If edu appears at the end of an address, what is the host computer?

a)

College or University

b)

Government Agency

c)

Commercial Organization

d)

Military Site

52.

If you surf the Internet, what do you do?

a)

Look around

b)

Go swimming

c)

Ride a bicycle

d)

Cook food

53.

What is netiquette?

a)

Good behavior on the Internet

b)

A type of computer virus

c)

A programming language

d)

A social media platform

54.

The Kunar River, that was recently seen in news, flows through which two countries?

a)

India and Pakistan

b)

Pakistan and Afghanistan

c)

Afghanistan and Iran

d)

Afghanistan and Tajikistan

55.

Bhavani Island, that was recently seen in news, is located in which state?

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Kerala

d)

Tamil Nadu

56.

Which rocket was used by ISRO to successfully launch India’s heaviest communication satellite CMS-03?

a)

PSLV-C58

b)

GSLV Mk II

c)

LVM3-M5

d)

SSLV-D2

57.

World Jellyfish Day is celebrated annually on which day?

a)

November 1

b)

November 2

c)

November 3

d)

November 4

58.

Samia Suluhu Hassan has become the president of which country in November 2025?

a)

Egypt

b)

Kenya

c)

Uganda

d)

Tanzania

59.

In 1999 Shigetaka Kurita invented what keyboard additions for cell phones that would eventually replace emoticons and even get their own movie?

a)

Emojis

b)

Stickers

c)

GIFs

d)

Memes

60.

When a password is limited strictly to numeric characters, the secret is often referred to as a PIN. What does that acronym stand for?

a)

Personal Identification Number

b)

Private Internet Network

c)

Public Identity Name

d)

Personal Input Node

61.

What word is often abbreviated as Fn on a keyboard?

a)

Function

b)

Finder

c)

Format

d)

Font

62.

In 2021, an Apple II computer manual signed by what mock turtleneck enthusiast sold for almost $800,000 at auction?

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Tim Cook

d)

Elon Musk

63.

Khula is a startup software platform that aims to provide technological infrastructure for agriculture companies. It is based in what country, with one of its three capitals being Cape Town?

a)

South Africa

b)

Australia

c)

Brazil

d)

India

64.

What do you call a baby cat?

a)

Kitten

b)

Cub

c)

Puppy

d)

Calf

65.

What do you call a baby butterfly?

a)

Caterpillar

b)

Larva

c)

Pupa

d)

Nymph

66.

What do you call a baby horse?

a)

Foal

b)

Colt

c)

Calf

d)

Puppy

67.

In French, what does “merci” mean?

a)

Thank you.

b)

Hello.

c)

Goodbye.

d)

Please.

68.

Which famous scientist developed the theory of gravity after an apple fell on his head?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Nikola Tesla

69.

Which page of a Web site is called a Home Page?

a)

First

b)

Last

c)

Contact

d)

About

70.

Professional surfer Jordy Smith was born in which country?

a)

South Africa

b)

Australia

c)

Brazil

d)

United States

71.

Garryowen, Shoeing and Mulligrubber are terms used in which sport?

a)

Rugby Union

b)

Cricket

c)

Golf

d)

Basketball

72.

Bobby Cox was manager of which US professional baseball team before his retirement in 2010?

a)

Atlanta Braves

b)

New York Yankees

c)

Chicago Cubs

d)

Los Angeles Dodgers

73.

Which two colour balls were introduced into the game of 'Snooker Plus' in 1959?

a)

Purple and Orange.

b)

Pink and Brown.

c)

Blue and Yellow.

d)

Green and Black.

74.

Japanese baseball player, Ichiro Suzuki, joined which US baseball team in 2001?

a)

Seattle Mariners

b)

New York Yankees

c)

Los Angeles Dodgers

d)

Boston Red Sox

75.

In which year was the first London to Brighton veteran car run in the UK?

a)

1896

b)

1901

c)

1885

d)

1920

76.

Pato, a game played on horseback, is the national sport of which South American country?

a)

Argentina

b)

Brazil

c)

Chile

d)

Uruguay

77.

The Peewee Boyz were Europe’s first all-male what?

a)

Cheerleaders

b)

Ballet dancers

c)

Gymnasts

d)

Singers

78.

What is the opposite of dextral (on the right hand side)?

a)

Sinistral

b)

Central

c)

Lateral

d)

Ambidextrous

79.

Felidae is the scientific name for which animals?

a)

Cats

b)

Dogs

c)

Horses

d)

Rabbits

80.

Ergasiomania is the obsessive need to do what?

a)

Work

b)

Eat

c)

Sleep

d)

Travel

81.

What kind of performer is an ecdysiast?

a)

Striptease artist

b)

Opera singer

c)

Ballet dancer

d)

Magician

82.

In medicine, belonephobia is an irrational fear of what?

a)

Needles

b)

Heights

c)

Spiders

d)

Darkness

83.

Gymnogynomani is an urge to spy on people while they are doing what?

a)

Undressing

b)

Eating

c)

Sleeping

d)

Reading

84.

Porphyrophobia is the irrational fear of which colour?

a)

Purple

b)

Green

c)

Red

d)

Yellow

85.

Which four letter word beginning with Z is an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for holding a coffee cup?

a)

Zarf

b)

Zinc

c)

Zest

d)

Zone

86.

Thalassophobia is the irrational fear of which natural expanse?

a)

Sea

b)

Desert

c)

Forest

d)

Mountain

87.

What does the Latin phrase ‘Caeci caecos ducentes’ translate to in English?

a)

Blind are led by the blind

b)

The wise lead the foolish

c)

Sight guides the lost

d)

The strong help the weak