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Test Your General Knowledge Skills

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital city of Scotland?

a)

Cardiff

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Belfast

d)

Glasgow

2.

Which element has the chemical symbol 'O'?

a)

Gold

b)

Oxygen

c)

Osmium

d)

Iron

3.

Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Jane Austen

d)

J.K. Rowling

4.

What is the value of 49\sqrt{49} ?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

6

5.

Which British monarch was on the throne during World War II?

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

King George VI

c)

Queen Elizabeth II

d)

King Edward VIII

6.

What is the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure?

a)

100°C

b)

212°C

c)

0°C

d)

32°C

7.

Which river flows through London?

a)

Severn

b)

Thames

c)

Mersey

d)

Tyne

8.

What is the SI unit of force?

a)

Joule

b)

Newton

c)

Watt

d)

Pascal

9.

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

10.

What is the main ingredient in traditional British fish and chips?

a)

Salmon

b)

Cod

c)

Tuna

d)

Haddock

11.

How many feet are there in one mile?

a)

1,000

b)

5,280

c)

3,600

d)

2,000

12.

Which of the following is a prime number?

a)

15

b)

17

c)

21

d)

27

13.

Who is the author of "Pride and Prejudice"?

a)

Emily Brontë

b)

Jane Austen

c)

George Eliot

d)

Charlotte Brontë

14.

What is the chemical formula for table salt?

a)

NaCl

b)

H2O

c)

CO2

d)

KCl

15.

Which country is NOT part of the United Kingdom?

a)

Wales

b)

Scotland

c)

Ireland

d)

England

16.

What is the result of 2x+3=112x + 3 = 11 when solved for xx ?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

17.

Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere for photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

18.

What is the largest organ in the human body?

a)

Heart

b)

Liver

c)

Skin

d)

Brain

19.

Which British scientist is famous for the theory of gravity?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Stephen Hawking

d)

Michael Faraday

20.

How many ounces are there in one pint (UK)?

a)

16

b)

20

c)

12

d)

24