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General Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What agency is struggling to hire enough workers?

a)

National Weather Service

b)

NASA

2.

Why is the staffing shortage a problem?

a)

It may make weather warnings less accurate

b)

It will make summers hotter

3.

How many jobs were cut earlier this year?

a)

550

b)

10

4.

What can reindeer see that humans cannot?

a)

Ultraviolet (UV) light

b)

X-rays

5.

Why are wolves crossing into Finland?

a)

Russian hunters are away fighting in a war

b)

Wolves want warmer weather

6.

What animal is most threatened in Finland right now?

a)

Bears

b)

Reindeer

7.

What prize was recently awarded in Sweden?

a)

Nobel Prize

b)

Super Bowl Trophy

8.

Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize for:

a)

Promoting democracy in Venezuela

b)

Inventing new technology

9.

What symbol of peace was featured in the Nobel Museum?

a)

Paper cranes

b)

Wooden statues

10.

What is the U.S. government trying to make more family-friendly?

a)

Airports

b)

Amusement parks

11.

Which improvement is included in the new airport plan?

a)

Sensory rooms

b)

Roller coasters

12.

Where did firefighters dress up as Santa and rappel down a hospital?

a)

Athens, Greece

b)

Tokyo, Japan

13.

What were Florida firefighters dressed as?

a)

Tactical elves

b)

Pirates

14.

What car did students restore at Western Iowa Tech?

a)

1955 Chevy Bel Air

b)

2020 Mustang

15.

What happens to the restored car now?

a)

It is being auctioned to fund scholarships

b)

It is being crushed

16.

The National Weather Service has filled all its open jobs.

(a)  

17.

Experienced meteorologists are hard to replace quickly.

(a)  

18.

Reindeer herding is important to Finland’s culture and economy.

(a)  

19.

Wolves are decreasing in Finland.

(a)  

20.

Tensions between Finland and Russia are very low right now.

(a)  

21.

The Nobel Prize Museum displays items donated by prize winners.

(a)  

22.

The girl folding paper cranes survived leukemia.

(a)  

23.

Airports may get more play areas for children.

(a)  

24.

Firefighters visited children’s hospitals to spread Christmas cheer.

(a)  

25.

Students spent only one month restoring the classic car.

(a)