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Geography and History Worksheet Questions

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the longest river in the world?

(a)  

2.

Which country has the most islands?

(a)  

3.

What is the capital of Canada?

(a)  

4.

On which continent is the Gobi Desert located?

(a)  

5.

What is the largest ocean on Earth?

(a)  

6.

What is the smallest country in the world?

(a)  

7.

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

(a)  

8.

What is the capital of Australia?

(a)  

9.

What is the deepest lake in the world?

(a)  

10.

Which country is shaped like a boot?

(a)  

11.

In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro located?

(a)  

12.

Which river flows through Paris?

(a)  

13.

What is the capital of Japan?

(a)  

14.

Which country borders the most other countries?

(a)  

15.

In which country is Transylvania located?

(a)  

16.

What is the capital of Iceland?

(a)  

17.

Which sea separates Europe from Africa?

(a)  

18.

What is the most populated city in the world?

(a)  

19.

Which country has the largest tropical rainforest?

(a)  

20.

On which continent is Suriname located?

(a)  

21.

Which volcano destroyed Pompeii?

(a)  

22.

What is the longest river in Europe?

(a)  

23.

Which country has two official capitals?

(a)  

24.

Where are Victoria Falls located?

(a)  

25.

Which European country has no coastline?

(a)  

26.

In which year did World War II begin?

(a)  

27.

Who was the first Roman emperor?

(a)  

28.

Which Spanish queen sponsored Columbus’s voyage?

(a)  

29.

In which year did the Western Roman Empire fall?

(a)  

30.

Who was the first president of the United States?

(a)  

31.

Which civilization built the Pyramids of Giza?

(a)  

32.

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

(a)  

33.

Who discovered America in 1492?

(a)  

34.

Which war was fought between Athens and Sparta?

(a)  

35.

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?

(a)  

36.

Which treaty ended World War I?

(a)  

37.

In which year did humans land on the Moon?

(a)  

38.

Which empire ruled much of South America before the Spanish?

(a)  

39.

Who was Joan of Arc?

(a)  

40.

Which wall divided a German city during the Cold War?

(a)  

41.

Which civilization invented cuneiform writing?

(a)  

42.

Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

(a)  

43.

Which country was the first to abolish slavery?

(a)  

44.

In which century did the French Revolution take place?

(a)  

45.

Which Egyptian pharaoh is famous for his intact tomb?

(a)  

46.

Which war lasted one hundred years?

(a)  

47.

Who led India to independence?

(a)  

48.

Which empire had Constantinople as its capital?

(a)  

49.

In which year was the Declaration of Independence of the USA signed?

(a)  

50.

Which dictator ruled Spain for nearly 40 years?

(a)  

51.

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

(a)  

52.

Which gas is essential for human respiration?

(a)  

53.

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

(a)  

54.

Which organ pumps blood through the body?

(a)  

55.

How many bones are in the adult human body?

(a)  

56.

Which scientist developed the theory of relativity?

(a)  

57.

Which vitamin is produced by the body with sunlight?

(a)  

58.

What is the approximate speed of light?

(a)  

59.

Which particle has a negative charge?

(a)  

60.

What is the most abundant element in the universe?

(a)  

61.

Which organ controls the nervous system?

(a)  

62.

What type of animal is a dolphin?

(a)  

63.

Which science studies earthquakes?

(a)  

64.

Which planet has visible rings?

(a)  

65.

What is the process by which plants make food called?

(a)  

66.

Which device measures earthquakes?

(a)  

67.

Which blood type is the universal donor?

(a)  

68.

Which metal is liquid at room temperature?

(a)  

69.

Which cell carries oxygen in the blood?

(a)  

70.

Who discovered penicillin?

(a)  

71.

Which organ is responsible for detoxification?

(a)  

72.

Which force keeps planets in orbit?

(a)  

73.

What is the largest animal that has ever lived?

(a)  

74.

Which gas do humans exhale?

(a)  

75.

What is the basic unit of life?

(a)  

76.

Who wrote Don Quixote?

(a)  

77.

Which painter created the Mona Lisa?

(a)  

78.

Which art movement did Picasso belong to?

(a)  

79.

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

(a)  

80.

Which sculptor created David?

(a)  

81.

Who painted Las Meninas?

(a)  

82.

Which author created Sherlock Holmes?

(a)  

83.

In which country was Franz Kafka born?

(a)  

84.

Who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude?

(a)  

85.

What architectural style is the Sagrada Familia?

(a)  

86.

Who painted Guernica?

(a)  

87.

Which poet wrote The Divine Comedy?

(a)  

88.

Who wrote 1984?

(a)  

89.

Which painter is famous for sunflowers?

(a)  

90.

Who wrote The Little Prince?

(a)  

91.

Which artistic movement followed the Renaissance?

(a)  

92.

Who composed the Ninth Symphony?

(a)  

93.

Which novel begins with “In a village of La Mancha...”?

(a)  

94.

Which painter is known for his Blue Period?

(a)  

95.

Who wrote The Odyssey?

(a)  

96.

Which museum houses the Mona Lisa?

(a)  

97.

Who wrote Fahrenheit 451?

(a)  

98.

Which painter was deaf later in life?

(a)  

99.

Who wrote The Name of the Rose?

(a)  

100.

Which country is muralism associated with?

(a)  

101.

How many players are on a football (soccer) team?

(a)  

102.

In which country did tennis originate?

(a)  

103.

How often are the Olympic Games held?

(a)  

104.

Which sport does Rafael Nadal play?

(a)  

105.

How many minutes does a football match last?

(a)  

106.

In which sport is the term “home run” used?

(a)  

107.

Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?

(a)  

108.

In which sport did Michael Jordan excel?

(a)  

109.

How many rings are on the Olympic flag?

(a)  

110.

Which sport is played at Wimbledon?

(a)  

111.

In which sport is a puck used?

(a)  

112.

Which country invented modern football?

(a)  

113.

Which sport combines swimming, cycling and running?

(a)  

114.

How many players are on the court in a basketball team?

(a)  

115.

Which sport did Usain Bolt compete in?

(a)  

116.

Which country is famous for sumo wrestling?

(a)  

117.

In which sport can you score a hat-trick?

(a)  

118.

Which sport is featured in the Tour de France?

(a)  

119.

Which national team won the 2010 World Cup?

(a)  

120.

Which martial art originated in Korea?

(a)  

121.

How many sets are played in a men’s Grand Slam tennis match?

(a)  

122.

In which sport is a bat used?

(a)  

123.

Which country won the first Football World Cup?

(a)  

124.

In which sport does Fernando Alonso compete?

(a)  

125.

Which sport is played in the Super Bowl?

(a)  

126.

Who played Jack in Titanic?

(a)  

127.

What is the name of the wizard protagonist in Harry Potter?

(a)  

128.

Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1994?

(a)  

129.

Who created Star Wars?

(a)  

130.

Which TV series has the motto “Winter is coming”?

(a)  

131.

Which actor played Iron Man?

(a)  

132.

In which movie does Forrest Gump appear?

(a)  

133.

Which animated movie features a green ogre?

(a)  

134.

Who directed Jurassic Park?

(a)  

135.

Which TV series is about a teacher who makes methamphetamine?

(a)  

136.

What is the name of Batman’s city?

(a)  

137.

Which movie won Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars?

(a)  

138.

Who played Wolverine?

(a)  

139.

Which saga features a powerful ring?

(a)  

140.

Which movie includes the line “I am your father”?

(a)  

141.

Which actor starred in Pirates of the Caribbean?

(a)  

142.

What is the name of the multilingual droid in Star Wars?

(a)  

143.

Which series is set in Hawkins?

(a)  

144.

Who played the Joker in The Dark Knight?

(a)  

145.

Which movie tells the story of living toys?

(a)  

146.

Which director is known for Pulp Fiction?

(a)  

147.

Which film saga includes houses like Gryffindor?

(a)  

148.

Which movie won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?

(a)  

149.

Who voiced Woody in the original version of Toy Story?

(a)  

150.

Which Spanish movie won the Oscar in 1999?

(a)