Quiz: General Knowledge

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Introduction

Test your knowledge with a quiz! Five rounds, five questions. Each question lasts a maximum of ten seconds. Will you(r class) manage to answer all the questions? This time the theme is... general knowledge.

General Knowledge

QUIZ

five rounds - five questions - ten seconds

History

ROUND  1

Who was the first president

of the United States?

A

John Adams

B

George Washington

C

Thomas Jefferson

D

Abraham Lincoln

In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?

A

1985

B

1987

C

1989

D

1991

Which Egyptian queen was

the last pharaoh of Egypt?

A

Nefertiti

B

Hatshepsut

C

Cleopatra

D

Ramses II

What was the name of the parliamentary army that fought against the Royalists

in The English Civil War?

A

The Roundheads

B

The Loyalists

C

The Cavaliers

D

The Royalists

Which great civilisation built the Machu Picchu?

A

Mayas

B

Incas

C

Aztec

D

Olmeken

Geography

ROUND  2

Which river runs through Paris?

A

Thames

B

Tiber

C

Rhine

D

Seine

What is the capital of Australia?

A

Sydney

B

Melbourne

C

Brisbane

D

Canberra

Which mountain is the highest in the world?

A

Mount Everest

B

K2

C

Kangchenjunga

D

Lhotse

In which country is the city of Timbuktu located?

A

Niger

B

Mauritanië

C

Mali

D

Burkina Faso

What is the smallest

independent state in the world?

A

Maldives

B

Luxembourg

C

Vatican City

D

San Marino

Science

ROUND  3

What is the chemical symbol for silver?

A

Ag

B

Si

C

S

D

Au

Who discovered the law of gravity?

A

Galileo Galilei

B

Isaac Newton

C

Johannes Kepler

D

Albert Einstein

What is the hardest natural substance on earth?

A

Quartz

B

Topaz

C

Gold

D

Diamond

What is the largest planet

in our solar system?

A

Mars

B

Jupiter

C

Saturnus

D

Uranus

What do you call the substance we exhale?

A

Oxygen

B

Carbon dioxide

C

Hydrogen

D

Nitrogen

Literature

ROUND  4

Who is the author of the

Chronicles of Narnia series?

A

J.R.R. Tolkien

B

J.K. Rowling

C

Philip Pullman

D

C.S. Lewis

Where does the novel

To Kill a Mockingbird

take place?

A

Jackson, Mississippi

B

Atlanta, Georgia

C

Maycomb, Alabama

D

Richmond, Virginia

Who does Mr. Bingley fall in love with

in the book Pride and Prejudice?

A

Elizabeth Bennet

B

Jane Bennet

C

Mary Bennet

D

Kitty Bennet

What is the name of the first book

in the Harry Potter series?

A

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

B

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

C

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

D

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Where does the story of The Little Prince begin?

A

On earth

B

On an asteroid

C

In space

D

In a distant land

Nature & Environment

ROUND  5

Which type of waste poses the greatest

threat to marine animals?

A

Plastic flessen

B

Visnetten

C

Microplastics

D

Rietjes

What is the main source of indoor air pollution?

A

Smoking

B

Cooking

C

Pets

D

Cleaning products

What is the world's fastest land animal?

A

Blue wildebeest

B

Gaff rig

C

Lion

D

Cheetah

Which bird can fly backwards?

A

Hummingbird

B

Swallow

C

Canary

D

Jackdaw

What is the scientific

name for humans?

A

Homo erectus

B

Homo sapiens

C

Homo neanderthalensis

D

Homo habilis

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