General knowledge 5

Famous places

100

In which country are the Great Pyramids of Ghiza located?

A. Greece

B. Egypt

C. Italy

B. Egypt

200

What is the name of the rectangular park in New York that is a famous landmark? 

A. Central Park

B. Hyde Park

C. Riverside Park

A. Central Park

300

Where would you be if you were standing on the Spanish Steps? 

A. Madrid                             B. Paris

C. Rome                              D. Mexico City

C. Rome

400

What is the most popular tourist attraction in Italy?

A. The Leaning Tower of Pisa

B. The Colosseum in Rome

C. Venice 

B. The Colosseum in Rome

500

What present-day Italian city does Mt. Vesuvius overlook? 

A. Rome

B. Naples

C. Palermo

B. Naples

Geography

100

Which country has the largest population in the world? 

A. India

B. China

C. The USA

A. India

200

What mountain range separates Europe and Asia? 

A. the Alps                      B. the Ural Moutains

C. Caucasus Mountains

B. the Ural Mountains

300

How many European capitals does the Danube flow through? 

A. 4                                        B. 5

C. 6

A. 4 ( Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade.)

400

Which country has the most islands? 

A. Japan

B. Sweden

C. Finland

B. Sweden

500

What planet is closest to Earth? 

A. Mercury

B. Mars

C. Venus

C. Venus

Science

100

Which animal has more bones in their necks - the mouse or the giraffe?

A. the mouse

B. the giraffe

C. the same number of neck bones

C. all mammals have the same number of neck bones. Giraffes, mice, humans, and whales all have seven cervical vertebrae.

200

How many bones do sharks have? 

A. 0

B. 55

C. 155

A. 0

300

How many elements are in the periodic table? 

A. 116

B. 118

C. 120

B. 118

400

What’s the largest species of bear? 

A. Giant Panda

B. Grizzly bear

C. Polar bear

C. Polar bear

500

What’s the deadliest animal to humans? 

A. Crocodile

B. Dog

C. Scorpion

D. Mosquito

D. Mosquito

History

100

Where were the first modern Olympics held? 

A. Rome, Italy

B. Athens, Greece

C. Paris, France

B. Athens, Greece

200

Which century did the French Revolution take place in? 

A. 17th

B. 18th

C. 19th

B. 18th

(1789-1799)

300

When was the television invented? 

A. 1927

B. 1947

C. 1967

A. 1927

400

In what decade was the internet created? 

A. 1960s

B. 1990s

C. 2000s

A. 1960s

The 1980s marked the beginning of the internet, despite its roots being traced back to the 1960s when ARPANET was created. This decade witnessed the network's evolution from a military-backed experiment to a tool with broader applications.

500

How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated? 

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

B. 4

Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, John F. Kennedy

Animals

100

What country boasts the largest population of domestic cats in the world? 

A. Italy

B. Brazil

C. the USA

C. the USA

200

Walt Disney had a phobia over what kind of animal? 

A. ducks

B. dogs

C. mice

C. mice

300

What animal had the most powerful bite in the world? 

A. Lion

B. American alligator

C. Great White Shark

C. Great White Shark

400

What is the closest living relative to the T-Rex? 

A. Crocodiles

B. Chickens

C. Sea turtles

B. Chickens

500

In total, how many claws does the average house cat have? 

A. 20

B. 18

C. 16

B. 18