General knowledge Jeopardy by Szilvia

General A

100

Why do some birds fly south for the winter?

To find warmer weather

200

What can a hummingbird do that no other bird can do?

Fly backwards

300

If you spit in your hand, what do you end up holding?

Saliva

400

If someone says my eyes are bigger than my stomach, what does that mean?

I've probably put too much food on my plate.

500

It's 5 steps from your bed to the bathroom. It's 10 steps from the bathroom to the breakfast table. If you wake up, go to the bathroom, then sit down to breakfast, how many steps will you take?

15

General B

100

If you find a quarter and a dime on the ground you have?

Thirty five cents

200

Name the sea closest to Hungary.

Adriatic Sea

300

Actions speak louder than....................?

Words

400

Your teacher tells you to be sure to study a timeline for tomorrow's test. What does a timeline teach you?

When important things happened in history

500

I ate 50 hotdogs on Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday, I ate 100 each day. How many did I eat all together?

250

General C

100

If you want to know which continent Malawi is on, where do you look? Out the window, in a novel, in a thesaurus, in an atlas?

In an Atlas

200

What are the characteristics of mammals?

fur/hair, backbone, warm-blooded, born alive, feed their young milk 

300

A stitch in time saves?

Nine

400

Better late than ..............

Never

500

I have a kilogram of candy. After I pass it out to my friends, I have 250 grams left. How much did I give my friends?

750 g

General D

100

If you have 3 pairs of shoes, how many shoes is that?

6

200

15 + ? = 35

20

300

If someone calls you an "Ugly Duckling" it's not a bad thing. It just means they think you're going to grow into a...........

swan

400

Your class is going to the planetarium for a field trip. What are you studying?

astronomy

500

You have a can of white frosting but really want your cupcakes to be green. What two colours of food colouring should you mix in?

Yellow and blue

General E

100

What does "top notch" mean? 

Excellent.

200

What does "That's the last straw" mean? 

My patience has run out. 

300

What does "under the weather" mean? 

To be sick. 

400

What does "wrap your head around something" mean? 

Understand something complicated. 

500

I'm an animal with a 51-cms tongue. It's useful for getting at leaves that I like to eat and for cleaning my own ears! What animal am I?

Giraffe