MATHS
ENGLISH
GC
SCIENCES
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
100

2+9

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100

what is a simile?

a comparison between two things using "like" or "as". 

100

name any GC concept/topic

governments / human rights / citizenship in action / protecting the environment / UN goals

100

is Oxygen a metal or non-metal

non-metal

100

which country is famous for the Taj Mahal

India

200

8(3-2)

8

200

give an example of a hyperbole

e.g. i've told u a million times!!  e.g. i'm so hungry i could eat a horse

200

what is democracy?

a system of government where power belongs to the people

200

what is an enzyme

a biological catalyst

200

longest river in the world?

nile river

300

simplify 3x+5y-x+(2y+4y)

2x+11y

300

give an example of an oxymoron

e.g. bittersweet

300
name the 4 types of democracy

direct, representative, parliamentary, presidential

300

if a non-metal and another non-metal joined together, what type of bonding would it be?

covalent bonding

300

what is acrophobia

fear of heights

400

what number is equivalent to 39/32

2187

400

give an example of an anaphora

e.g. you is kind, you is smart, you is important

400

name 3 strengths of democracy

protection of indv. rights, checks/balances, promotion of edu., political stability, economic development, responsive government, peaceful transfer of power

400

what is the only letter that isn't in the periodic table

J

400

what is the world's happiest country (2025)

Finland

500

if 3x-y=12, what is the value of 8x/2y

a) 212     b)44     c)82     d)none

a) 212

500

what is a caesura?

a strong pause within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation.

500

name the 5 countries that are least democratic (according to World Population Review report 2025)

Afghanistan, Myanmar, North Korea, Central African Republic, Syria

500

what is an ion and what is a cation

an ion is an atom/molecule that has an unequal number of protons/electrons. a cation is a type of ion that has more protons than electrons, resulting in a positive charge.

500

what is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called

an aglet