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What animal is known for being the fastest land animal?
a) Cheetah
b) Lion
c) Tiger
d) Horse
a) Cheetah
What is the capital of France?
a) Madrid
b) Rome
c) Paris
d) Berlin
c) Paris
How many continents are there on Earth?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
c) 7
What is the name of the red fruit that is often mistaken for a vegetable?
a) Apple
b) Strawberry
c) Tomato
d) Cherry
c) Tomato
Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn
b) Mars
Which element has the atomic number 1?
a) Oxygen
b) Hydrogen
c) Helium
d) Carbon
c) Helium
What is the value of π (pi) to three decimal places?
a) 3.141
b) 3.124
c) 3.412
d) 3.131
a) 3.141
Which Shakespeare play features the characters Banquo and Macduff?
a) Hamlet
b) Othello
c) Macbeth
d) King Lear
c) Macbeth
Which scientist developed the theory of general relativity?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Albert Einstein
c) Galileo Galilei
d) Nikola Tesla
b) Albert Einstein
What is the square root of 144?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 14
c) 12
Which type of rock is formed from cooled lava or magma?
a) Sedimentary
b) Igneous
c) Metamorphic
d) Basalt
b) Igneous
Which gas is most abundant in Earth’s atmosphere?
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Argon
b) Nitrogen
Which type of radiation has the shortest wavelength?
a) Radio waves
b) Microwaves
c) Ultraviolet
d) Gamma rays
d) Gamma rays
What is the equation for calculating acceleration?
a) Speed ÷ Time
b) Force ÷ Mass
c) Change in velocity ÷ Time
d) Distance ÷ Time
c) Change in velocity ÷ Time
Which metal is the best conductor of electricity?
a) Copper
b) Aluminium
c) Silver
d) Gold
c) Silver
Which fundamental force is responsible for holding protons and neutrons together in an atomic nucleus?
a) Electromagnetic force
b) Weak nuclear force
c) Strong nuclear force
d) Gravitational force
c) Strong nuclear force
Which treaty ended the First World War?
a) Treaty of Versailles
b) Treaty of Paris
c) Treaty of Tordesillas
d) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
a) Treaty of Versailles
In which year did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
a) 1979
b) 1982
c) 1986
d) 1990
c) 1986
What is the capital of Bhutan?
a) Kathmandu
b) Thimphu
c) Paro
d) Colombo
b) Thimphu
Which of the following elements is a halogen?
a) Oxygen
b) Fluorine
c) Nitrogen
d) Neon
b) Fluorine
Which English king signed the Magna Carta in 1215?
a) Henry VIII
b) Richard the Lionheart
c) John
d) Edward I
c) John
Which famous astronomer was responsible for developing the heliocentric model of the solar system?
a) Johannes Kepler
b) Galileo Galilei
c) Nicolaus Copernicus
d) Tycho Brahe
c) Nicolaus Copernicus
Which scientist is known for his laws of motion and universal gravitation?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Galileo Galilei
c) Isaac Newton
d) Niels Boh
c) Isaac Newton
Solve for x :
x2 - 7x + 12 = 0
x=3 or x=4
A tank is being filled with water at a rate of 5 liters per minute. After 10 minutes, 3 liters of water are drained from the tank every 2 minutes. How many liters of water are in the tank after 30 minutes?
105 Litres