General Knowledge Quiz

Match the answers to the questions.

How many players are there

When was the First World What’s the capital of in an ice hockey team?
War? Peru?

Who built The White What food do people

What do the Japanese call traditionally eat at
House?
Japan? Wimbledon?

Where did President Mount Everest is on the Why is Margaret Thatcher

Kennedy die? borders of two countries.
Which ones? famous?

a. Nippon. b. Six. c. Strawberries and cream.

d. Because she was the first woman prime minister in Europe.

e. Nepal and Tibet. f. Dallas, Texas. g. From 1914 to 1918.

h. Lima. i. George Washington.

 Choose the correct answer.

1 When did the first man walk 2 Where are the Andes 3 Who did Mother Teresa
on the Moon? mountains? look after?
a 1961 a in South America a very little children
b 1965 b in North America b lepers and orphans
c 1969 c in South Africa c sick animals

4 How many American 5 How much does an 6 How far is it from

states are there? African elephant weigh? London to New York?
a 55 a. 6,000 kilometres
a. 3 tonnes
b 45 b. 9,000 kilometres
b. 6 tonnes
c 50 c. 12,000 kilometres
c. 9 tonnes

7 How old was Princess 8 What languages do 9 What did Marconi

Diana when she died? Swiss people speak? invent in 1901?
a. 33 a French/German/Italian a aeroplane
b. 36 b French/German/English b cinema
c. 39 c French/German/Spanish c radio

10 What short of music 11 What happens at the end of 12 What happened in Europe in
did Louis Armstrong play? Romeo and Juliet? 1939?
a. jazz a. They get married. a. The Second World War started.
b. The First World War started.
b. blues b. They kill themselves.
c. The tenth Olympic Games
c. rock ’n ’roll c. They go home.
started.

13 Why do birds migrate? 14 Which was the first 15 Which language has
country to have TV? the most words?
a because of their nestlings a. Britain a. French
b because of the breeding season b. the USA b. Chinese
c because of the winter weather
c. Russia c. English

WELL DONE!
 ANSWER KEY

1-C 2–A 3–B 4–C 5–B

6 – A7 – B 8–A 9–C 10 – A
11 – B 12 – A 13 – C 14 – C 15 - C