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TRIVIA
Part One: General Knowledge/Question Words
One word is missing from each question. Enter the missing word, then answer the question.
You get one point for the missing word and one point for the correct answer.
OneMany people are claustrophobic.
________ are they afraid of?a. Fireb. Closed spacesc. High placesd. Open spaces
Two________ of the following countries
is not in South America?a. Surinameb. Uruguayc. Sierra Leoned. Venezuela
Three________ nose grows longer every
time he tells a lie?a. Mickey Mouse’sb. Pinocchio’sc. Bugs Bunny’sd. Bart Simpson’s
Four________ can you find penguins?a. Antarcticab. Northern Canadac. Greenlandd. Alaska
Five How ________ meters are there in
a kilometer?a. 100b. 1 000c. 10 000d. 100 000
Six________ often to the Olympic
Games take place?a. Every yearb. Every four yearsc. Every five yearsd. Every ten years
Seven________ old is the solar system?a. 450 million yearsb. 4.5 billion yearsc. 45 billion yearsd. 450 billion years
EightHow ________ countries have
borders with Canada?a. Oneb. Twoc. Threed. Four
Nine________ are nocturnal animals
most active?
a. In the morningb. In the afternoonc. In the early eveningd. At night
Ten________ of the following
mountains is not in Asia?a. Mt. Kilimanjarob. Mt Fujic. Annapurnad. K2
ElevenHow ________ of the human body
is composed of oxygen?a. Two thirdsb. One thirdc. One quarterd. One half
Twelve________ is glass made out of?a. Sandb. Petroleumc. Granited. Lava
Thirteen How ________ is a day on planet
Mars?a. 23 hours and 37 minutesb. 24 hours, exactly the same as
Earthc. 24 hours and 37 minutesd. 25 hours and 37 minutes
Fourteen________ is it important for plants
to attract passing insects?a. To continue to growb. To reproducec. To produce flowersd. To produce strong roots
FifteenOne of the following countries is in
the southern hemisphere. ________one?
a. Angolab. The Philippinesc. Venezuelad. Thailand
General Knowledge/Superlative Forms
Enter the correct form on the adjective, then answer the question!
You get one point for the missing word and one point for the correct answer.
SixteenWhat is the ________ mountain in
the world? (high)a. Mt. Kilimanjarob. Mt. Everestc. K2d. Fujiyama
SeventeenWhat is the world’s ________ sport?
(popular)a. Baseballb. Tennisc. Soccerd. Golf
EighteenWhat is the ________ city in
Canada? (old)a. Halifaxb. Quebecc. Montreald. Toronto
NineteenWhere can you find the ________
deposit of coral in the world? (great)
a. Off the coast of Australiab. Off the coast of Mexicoc. Off the coast of Indonesiad. Off the coast of Beliza
TwentyWhich is the ________ discovered
planet? (recently)a. Marsb. Venusc. Plutod. Neptune
Twenty-oneIf you wish to learn about meteors,
which of the following are you the ________ to consult? (likely)
a. An astrologistb. A meteorologistc. An astronomerd. An astronaut
Twenty-twoWhat is the ________ metallic
element on earth? (common)a. Aluminiumb. Potassiumc. Calciumd. Magnesium
Twenty-threeWhat is the ________ growing plant
on earth? (fast)a. Seaweedb. Bambooc. Grassd. Ivy
Twenty-fourWhere was the ________ outdoor
temperature ever recorded? (cold)
a. Alaskab. Yukonc. Siberiad. Manchuria
Twenty-fiveWhich of the following metals is
the ________ conductor of electricity? (good)
a. Copperb. Silverc. Aluminiumd. Nickel
Verb Forms/General KnowledgeEnter the correct form of the word
than answer the question.
You get one point for the missing word and one point for the correct answer.
Twenty-sixOne of the planets ________ one and a
half times bigger than al the other planets combined. Which planet is that? (be)
a. Uranusb. Mercuryc. Jupiterd. Earth
Twenty-sevenWhere ________ William
Shakespeare born? (be)a. Indiab. The United Kingdomc. The USAd. Australia
Twenty-eightWhich people ________ a famous
war against the Trojans? It was the war that inspired the legend of the wooden horse. (fight)
a. The Greeksb. The Romansc. The Etruscansd. The Gauls
Twenty-nineHow many milligrams
________there in half a kilogram? (is)
a. 50b. 500c. 5 000d. 500 000
ThirtyWhen Columbus ________ in
America, where did he think he was? (arrive)
a. Persiab. Indiac. Japand. Indonesia
Thirty-oneWhich country ________ the largest
population? (have)a. Indiab. Chinac. Russiad. Brazil
Thirty-twoIf someone ________ an earthworm
in half, what happens to it? (cut)a. It diesb. Only the front half livesc. Only the back half livesd. Both halves live
Thirty-threeWhat is the name of the mass of
muscle that ________ the lungs move so you can breathe?
(make)a. Tricepsb. Hamstringc. Bicepsd. Diaphragm
Thirty-fourIn computer language, what does
MB ________? (mean)a. Megabyteb. Megabitc. Mass powerd. Memory Potential
VocabularyName the following things.
One point for every correct answer.
cantelope
domino
salute
paperclips
kite
detective
keyboard
diploma
frog
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