the big 1 general knowledge 2a - 31 questions

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Subject: General Knowledge 2


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The Rules 1

Throw a dice to decide which team starts.

A team has one minute to answer a question.

An incorrect answer means that it goes to the

next team. Each team only gets one 50:50 chance during thegame. It cannot be used with the final The Big 1

question.

The winner is the team which answers The Big 1

question first.


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The Rules 2

Optionally there may also be a competitionbetween the Carnivores and the Herbivoresand/or a league can be created of team scores

during the term or year

Enjoy the game and try to remember the rightanswers for the future!


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Rhinos Gorillas Zebras Wolves Lions Eagles

Herbivores Carnivores

Choose your Teams and listen to

their sound!

Who will get to the Big One!Choose your team from: Rhinos, Gorillas, Zebras,

Wolves, Lions or Eagles


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The Question Table

Question Number

Geography 1 2 3 4 5 6English 7 8 9 10 11 12

History 13 14 15 16 17 18Sport 19 20 21 22 23 24

General 25 26 27 28 29 30

The Big 1!Start with Question 1 and then carry on until you get to The Big 1! These

numbers change colour as each question is answered. Remember to go

back to the scoreboard after each answer.


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The Big 1!

6 6 6 6 6 65 5 5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3 3 32 2 2 2 2 2

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Question 1

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A: tributary

F: confluence

C: delta

E: braiding

D: distributary

B: channel

Answer

Q. The place where two rivers meet is

called the ..


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F: confluence

Question 1 Answer Scoreboard

The confluence is where two rivers meetusually where a smaller tributary meets a

larger river. Settlements are often set up wherelarger rivers meet because the rivers can be

used for transport


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Q. The beginning of a river is called the

:-

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A: beginning

F: confluence

C: source

E: watershed

D: channel

B: spring

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:-

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A: beginning

F:

C: source

E:

D:

B: spring

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:-

C: source

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This may be a spring coming out of theground or a marshy area


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Q. The flat land either side of a river is

called the:-

Question 3

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A: meander

F: flood plain

C: slip-off slope

E: course

D: delta

B: channel

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called the:-

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A:

F: flood plain

C: slip-off slope

E:

D: delta

B:

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called the:-

Question 3 Answer

F: flood plain

Scoreboard

A plain is a flat area of land and it is called

the flood plain because in its natural statethe river will regularly flood this area of land

after heavy rain.


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Q. The mouth of the Nile splits up into

several distributaries. This is called a:-

Question 4

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A: flood plain

F: channel

C: delta

E: meander

D: terminal moraine

B: spit

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Question 4 50:50

A: flood plain

F:

C: delta

E:

D: terminal moraine

B:

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C: delta


A delta is where the river divides up intoseveral channels before it meets the sea. The

delta is a fertile area but is liable to flooding.


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Q.The movement of beach material

along the coast is called :-

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A: destructive waves

F: a flood plain

C: constructive waves

E: longshore drift

D: a spit

B: a tombolo

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Q. The movement of beach material


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A:

F:

C:

E: longshore drift

D: a spit

B: a tombolo

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Q. The movement of beach material


E: longshore drift


Longshore drift is caused when windsblow at an angle to the coast. This causesa zig-zag pattern of waves coming in and

going out, which causes the beachmaterial to move along the coast.


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Q. Which of the following does NOT

come out of a volcano?

Question 6

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A: volcanic bombs

F: larvae

C: lava

E: ash

D: gases

B: pyroclastic flow

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Q. Which of the following does NOT

come out of a volcano?

Question 6 50:50

A:

F: larvae

C:

E:

D: gases

B: pyroclastic flow

Answer


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E: larvae

Question 6 Answer

Unfortunately many words in English sound verysimilar. Lava is molten rock which comes out of

a volcano but larvae are insects when they areat the caterpillar stage.


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Q. What was the name of the theatre in

London where many of Shakespearesplays were originally done?

Question 7

A: Twickenham

F: Palladium

C: Old Victoria

E: St. Pauls

D: Colosseum

B: Globe

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Question 7 50:50

A:

F:

C:

E: St. Pauls

D: Colosseum

B: Globe

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B: Globe


The Globe Theatre was built in 1599 near theRiver Thames in London. Many of Shakepeares

first plays were performed there.


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Q. A rolling stone gathers no moss is

an example of a:-

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A: metaphor

F: haiku

C: proverb

E: alliteration

D: oxymoron

B: onomatopoeia

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an example of a:-

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A: metaphor

F: haiku

C: proverb

E:

D:

B:

Answer

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an example of a:-

C: proverb


This proverb refers to people who keepmoving to different jobs or places and so

avoid taking on responsibilities e.g. a family.


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Q.Which of the following should have

a capital letter:-

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A: town

F: parliament

C: george

E: garden

D: school

B: grandad

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Q. Which of the following should have

a capital letter:-

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A:

F: parliament

C: george

E:

D: school

B:

Answer

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Q. Which of the following should have

a capital letter:-

C: george


The name of a place or person e.g. George

should always have a capital letter.


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Q. Which is the correct spelling?

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A: acomodation

F: accommoddation

C: accomodation

E: accomadation

D: acomoddation

B: accommodation

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Question 10 50:50

A:

F:

C: accomodation

E: accomadation

D:

B: accommodation

Answer

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B: accommodation


Accommodation has several meanings- themost common one refers to a place where

you might stay e.g. a room.


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Q. The poet William Wordsworth lived

in :-

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A: Dartmoor

F: Snowdownia

C: The Peak District

E: The Lake District

D: Exmoor

B: The Yorkshire Moors

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in :-

Question 11 50:50

A:

F:

C: The Peak District


D:

B: The Yorkshire Moors

Answer

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in :-



William Wordsworth lived in the Lake District inNW England and a number of his poems were

inspired by his love of nature e.g. Daffodils

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Q. Which of the following is NOT a

character in a Shakespeare play?

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A: Juliet

F: Lady Macbeth

C: Othello

E: Hamlet

D: Shylock

B: Putin

Answer

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Question 12 50:50

A:

F: Lady Macbeth

C:

E:

D: Shylock

B: Putin

Answer

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B: Putin


Vladimir Putin was President of Russia and isnow (2009) Prime Minister.

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Q. Gaul was a Roman province now

known as:-

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A: Galicia

F: Andorra

C: England

E: France

D: Germany

B: Italy

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known as:-

Question 13 50:50

A: Galicia

F:

C:

E: France

D: Germany

B:

Answer

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known as:-

E: France


The Romans conquered Gaul (roughly the area ofmodern France) in the first century BC and ruled it until

it was conquered in turn by the Franks in the fifthcentury AD.

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Q. In the American Civil War the

Confederates were fighting the:-

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A: French

F: Spanish

C: Unionists

E: English

D: Mexicans

B: Indians

Answer

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Question 14 50:50

A:

F:

C: Unionists

E:

D: Mexicans

B: Indians

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C: Unionists


The Unionists wanted to keep the UnitedStates as one country but the

Confederates wanted the southern statesto form a separate country where slaveowning would be allowed.

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Q. James Watt invented a:-

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A: a canal

F: steam engine

C: method of makingroads

E: method of croprotation

D: a blast furnace

B: spinning jenny

Answer

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Question 15 50:50

A:

F: steam engine

C:

E: method of croprotation

D: blast furnace

B:

Answer

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F: steam engine

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James Watt improved the steam engine so that itcould be used to pump water out of mines and

drive machines in factories. He could be describedas one of the fathers of the industrial revolution

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Q. Which of the following is NOT the

name of an African Kingdom?

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A: Ethiopia

F: Ghana

C: Benin

E: Mali

D: Mercia

B: Egypt

Answer

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name of an African Kingdom ?

Question 16 50:50

A: Ethiopia

F:

C:

E:

D: Mercia

B: Egypt

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name of an African Kingdom ?

D: Mercia


Mercia was one of the Saxon kingdoms inEngland between about AD 600 and AD 900.

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Q. The book written in 1085 was :-

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A: Othello

F: Macbeth

C: The Domesday Book

E: The Saxon Chronicle

D: The Canterbury Tales

B: Beowulf

Answer

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Question 17 50:50

A:

F:


E: The Saxon Chronicle

D: The Canterbury Tales

B:

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William the Conqueror wanted a record ofeverything that people owned in England for

taxation purposes. It was written in 1085 andcalled the The Domesday Book.

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Q. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in:-

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A: Corsica

F: Waterloo

C: Sicily

E: Sardinia

D: St Helena

B: Elba

Answer

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A: Corsica

F: Waterloo

C:

E:

D:

B: Elba

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A: Corsica


He then joined the French army. He wonmany victories and became ruler of

France in 1799. He eventually dominatedmuch of Europe and installed his relatives

as kings of various countries.

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Q. Which country won the Football

World Cup in 1966?

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A: England

F: Argentina

C: Germany

E: Brazil

D: Italy

B: France

Answer

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World Cup in 1966?

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A: England

F:

C: Germany

E:

D:

B: France

Answer

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World Cup in 1966?

A: England


England beat Germany in the final 1966 and havewon the cup once. Other winning countries

include Brazil (5 wins) Italy (4 wins) Germany (3wins) Uruguay (2 wins) Argentina (2 wins) and

France (1 win).

Question 20


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Q.In which sport is the term birdie

used?

Question 20

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A: football

F: baseball

C: golf

E: cricket

D: lacrosse

B: hockey

Answer

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Q. In which sport is the term birdie

used?

Question 20 50:50

A:

F: baseball

C: golf

E:

D: lacrosse

B:

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Q. In which sport is the term birdie

used?

C: golf


Birdie means getting score in gold which isone less than par. Par is the score which an

excellent golfer would get on a particular golfcourse. An eagle is two under par, andalbatross three under par and a condor four

under par.

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Q. Which sport was Kelly Holmes a

champion in?

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A: netball

F: athletics

C: ice skating

E: ice dancing

D: tennis

B: badminton

Answer

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champion in?

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A:

F: athletics

C: ice skating

E: ice dancing

D:

B:

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champion in?

F: athletics


Kelly Holmes is a British middledistance runner and won two gold

medals in the 2004 Olympic Games.

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Q. Which player is number 1 in a rugby

team?

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A: prop

F: fly half

C: hooker

E: back

D: scrum half

B: lock

Answer

Question 22 50:50


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team?

C: hooker


After a foul the game is restarted by ascrum. The forward players in each team

bind together and the ball is thrown in.The hookers job is to move the ball

back with his feet so that the backs inhis team can pick up the ball.

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Q. In which sport does a player play at

silly mid on

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A: lacrosse

F: badminton

C: polo

E: cricket

D: curling

B: hurling

Answer

Question 23 50:50


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silly mid on

E: cricket


If a fielder catches the ball in cricket then thebatsman is out. Silly mid on is close to the

batsman where you could either get hit orhopefully catch the ball.

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A: ice hockey

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A puck is a hard disc of rubber which is usedinstead of a ball, which is too bouncy. The puckmoves very quickly over the ice when it is hit by

a hockey stick

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Q. Which film features the Von Trapp

family?

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A: Mary Poppins

F: Frankenstein

C: Dracula

E: Seven Brides forSeven Brothers

D: Star Wars

B: The Sound of Music

Answer

Question 25 50:50


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family?


The Von Trapp family lived in Austria. They losttheir money in a failed bank and decided to set upthe Trapp Family Choir. When the Nazis came they

Austria moved to the USA. Their story was madeinto a musical in 1959 and later into a film called

The Sound of Music.

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Q. How often are the Olympic Games

held?

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A: every 10 years

F: every 4 years

C: every 6 years

E: every 3 years

D: every 2 years

B: every 5 years

Answer

Question 26 50:50


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held?

F: every 4 years

The original Olympic Games were held in Greece formore than a thousand years in ancient times. The

modern Olympics started in 1896 and the mainOlympic Games are held every 4 years.There are also

Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Q. Which of the following groups had a

hit song with Dancing Queen?

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A: Beatles

F: Bananarama

C: Abba

E: Spice Girls

D: Queen

B: Rolling Stones

Answer

Question 27 50:50


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C: Abba

ABBA was a Swedish group who toppedthe charts worldwide between 1972 and

1982. Their songs have been made into amusical and film called Mamma Mia.

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Q. Which person said You can have

any colour as long as it is black?

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A: Henry Ford

F: Franklin D. Rooseveldt

C: George Washington

E: John F. Kennedy

D: Frank Sinatra

B: Bill Gates

Answer

Question 29 50:50


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A: Henry Ford

Henry Ford was one of the first people to massproduce cars in the USA. They were all exactlythe same which meant that they were relatively

cheap to make and easy to sell. He paid hisworkers the equivalent of $100 a day and so

attracted all the best skilled workers.

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Q. Who was the first president of

Ghana?

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A: Hailie Selassie

F: Seretse Khama

C: Kwame Nkrumah

E: Nelson Mandela

D: Hastings Banda

B: Jomo Kenyatta

Answer

Question 30 50:50


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Ghana?

C: Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah was the first prime minister andlater president of Ghana. The country used to be a

colony of Britain and Kwame Nkrumah led thecountry to independence.

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Q. How many millimetres are there in a

100 kilometres?

A: 100,000

F: 1,000,000

C: 10,000

E: 1,000,000,000

D: 100,000,000

B: 10,000,000

Answer

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D:100,000,000

There are 1000 millimetres in one metreand 1000 metres in kilometre.

Therefore in 100 kilometres there will be1000x1000x100 millimetres i.e. 100million millimetres or 100,000,000


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