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

Calendar