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General Knowledge Quiz 1
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1.
How many days are there in a Leap year?
A.
366
B.
360
C.
365
Reveal Answer
366
2.
Which food items is rich in iron?
A.
Plantain
B.
Pulses
C.
Yam
Reveal Answer
Pulses
3.
How many colors are there in a rainbow?
A.
Ten
B.
Eleven
C.
Seven
Reveal Answer
Seven
4.
Paris is the capital of which country?
A.
Niger
B.
France
C.
Ghana
Reveal Answer
France
5.
Which is the most important part of a tree?
A.
Root
B.
Leaves
C.
Branch
Reveal Answer
Root
6.
Which of the following is a cash crop?
A.
Pineapple
B.
Tomato
C.
Cocoa
Reveal Answer
Cocoa
7.
Which is the largest land animal?
A.
Lion
B.
Elephant
C.
Dolphin
Reveal Answer
Elephant
8.
Which is the most sensitive organ in our body?
A.
Ear
B.
Skin
C.
Eye
Reveal Answer
Skin
9.
What type of tree do dates grow on?
A.
Cashau
B.
Palm
C.
Fig
Reveal Answer
Palm
10.
Which animal has hump on its back?
A.
Cattle
B.
Cangaroo
C.
Elephant
Reveal Answer
Cattle
11.
How many hours are there in a day?
A.
30 Hours
B.
24 Hours
C.
12 Hours
Reveal Answer
24 Hours
12.
Which mineral elements is required for muscle contraction?
A.
Calcium
B.
Potassium
C.
Zinc
Reveal Answer
Calcium
13.
Which of the following is the first colour in a rainbow?
A.
Green
B.
Red
C.
Orange
Reveal Answer
Red
14.
Which is the largest country in the world based on the area?
A.
Nigeria
B.
Russia
C.
England
Reveal Answer
Russia
15.
What is the sound made by a pig?
A.
Bark
B.
Grunt
C.
Mew
Reveal Answer
Grunt
16.
Which of the following is not a primary colour?
A.
Red
B.
Orange
C.
Blue
Reveal Answer
Orange
17.
How many months do we have in a year?
A.
13 months
B.
12 months
C.
15 months
Reveal Answer
12 months
18.
The institution that is made up of a father, mother and their children is called ________.
A.
Culture
B.
Family
C.
Tradition
Reveal Answer
Family
19.
What colour symbolises peace?
A.
Yellow
B.
white
C.
Blue
Reveal Answer
white
20.
What is a baby frog called?
A.
Tadpole
B.
Puppy
C.
Migget
Reveal Answer
Tadpole
21.
What is the shape of a cricket ball?
A.
Triangular
B.
Spherical
C.
Oval
Reveal Answer
Spherical
22.
Animals that has feather, beaks and lays eggs are called_______.
A.
Mammals
B.
Insects
C.
Birds
Reveal Answer
Birds
23.
How many zeros are there in a one thousand naira note?
A.
Two
B.
Three
C.
Four
Reveal Answer
Three
24.
Australia lies between which two oceans?
A.
Pacific and China Ocean
B.
Indian and Pacific Ocean
C.
Antlantic and Pacific Ocean
Reveal Answer
Indian and Pacific Ocean
25.
How many colours are there in Nigeria’s National Flag?
A.
Two
B.
Four
C.
Three
Reveal Answer
Two
26.
Mahatma Gandhi is regarded as the father of which country?
A.
India
B.
Mexico
C.
China
Reveal Answer
India
27.
Which is the tallest building in the world?
A.
Tower of Babel
B.
Burj Khalifa
C.
Paris Sumjo
Reveal Answer
Burj Khalifa
28.
Who invented the diesel engine?
A.
James Carbrige
B.
Rudolf Diesel
C.
Nappier Bond
Reveal Answer
Rudolf Diesel
29.
Which day comes after Friday?
A.
Saturday
B.
Thursday
C.
Friday
Reveal Answer
Saturday
30.
Which is largest freshwater lake in the world?
A.
Lake chad
B.
Lake Merigold
C.
Lake Superior
Reveal Answer
Lake Superior
31.
What is the filament in a light bulb made of
A.
Shadow
B.
Tungsten
C.
Lightning fluid
Reveal Answer
Tungsten
32.
What is the sound made by a horse?
A.
Bleat
B.
Bark
C.
Neigh
Reveal Answer
Neigh
33.
What do you call the person who brings a letter to your home from post office?
A.
Fire fighter
B.
Gentleman
C.
Postman
Reveal Answer
Postman
34.
Which is the tallest mountain in the world?
A.
Mount Idanre
B.
Mount Kilimanjaro
C.
Mount Everest
Reveal Answer
Mount Everest
35.
Which of the following stars is the nearest to the earth
A.
Sophocles
B.
Sun
C.
Diagon
Reveal Answer
Sun
36.
How many legs does a spider have?
A.
9
B.
6
C.
8
Reveal Answer
8
37.
Which is the longest river in the world ?
A.
Nile
B.
Niger
C.
Congo
Reveal Answer
Nile
38.
How many layers are there in Earth’s atmosphere
A.
Five
B.
Ten
C.
Eight
Reveal Answer
Five
39.
Animals that has six legs and three segment of their body are called ________.
A.
Mammals
B.
Reptiles
C.
Insects
Reveal Answer
Insects
40.
Which of the following is not an insect?
A.
Bat
B.
Waps
C.
Cockroach
Reveal Answer
Bat
41.
Which of the following planets is closer to the sun?
A.
Earth
B.
Venus
C.
Mercury
Reveal Answer
Mercury
42.
Who is known as Father of Telephone
A.
Charlie Chaplin
B.
Alexander Graham Bell
C.
Charles Babbage
Reveal Answer
Alexander Graham Bell
43.
Which the fastest vehicle
A.
Car
B.
Train
C.
Aeroplane
Reveal Answer
Aeroplane
44.
Which insect has colourful wings?
A.
Butterfly
B.
Bee
C.
Ant
Reveal Answer
Butterfly
45.
Who is the inventor of Television?
A.
John Logie Baird
B.
Thomas Edison
C.
Michael Faraday
Reveal Answer
John Logie Baird
46.
Which is the largest plateau in the world ?
A.
Jos Plateau
B.
Kangarina Plateau
C.
Tibetan Plateau
Reveal Answer
Tibetan Plateau
47.
Which electrical item did Thomas Edison invent first?
A.
Speaker
B.
Microwave
C.
Lightbulb
Reveal Answer
Lightbulb
48.
Which is the smallest bird ?
A.
Parrot
B.
Eagle
C.
Humming Bird
Reveal Answer
Humming Bird
49.
Name the gas found in the most abundance in our planet’s atmosphere?
A.
Nitrogen
B.
Carbon
C.
Oxygen
Reveal Answer
Nitrogen
50.
Which is biggest a lake, river or an ocean?
A.
Ocean
B.
River
C.
Lake
Reveal Answer
Ocean
51.
How many straight edges does a cube have?
A.
Twelve
B.
Sixteen
C.
Eight
Reveal Answer
Twelve
52.
The national currency of the United States of America (USA) is
A.
Pounds
B.
Naira
C.
Dollar
Reveal Answer
Dollar
53.
A figure with 8 sides is called?
A.
Octagon
B.
Pentagon
C.
Nonagon
Reveal Answer
Octagon
54.
In which direction does the sun rise?
A.
North
B.
East
C.
West
Reveal Answer
East
55.
Computer is a/an _____________ machine.
A.
Electronic
B.
Radio
C.
Physical
Reveal Answer
Electronic
56.
What is the result of mixing Red and Blue colours together?
A.
Orange
B.
Purple
C.
Green
Reveal Answer
Purple
57.
How do you relate to your maternal grandfather?
A.
Mother’s father
B.
Father\'s father
C.
Father\'s mother
Reveal Answer
Mother’s father
58.
Which bird can not fly?
A.
Chicken
B.
Ostrich
C.
Eagle
Reveal Answer
Ostrich
59.
Which planet is nearest to Earth?
A.
Pluto
B.
Mercury
C.
Venus
Reveal Answer
Venus
60.
How many bones are there in a human body?
A.
206
B.
199
C.
999
Reveal Answer
206
61.
Which is the hardest substance available on earth?
A.
Diamond
B.
Radium
C.
Iron
Reveal Answer
Diamond
62.
Which of the following is not a sense organ?
A.
Skin
B.
Brain
C.
Eye
Reveal Answer
Brain
63.
What makes up (approx.) 80% of our brain’s volume?
A.
Oxygen
B.
Tissue
C.
Water
Reveal Answer
Water
64.
Which organ purify our blood?
A.
Kidney
B.
Lungs
C.
Liver
Reveal Answer
Kidney
65.
Which is the largest flower in the world
A.
Hisbiscus
B.
Lili
C.
Rafflesia
Reveal Answer
Rafflesia
66.
Tsunami is a word in which language?
A.
Japanese
B.
Chinese
C.
French
Reveal Answer
Japanese
67.
Who invented Computer?
A.
Thomas Edison
B.
Charles Babbage
C.
John Nappier
Reveal Answer
Charles Babbage
68.
Egypt is situated close to which of the following river?
A.
Nile
B.
Congo
C.
Niger
Reveal Answer
Nile
69.
Energy given foods are called __________?
A.
Minerals
B.
Carbohydrate
C.
Vitamin
Reveal Answer
Carbohydrate
70.
Rearing of hens, ducks and geese for their eggs and meat is called?
A.
Poultry farming
B.
Agro-forestry
C.
Fishery
Reveal Answer
Poultry farming
71.
Which is the fastest land animal in the world?
A.
Lion
B.
Elephant
C.
Cheetah
Reveal Answer
Cheetah
72.
Which is the biggest continent in the world ?
A.
Africa
B.
North America
C.
Asia
Reveal Answer
Asia
73.
Which country is known as the Land of The Rising Sun?
A.
Nigeria
B.
Japan
C.
England
Reveal Answer
Japan
74.
Which is the largest fish in the world ?
A.
Shark
B.
Whale
C.
Dolphin
Reveal Answer
Whale
75.
Which animal is known as the ‘Ship of the Desert?’
A.
Elephant
B.
Camel
C.
Pig
Reveal Answer
Camel
76.
Insects have how many legs?
A.
Eight
B.
Six
C.
Two
Reveal Answer
Six
77.
What is the hottest continent on Earth?
A.
Asia
B.
Australia
C.
Africa
Reveal Answer
Africa
78.
How many days are there in a year?
A.
368 days
B.
360 days
C.
365 days
Reveal Answer
365 days
79.
How many players are there in Baseball?
A.
9 players
B.
North East West South
C.
What is the full form of NEWS?
Reveal Answer
9 players
80.
Which continent is known as the Dark continent?
A.
Asia
B.
South America
C.
Africa
Reveal Answer
Africa
81.
Who is the inventor of Radio?
A.
Marconi
B.
Steve
C.
Babbage
Reveal Answer
Marconi
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