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