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