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- Tue 29, March 2022
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General Knowledge Quiz 1
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1.
In which direction does the sun rise?
A.
North
B.
East
C.
West
Reveal Answer
East
2.
Which is the biggest continent in the world ?
A.
North America
B.
Africa
C.
Asia
Reveal Answer
Asia
3.
Which mineral elements is required for muscle contraction?
A.
Zinc
B.
Calcium
C.
Potassium
Reveal Answer
Calcium
4.
Which organ purify our blood?
A.
Liver
B.
Kidney
C.
Lungs
Reveal Answer
Kidney
5.
Tsunami is a word in which language?
A.
French
B.
Chinese
C.
Japanese
Reveal Answer
Japanese
6.
Which is the longest river in the world ?
A.
Congo
B.
Nile
C.
Niger
Reveal Answer
Nile
7.
Which of the following is not a sense organ?
A.
Brain
B.
Skin
C.
Eye
Reveal Answer
Brain
8.
What colour symbolises peace?
A.
Blue
B.
Yellow
C.
white
Reveal Answer
white
9.
Which day comes after Friday?
A.
Thursday
B.
Friday
C.
Saturday
Reveal Answer
Saturday
10.
Which country is known as the Land of The Rising Sun?
A.
Japan
B.
England
C.
Nigeria
Reveal Answer
Japan
11.
Which of the following is a cash crop?
A.
Cocoa
B.
Pineapple
C.
Tomato
Reveal Answer
Cocoa
12.
How do you relate to your maternal grandfather?
A.
Father\'s father
B.
Mother’s father
C.
Father\'s mother
Reveal Answer
Mother’s father
13.
Which food items is rich in iron?
A.
Yam
B.
Pulses
C.
Plantain
Reveal Answer
Pulses
14.
Which is the hardest substance available on earth?
A.
Radium
B.
Iron
C.
Diamond
Reveal Answer
Diamond
15.
Who is known as Father of Telephone
A.
Charles Babbage
B.
Charlie Chaplin
C.
Alexander Graham Bell
Reveal Answer
Alexander Graham Bell
16.
Which insect has colourful wings?
A.
Ant
B.
Bee
C.
Butterfly
Reveal Answer
Butterfly
17.
Which is biggest a lake, river or an ocean?
A.
Ocean
B.
River
C.
Lake
Reveal Answer
Ocean
18.
Which is the most sensitive organ in our body?
A.
Skin
B.
Ear
C.
Eye
Reveal Answer
Skin
19.
How many days are there in a Leap year?
A.
365
B.
360
C.
366
Reveal Answer
366
20.
Insects have how many legs?
A.
Eight
B.
Six
C.
Two
Reveal Answer
Six
21.
How many colours are there in Nigeria’s National Flag?
A.
Two
B.
Three
C.
Four
Reveal Answer
Two
22.
What is the sound made by a pig?
A.
Grunt
B.
Bark
C.
Mew
Reveal Answer
Grunt
23.
Which the fastest vehicle
A.
Aeroplane
B.
Train
C.
Car
Reveal Answer
Aeroplane
24.
How many months do we have in a year?
A.
13 months
B.
15 months
C.
12 months
Reveal Answer
12 months
25.
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
26.
A figure with 8 sides is called?
A.
Pentagon
B.
Nonagon
C.
Octagon
Reveal Answer
Octagon
27.
Which of the following stars is the nearest to the earth
A.
Sophocles
B.
Diagon
C.
Sun
Reveal Answer
Sun
28.
Who invented the diesel engine?
A.
Nappier Bond
B.
Rudolf Diesel
C.
James Carbrige
Reveal Answer
Rudolf Diesel
29.
Which of the following planets is closer to the sun?
A.
Mercury
B.
Venus
C.
Earth
Reveal Answer
Mercury
30.
Which electrical item did Thomas Edison invent first?
A.
Lightbulb
B.
Speaker
C.
Microwave
Reveal Answer
Lightbulb
31.
How many bones are there in a human body?
A.
206
B.
199
C.
999
Reveal Answer
206
32.
Which is the largest country in the world based on the area?
A.
England
B.
Russia
C.
Nigeria
Reveal Answer
Russia
33.
How many straight edges does a cube have?
A.
Sixteen
B.
Twelve
C.
Eight
Reveal Answer
Twelve
34.
What is the result of mixing Red and Blue colours together?
A.
Green
B.
Orange
C.
Purple
Reveal Answer
Purple
35.
What is the hottest continent on Earth?
A.
Asia
B.
Australia
C.
Africa
Reveal Answer
Africa
36.
Rearing of hens, ducks and geese for their eggs and meat is called?
A.
Agro-forestry
B.
Poultry farming
C.
Fishery
Reveal Answer
Poultry farming
37.
Paris is the capital of which country?
A.
Niger
B.
Ghana
C.
France
Reveal Answer
France
38.
Who is the inventor of Radio?
A.
Steve
B.
Babbage
C.
Marconi
Reveal Answer
Marconi
39.
What is a baby frog called?
A.
Puppy
B.
Migget
C.
Tadpole
Reveal Answer
Tadpole
40.
Which is the largest land animal?
A.
Dolphin
B.
Lion
C.
Elephant
Reveal Answer
Elephant
41.
Mahatma Gandhi is regarded as the father of which country?
A.
Mexico
B.
China
C.
India
Reveal Answer
India
42.
How many days are there in a year?
A.
365 days
B.
368 days
C.
360 days
Reveal Answer
365 days
43.
Animals that has six legs and three segment of their body are called ________.
A.
Reptiles
B.
Insects
C.
Mammals
Reveal Answer
Insects
44.
Which is the largest flower in the world
A.
Rafflesia
B.
Lili
C.
Hisbiscus
Reveal Answer
Rafflesia
45.
What is the sound made by a horse?
A.
Bleat
B.
Neigh
C.
Bark
Reveal Answer
Neigh
46.
Which is the largest plateau in the world ?
A.
Kangarina Plateau
B.
Tibetan Plateau
C.
Jos Plateau
Reveal Answer
Tibetan Plateau
47.
Which is largest freshwater lake in the world?
A.
Lake Merigold
B.
Lake chad
C.
Lake Superior
Reveal Answer
Lake Superior
48.
How many zeros are there in a one thousand naira note?
A.
Four
B.
Three
C.
Two
Reveal Answer
Three
49.
How many colors are there in a rainbow?
A.
Ten
B.
Seven
C.
Eleven
Reveal Answer
Seven
50.
Which bird can not fly?
A.
Chicken
B.
Eagle
C.
Ostrich
Reveal Answer
Ostrich
51.
How many hours are there in a day?
A.
30 Hours
B.
12 Hours
C.
24 Hours
Reveal Answer
24 Hours
52.
How many layers are there in Earth’s atmosphere
A.
Five
B.
Eight
C.
Ten
Reveal Answer
Five
53.
Which of the following is the first colour in a rainbow?
A.
Green
B.
Orange
C.
Red
Reveal Answer
Red
54.
Which animal has hump on its back?
A.
Cattle
B.
Cangaroo
C.
Elephant
Reveal Answer
Cattle
55.
Which planet is nearest to Earth?
A.
Pluto
B.
Venus
C.
Mercury
Reveal Answer
Venus
56.
Animals that has feather, beaks and lays eggs are called_______.
A.
Mammals
B.
Insects
C.
Birds
Reveal Answer
Birds
57.
Which is the fastest land animal in the world?
A.
Lion
B.
Elephant
C.
Cheetah
Reveal Answer
Cheetah
58.
The institution that is made up of a father, mother and their children is called ________.
A.
Family
B.
Tradition
C.
Culture
Reveal Answer
Family
59.
What is the filament in a light bulb made of
A.
Shadow
B.
Tungsten
C.
Lightning fluid
Reveal Answer
Tungsten
60.
Which is the largest fish in the world ?
A.
Dolphin
B.
Shark
C.
Whale
Reveal Answer
Whale
61.
Which of the following is not a primary colour?
A.
Blue
B.
Red
C.
Orange
Reveal Answer
Orange
62.
Which is the smallest bird ?
A.
Parrot
B.
Eagle
C.
Humming Bird
Reveal Answer
Humming Bird
63.
Which of the following is not an insect?
A.
Waps
B.
Cockroach
C.
Bat
Reveal Answer
Bat
64.
Who invented Computer?
A.
John Nappier
B.
Thomas Edison
C.
Charles Babbage
Reveal Answer
Charles Babbage
65.
Which continent is known as the Dark continent?
A.
Asia
B.
South America
C.
Africa
Reveal Answer
Africa
66.
Name the gas found in the most abundance in our planet’s atmosphere?
A.
Oxygen
B.
Nitrogen
C.
Carbon
Reveal Answer
Nitrogen
67.
Which is the tallest mountain in the world?
A.
Mount Everest
B.
Mount Kilimanjaro
C.
Mount Idanre
Reveal Answer
Mount Everest
68.
Which is the tallest building in the world?
A.
Burj Khalifa
B.
Paris Sumjo
C.
Tower of Babel
Reveal Answer
Burj Khalifa
69.
The national currency of the United States of America (USA) is
A.
Dollar
B.
Pounds
C.
Naira
Reveal Answer
Dollar
70.
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
71.
What makes up (approx.) 80% of our brain’s volume?
A.
Oxygen
B.
Water
C.
Tissue
Reveal Answer
Water
72.
Energy given foods are called __________?
A.
Minerals
B.
Vitamin
C.
Carbohydrate
Reveal Answer
Carbohydrate
73.
Which animal is known as the ‘Ship of the Desert?’
A.
Pig
B.
Elephant
C.
Camel
Reveal Answer
Camel
74.
What type of tree do dates grow on?
A.
Cashau
B.
Palm
C.
Fig
Reveal Answer
Palm
75.
What is the shape of a cricket ball?
A.
Triangular
B.
Spherical
C.
Oval
Reveal Answer
Spherical
76.
What do you call the person who brings a letter to your home from post office?
A.
Postman
B.
Gentleman
C.
Fire fighter
Reveal Answer
Postman
77.
Egypt is situated close to which of the following river?
A.
Congo
B.
Niger
C.
Nile
Reveal Answer
Nile
78.
Which is the most important part of a tree?
A.
Root
B.
Leaves
C.
Branch
Reveal Answer
Root
79.
Computer is a/an _____________ machine.
A.
Physical
B.
Radio
C.
Electronic
Reveal Answer
Electronic
80.
How many legs does a spider have?
A.
9
B.
8
C.
6
Reveal Answer
8
81.
Who is the inventor of Television?
A.
John Logie Baird
B.
Thomas Edison
C.
Michael Faraday
Reveal Answer
John Logie Baird
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