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