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