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