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