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