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