TRIVIA

Part One: General Knowledge/Question Words

One word is missing from each question. Enter the missing word, then answer the question.

You get one point for the missing word and one point for the correct answer.

One

Many people are claustrophobic. ________ are they afraid of?

a. Fireb. Closed spacesc. High placesd. Open spaces

Two

________ of the following countries is not in South America?

a. Surinameb. Uruguayc. Sierra Leoned. Venezuela

Three

________ nose grows longer every time he tells a lie?

a. Mickey Mouse’sb. Pinocchio’sc. Bugs Bunny’sd. Bart Simpson’s

Four

________ can you find penguins?a. Antarcticab. Northern Canadac. Greenlandd. Alaska

Five

How ________ meters are there in a kilometer?

a. 100b. 1 000c. 10 000d. 100 000

Six

________ often to the Olympic Games take place?

a. Every yearb. Every four yearsc. Every five yearsd. Every ten years

Seven

________ old is the solar system?a. 450 million yearsb. 4.5 billion yearsc. 45 billion yearsd. 450 billion years

Eight

How ________ countries have borders with Canada?

a. Oneb. Twoc. Threed. Four

Nine

________ are nocturnal animals most active?

a. In the morningb. In the afternoonc. In the early eveningd. At night

Ten

________ of the following mountains is not in Asia?

a. Mt. Kilimanjarob. Mt Fujic. Annapurnad. K2

Eleven

How ________ of the human body is composed of oxygen?

a. Two thirdsb. One thirdc. One quarterd. One half

Twelve

________ is glass made out of?a. Sandb. Petroleumc. Granited. Lava

Thirteen

How ________ is a day on planet Mars?

a. 23 hours and 37 minutesb. 24 hours, exactly the same as

Earthc. 24 hours and 37 minutesd. 25 hours and 37 minutes

Fourteen

________ is it important for plants to attract passing insects?

a. To continue to growb. To reproducec. To produce flowersd. To produce strong roots

Fifteen

One of the following countries is in the southern hemisphere. ________one?

a. Angolab. The Philippinesc. Venezuelad. Thailand

General Knowledge/Superlative Forms

Enter the correct form on the adjective, then answer the question!

You get one point for the missing word and one point for the correct answer.

Sixteen

What is the ________ mountain in the world? (high)

a. Mt. Kilimanjarob. Mt. Everestc. K2d. Fujiyama

Seventeen

What is the world’s ________ sport? (popular)

a. Baseballb. Tennisc. Soccerd. Golf

Eighteen

What is the ________ city in Canada? (old)

a. Halifaxb. Quebecc. Montreald. Toronto

Nineteen

Where can you find the ________ deposit of coral in the world? (great)

a. Off the coast of Australiab. Off the coast of Mexicoc. Off the coast of Indonesiad. Off the coast of Beliza

Twenty

Which is the ________ discovered planet? (recently)

a. Marsb. Venusc. Plutod. Neptune

Twenty-one

If you wish to learn about meteors, which of the following are you the ________ to consult? (likely)

a. An astrologistb. A meteorologistc. An astronomerd. An astronaut

Twenty-two

What is the ________ metallic element on earth? (common)

a. Aluminiumb. Potassiumc. Calciumd. Magnesium

Twenty-three

What is the ________ growing plant on earth? (fast)

a. Seaweedb. Bambooc. Grassd. Ivy

Twenty-four

Where was the ________ outdoor temperature ever recorded? (cold)

a. Alaskab. Yukonc. Siberiad. Manchuria

Twenty-five

Which of the following metals is the ________ conductor of electricity? (good)

a. Copperb. Silverc. Aluminiumd. Nickel

Verb Forms/General Knowledge

Enter the correct form of the word than answer the question.

You get one point for the missing word and one point for the correct answer.

Twenty-six

One of the planets ________ one and a half times bigger than al the other planets combined. Which planet is that? (be)

a. Uranusb. Mercuryc. Jupiterd. Earth

Twenty-seven

Where ________ William Shakespeare born? (be)

a. Indiab. The United Kingdomc. The USAd. Australia

Twenty-eight

Which people ________ a famous war against the Trojans? It was the war that inspired the legend of the wooden horse. (fight)

a. The Greeksb. The Romansc. The Etruscansd. The Gauls

Twenty-nine

How many milligrams ________there in half a kilogram? (is)

a. 50b. 500c. 5 000d. 500 000

Thirty

When Columbus ________ in America, where did he think he was? (arrive)

a. Persiab. Indiac. Japand. Indonesia

Thirty-one

Which country ________ the largest population? (have)

a. Indiab. Chinac. Russiad. Brazil

Thirty-two

If someone ________ an earthworm in half, what happens to it? (cut)

a. It diesb. Only the front half livesc. Only the back half livesd. Both halves live

Thirty-three

What is the name of the mass of muscle that ________ the lungs move so you can breathe?

(make)a. Tricepsb. Hamstringc. Bicepsd. Diaphragm

Thirty-four

In computer language, what does MB ________? (mean)

a. Megabyteb. Megabitc. Mass powerd. Memory Potential

Vocabulary

Name the following things.

One point for every correct answer.

cantelope

domino

salute

paperclips

kite

detective

keyboard

diploma

frog

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