TRIVIA
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
Calendar