Quiz: General Knowledge
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Lesson duration is: 20 minIntroduction
Test your knowledge with a quiz! Five rounds, five questions. Each question lasts a maximum of ten seconds. Will you(r class) manage to answer all the questions?
This time the theme is... general knowledge.
Items in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
Slide 2 - Slide
Who was the first president
of the United States?
A
John Adams
B
George Washington
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
Abraham Lincoln
Slide 3 - Quiz
In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
A
1985
B
1987
C
1989
D
1991
Slide 4 - Quiz
Which Egyptian queen was
the last pharaoh of Egypt?
A
Nefertiti
B
Hatshepsut
C
Cleopatra
D
Ramses II
Slide 5 - Quiz
What was the name of the parliamentary army that fought against the Royalists
in The English Civil War?
A
The Roundheads
B
The Loyalists
C
The Cavaliers
D
The Royalists
Slide 6 - Quiz
Which great civilisation built the Machu Picchu?
A
Mayas
B
Incas
C
Aztec
D
Olmeken
Slide 7 - Quiz
Slide 8 - Slide
Which river runs through Paris?
A
Thames
B
Tiber
C
Rhine
D
Seine
Slide 9 - Quiz
What is the capital of Australia?
A
Sydney
B
Melbourne
C
Brisbane
D
Canberra
Slide 10 - Quiz
Which mountain is the highest in the world?
A
Mount Everest
B
K2
C
Kangchenjunga
D
Lhotse
Slide 11 - Quiz
In which country is the city of Timbuktu located?
A
Niger
B
Mauritanië
C
Mali
D
Burkina Faso
Slide 12 - Quiz
What is the smallest
independent state in the world?
A
Maldives
B
Luxembourg
C
Vatican City
D
San Marino
Slide 13 - Quiz
Slide 14 - Slide
What is the chemical symbol for silver?
A
Ag
B
Si
C
S
D
Au
Slide 15 - Quiz
Who discovered the law of gravity?
A
Galileo Galilei
B
Isaac Newton
C
Johannes Kepler
D
Albert Einstein
Slide 16 - Quiz
What is the hardest natural substance on earth?
A
Quartz
B
Topaz
C
Gold
D
Diamond
Slide 17 - Quiz
What is the largest planet
in our solar system?
A
Mars
B
Jupiter
C
Saturnus
D
Uranus
Slide 18 - Quiz
What do you call the substance we exhale?
A
Oxygen
B
Carbon dioxide
C
Hydrogen
D
Nitrogen
Slide 19 - Quiz
Slide 20 - Slide
Who is the author of the
Chronicles of Narnia series?
A
J.R.R. Tolkien
B
J.K. Rowling
C
Philip Pullman
D
C.S. Lewis
Slide 21 - Quiz
Where does the novel
To Kill a Mockingbird
take place?
A
Jackson, Mississippi
B
Atlanta, Georgia
C
Maycomb, Alabama
D
Richmond, Virginia
Slide 22 - Quiz
Who does Mr. Bingley fall in love with
in the book Pride and Prejudice?
A
Elizabeth Bennet
B
Jane Bennet
C
Mary Bennet
D
Kitty Bennet
Slide 23 - Quiz
What is the name of the first book
in the Harry Potter series?
A
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
B
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
C
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
D
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Slide 24 - Quiz
Where does the story of The Little Prince begin?
A
On earth
B
On an asteroid
C
In space
D
In a distant land
Slide 25 - Quiz
Slide 26 - Slide
Which type of waste poses the greatest
threat to marine animals?
A
Plastic flessen
B
Visnetten
C
Microplastics
D
Rietjes
Slide 27 - Quiz
What is the main source of indoor air pollution?
A
Smoking
B
Cooking
C
Pets
D
Cleaning products
Slide 28 - Quiz
What is the world's fastest land animal?
A
Blue wildebeest
B
Gaff rig
C
Lion
D
Cheetah
Slide 29 - Quiz
Which bird can fly backwards?
A
Hummingbird
B
Swallow
C
Canary
D
Jackdaw
Slide 30 - Quiz
What is the scientific
name for humans?
A
Homo erectus
B
Homo sapiens
C
Homo neanderthalensis
D
Homo habilis
