Test your general knowledge

The Big Quiz

Test your General Knowledge

1 Section One - Geography

1) Which is the most populous country in the world?

2) Which of the following countries does NOT share a border with Brazil?

Argentina

Bolivia

Chile

Colombia

Peru

Uruguay

3) By surface area, what is the largest of Africa's great lakes?

4) What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

Sydney

Melbourne

Adelaide

5) After Alaska, which US state has the longest coastline?

2 Section Two - Maths

6) What is missing out of the trio. Sine, Cosine and…?

7) Which of these shapes has 13 sides?

Tetrakaidecagon

Enneadecagon

Triskaidecagon

Icosagon

8) Subtract the second even number from the third square number 9) How many degrees are there in a right angle?

10) The number of 3-digit numbers divisible by 6, is what?

151

166

149

150

3 Section Three - Science

11) Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?

Phosphorous

Bromine

Chlorine

Helium

12) Sodium chloride is the chemical name for which common substance?

13) The property of a substance to absorb moisture from the air on exposure is called what?

osmosis

deliquescence

efflorescence

desiccation

14) what is the most common of all metals in the earth's crust?

15) The element common to all acids is what?

hydrogen

carbon

sulphur

oxygen

4 Section Four - History

16) World War I began in which year?

1923

1938

1917

1914

17) Adolf Hitler was born in which country?

18) John F. Kennedy was assassinated in...

1973

Austin

Dallas

1958

19) Algeria gained its independence from what country in 1962? 20) How many illegitimate children did King William IV father?

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