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General Knowledge 1 (Age: 11-18)

	1) What is the capital of Finland?
	a	Oslo
	b	Helsinki
	c	London
	d	Madrid
	2) What planet is nearest the Sun?
	a	Mars
	b	Pluto
	c	Mercury
	d	Neptune
	3) What year was the Great Fire of London in?
	a	1066
	b	1996
	c	1666
	d	1215
	4) What is the capital of Australia?
	a	Sydney
	b	Summer Bay
	c	Perth
	d	Canberra
	5) Who discovered America?
	a	Sir Francis Drake
	b	Columbus
	c	Shakespeare
	d	Walt Disney
	6) When did man first land on the moon?
	a	1967
	b	1968
	c	1969
	d	1970
	7) Who was the first man to climb Everest?
	a	Sir Edmund Hilary
	b	Sir Ralph Fiennes
	c	Richard Branson
	d	Richard Littlejohn
	8) What type of car does Michael Schumaker drive in Formula 1?
	a	Mercedes
	b	Porsche
	c	Ferrari
	d	Ford
	9) What is the name of Michael Jackson�s chimp?
	a	Trifle
	b	Gary the Gorilla
	c	Bubbles
	d	Troubles
	10) Which of the following animals are extinct?
	a	Tiger
	b	Elephant
	c	Mongoose
	d	Dodo
	11) What country is not in South America?
	a	Argentina
	b	Brazil
	c	Chile
	d	Mexico
	12) What is the currency used in Japan?
	a	Ben
	b	Den
	c	Zen
	d	Yen
	13) Which of the following is not a Great Lake?
	a	Superior
	b	Michigan
	c	Eerie
	d	Lucerne
	14) What is the most commonly used punctuation mark?
	a	Full stop
	b	Exclamation mark
	c	Question mark
	d	Comma
	15) Who is the current U.S President?
	a	Reagan
	b	Clinton
	c	Bush
	d	Carter
	16) Which of the following is the odd one out?
	a	Lisbon
	b	Oslo
	c	Sweden
	d	Copenhagen
	17) What is the missing no. 1, 4, 9, 16, ??, 36?
	a	27
	b	25
	c	28
	d	33
	18) Which of the bands is English?
	a	Westlife
	b	Boyzone
	c	Bewitched
	d	S Club 7
	19) What is the cube root of 27?
	a	9
	b	5
	c	3
	d	81
	20) What is the hardest natural substance?
	a	Iron
	b	Diamond
	c	Gold
	d	Platinum

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