1. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
o a) Go
o b) Gd
o c) Au
o d) Ag
2. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
o a) Venus
o b) Jupiter
o c) Mars
o d) Saturn
3. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
o a) Iron
o b) Diamond
o c) Quartz
o d) Topaz
4. What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
o a) Oxygen
o b) Carbon Dioxide
o c) Nitrogen
o d) Hydrogen
5. What is the process by which plants make their own food?
o a) Respiration
, o b) Digestion
o c) Photosynthesis
o d) Fermentation
Category 2: Geography
6. Which is the longest river in the world?
o a) Amazon
o b) Nile
o c) Yangtze
o d) Mississippi
7. What is the capital of Canada?
o a) Toronto
o b) Vancouver
o c) Ottawa
o d) Montreal
8. Mount Everest is located on which continent?
o a) Europe
o b) South America
o c) Africa
o d) Asia
9. Which desert is the largest in the world?
o a) Sahara
o b) Arabian
o c) Gobi
o d) Kalahari
10. Which country has the most natural lakes?
, o a) Russia
o b) USA
o c) Canada
o d) Finland
Category 3: History
11. Who was the first President of the United States?
o a) Thomas Jefferson
o b) Abraham Lincoln
o c) George Washington
o d) John Adams
12. In which year did World War II end?
o a) 1944
o b) 1945
o c) 1946
o d) 1918
13. The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was primarily located in which modern
country?
o a) Greece
o b) Egypt
o c) Iraq
o d) Iran
14. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
o a) Leonardo da Vinci
o b) Raphael
o c) Michelangelo
, o d) Donatello
15. Which empire was ruled by the famous leader Julius Caesar?
o a) Greek
o b) Ottoman
o c) Roman
o d) Mongol
Category 4: Literature
16. Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?
o a) Charles Dickens
o b) William Shakespeare
o c) Jane Austen
o d) Mark Twain
17. In George Orwell's "1984," what is the name of the oppressive governing party?
o a) The Brotherhood
o b) The Party
o c) The Collective
o d) The Ministry
18. What is the first book in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" series?
o a) The Two Towers
o b) The Silmarillion
o c) The Hobbit
o d) The Fellowship of the Ring
19. Who is the author of "Pride and Prejudice"?
o a) Emily Brontë
o b) Charlotte Brontë