General knowledge quiz Middle School

A fraction less than 3/4

1/3

5(4-3) + 3(2-3) =

2

Planet X is 4/5 of a light-year away from Earth. Planet Y is 1/2 of a light-year away from Earth. How much farther away is Planet X?

3/10 light year

A fraction greater than 3/4

7/8

Which is the only vowel not on the top row of a computer keyboard?

A

Which is the largest continent on Earth?

Asia

What letter is the most commonly used vowel in the English language?

E

Which planet is known as "The Blue Planet"?

Earth

What is the name of Winnie the Pooh's donkey friend

Eeyore

The Eiffel Tower is in what country?

France

Which planet is known as "The Red Planet"?

Mars

Which planet is nearest to the Sun?

Mercury

What was the name of the Kung Fu Panda in the film of that name?

Po

What is the name of Dr Who's time machine?

Tardis

Which liner sank on her maiden voyage in 1912?

Titanic

Sheriff Woody Pride and Buzz Lightyear are major characters in

Toy Story

The clarinet belongs to what family of musical instruments

Woodwind

Wolverine is the leader of which band of superheroes?

X-Men

Which resident of Jellystone Park is "smarter than the average bear"?

Yogi

As I walked along the path I saw something with four fingers and one thumb, but it was not flesh, fish, bone, or fowl.

a glove

I look at you, you look at me, I raise my right, you raise your left. What is this object?

a mirror

After the stock market crash, many people's financial futures went into free fall.

alliteration

You can shoot 3's in what sport?

basketball

What color are emeralds?

green

What can fill a room but takes up no space?

light

Many women enjoyed doing so, but for others home was a prison they yearned to escape.

metaphor

Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white?" or "The yolk of the egg is white?"

neither, yolks are yellow

From what tree do acorns come?

oak

The water made a sound like kittens lapping.

simile

They come at night without being called and are lost in the day without being stolen.

stars

Crawl, backstroke and butterfly are different methods in which sport?

swimming

Another name for H2O

water

A renewable resource

wind