Only Sharp Minds Get 40/50: General Knowledge Quiz Part 2

Only Sharp Minds Get 40/50: General Knowledge Quiz Part 2: questions and answers

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1. Mary's father has 5 daughters: Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono... the fifth? Nunu · Mary · Nina

   Mary – Mary! She's one of the five daughters.

2. Which of these is NOT a fruit? Pumpkin · Tomato · Carrot

   Carrot – To a botanist, tomatoes and pumpkins are fruits because they hold seeds!

3. You pass the runner in 2nd place. What place are you in now? 3rd · 1st · 2nd

   2nd

4. A dozen plus half a dozen is... 18 · 24 · 15

   18

5. Which of these do you eat the flower of? Broccoli · Carrot · Potato

   Broccoli – Broccoli florets are hundreds of tiny flower buds!

6. You have 3 apples and take away 2. How many do YOU have? 3 · 1 · 2

   2

7. On a high mountain, water boils at a... temperature. Lower · Higher · Same

   Lower

8. Which of these is a bird? Flying squirrel · Bat · Penguin

   Penguin

9. How many edges does a cube have? 6 · 8 · 12

   12

10. Which bird is a symbol of peace? Dove · Parrot · Eagle

    Dove

11. What comes next: 2, 4, 8, 16...? 64 · 24 · 32

    32

12. What is the opposite direction of north-east? South-west · South-east · North-west

    South-west

13. Which of these is a citrus fruit? Lime · Mango · Kiwi

    Lime

14. How many legs do 3 chickens and 2 cows have in total? 20 · 10 · 14

    14

15. Which sense gives you most of a food's flavor? Smell · Sight · Taste

    Smell – Pinch your nose while eating and most food tastes bland!

16. What is the smallest prime number? 0 · 1 · 2

    2

17. Which word gets shorter when you add two letters? Short · Small · Brief

    Short

18. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8... what comes next? 15 · 11 · 13

    13 – Sunflower seeds grow in spirals that follow these numbers!

19. A group of lions is called a... Pride · Herd · Pack

    Pride

20. How many cents are in a US quarter? 20 · 25 · 50

    25

21. A word that reads the same backwards, like 'level', is a... Palindrome · Homophone · Onomatopoeia

    Palindrome

22. What is the most common letter in English words? A · E · T

    E

23. How many players are on the court for each basketball team? 5 · 6 · 7

    5

24. What is frozen carbon dioxide called? Dry ice · Glacier ice · Black ice

    Dry ice

25. How many seconds are in one hour? 360 · 3,600 · 36,000

    3,600

26. Which of these animals is nocturnal? Owl · Squirrel · Butterfly

    Owl

27. Which of these is actually a giant grass? Bamboo · Palm tree · Cactus

    Bamboo – Some bamboo grows almost a meter in a single day!

28. Which shape has the most sides? Octagon · Hexagon · Decagon

    Decagon

29. A red house is made of red bricks. What is a greenhouse made of? Green bricks · Glass · Leaves

    Glass

30. Which number has as many letters as its value? Three · Four · Five

    Four

31. Which is heavier: 1 liter of water or 1 liter of ice? The water · The ice · They're equal

    The water – Ice is lighter for its size, that's why it floats!

32. A plane crashes on a border. Where are the survivors buried? Country A · Country B · Nowhere

    Nowhere

33. Which has more neck bones: a giraffe or a mouse? The giraffe · The mouse · Same

    Same – Almost every mammal has exactly 7 neck bones!

34. How many ways can you order the letters C, A and T? 3 · 6 · 9

    6

35. If the day after tomorrow is Sunday, what day was yesterday? Wednesday · Thursday · Friday

    Thursday

36. How many people guarantee two share a birth month? 24 · 12 · 13

    13

37. Sound travels faster through... Air · Water · Neither

    Water – It's over 4 times faster in water!

38. How many zeros are in one billion? 6 · 9 · 12

    9

39. What does a seismograph measure? Earthquakes · Wind speed · Ocean tides

    Earthquakes

40. In Roman numerals, what does M stand for? 100 · 500 · 1,000

    1,000

41. A doctor gives you 3 pills, one every half hour. How long do they last? 1 hour · 1.5 hours · 3 hours

    1 hour

42. What does 0.999... (repeating forever) equal? Just under 1 · Exactly 1 · Infinity

    Exactly 1 – There's no number between them, so they're the same!

43. A snail climbs 3 m up a 10 m well each day, slips 2 m each night. Out on day... 7 · 8 · 10

    8

44. Which is there more of: sand grains on Earth or stars in the universe? About the same · Sand grains · Stars

    Stars – Scientists estimate far more stars than all the beach sand!

45. Which of these is slightly radioactive? Banana · Apple · Orange

    Banana – It's the potassium, but you'd need millions to hurt you!

46. How many grandparents did your 8 great-grandparents have in total? 16 · 32 · 64

    32

47. Which is bigger: a googol or the atoms in the visible universe? A googol · The atoms · Equal

    A googol – A googol is 1 followed by 100 zeros!

48. How many squares of any size are on a chessboard? 64 · 204 · 256

    204

49. At 3:15, what's the angle between the clock hands? Zero degrees · 7.5 degrees · 15 degrees

    7.5 degrees

50. A well-shuffled deck's order has almost certainly... Repeated often · Been seen before · Never existed

    Never existed

51. How many times does the digit 1 appear from 1 to 20? 10 · 11 · 12

    12

52. What can you hold in your right hand but never in your left? Your left elbow · A heavy backpack · A spoon

    Your left elbow