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General Knowledge Trivia: Grades 6–8
Middle school trivia mixing science, world history, geography, math and the arts.
- 🎓 Grades 6–8
- 💡 General Knowledge
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What is the chemical symbol for gold?
- A Ag
- B Au
- C Gd
- D Go
Which scientist developed the theory of relativity?
- A Albert Einstein
- B Isaac Newton
- C Galileo Galilei
- D Nikola Tesla
About how fast does light travel?
- A 30,000 km per minute
- B 300,000 km per second
- C 300 km per second
- D 3,000 km per hour
What is the smallest prime number?
- A 3
- B 1
- C 2
- D 0
In what year did people first walk on the Moon?
- A 1969
- B 1979
- C 1959
- D 1989
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
- A Rembrandt
- B Raphael
- C Leonardo da Vinci
- D Michelangelo
Who composed the Moonlight Sonata?
- A Johann Sebastian Bach
- B Ludwig van Beethoven
- C Frédéric Chopin
- D Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What is the square root of 144?
- A 14
- B 11
- C 72
- D 12
What is the official language of Brazil?
- A Spanish
- B French
- C Portuguese
- D Brazilian
What is the currency of Japan?
- A Won
- B Yen
- C Yuan
- D Rupee
Who built Europe's first printing press with movable metal type, around 1440?
- A Johannes Gutenberg
- B Leonardo da Vinci
- C Isaac Newton
- D Galileo Galilei
What do the angles of any triangle add up to?
- A 360°
- B 270°
- C 180°
- D 90°
What does "www" stand for in a web address?
- A World Web Wire
- B Wide World Window
- C World Wide Web
- D Web With Words
Which is the largest country by area?
- A China
- B Canada
- C Russia
- D United States
What is pi rounded to two decimal places?
- A 3.14
- B 2.14
- C 3.41
- D 3.12
Who discovered penicillin in 1928?
- A Alexander Fleming
- B Jonas Salk
- C Louis Pasteur
- D Marie Curie
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
- A Ada Lovelace
- B Marie Curie
- C Rosalind Franklin
- D Jane Goodall
Which element is found in all living things?
- A Gold
- B Neon
- C Carbon
- D Helium
Which ocean is the deepest?
- A Indian
- B Arctic
- C Pacific
- D Atlantic
Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?
- A William Shakespeare
- B Charles Dickens
- C Mark Twain
- D Jane Austen
How many bones are in the adult human body?
- A 256
- B 306
- C 206
- D 106
What is the longest river in South America?
- A Amazon
- B Paraná
- C Orinoco
- D Rio Grande
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