General Knowledge for Grades 3-6

Question 1

What is the process by which plants make food?

Accepted Answer

photosynthesis

Question 2

Tokyo is the capital of what Asian country?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 3

Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?

Accepted Answer

Neil Armstrong

Question 4

What is the world's tallest mountain?

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest

Question 5

Which branch of the U.S. Government includes the President and his cabinet?

Accepted Answer

Executive

Question 6

Which of the Great Lakes is the deepest?

Accepted Answer

Lake Superior

Question 7

What is the national bird of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Bald Eagle

Question 8

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 9

What is the largest ocean on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

Question 10

Which branch of the U.S. Government is comprised of the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

Judicial

Question 11

What state of matter has a fixed volume but a fluid shape?

Accepted Answer

Liquid

Question 12

What animal is considered to be the largest land animal on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Elephant

Question 13

What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?

Accepted Answer

length X width

Question 14

What is the longest river in the world?

Accepted Answer

Amazon River

Question 15

Paris the capital of what country?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 16

Which branch of the U.S. Government makes laws?

Accepted Answer

Legislative

Question 17

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 18

Which one of these is NOT a primary color?

Accepted Answer

Green

Question 19

What is the currency used in the United Kingdom (U.K.)?

Accepted Answer

Pound

Question 20

Who was the first President of the United States?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 21

Name the longest side of a right triangle.

Accepted Answer

Hypotenuse

Question 22

What state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?

Accepted Answer

Solid

Question 23

Who is the author of the Harry Potter series?

Accepted Answer

J. K. Rowling

Question 24

Which element has an atomic number of 1?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen

Question 25

What year was the United States founded?

Accepted Answer

1776

Question 26

What scientific theory did Albert Einstein develop?

Accepted Answer

Theory of Relativity

Question 27

What state of matter has a volume that will expand to fit any shape?

Accepted Answer

Gas

Question 28

Au is the chemical symbol for what element?

Accepted Answer

Gold

Question 29

During photosynthesis, what do plants use to make their food?

Accepted Answer

Sunlight

Question 30

H20 is the chemical symbol for what substance?

Accepted Answer

Water

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