General knowledge

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food
animals
London

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General knowledge QUIZ
food
Work in teams. Can you guess the answers?
1 What is the main ingredient in guacamole? 8 Which vegetable is rich in vitamin C and is
a tomatoes known to boost the immune system?
b avocado a broccoli
c onion
b spinach
c carrot
2 Which type of fish is commonly used to make
fish and chips?
a cod 9 The original carrots were
b salmon a purple and yellow
c tuna b white and red
c green and blue
3 Which country is the largest producer of coffee
in the world? 10 Cucumber is ... water.
a Brazil a 52 per cent
b Colombia
b 85 per cent
c Ethiopia
c 96 per cent
4 Which type of cuisine is known for its use of
noodles? 11 Lasagna originated in
a Italian cuisine a Spain
b Mexican cuisine b Greece
c Chinese cuisine c Italy

5 Which type of meat is often used in a 12 What is the most important meal of the
traditional Thanksgiving dinner? day?
a beef
a dinner
b pork
b lunch
c turkey
c breakfast
6 Which famous scientist was a chocolate lover
and drank a cup of hot chocolate every day? 13 What are the top two most popular spices
a Albert Einstein in the world?
b Isaac Newton a cinnamon and curry powder
c Thomas Edison Answer b pepper ad mustard
c salt and basil
7 Which country is the largest producer and
exporter of tea in the world?
14 What is the name of the famous soft
a China
drink invented in 1892?
b India
a Pepsi
c Sri Lanka
b Coca-Cola
c Sprite
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General knowledge QUIZ
animals
Work in teams. Can you guess the answers?
1 What animal is the only one that can see in full 8 Which insects communicate by dancing?
colour? a butterflies
a dog b ants
b cat
c bees
c butterfly

9 Caterpillars have ... eyes.

2 How many glasses of milk does the average
cow produce each day? a 12
a 90 b8
b 75 c2
c 45
10 What does a male penguin often give to a
3 How long is an average period of sea snail female penguin to win her over?
sleep? a rock
a 13-15 minutes
b fish
b 13-15 hours
c shell
c 13-15 weeks

4 How many tons can a Blue Whale grow to? 11 Which bird is known to have eyes larger
a 200 than its brain?
b 150 a owl
c 120 b turkey
c ostrich
5 What is the smartest farm animal?
a goat 12 How many bones are in the body of a
b donkey
shark?
c pig
a0
b 25
6 How many tentacles does an octopus have?
a 10 c 45
b8
c6 13 What is the color of a hippo’s sweat?
a grey
7 Spiders have ... blood. b pink
a blue c yellow
b red
c black
14 Under their white fur, what color is a
polar bear’s skin?
a black
b pink
c white
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General knowledge QUIZ
London
Work in teams. Can you guess the answers?
1 What's London's most famous department 8 What is Europe's busiest shopping street in
store? London - with around half a million visitors
a Piccadilly each day?
b Harrods a Oxford Street
c The Barbican Centre b King's Road
c Carnaby Street
2 What are the famous guards of The Tower of
London called?
9 Where's the home of the British Prime
a Beefeaters
Minister?
b The Guards
a Downing Street 10
c Knights
b Regent Street 10
3 What is London’s tallest building?
c Browning Street 10
a Bishopsgate Tower
b Big Ben 10 St. Paul's Cathedral is ... dome in the
c The Shard world.
a the biggest
4 How many London Underground stations are b the second biggest
there? c the third biggest
a 270
b 170 11 What made Carnaby Street famous?
c 70 a food
b flowers
5 How long does the London Eye take to c fashion
complete one full rotation?
a one hour 12 What commemorates Napoleon's defeat
b 45 minutes at sea in 1805?
c 30 minutes a Oliver's Column
b Duke of York's Column
6 Which London park is famous for its Speakers'
c Nelson's Column
Corner?
a Richmond Park
13 What line runs through Greenwich?
b Hyde Park
c Waterlow Park
a Nine Elms Lane
b The Prime Meridian
7 What is the official name of the tower that c Long Lane
houses Big Ben?
a Elizabeth Tower 14 What street has a long tradition as the
b Ben Tower home of printing?
c Big Tower a Sloane Street
b Oxford Street
c Fleet Street
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General knowledge QUIZ
food ODPOWIEDZI
Work in teams. Can you guess the answers?
1 What is the main ingredient in guacamole? 8 Which vegetable is rich in vitamin C and is
a tomatoes known to boost the immune system?
b avocado a broccoli
c onion
b spinach
c carrot
2 Which type of fish is commonly used to make
fish and chips?
a cod 9 The original carrots were
b salmon a purple and yellow
c tuna b white and red
c green and blue
3 Which country is the largest producer of coffee
in the world? 10 Cucumber is ... water.
a Brazil a 52 per cent
b Colombia
b 85 per cent
c Ethiopia
c 96 per cent
4 Which type of cuisine is known for its use of
noodles? 11 Lasagna originated in
a Italian cuisine a Spain
b Mexican cuisine b Greece
c Chinese cuisine c Italy

5 Which type of meat is often used in a 12 What is the most important meal of the
traditional Thanksgiving dinner? day?
a beef
a dinner
b pork
b lunch
c turkey
c breakfast
6 Which famous scientist was a chocolate lover
and drank a cup of hot chocolate every day? 13 What are the top two most popular spices
a Albert Einstein in the world?
b Isaac Newton a cinnamon and curry powder
c Thomas Edison Answer b pepper ad mustard
c salt and basil
7 Which country is the largest producer and
exporter of tea in the world?
14 What is the name of the famous soft
a China
drink invented in 1892?
b India
a Pepsi
c Sri Lanka
b Coca-Cola
c Sprite
www.pogotowiejezykowe.pl
General knowledge QUIZ
animals ODPOWIEDZI
Work in teams. Can you guess the answers?
1 What animal is the only one that can see in full 8 Which insects communicate by dancing?
colour? a butterflies
a dog b ants
b cat
c bees
c butterfly

9 Caterpillars have ... eyes.

2 How many glasses of milk does the average
cow produce each day? a 12
a 90 b8
b 75 c2
c 45
10 What does a male penguin often give to a
3 How long is an average period of sea snail female penguin to win her over?
sleep? a rock
a 13-15 minutes
b fish
b 13-15 hours
c shell
c 13-15 weeks

4 How many tons can a Blue Whale grow to? 11 Which bird is known to have eyes larger
a 200 than its brain?
b 150 a owl
c 120 b turkey
c ostrich
5 What is the smartest farm animal?
a goat 12 How many bones are in the body of a
b donkey
shark?
c pig
a0
b 25
6 How many tentacles does an octopus have?
a 10 c 45
b8
c6 13 What is the color of a hippo’s sweat?
a grey
7 Spiders have ... blood. b pink
a blue c yellow
b red
c black
14 Under their white fur, what color is a
polar bear’s skin?
a black
b pink
c white
www.pogotowiejezykowe.pl
General knowledge QUIZ
London ODPOWIEDZI
Work in teams. Can you guess the answers?
1 What's London's most famous department 8 What is Europe's busiest shopping street in
store? London - with around half a million visitors
a Piccadilly each day?
b Harrods a Oxford Street
c The Barbican Centre b King's Road
c Carnaby Street
2 What are the famous guards of The Tower of
London called?
9 Where's the home of the British Prime
a Beefeaters
Minister?
b The Guards
a Downing Street 10
c Knights
b Regent Street 10
3 What is London’s tallest building?
c Browning Street 10
a Bishopsgate Tower
b Big Ben 10 St. Paul's Cathedral is ... dome in the
c The Shard world.
a the biggest
4 How many London Underground stations are b the second biggest
there? c the third biggest
a 270
b 170 11 What made Carnaby Street famous?
c 70 a food
b flowers
5 How long does the London Eye take to c fashion
complete one full rotation?
a one hour 12 What commemorates Napoleon's defeat
b 45 minutes at sea in 1805?
c 30 minutes a Oliver's Column
b Duke of York's Column
6 Which London park is famous for its Speakers'
c Nelson's Column
Corner?
a Richmond Park
13 What line runs through Greenwich?
b Hyde Park
c Waterlow Park
a Nine Elms Lane
b The Prime Meridian
7 What is the official name of the tower that c Long Lane
houses Big Ben?
a Elizabeth Tower 14 What street has a long tradition as the
b Ben Tower home of printing?
c Big Tower a Sloane Street
b Oxford Street
c Fleet Street
www.pogotowiejezykowe.pl