General Knowledge quiz

What is the capital city of Australia?

• Sydney

• Canberra

• Melbourne

• Perth

Where is the largest volcano on Earth located?

• Indonesia

• Hawaii

• Mexico

• China

Adolf Hitler was born in which country?

• France

• Germany

• Austria

• Hungary

Who was the first Western explorer to reach China?

• Magellan

• Cook

• Marco Polo

• Sir Francis Drake

World War I began in which year?

• 1923

• 1938

• 1917

• 1914

The disease that ravaged and killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th century is known as:

• The White Death

• Smallpox

• The Bubonic Plague

• The Malaria Plague

The Hundred Years War was fought between what two countries?

• Italy and Carthage

• England and Germany

• France and England

• Spain and France

The first successful printing press was developed by this man.

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Benjamin Franklin

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Martin Luther

The highest mountain in the world is in which two countries?

• India and Pakistan

• China and Mongolia

• Tibet and Nepal

• Pakistan and Nepal

Where is the biggest desert on earth?

• Siberia

• Africa

• Antartica

• Australia