General Knowledge Trivia

General Knowledge (Miscellaneous)

• Nigeria gained independence from Britain in 1960.
• Three world languages are English, French, and German. Other options include Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese.
• Three world religions are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Buddhism is another option.
• The answer after multiplication is called the product.
• The answer after subtraction is the difference.
• A rectangle has 4 sides.
• A triangle has 3 sides.
• A triangle contains 180 degrees.
• Amos is an Old Testament Prophet.
• John The Baptist prepared the way for the coming of Christ.
• The Church remembers the Holy Innocents on December 28th.
• Herod is the wicked king who killed the Holy Innocents.
• The correct response to a priest's greeting "The Lord be with you" is "And also with you".
• A brother's son is called a nephew.
• E-mail means Electronic Mail.
• WWW.COM means World Wide Web.Com
• Engineering, Law, Medicine, and Teaching are careers or professions.
• "Things Fall Apart" and "No Longer at Ease" are novels by Chinua Achebe.
• The corrected sentence is: "We used to go to bed at 9.00 p.m."
• The corrected sentence is: "I am supposed to obey my parents."
• The name of the Imo State Governor is Achike Udenwa.
• The capital of Abia State is Orji Uzor Kalu.
• Parents refers to your father and mother.
• The plural of knife is knives.
• The total number of days in January, March, and November is 92 (31+31+30).
• The Nigerian Civil War was between Nigeria and Biafra.
• A suitable morning greeting for a teacher is: "Good Morning Sir/Madam/Miss".
• The capital of Rivers State in Nigeria is Port Harcourt.
• U.S.A. means the United States of America.
• The languages spoken by Americans include English and Spanish.
• 12 multiplied by 6 equals 72.
• 13 divided by 2 is 6 and a half.
• St. Luke wrote The Acts of the Apostles.
• Jeremiah is an Old Testament Prophet.
• The singular of houses is house.
• The capital of Nigeria is Abuja.
• "The death of the chief shocked everyone in the village," "The boy’s father is dead," and "His mother died last year" are sentences using "death," "dead," and "died."
• The correct English translation of "Blessing no dey speak Igbo" is "Blessing does not speak Igbo".
• Names of games are Football, Basketball, Lawn Tennis, Volley Ball, Badminton, Rugby, Cricket, and Baseball.
• Examples of track events in sports are 100 meters, mile race, 10-mile race, hurdles, and relay races.
• Examples of field events in sports are High Jump, Long Jump, Pole Vault, Javelin, Shot Put, and Discus.
• The Vice President of Nigeria is Atiku Abubakar.
• The three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria are Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba.
• FCT means Federal Capital Territory.
• KPH and MPH stand for Kilometer per hour and Mile per hour respecitvely.
• The answer obtained after addition is called the Sum.
• Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are the four writers of the Gospels.
• The Holy Innocents are those children under the age of 2 ordered to be killed by Herod, who feared Christ was among them.
• The completion of "As wise as" is "Solomon" or "Owl".
• FM means Frequency Modulated.
• WAEC, WASCE, and SSSCE stand for West African Examination Council, West African School Certificate Examination, and Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination.
• GCE, JAMB, and NECO stand for General Certificate of Examination, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, and National Examinations Council.
• Official letters are addressed to those in authority and unofficial letters are addressed to close relatives and friends.
• Your mother's sister is your aunt.
• Your father's brother is your uncle.

English Language - Spelling Exercise

• Correct spellings include: Believe/Receive, Occasion/commotion, Difficult/Easy, Senior/Junior, Abandon/forget, Thirty/sixty.
• In the sentence "The academic session begins in March", the word "session" should be underlined or italicized.
• The spellings should emphasize that in the sentence, "Male students should sit in front. The younger ones should stand".
• The sentence should read, "Everyone is here except Ngozi. I will not accept that dirty book".
• The sentence should read, "You have to study hard in order to pass the test. The other student is sick."
• The sentence should read, "It is bad to steal somebody's pants. There are still many bad boys in our school."
• The answer got after addition is called "sum." Some students are very intelligent.
• The sentence should read, "We are being punished because we arrived late. He has been kneeling down for over one hour."
• The sentence should read, "No one wants to know where the thief comes from."
• The sentence should read, "I heard that he had 90% in the hard test we had last week."
• The sentence should read, "Mary's earrings fell into the river and we did not fail to help her look for the earrings."
• The sentence should read, "Mary did not feel happy when we could not find the earrings."
• The sentence should read, "Our teacher was weak in class throughout last week."
• The sentence should read, "We must go to school whether the weather is good or not."
• The sentence should read, "I thought that our teacher taught us that poem last year?"
• The corrected sentence is : One of my sisters wedded last year.
• The corrected sentence is: One of the greatest problems I have is poor handwriting.
• The corrected sentence is: I am supposed to visit my sick mother after school.
• The corrected sentence is: I cannot be able to spell that word. or I cannot
• The corrected sentence is: My sister and I ate the food.
• The corrected sentence is: I don't want to hear
• The corrected sentence is: He has found the book.
• The corrected sentence is: My uncle lives at Port Harcourt.
• The corrected sentence is: My grandfather has lost his sight,. We went to examine the site The new store.
• The corrected sentence is: Please, can you cite the chapter and verses of the Bible from where the pastor got the quotation?

Figurative Expressions, Idioms, and Parts of Speech

• "To smell a rat" meaning: to suspect something.
• "To look before you leap" meaning: think before acting.
• "To read between the lines" meaning: to detect the hidden meaning.
• "To buy over somebody" meaning: to bribe someone.
• "To be behind times" meaning: to be old-fashioned, primitive.
• "To be buried in one's books" meaning: to study seriously.
• "Behind one's back" meaning: without one's knowledge.
• "To be in hot water" meaning: to be in trouble, difficulty.
• "To see red" meaning: to be mad with anger.
• "To fight one's way" meaning: to struggle.
• "To shade crocodile tears" meaning: hypocritical tears, not serious, pretentious.
• "To square the circle" meaning: to attempt something impossible.
• "A bone of contention" meaning: a cause of dispute.
• "To fight like cats and dogs" meaning: to be always quarrelling.
• "Bag and baggage" meaning: with all one's belongings.
• "To kick the bucket" meaning: to die.
• "To round off" meaning: to summarize.
• "To wear a long face" meaning: to be sad.
• "To lay somebody to rest" meaning: to bury.
• "To mince no words" meaning: no quibbling, no joke, exactly what is meant.
• "To take law into one's hand" meaning: to act at one's liberty, no authorization.
• "To turn down a request" meaning: to refuse.
• "To throw in the towel" meaning: to surrender, admit defeat.
• "To step on one's toes" meaning: to make one angry.
• Parts of speech: (a) Confidence - Noun, (b) Slowly - Adverb, (c) Come - Verb, (d) Under - Preposition.
• In the sentence: (a) Okeke missed his luck. [His – Pronoun].
• In the sentence: (b) Okon agreed happily to serve the visitors. [Happily – Adverb]
• In the sentence: (c) She is a beautiful lady. [Beautiful – Adjective].
• The opposite of "bright" is dull.
• Paul writes three letters to his uncle every week.
• The boy dreamt about thieves last night.
• The noun from the verb "able" is ability.
• Although she had the opportunity of studying abroad, she decided to stay at home.
• turn to a direct speach : "You must never fight in the field.” for the referee said
• Turn this sentence to an indirect speech: The principal said that he did not like lazy students.
• Select the correct answer I have done work.
• What is the noun from "marry" (Marriage.)

Grammar and Vocabulary

• The masculine gender of "Matron" is Patron.
• 'Board of directors' is a collective noun.
• A word nearest in meaning to "disaster" is calamity.
• The feminine gender of "Hero" is Heroine.
• The policemen beat the suspect mercilessly.
• I asked him if he had ever been to Lagos before.
• I happened to meet her at the party last Xmas.
• You who are rich can easily buy all your books.
• The boy as well as his friend was here.
• None of the boys has a knife.
• You walk to school every morning.
• Human beings eat present tense.

Old Testament

• The term sovereignty of God means Supremacy of God.
• Land and vegetation was created on the 4th day.
• According to the first account of creation, animals and birds were created before man (Yes).
• Abraham was from Haran, Terah.
• Abraham's father was Terah, Schechem.
• Abraham's initial name was Abram.
• Abraham was 75 years old when he was called.
• Sarah was 90 years old when she gave birth to Isaac.
• Sea, land and vegetation.was created on the 3rd day by God
• The Birth of Isaac was the beginning of the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham.
• Ishmael was Son of Abraham by the slave girl, Haggi.
• Isaac and Rebecca were the parents of Esau and Jacob.

New Testament

• John the Baptist was a voice crying in the wilderness.

• The number of types of miracle(s) is 2,3, or 1.

• Jesus turns water into wine in the land of Galilee.

• God's love for man was shown by the Death of Christ on the Calvary.

• Love is one of the characteristics of new life.

• Humility is a state of being modest, gentle and mild of temperate (True).

• According to Paul, justification is by Faith.

• Love is one of the spiritual gifts.

• Another name for the Promised Spirit is called The Paraclete.

• During the coming of the Holy Spirit, Peter made a speech.

• The coming of the Holy Spirit took place days after Ascension (10).

• One of the effects of the Holy Spirit on the disciples is Speaking in tongues.

• Saul was the great persecutor.

• Stephen was stoned to death.

• Solomon succeeded David as king.

• Solomon was the wisest king in the bible.

• Ahab was the husband of Jezebel, Rebecca.

• David killed Uriah the Hittites when he was king.

• Elijah and the prophets of Baal contested at Mount Carmel.

• Moses saw the burning bush at Mount Sinai, Carmel.

• Moses represents the law, while Elijah represents, a prophet.

• Ananias restored Saul's sight.

• The first five books of the Old Testament are called Pentateuch.

Government

• Nigeria was amalgamated by Sir Lord Frederick Luggard in (1914).
• Nigeria became independent in (1960).
• The first Prime Minister of Nigeria in 1960 was (Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Belewa).
• Nigeria became a Republic in (1963)
• The first President of Nigeria was. (Alhaji Shehu Shagari)
• The first Nigerian Governor General was (Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe)
• The Nigerian civil war started in and ended in? (1966 and 1970 January 30th)
• The first American President was (Mr. George Washington)
• The First University established in Nigeria was (University of Ibadan in 1948)
• The University of Nigeria Nsukka was established in (1960)
• Aba and Owerri women riot took place in (1929)

Integrated Science

• The three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.
• When a liquid evaporates, it changes into gas.
• Freezing of water changes liquid water into ice.
• The temperature at which a liquid changes to gas is its boiling point.
• Melting changes a solid into liquid.
• Meter is the standard unit for measuring length.
• Mass is the measure of kilogram.
• Density describes mass per unit volume.
• Drivers oil the parts of their cars to reduce the friction.
• When heated, matter move faster.
• There are (9) planets in the solar system.
• Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
• Mercury is Which of the planets is nearest to the sun.
• Pluto is. The planet, which is farthest from the sun,.
• The sun is at the center of the solar system.
• There is (One) star in the solar system.
• A planet and the moon revolves around the earth in (Satellite).

Integrated Science

• The movement of a planet round the sun is known as (Revolution).

• The earth takes (365.25 days) to complete one revolution.

• The earth takes (24 hours) to complete one rotation.

• The moon takes (28 days) to make one revolution round the earth.

• (An astronaut)is The name given to a person who travels to space.

• A person who studies the weather is called a (Meteorologist)

• The amount of water vapor in the air is called (Humidity)

• A barometer is used for measuring (Atmospheric pressure)

• An (Anemometer) measures The speed of wind with the The life process necessary for the continuation of life..

• The life process necessary for the continuation of life is known as (Reproduction) with (Irritability).

• The living process is known as: (Irritability) is in the environment

• Living thing is known asProtoplasm Cell

• Differ from other plant called called (Chlorophyll)

• Condition to to (Stimulus) is referred to as Most aspect of the (Carbon dioxide, Alcohol, Energy, Waste products, Excess water)(C)

• To be able to carry on life activities, living things need a constant supply is (Mineral salt Heat Fluid Carbon Energy (E)

• Living organism's waste remove the product to is (Egestion Secretion Transpiration Excretion Respiration (D)

• Which of the following is not an example of fuel? (a) Kerosene(b) Engine oil(c) Charcoal(d) Water(e) Firewood (D)

• Plants are the ultimate source of (a) Water (b) Nitrogenous compounds (c) Oxygen (d) Drugs (e) Energy (E)

• Gases move in and out of a leaf is an opening called (a) Pore (b) Cavity(c) Vacuole(d) Aperture(e) Stomata (E)

• The first product of photosynthesis is (a) Starch (b) Amino acid (c) Mineral salts (d) Glucose (e) Vitamins (E)

• Green plants usually store carbohydrates as (a) Glucose (b) Glycogen (c) Starch (d) Fat (e) Fructose(C)

• What food substance would million's test be used to identify?(a) Simple sugars (b) Minerals (c) Fats and oils (d) Vitamins (Proteins (E)

• Test the best iodine and found in (Starch)

• Man living with Lion as a (Carnivore)

• Malaria is spread when what is (Sleeping sickness)(Protozoan)

• the disease does a cause?

Anatomy and Phisiology

• An organism known as Habitat.
• The product of a chemical that (Bile)
• What is this (Loamy soil)
• The other crop(Leguminous crop).
• from Latin words known(Ager and Cultura)
• The following the monoculture.
• fertility (Candelling)

Agriculture

• The process of separating young animals from their mother is known as (Weaning)
• Those crops that complete their life cycle within a year are called (Annual crop)
• Meat from Goat is called (Chevon)
• The branch of Agriculture involved in the treatment of sick farm animals is called (Veterinary medicine)
• The removal of seedlings from the nursery to their permanent site is known as (Transplanting)
• The farm machinery usually employed in the harvesting of farm crops is known as (Harvesters)
• The type of agricultural system in which the farmer combines crop growing and animal rearing is called (Mixed farming)
• Those animals that feed on grasses are called (Ruminant animals)
• The first milk secreted by the female animal after birth is called (Colostrum)

Argriculture

• Secateur is used mainly for secateur (Pruning)
• Meat form the cattle to to diet, and is caused through (Beef)
• There also known testicles (Castration)
• Pig is from name testicles

Section 6 Agricultural science

• The type is agriculture and (Gills)
• The first is a for and Subsistence
• The primary tillage implement Plough
• If a the year:Bush Fallowing
• Thesame factors called what (Living Organism).
• Called by the plants by the test(Vegetative reproduction) – the taste for test spices.
• equipment is use by the parathe test (Latex).

Section 7 art

• The the soil.
• The test
• Flute.
• Art to livestock.
• The to is to (Power Take-off)
• Harror to test
• The Maize to test
• • The A maranthus (Green).

Maths

• The complement of test is equal to test4.
• The test is to (5).
• The the to, what is it.
• The to if if division and. A1-2 what that and a is. Express on 1g to you by.
• The test is to give you (Quetion).

Section 8

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