For this subtest, you will encounter knowledge questions about various subjects. Answer as many questions as you can.
Keep the following rules in mind:
All questions that don't ask for a number must be answered with ONE WORD only. Spaces, hyphens, and other forms of punctuation are never part of a correct answer.
Questions asking for names must only be answered with the last name of the person in question.
Questions asking for a year must only be answered numerically, i.e. "1955" rather than "nineteen fifty-five."
Misspellings and alternative spellings do not count against your score.
Example
1. What is the capital of France?
The correct answer is PARIS. ✓
You will have 8 minutes to complete 30 questions.
General Knowledge
Question 1
What is the term for a pedal-driven vehicle that has one wheel?
Question 2
What is the term for a group of stars which forms a recognizable pattern or figure?
Question 3
What continent is the ostrich native to?
Question 4
What is the term for the study of reptiles?
Question 5
What is the largest country in the world by surface area?
Question 6
What is the last name of the author of On the Origin of Species?
Question 7
What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Question 8
What unit of length is equal to 100 meters?
Question 9
What famous antibiotic was discovered in 1928?
Question 10
What is the name for a polygon with 7 sides?
Question 11
What is the last name of the author of Frankenstein?
Question 12
What is the last name of the person known as the “Bard of Avon”?
Question 13
Who sculpted David?
Question 14
What is the capital of Norway?
Question 15
What year did World War I end?
Question 16
What is the name of the world’s tallest species of tree?
Question 17
In what city were many Nazi leaders tried after World War II?
Question 18
What is the last name of the person who proposed the germ theory of disease?
Question 19
What is the name of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii?
Question 20
What disfiguring disease was declared eradicated worldwide in 1980?
Question 21
What is the longest river in Asia?
Question 22
What is the most abundant element on Earth?
Question 23
What country is Machu Picchu located in?
Question 24
The term “Hellenism” relates to what country?
Question 25
What is the capital of Lebanon?
Question 26
Who is known as the Father of Medicine?
Question 27
Frederick the Great was the king of what historical state?
Question 28
In what country was the magnetic compass invented?