General Knowledge Quiz (GKQ) August 2012

Year 9 and 10 Social Studies

1. On your world map, locate and label the country of Spain.

DO NOW - Mapping Tasks

2. On your world map, locate and label the country of South Africa.3. On your world map, locate and label the country of India.4. On your world map, locate and label the country of Mexico.

5. What country does this flag represent?

6. What country does this flag represent?

7. What country does this flag represent?

8. This man is running for President of the

USA. What is his name?

9. What country is this?

10. Who is this singer?

11. Who is this athlete and what medal did she win? What was her event?

12. What is the name of this famous landmark and what city can it be

found?

Capital Cities x 8

13. What is the capital city of France?14. What is the capital city of Australia?15. What is the capital city of Japan?16. What is the capital city of Samoa?17. What is the capital city of Spain?18. What is the capital city of Canada?19. What is the capital city of Portugal?20. What is the capital city of China?

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• Swap your sheets and mark them.• You should write the answers on the back of

the world map. Make sure you have your name on that sheet as well.

1. On your world map, locate and label the country of Spain.

DO NOW - Mapping Tasks

2. On your world map, locate and label the country of South Africa.3. On your world map, locate and label the country of India.

4. On your world map, locate and label the country of Mexico.

Mapping Task

5. What country does this flag represent?

Answer – The Philippines

6. What country does this flag represent?

Answer – Denmark

7. What country does this flag represent?

Answer – Peoples Republic of China

8. This man is running for President of the

USA. What is his name?

Answer – Mitt Romney

For the Republican Party

9. What country is this?Answer – The USA

10. Who is this singer?Answer – Chris Brown

11. Who is this athlete and what medal did she win? What was her event?

Answer – Lisa Carrington – Gold Kayaking – K2

12. What is the name of this famous landmark and what city can it be

found?

Answer – Big Ben& The House of Commons

London, UK

Capital Cities x 8

13. What is the capital city of France? PARIS14. What is the capital city of Australia? CANBERRA15. What is the capital city of Japan? TOKYO16. What is the capital city of Samoa? APIA17. What is the capital city of Spain? MADRID18. What is the capital city of Canada? OTTAWA19. What is the capital city of Portugal? LISBON20. What is the capital city of China? BEIJING

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