Rapid Recall
Instructions: Quick-fire general knowledge questions to test your rapid memory recall!
- 1.
How many legs does a spider have?
A12B8C6D10 - 2.
What is the capital of Australia?
ACanberraBMelbourneCSydneyDBrisbane - 3.
How many colors are in a rainbow?
A7B8C5D6 - 4.
What year did the Titanic sink?
A1916B1912C1914D1910 - 5.
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
AJupiterBVenusCMarsDSaturn - 6.
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
AAtlanticBArcticCPacificDIndian - 7.
How many stripes are on the American flag?
A12B13C15D11 - 8.
What element does 'O' represent on the periodic table?
AOganessonBGoldCOsmiumDOxygen - 9.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
ARaphaelBRembrandtCLeonardo da VinciDMichelangelo - 10.
What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?
A200°FB212°FC180°FD100°F - 11.
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
AFranceBEnglandCGermanyDSpain - 12.
How many bones are in the adult human body?
A226B186C256D206 - 13.
What is the smallest U.S. state by area?
AConnecticutBNew JerseyCRhode IslandDDelaware - 14.
In what decade did television become common in American homes?
A1950sB1960sC1930sD1940s - 15.
What is the longest river in the world?
AYangtzeBMississippiCNileDAmazon
Answer Key
Spiders are arachnids and have 8 legs, distinguishing them from insects which have 6.
Canberra is the capital of Australia. Many people mistakenly think it's Sydney or Melbourne.
A rainbow has 7 colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
The RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage.
Mars is called the Red Planet because of the iron oxide (rust) on its surface that gives it a reddish appearance.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest, covering about 63 million square miles — more than all land area combined.
The American flag has 13 stripes — 7 red and 6 white — representing the original 13 colonies.
O is the chemical symbol for Oxygen, the element essential for breathing.
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, believed to be completed around 1517. It hangs in the Louvre in Paris.
Water boils at 212°F (100°C) at standard atmospheric pressure.
France gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1886 as a symbol of friendship and liberty.
The adult human skeleton has 206 bones. Babies are born with about 270, but many fuse together as they grow.
Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state at about 1,214 square miles.
Television ownership exploded in the 1950s, growing from about 9% of homes in 1950 to nearly 90% by 1960.
The Nile River in Africa is traditionally considered the longest river at about 4,132 miles.