World & Everyday Life quiz for grades 5 to 13

222 World & Everyday Life questions across three grade bands. In the game you pick the subject and the band, and every duel draws questions you haven't had yet. Here are six examples, two from each band.

Play World & Everyday LifeGrades 5–7: 88 · Grades 8–10: 91 · Grades 11–13: 43

Sample questions

Grades 5–7 · Animals and nature

Which bird lays its eggs in other birds’ nests?

  1. ACuckoo
  2. BBlackbird
  3. CSparrow
  4. DTit
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A: Cuckoo

Grades 5–7 · Food and drink

Which vegetable is sauerkraut made from?

  1. ARed cabbage
  2. BCauliflower
  3. CSpinach
  4. DWhite cabbage
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D: White cabbage

Grades 8–10 · Holidays and customs

In which country is Thanksgiving traditionally a big holiday in November?

  1. AUSA
  2. BCanada
  3. CMexico
  4. DBrazil
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A: USA

Grades 8–10 · Jobs

Whose job is it to examine crime scenes and evidence in order to solve crimes?

  1. AJudge
  2. BLawyer
  3. CCustoms officer
  4. DDetective
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D: Detective

Grades 11–13 · Symbols and flags

Which symbol does the flag of the United Nations show in the middle?

  1. AWhite star
  2. BPlain blue globe
  3. CDove with an olive branch
  4. DWorld map with olive branches
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D: World map with olive branches

Grades 11–13 · Measures and weights

Which unit of ship speed equals one nautical mile per hour?

  1. AFathom
  2. BKnot
  3. CNautical mile
  4. DLeague
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B: Knot