Elementary School General Knowledge Test

98% of adults FAILED to pass this. Can you pass it?

We collected the daily tests from elementary (primary) schools across 10 countries to design this quiz. After testing it on a small sample of adult participants, only 2% of the group answered every question correctly.

Please do not Google or ask your friends for help while taking this quiz! Good luck!

• Updated for mobile phones and tablets
• Corrections of typing errors
• Fixed the mistake of the question "What's the Closest Planet to Earth?". Thanks very much to reddit user @molossus99!

• Which planet do we live on?

  Venus

  Mercury

  Earth

  Mars

• What is the biggest ocean in the world?

  Atlantic Ocean

  Arctic Ocean

  Pacific Ocean

  Indian Ocean
• What is the Roman numeral IX in the Arabic numeral form？

  9

  100

  7

  11
• What is the smallest prime number?

  0

  1

  2

  -1

• What is a day?

  Earth's rotation period relative to the Sun

  One orbital period

  Half of Earth's rotation period relative to the Sun

  Half an orbital period
• What is the normal human body temperature?

  98.6°F (37ºC)

  88.6°F (31ºC)

  108.6°F (42.6ºC)

  37°F (2.8ºC)
• How many bones does a healthy adult man/woman have?

  206

  308

  102

  509

• What is the chemical formula for water?

  H₂O

  H₂O₂

  HO₂

  H₃O₂
• Who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system?

  Nikola Tesla

  Elon Musk

  Thomas Alva Edison

  Issac Newton

• Where was Albert Einstein born?

  United States

  Germany

  Switzerland

  Austria

• You are driving at 90 kmph (56 mph) on a highway. How long would it take you to drive 45 km (28 mi)?

  1 hour

  2 hours

  30 minutes

  45 hours

• Which of the following planets is closest to Earth?

  Venus

  Mercury

  Mars

  Jupiter
• Who was the first US president?

  John Adams

  Benjamin Franklin

  Thomas Jefferson

  George Washington

• Which city listed below is the capital city of Australia?

  Sydney

  Melbourne

  Canberra

  None of the above

• Which language is spoken by a majority of people in the United States?

  English

  French

  Spanish

  Dutch
• Your brother is eating your pizza!
  
  What kind of word is the word "Your"?

  noun

  pronoun

  adjective

  adverb

• The area of a given triangle is 20 cm² and its base is 5 cm. What is its height?

  8 cm

  6 cm

  4 cm

  2 cm

• What's the time on the clock?

  12:00 a.m.

  12:30 a.m.

  0:00 a.m.

  The clock isn't working properly.