General knowledge quiz: how well do you know the world?

Questions

1. What is the capital city of Japan?
   a) Seoul
   b) Beijing
   c) Tokyo
   d) Bangkok
2. Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
   a) William Shakespeare
   b) Charles Dickens
   c) Mark Twain
   d) Jane Austen
3. What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
   a) Earth
   b) Jupiter
   c) Saturn
   d) Mars
4. Which element has the chemical symbol ‘O’?
   a) Gold
   b) Oxygen
   c) Osmium
   d) Silver
5. In which year did the United States declare its independence?
   a) 1776
   b) 1492
   c) 1789
   d) 1812
6. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
   a) Gold
   b) Diamond
   c) Iron
   d) Quartz
7. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
   a) China
   b) Japan
   c) South Korea
   d) Thailand
8. Who was the first person to set foot on the Moon?
   a) Buzz Aldrin
   b) Yuri Gagarin
   c) Neil Armstrong
   d) Michael Collins
9. What is the main language spoken in Brazil?
   a) Spanish
   b) Portuguese
   c) French
   d) English
10. Which ocean is the largest in the world?
    a) Atlantic Ocean
    b) Indian Ocean
    c) Arctic Ocean
    d) Pacific Ocean

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Answers

1. c) Tokyo
2. a) William Shakespeare
3. b) Jupiter
4. b) Oxygen
5. a) 1776
6. b) Diamond
7. b) Japan
8. c) Neil Armstrong
9. b) Portuguese
10. d) Pacific Ocean