Can You Answer These 11 Questions You Might Have Learned at School?

Most of us like to think we held onto the core facts drilled into our heads during our school days.

Once you’re a few years out of the classroom, though, everyday life has a funny habit of pushing that textbook knowledge straight out of your head, leaving behind only vague memories of periodic tables and long division.

This quick trivia challenge hops across maths, science, history, and geography, serving up 11 questions that might seem simple enough on the surface but are surprisingly easy to get wrong. Put your memory to the test, resist the urge to turn to your phone for help, and see how many you can answer correctly before checking your final score.

1. What is the only even prime number?

A. 4

B. 8

C. 6

D. 2

2. Which layer of the Earth is at its surface?

A. The mantle

B. The inner core

C. The outer core

D. The crust

3. Which of these English monarchs had the shortest reign?

A. Lady Jane Grey

B. Edward VIII

C. Mary I

D. Edward V

4. A rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 3 cm. What is its perimeter?

A. 16 cm

B. 24 cm

C. 22 cm

D. 11 cm

5. Which of these animals is an amphibian?

A. Lizard

B. Salamander

C. Snake

D. Turtle

6. At exactly 3:15, what is the smaller angle between the hour and minute hands of an analogue clock?

A. 30 degrees

B. 7.5 degrees

C. 15 degrees

D. 45 degrees

7. Which of these numbers is both a square number and a cube number?

A. 27

B. 36

C. 100

D. 64

8. What is the largest organ of the human body?

A. Brain

B. Liver

C. Heart

D. Skin

9. Which layer of Earth’s atmosphere is where most weather occurs?

A. Stratosphere

B. Troposphere

C. Mesosphere

D. Thermosphere

10. What is the longest bone in the human body?

A. Tibia

B. Femur

C. Humerus

D. Fibula

11. Which of these countries does NOT border the Mediterranean Sea?

A. Greece

B. Italy

C. Spain

D. Portugal

Answers

1. D. 2

2. D. The crust

3. A. Lady Jane Grey

4. C. 22 cm

5. B. Salamander

6. B. 7.5 degrees

7. D. 64

8. D. Skin

9. B. Troposphere

10. B. Femur

11. D. Portugal

How did you get on? Tell us your score in the comments and see if anyone managed to get all 11 right.