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General Knowledge Quiz
A little of everything makes a good general knowledge quiz. These 100 questions mix geography, science, culture, entertainment and everyday trivia across five sets. Play a full twenty-question round, compare scores with friends or use the printable questions and answers for a mixed pub quiz round.
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Set 1 · General knowledge
- EasyIn which cardinal direction does the Sun rise from?
Answer: East
- EasyEarth is located in which galaxy?
Answer: The Milky Way Galaxy
- EasyWhat do the letters of the fast food chain KFC stand for?
Answer: Kentucky Fried Chicken
- EasyHow many colors are there in a rainbow?
Answer: 7
- EasyWhat is the Spanish word for "donkey"?
Answer: Burro
- MediumWho is depicted on the US hundred dollar bill?
Answer: Benjamin Franklin
- MediumWhich of the following is not the host of a program on NPR?
Answer: Ben Shapiro
- MediumWhat is the name of the main Character from the Series: Dead Space?
Answer: Isaac Clarke
- MediumWhat step in cellular respiration forms ATP?
Answer: Oxidative Phosphorylation
- MediumAccording to the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament, how many days did it take God to create the world?
Answer: Six
- HardWhat was the original name of the search engine "Google"?
Answer: BackRub
- HardWhich of the following groups of mammals lay eggs?
Answer: Monotremes
- HardRolex is a company that specializes in what type of product?
Answer: Watches
- HardWhich one of these persons was not a woman?
Answer: Anders Zorn
- HardWhat crime was the famous Casanova imprisoned for in 1755?
Answer: Witchcraft
- Very hardWhat is the full name of the Benetton fashion brand?
Answer: United Colors of Benetton
- Very hardWhat song by Irish band U2 contains the line, Blue-eyed boy meets a brown-eyed girl?
Answer: The Sweetest Thing
- Very hardIn what year did Stanley Kubrick direct his Oscar-nominated film A Clockwork Orange?
Answer: 1971
- Very hardThe famous Japanese cherry trees were planted in Washington, D.C., around the Tidal Basin at the request of which US First Lady?
Answer: Helen Taft
- Very hardIn Ambrose Bierces satirical book The Devils Dictionary, what is called “one of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion”?
Answer: Mayonaise
Set 2 · General knowledge
- EasyHow tall is the Burj Khalifa?
Answer: 2,722 ft
- EasyWhat is the French word for "fish"?
Answer: poisson
- EasyArea 51 is located in which US state?
Answer: Nevada
- EasyWhat do sailors call the left side of a boat?
Answer: Port
- EasyWhat is the official language of Brazil?
Answer: Portuguese
- MediumWhat type of animal was Harambe, who was shot after a child fell into it's enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo?
Answer: Gorilla
- MediumWhat was the name of the WWF professional wrestling tag team made up of the wrestlers Ax and Smash?
Answer: Demolition
- MediumWhat is the largest living species of penguin?
Answer: Emperor
- MediumThe young of which of these animals is not called a joey?
Answer: dog
- MediumWhich of these was the name of a London street which housed a prison?
Answer: Clink
- HardWhich of the following carbonated soft drinks were introduced first?
Answer: Dr. Pepper
- HardIn 2007, where was a new record for the biggest country flag set?
Answer: Israel
- HardWhat kind of phobia is defined as fear of high places?
Answer: Acrophobia
- HardIn 2013 how much money was lost by Nigerian scams?
Answer: $12.7 Billion
- HardWhat Academy Award-winning movie, directed by the Coen Brothers, features a pregnant small-town police chief?
Answer: Fargo
- Very hardWhat is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
Answer: Omega
- Very hardWhich of the following is the Latin word for pink?
Answer: Roseus
- Very hardIn 1997 the Atlanta Braves baseball team started playing its home games at Turner Field. What was Turner Field used for before it was a baseball stadium?
Answer: Track and Field
- Very hardTravis Metcalfe, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has presented a fascinating theory: he believes the largest diamond known is located where?
Answer: In a near star’s core
- Very hardWhich of these actions has remained in history as the first official act of President Abraham Lincolns new administration?
Answer: Hiring a secretary named Nicolay
Set 3 · General knowledge
- EasyWhat zodiac sign is represented by a pair of scales?
Answer: Libra
- EasyWhat nuts are used in the production of marzipan?
Answer: Almonds
- EasyHow many cards are there in a standard deck of playing cards?
Answer: 52
- EasyWhich company did Valve cooperate with in the creation of the Vive?
Answer: HTC
- EasyWhat does VR stand for?
Answer: Virtual Reality
- MediumWhat year was Apple Inc. founded?
Answer: 1976
- MediumWhich of the following astronauts was not among the first human beings to orbit the moon?
Answer: John Young
- MediumWhat is real haggis made of?
Answer: Sheep's Heart, Liver and Lungs
- MediumWhat is the softest mineral?
Answer: Talc
- MediumWhen did the website "Facebook" launch?
Answer: 2004
- HardWho was given the first numbered patent in the USA?
Answer: Samuel Hopkins
- HardWhich of these American singers and songwriters won a Nobel Prize in Literature?
Answer: Bob Dylan
- HardIn a standard set of playing cards, which is the only king without a moustache?
Answer: Hearts
- HardWhich of these stories was written by the Brothers Grimm?
Answer: The Frog Prince
- HardWhen was the Declaration of Independence approved by the Second Continental Congress?
Answer: July 4, 1776
- Very hardThe architect known as Le Corbusier was an important figure in what style of architecture?
Answer: Modernism
- Very hardWhat band released Bitter Sweet Symphony on 16 June, 1997 as the first single from their third album Urban Hymns?
Answer: The Verve
- Very hardWhich is the correct statement about Louis Bleriot?
Answer: He was the first person to cross the English Channel in an airplane.
- Very hardWhat type of dog is 'Handsome Dan', the mascot of Yale University?
Answer: Bulldog
- Very hardChartreuse is a color between yellow and what?
Answer: Green
Set 4 · General knowledge
- EasyIn "Shrek", what comedic actor voices Donkey?
Answer: Eddie Murphy
- EasyIn past times, what would a gentleman keep in his fob pocket?
Answer: Watch
- EasyWhat is the shape of the toy invented by Hungarian professor Ernő Rubik?
Answer: Cube
- EasyWhich country, not including Japan, has the most people of Japanese descent?
Answer: Brazil
- EasyWhich canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea?
Answer: Suez Canal
- MediumWhat does a milliner make and sell?
Answer: Hats
- MediumWhich country has the most Trappist breweries?
Answer: Belgium
- MediumWhich of these companies does NOT manufacture automobiles?
Answer: Ducati
- MediumWhat is a "dakimakura"?
Answer: A body pillow
- MediumIf bactrian equals two, what equals one?
Answer: Dromedary
- HardWhat was used to help people hear before the hearing aid was invented?
Answer: Ear Trumpet
- HardWhat is the name given to Indian food cooked over charcoal in a clay oven?
Answer: Tandoori
- HardIn what year was McDonald's founded?
Answer: 1955
- HardWhich logical fallacy means to attack the character of your opponent rather than their arguments?
Answer: Ad hominem
- HardWhich song was Billy Joels first US Top Ten Hit?
Answer: Just the Way You Are
- Very hardWhat is the romanized Korean word for "heart"?
Answer: Simjang
- Very hardHow many calories are in a 355 ml can of Pepsi Cola?
Answer: 150
- Very hardWhich of the following chemicals are found in eggplant seeds?
Answer: Nicotine
- Very hardWhich of these banks are NOT authorized to issue currency notes in Hong Kong?
Answer: OCBC
- Very hardLocated in Chile, El Teniente is the world's largest underground mine for what metal?
Answer: Copper
Set 5 · General knowledge
- EasyIn DC comics where does the Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) live?
Answer: Star City
- EasyIn the video-game franchise Kingdom Hearts, the main protagonist, carries a weapon with what shape?
Answer: Key
- EasyWhich of the following nations was NOT a belligerent in World War I?
Answer: Denmark
- EasyWhich is the second largest native language spoken in Spain by numbers of speakers?
Answer: Catalan
- EasyAccording to Sherlock Holmes, "If you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the..."
Answer: Truth
- MediumWhich essential condiment is also known as Japanese horseradish?
Answer: Wasabi
- MediumWhich country drives on the left side of the road?
Answer: Japan
- MediumWhat was the destination of the missing flight MH370?
Answer: Beijing
- MediumThe lesser-known continuation of the saying "Curiosity killed the cat..." is:
Answer: "...but satisfaction brought it back."
- MediumWhere did the pineapple plant originate?
Answer: South America
- HardThe term "scientist" was coined in which year?
Answer: 1833
- HardDeath Valley's Badwater Basin is North America's point of lowest elevation at how many feet below sea level?
Answer: 282 feet
- HardWhat was the name of Ricks cafe in the movie classic, Casablanca?
Answer: Ricks Cafe American
- HardWhich cast member of the TV drama Dallas starred in the film Earthquake?
Answer: Victoria Principal
- HardOf the following properties, which is the most expensive in the board game Monopoly (American edition)?
Answer: Pacific Avenue
- Very hardWhich of the following languages does NOT use gender as a part of its grammar?
Answer: Turkish
- Very hardDe Eemhof, Port Zelande and Het Heijderbos are holiday villas owned by what company?
Answer: Center Parcs
- Very hardDisney's Haunted Mansion is home to a trio of Hitchhiking Ghosts. Which of these is NOT one of them?
Answer: Harry
- Very hardIn the MMO RPG "Realm of the Mad God", what dungeon is widely considered to be the most difficult?
Answer: The Shatter's
- Very hardIn flight systems, what does the initialism "TCAS" stand for?
Answer: Traffic Collision Avoidance System
Questions adapted from Open Trivia Database and OpenTriviaQA, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected, filtered and arranged into fixed rounds. Sources & editorial notes.
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