General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 13th April 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | What is the official residence of the President of France? |
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Élysée Palace | |
| 2. | Which well known professional wrestler was born Terry Gene Bollea in 1953? |
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Hulk Hogan | |
| 3. | There are 28 member states of the European Union. In English language terms, how many begin with the letter S? |
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4 (Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden) | |
| 4. | To the nearest square mile, what is the area of the City of London? |
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1 (1.12 sq mi) | |
| 5. | What Thai province is renowned for its annual Elephant Round-up festival, held almost every November since 1960? |
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Surin (สุรินทร์) | |
| 6. | To be President or Vice President of the United States, a person must be at least what age? |
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35 | |
| 7. | What is the largest country in the world to have only one time zone? |
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China (GMT+8, including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) | |
| 8. | In what city is the headquarters of the United Nations? |
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New York City (Manhattan) | |
| 9. | On a ship, what objects usually hang from the davits? |
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Lifeboats | |
| 10. | Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom. Who was her Greek equivalent? |
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Athena | |
| 11. | In an alphabetical list of countries in Asia, Afghanistan come first. What comes last? |
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Yemen | |
| 12. | In what country was Trivial Pursuit first created in December 1979? |
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Canada (Montreal, Quebec) | |
| 13. | Which of Santa's reindeer gets its name from the German for thunder? |
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Donner (Blitzen means lightning/flash) | |
| 14. | Which country's flag carrying airline has the IATA code IB? |
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Spain (Iberia) | |
| 15. | Formerly known as MSN Search, Live Search, and Windows Live Search; by what name has Microsoft's internet search engine been known since June 2009? |
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Bing | |
| 16. | What 'B' describes the width of a ship at its widest point on the waterline? |
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Beam | |
| 17. | Are there more days in the first six months or the last six months of a leap year? |
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Last six months (184 - 182) | |
| 18. | What 'M' is the term used to describe a single name by which a person or thing is known. For example; Akihito, Björk, Madonna, Plato. |
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Mononym | |
| 19. | Which of these is the highest number? A. Bytes in a kilobyte B. Yards in a kilometre C. Ounces in 30 kilograms |
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B (A=1024 B=1093.61 C=1058.22) | |
| 20. | How many faces does a hexagonal prism have? |
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8 (two hexagonal 'ends' and six rectangular 'sides') | |
| 21. | Mathematics text books with CRT content have been banned by several U.S. States in recent times. In that context, what does CRT stand for? |
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Critical Race Theory | |
| 22. | This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so atypical about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. So, what is uncommon about it? |
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No letter E (the most common letter used in the English language) | |
| 23. | How many four sided figures are in this diagram? |
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25 | |
| 24. | What name is given to the cabin below an airship? |
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Gondola | |
| 25. | In politics, what 'F' describes an action, such as a prolonged speech, that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures? |
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Filibuster | |
| 26. | What is the English translation of the Latin philosophical phrase cogito ergo sum? |
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I think therefore I am | |
| 27. | Before becoming President, Barack Obama was a United States Senator representing which state? |
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Illinois (with Dick Durbin) | |
| 28. | What date is celebrated annually as Star Wars Day? |
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May 4th (May the Fourth be with you) | |
| 29. | A national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, what date is Anzac Day? |
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April 25th | |
| 30. | What denomination of Euro banknote is coloured green? |
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€100 | |
| 31. | John's motorbike has a top speed of 84 km/h, Brian's has a top speed of 125 km/h, and Debbie's has a top speed of 202 km/h. What is the average (mean) top speed of the three motorbikes? |
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137 km/h | |
| 32. | What 'R' means to obscure or remove sensitive information from a document prior to publication or release? |
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Redact | |
| 33. | In what country are the headquarters of automobile manufacturer Proton? |
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Malaysia | |
| 34. | What 'N' is the most commonly quoted Tokyo Stock Exchange index? |
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Nikkei 225 | |
| 35. | In what U.S. State was King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX, born? |
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Massachusetts (Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge) | |
| 36. | What is the combined total of rings in: the Audi logo, the Twelve Days of Christmas, and the Olympic logo? |
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14 (4+5+5) | |
| 37. | What is the average (mean value) of 8, 80, 800 and 8000? |
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2222 ((8+80+800+8000)÷4) | |
| 38. | How many stars are there on the flag of Australia? |
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6 | |
| 39. | During what personal hygiene activity might you use a Pure Badger, Super Badger, or Silvertip Badger? |
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Shaving | |
| 40. | At around 23 percent, which of South Africa's 11 official languages has the most first language speakers? |
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Zulu | |
| 41. | In British slang terms for money, how many pounds is a "monkey"? |
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500 (Apparently derived from the 19th century Indian 500 rupee note, which featured a monkey on one side.) | |
| 42. | Between 1990 and 2001, which European sports car manufacturer produced a model called the Diablo? |
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Lamborghini (replaced in 2001 by the Murciélago) | |
| 43. | From the original 1823 poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas; Dasher, Dancer, _____, _____, _____, _____, Donner, and Blitzen. Fill in the blanks. |
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Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid | |
| 44. | In the board game Monopoly, what is the total number of Chance and Community Chest squares? |
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Six (3 of each) | |
| 45. | In France you may see a sign saying "SORTIE". What is the English equivalent? |
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EXIT | |
| 46. | In France, and other French speaking countries, Toyota renamed their MR2 to just MR to avoid what embarrassment? |
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MR2 in French sounds like est merdeux .. "(it) is shitty" | |
| 47. | Founded in Europe in 1919, what is the oldest airline still in operation today? |
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KLM | |
| 48. | What single word can mean a parasitic worm, the tail of a dolphin or whale, or a lucky chance? |
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Fluke | |
| 49. | The ninth letter in the Greek Alphabet also means 'a very small amount' in the English language. What is it? |
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Iota | |
| 50. | What is the volume of a cube whose total surface area is 96 square centimetres? |
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64cm³ ( √(96÷6) = 4 ... 4 x 4 x 4 = 64 ) | |
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