General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 6th May 2024 (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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 currency of Myanmar (Burma)? |
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Kyat | |
| 2. | What two animals appear on the Australian coat of arms? |
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Kangaroo and Emu | |
| 3. | Replace these initials with words: A POTB is one way to congratulate someone. |
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Pat On The Back | |
| 4. | After how many years of marriage would you celebrate a Ruby anniversary? |
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40 | |
| 5. | Traditionally, how many Pillars of Faith are there in Islam? |
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5 (Shahadah, Salat, Sawm, Zakat, Hajj) | |
| 6. | What does a milliner make? |
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Hats | |
| 7. | Throughout the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many gifts are given in total? |
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364 (1+3+6+10+15+21+28+36+45+55+66+78) | |
| 8. | What percentage of gold does 18 carat gold contain? |
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75% (18/24) | |
| 9. | What term was coined after the Norrmalmstorg bank robbery of 1973, in which employees were held hostage for six days and became emotionally attached to their captors, and even defended them after they were freed from their ordeal? |
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Stockholm Syndrome (Norrmalmstorg is a square in central Stockholm) | |
| 10. | What popular game features a character named "Boddy" in North America and "Black" in most other English speaking countries? |
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Clue / Cluedo | |
| 11. | In Greek mythology, what 'C' was a monster composed of the parts of three animals - a lion, a snake and a goat? |
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Chimera / Chimæra | |
| 12. | The name of what popular festival translates from French to English as "Fat Tuesday"? |
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Mardi Gras | |
| 13. | What 'M' is the common single word abbreviation for Israel's Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations? |
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Mossad (literally meaning "the Institute") | |
| 14. | What is the official residence of the President of France? |
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Élysée Palace | |
| 15. | What hobby is sometimes jocularly known as "ferroequinology"? |
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Railway enthusiast, railfan, train buff, railway buff, trainspotter (literally, "study of iron horses") | |
| 16. | The Vedas are a volume of ancient texts that contain the oldest scriptures of what religion? |
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Hinduism | |
| 17. | What is the minimum age requirement to open a Facebook account? |
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13 | |
| 18. | The New Shekel is the currency of what country? |
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Israel | |
| 19. | Bokmål is the most widely used language in which European country? |
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Norway | |
| 20. | Associated with Ireland and Irish folklore, what 'S' describes this walking stick and cudgel, traditionally made from a stout knotty blackthorn stick with a large knob at the top? |
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Shillelagh | |
| 21. | A national symbol of the French Republic, what is the name of France's Goddess of Liberty? |
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Marianne | |
| 22. | The Five Eyes (FVEY) is an intelligence alliance comprising the United States and what four other countries? |
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Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom | |
| 23. | On laundry care labels, this symbol denotes Do Not what? |
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Dry Clean | |
| 24. | According to Forbes Billionaires 2018, published on 6th March 2018, with an estimated worth of $112 billion, who is the richest person in the world? |
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Jeff Bezos (founder, chairman, and CEO of Amazon) | |
| 25. | If 3 people can eat 3 steaks in 3 days, how many steaks can 6 people eat in 6 days? |
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12 (3 in 3 days, so 6 people can eat 6 steaks in 3 days. In 6 days, they will be able to eat twice as many, which is 12.) | |
| 26. | What was Lyndon B. Johnson's middle name? |
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Baines | |
| 27. | Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, _________. What comes next alphabetically? |
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Angola | |
| 28. | Founded in 1902 as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, by what name is it better known today? |
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3M | |
| 29. | What was the original name of Ralph Lauren's clothing brand? |
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Polo | |
| 30. | Which Christian religious holiday, sometimes called the Commemoration of All Faithful Departed, is usually celebrated on 2nd November? |
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All Souls' Day | |
| 31. | Red, green, and blue are the primary light colours. What three primary colours are normally used in printing? |
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Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow | |
| 32. | What comes next in this sequence? MT, JM, TB, GB, DC, __? |
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TM (British Prime Ministers - Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May) | |
| 33. | A national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, what date is Anzac Day? |
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April 25th | |
| 34. | What 'R' describes an angle between 180° and 360°? |
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Reflex | |
| 35. | Who is the patron saint of mountaineers and skiers? |
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St. Bernard (Bernard of Menthon) | |
| 36. | What is the value of this Roman numeral? |
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500,000 (D=500, the horizontal bar multiplies it by 1,000) | |
| 37. | Paul is half his father David's age. In 10 years time, Paul will be three-fifths David's age. Ten years ago, Paul was one-third David's age. How old are Paul and David now? |
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20 and 40 | |
| 38. | What single word can describe a group of native Americans, a large Pacific salmon, or a type of helicopter? |
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Chinook | |
| 39. | What motorised vehicle was launched in the UK on the 10th January 1985 with a price tag of £399 plus delivery? |
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Sinclair C5 | |
| 40. | List the following four weights in order, beginning with the lightest: 2 oz, 0.57 kg, 1 lb, 30 g |
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30 g, 2 oz, 1 lb, 0.57 kg (in grams: 30, 56.7, 454, 570) | |
| 41. | What two numbers best continue this sequence? |
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11 5 (alternate numbers increase by 2 and decrease by 1) | |
| 42. | How many title deed cards are there in a standard game of Monopoly? |
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28 (22 streets, 4 railways, 2 utilities) | |
| 43. | After how many years is a Platinum Jubilee celebrated? |
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70 | |
| 44. | What 'L' is a breed of dog named after a north-easterly region of Canada? |
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Labrador | |
| 45. | Which Saint gave her name to a mediæval instrument of torture which, in turn, gave its name to a firework? |
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Saint Catherine (of Alexandria) (Catherine Wheel) | |
| 46. | What was the first commercial jet airliner in the world? |
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Comet (de Havilland DH 106 Comet) | |
| 47. | By what name are "full-scale anthropomorphic test devices" better known? |
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Crash Test Dummies | |
| 48. | From 18th-century nautical folklore, what is the name of the ghost ship that can never make port and is doomed to sail the world's oceans forever? |
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Flying Dutchman | |
| 49. | 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 | |
| 50. | In Greek and Roman mythology, with how many heads was the "hellhound" Cerberus most often depicted? |
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3 | |
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