General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 21st October 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 meaning of the Latin phrase, Caveat emptor? |
| 2. | Aboard ship, what has a 'Shellback' done that a 'Pollywog' hasn't? |
| 3. | After how many years would you celebrate a diamond anniversary? |
| 4. | The name of what French daily newspaper translates into English as "The World"? |
| 5. | Which English language word is derived from the German words for "noisy ghost"? |
| 6. | Apiphobia (or melissophobia) is the fear of what creatures? |
| 7. | What comes next in this sequence? ANH, TESB, ROTJ, TPM, ____? |
| 8. | Still often referred to by her maiden name, Kate Middleton, since her marriage to Prince William, her official title has been Catherine, Duchess of ________? |
| 9. | The Shanghai World Financial Center gets its nickname from its resemblance to which household item? |
| 10. | What letter of the Greek alphabet is this? |
| 11. | Before beginning production of high-performance cars in the 1960s, Ferruccio Lamborghini made his fortune making what type of vehicle ? |
| 12. | What two letters come next in this sequence? |
| 13. | Who has been President of Austria since July 2004? |
| 14. | What 'S' is a German word for a building similar to a castle, château, palace or manor house? |
| 15. | Born in 1898, what was the first name of Italian racing car driver and designer, Ferrari? |
| 16. | What does the letter `Q` stand for in QANTAS, Australia's flag carrying international airline? |
| 17. | Spell correctly the plural of 'axis'. |
| 18. | In Monopoly, what square precedes Pacific Avenue (US), Regent Street (UK), Castlereagh Street (AU) and Dee Street (NZ)? |
| 19. | In Greek mythology, Bellerophon rode what horse? |
| 20. | "10,000 Lakes" is the slogan on vehicle license plates issued in what U.S. state? |
| 21. | What 'P' described the best-selling game of the 1990s played using cardboard discs? |
| 22. | What mythical bird is considered to be a symbol of rebirth, immortality, and renewal? |
| 23. | What nationality is WikiLeaks' editor-in-chief Julian Assange? |
| 24. | Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, _________. What comes next alphabetically? |
| 25. | When written in Roman numerals, 1888 is thirteen characters long. Write it in Roman numerals. |
| 26. | Who is the oldest living former President of the United States? |
| 27. | Who is god of the sky and thunder and king of the gods in Ancient Roman religion and mythology? |
| 28. | A farmer owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies its fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has 12 boughs and each bough has 6 twigs. Since each twig bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver? |
| 29. | The Huracán is a 5.2 L V10 sports car produced by what company? |
| 30. | According to Christian ethics, how many deadly sins are there? |
| 31. | Which of these quantities is largest? A. 5 litres B. 10 U.S. pints C. 9 Imperial pints |
| 32. | What star sign comes after Aries and before Gemini? |
| 33. | Developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Mobile, name this video game.
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| 34. | How many times does the letter 'p' occur in the first line of the tongue-twister about Peter Piper? |
| 35. | Based on those mentioned in the 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, how many of Santa's reindeer have names ending with the letters "ER"? |
| 36. | In astrology, what sign of the zodiac is represented by a crab? |
| 37. | According to the English proverb, what is the mother of invention? |
| 38. | What does the 'V' in R.S.V.P. stand for? |
| 39. | Which famous building has the address 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? |
| 40. | An internationally recognised business management degree, what does the 'A' in MBA stand for? |
| 41. | Widely used since the late 1980s by Pepsico to promote some of their products, what is the name of this cartoon character? |
| 42. | In English language terms, what five-letter acronym describes the trilateral trade bloc agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States? |
| 43. | How many times do the minute and hour hands of a clock overlap in 24 hours? |
| 44. | What demonym is used to describe people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo? |
| 45. | Who is the current Mayor of London? |
| 46. | A caterpillar covers its outward journey to a vegetable patch at a speed of 114 metres per hour. After filling up with his favourite foods the caterpillar returns, over exactly the same distance, at 38 metres per hour. What is the caterpillar’s average speed over the entire journey? |
| 47. | What 'R' describes a revolving disk with radiating points attached to a cowboy's spur? |
| 48. | Which two states are the largest oil producers in the United States? |
| 49. | Abdullah II is the reigning king of what country? |
| 50. | Celebrated on 6th January, what 'E' describes the Christian feast day celebrating Jesus Christ's manifestation to the world as the Son of God? |
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