General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 27th October 2025 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | VH is the aircraft registration prefix for what country? |
| 2. | The second child and only son of 10th president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former first lady Imelda Marcos, what is the nickname of the current president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.? |
| 3. | "10,000 Lakes" is the slogan on vehicle license plates issued in what U.S. state? |
| 4. | What type of building is described as l'église in French and la chiesa in Italian? |
| 5. | What number should replace the question mark in this sequence? 6 11 9 14 12 17 15 ? 18 |
| 6. | Which well known board game was invented by Canadians Chris Haney and Scott Abbott in 1979? |
| 7. | Who has been President of the European Commission since November 2014? |
| 8. | What is the sum of the number of faces, edges and vertices of a cube? |
| 9. | In Norse mythology, who was chief of the Gods and father of Thor, Baldur, and Váli? |
| 10. | What is the most frequently used colour on national flags around the world? |
| 11. | What 'P' describes a person who knows and is able to use several languages? |
| 12. | What four-letter word is German for train or railway? |
| 13. | If H and C represent hot and cold in English, what letters denote hot and cold in both French and Spanish? |
| 14. | Born in Wisconsin in 1915, which American musician is credited with inventing the solid-body electric guitar in 1943? |
| 15. | Aboard ship, what has a 'Shellback' done that a 'Pollywog' hasn't? |
| 16. | Measured by fleet size, revenue, scheduled passengers carried, scheduled passenger-kilometres flown, and number of destinations served, what is the largest airline in the world? |
| 17. | GBZ is the international vehicle registration code for what British Overseas Territory? |
| 18. | What 'B' can be the name of a card game, or a French manufacturer of fine crystal glassware? |
| 19. | Who took over as CEO of Apple Inc. after Steve Jobs announced his resignation in August 2011. |
| 20. | What denomination of U.S. banknote depicts Ulysses S. Grant on its obverse side? |
| 21. | In English, what does the Latin term Prima facie mean? |
| 22. | What Latin derived word describes the minimum number of members of a parliament or assembly that must be present in order to make the proceedings of their meeting valid? |
| 23. | Before becoming President, Barack Obama was a United States Senator representing which state? |
| 24. | What 'C' describes the ancient script distinguished by its wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets? |
| 25. | UNHRC stands for the United Nations what? |
| 26. | What country is Allemagne in French? |
| 27. | In military terms, what is sitrep an abbreviation for? |
| 28. | What 'C' describes a document that amends, rather than replaces, a previously executed will? |
| 29. | By what name are "full-scale anthropomorphic test devices" better known? |
| 30. | Who did Jerry Brown succeed as Governor of California in January 2011? |
| 31. | What brand of scooter was introduced by Italian manufacturer Piaggio in 1946? |
| 32. | What German politician earned the nickname "Audi Man" because he married four times? |
| 33. | Switzerland has four official languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh. What language is used to represent Switzerland on its postage stamps? |
| 34. | The name of what French daily newspaper translates into English as "The World"? |
| 35. | Operation Unicorn deals with transporting the Queen's coffin from Scotland to London. Operation Marquee covers the four days of the Queen's lying-in-state. First devised in the 1960s, what is the code name for the principal operation handling all aspects of the death of Queen Elizabeth II? |
| 36. | What is the first letter of the Russian alphabet? |
| 37. | What is the Argentinian (Spanish) name for the Falkland Islands? |
| 38. | In Roman numerals, what does the letter 'L' represent? |
| 39. | October, Carnation and Singing are all 20th century examples of what? |
| 40. | What 'D' describes any of various crane-like devices used on a ship for supporting, raising, and lowering equipment such as boats and anchors? |
| 41. | Middle East Airlines are the national flag-carrier of what country? |
| 42. | Founded in Europe in 1919, what is the oldest airline still in operation today? |
| 43. | Who is the current Mayor of London? |
| 44. | Before 2013, what was the last year to be written with four different digits? |
| 45. | In the game of Hearts, which card carries a penalty of 13 points? |
| 46. | Developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Mobile, name this video game.
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| 47. | First appointed in 1506, of what nationality are the soldiers on guard at the gates of Vatican City? |
| 48. | What is the second-largest stock exchange in the world after the NYSE? |
| 49. | What does the pencil classification 'HB' stand for? |
| 50. | In Greek mythology, who is described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair? |
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