General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 5th October 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | How many rows of stars are there on the flag of the United States? |
| 2. | How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100? |
| 3. | What is the English language translation of the Welsh term 'bord smwddio' (pronounced 'bord smoothio')? |
| 4. | What is the English language equivalent of a German Rathaus? |
| 5. | What does the acronym ANZAC stand for? |
| 6. | What word was coined by English biologist T.H. Huxley in 1869 to mean someone who doesn't know whether God exists or not? |
| 7. | Widely used since the late 1980s by Pepsico to promote some of their products, what is the name of this cartoon character? |
| 8. | What three letters describe the academic qualification for a Doctor of Philosophy? |
| 9. | Which one of these is the odd one out: Honey Rider, Foxxy Cleopatra, Tiffany Case, Solitaire, or Kissy Suzuki? |
| 10. | Which European capital city is regarded as the birthplace of democracy? |
| 11. | Astraphobia is the abnormal fear of what natural phenomenon? |
| 12. | What motorised vehicle was launched in the UK on the 10th January 1985 with a price tag of £399 plus delivery? |
| 13. | If a thousand billion is a trillion, what is a thousand trillion? |
| 14. | Derived from the Greek for "empty tomb", what 'C' describes a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere? |
| 15. | Sean Paul, Raheem Sterling, Grace Jones, and Shaggy were all born in what country? |
| 16. | In France, and other French speaking countries, Toyota renamed their MR2 to just MR to avoid what embarrassment? |
| 17. | What letter of the Greek alphabet is this? |
| 18. | According to the popular proverb, who does fortune favour? |
| 19. | When spelt backwards, what famous racehorse's name is a serious crime? |
| 20. | Who normally partners North in a game of Bridge? |
| 21. | What do the letters "O J" stand for in O J Simpson's name? |
| 22. | How many living former Presidents of the United States are there? |
| 23. | What name is given to the SI derived unit of length equal to one-thousanth of a millimetre? |
| 24. | What does a vexillologist study? |
| 25. | What U.S. state has the most Electoral College votes? |
| 26. | Borrowed from German, what word is used in the English language to describe the pleasure or joy that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another? |
| 27. | From what material is parchment made? |
| 28. | The Huracán is a 5.2 L V10 sports car produced by what company? |
| 29. | Four-wheel drive vehicles bearing the name "Land Cruiser" have been made by what car maker since 1951? |
| 30. | In reference to the postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963, what does the acronym ZIP stand for? |
| 31. | Founded in 2014, what is unusual about the Norwegian Special Forces unit Jegertroppen (English: Hunter Troop)? |
| 32. | What type of building is described as l'église in French and la chiesa in Italian? |
| 33. | Among the grades of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, what does the 'O' in OBE stand for? |
| 34. | What name is given to the cosmological event thought to have taken place around 13.7 billion years ago? |
| 35. | What is the first prime number greater than 200? |
| 36. | Fitzgerald, Baines, Milhous, Rudolph, Earl, ______. What's next in the sequence? |
| 37. | What 7-letter word describes the language that is a fusion of High German, Hebrew, and Aramaic? |
| 38. | Thursday is named after the Anglo-Saxon god 'Thor'. After what Germanic god is Wednesday named? |
| 39. | In what country is Nihongo the national language? |
| 40. | What is the largest number on a standard backgammon doubling cube? |
| 41. | What is the birth surname of Pope Francis? |
| 42. | Candlestick, Lead Pipe, Revolver, Rope, _______, ________ |
| 43. | What 'S' describes the flexible strip of leather or canvas used by barbers to straighten and polish the blade of a razor? |
| 44. | RUB is the international code for what currency? |
| 45. | What colour represents 0 on a roulette wheel? |
| 46. | By what name are "full-scale anthropomorphic test devices" better known? |
| 47. | Which three signs of the zodiac are classed as FIRE signs? |
| 48. | Put these anniversaries in date order, earliest first: A. Crystal B. Pearl C. China |
| 49. | Relating to boats and ships, what does the acronym RORO stand for? |
| 50. | What is the first prime number greater than 61? |
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