General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 29th April 2024 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | Nurse, Mako, Blue, Zebra, Carpet, School and Bull are all types of what? |
| 2. | What letter comes next in the following sequence? Z X C V B N _ |
| 3. | What denomination of U.S. banknote depicts Ulysses S. Grant on its obverse side? |
| 4. | In Norse mythology, which female warriors were sent into battle by Odin to decide which soldiers die and which live? |
| 5. | What worldwide chain takes its name from the chief mate in the book Moby-Dick? |
| 6. | What comes next in this sequence? Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee , _____ |
| 7. | What is the English transliteration of this popular daily newspaper (ไทยรัฐ)? |
| 8. | After how many years would you celebrate your crystal anniversary? |
| 9. | Which country has the letter C as its international car registration? |
| 10. | The five permanent members of the UN Security Council are the United States, China, Russia, United Kingdom, and who else? |
| 11. | Which one of these is the odd one out: Albert Einstein, Leonardo De Vinci, John F Kennedy, or Marco Polo? |
| 12. | The three water signs of the Zodiac are Cancer, Scorpio, and what? |
| 13. | The title Duke or Duchess of Brabant is given to the heir to the throne of what European country? |
| 14. | What paper size measures 148mm × 210mm? |
| 15. | How many cubic inches are there in a cubic foot? |
| 16. | What is the English translation of the French "poisson rouge"? |
| 17. | The name of a town on Scotland's Isle of Bute, a dynastic title given to the heir apparent to the British throne, currently Prince Charles, is the Duke of .... what? |
| 18. | A common response to a sneeze in German, what does Gesundheit translate to in English? |
| 19. | What is the only U.S. state capital to end with the letter 'X'? |
| 20. | How old was Princess Diana when she died in 1997? |
| 21. | What two letters replace the question marks in this opening succession? WH (1963) PT (1966) JP (1970) TB (1974) ?? (1982) |
| 22. | What 'M', also known as a memory aid, describes a system such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations that assist in remembering something? |
| 23. | What is the plural of 'radius'? |
| 24. | What do the letters "O J" stand for in O J Simpson's name? |
| 25. | UNHCR stands for the United Nations what? |
| 26. | Of what country is Avianca the flag-carrying airline? |
| 27. | The name of what popular festival translates from French to English as "Fat Tuesday"? |
| 28. | In France, and other French speaking countries, Toyota renamed their MR2 to just MR to avoid what embarrassment? |
| 29. | What was the currency of Austria before it was replaced by the Euro between 1999 and 2002? |
| 30. | What single word can describe a group of native Americans, a large Pacific salmon, or a type of helicopter? |
| 31. | From the original 1823 poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas; Dasher, Dancer, _____, _____, _____, _____, Donner, and Blitzen. Fill in the blanks. |
| 32. | What common financial term gets its name from the Old French for "death pledge"? |
| 33. | Which is greater? A. 80 knots B. 90 mph C. 40 m/s |
| 34. | What 'B' is a nickname often used to describe Cadillac One, the official state car used by the President of the United States? |
| 35. | Born in 1977, Victoria is Crown Princess, and heir apparent to the throne, of what European country? |
| 36. | Who has been President of Austria since July 2004? |
| 37. | What 'C' is the name of the national police force in Italy? |
| 38. | What 'I' describes this unconventional punctuation mark‽ |
| 39. | When written in Roman numerals, 1888 is thirteen characters long. Write it in Roman numerals. |
| 40. | In France you may see a sign saying "SORTIE". What is the English equivalent? |
| 41. | Which world renowned company was founded on a farm in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad? |
| 42. | What 'I' is the politically correct term for the indigenous peoples formally known as Eskimos? |
| 43. | What is the birth nationality of Pope Francis? |
| 44. | Who, in Roman mythology, are the parents of Cupid? |
| 45. | How many tittles are there in the word Mississippi? |
| 46. | Acrophobia is a fear of what? |
| 47. | How many micrograms (µg) are there in one gram (g)? |
| 48. | By what name is Siddhartha Gautama more commonly known? |
| 49. | What 'F' is the name of the prefecture in Honshu, Japan that gives its name to the nuclear disaster following the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011? |
| 50. | In September 1842, Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Anna was a mourner at his own funeral. What was buried? |
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