General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 9th November 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
|
|
|
|
| 1. | Which world renowned company was founded on a farm in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad? |
| 2. | When can you add 'two' to 'eleven' and get 'one' as the correct answer? |
| 3. | Traditionally in the field of martial arts, what 'D' is the Japanese term for a training hall or space used for immersive learning or meditation? |
| 4. | MI is the postal abbreviation for what U.S. state? |
| 5. | In Japan, what is the "National Diet" (国会 Kokkai)? |
| 6. | What American holds the Guinness World Record for the most bone fractures in a lifetime? |
| 7. | What 'R' means to obscure or remove sensitive information from a document prior to publication or release? |
| 8. | Katy Perry was first in June 2017. Justin Bieber second in August 2017. In February 2018, what politician became the third person ever to reach 100 million followers on Twitter? |
| 9. | What is the first letter of the Russian alphabet? |
| 10. | What engineering company was founded by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth in London in 1958? |
| 11. | What is the colloquial English name for the Japanese Shinkansen |
| 12. | A legal "pick-me-up" and a hotel employee: Answer with two words that do not follow the "I before E except after C" rule. |
| 13. | Which country has the word Helvetia on its postage stamps and coins? |
| 14. | How old was Princess Diana when she died in 1997? |
| 15. | In what year were shopping carts, or shopping trolleys, first used in a supermarket? |
| 16. | Which part of a garment might be described as Raglan? |
| 17. | If a right angled triangle has one side 5cm long and a hypotenuse 13cm long, what is the length of the third side? |
| 18. | What 'R' describes the official currency of China? |
| 19. | How many dice are used in a game of Yahtzee? |
| 20. | On a ship, what objects usually hang from the davits? |
| 21. | What paper size measures 297 x 420 mm? |
| 22. | In Monopoly, what square precedes Pacific Avenue (US), Regent Street (UK), Castlereagh Street (AU) and Dee Street (NZ)? |
| 23. | Which well known Italian phrase means "The Sweet Life"? |
| 24. | Founded in 1902 as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, by what name is it better known today? |
| 25. | The name of what car maker comes from the Latin meaning 'to hear'? |
| 26. | What can be calculated by using the formula 2πr ? |
| 27. | Fitzgerald, Baines, Milhous, Rudolph, Earl, ______. What's next in the sequence? |
| 28. | In ancient Greek mythology, who is the sky and thunder god who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus? |
| 29. | In Greek mythology, what object was sought by Jason and the Argonauts? |
| 30. | What word can describe a plant, a part of our anatomy, or the Greek goddess of the rainbow? |
| 31. | A national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, what date is Anzac Day? |
| 32. | What was President John F. Kennedy's middle name? |
| 33. | What is the official language of 26 countries in the world, the third most after English and French? |
| 34. | What 'Z' is used to describe the skullcap used in some Christian denominations? |
| 35. | What is the name of these collectible animal figurines made of flocked plastic by the Japanese gaming company Epoch? |
| 36. | Who is famously quoted as saying that in bed she wore only Chanel N°5, and nothing else? |
| 37. | On a standard computer keyboard, the $ (dollar) sign shares a key with what number? |
| 38. | If H and C represent hot and cold in English, what letters denote hot and cold in both French and Spanish? |
| 39. | What is the English translation of the French "poisson rouge"? |
| 40. | What is the birth nationality of Pope Francis? |
| 41. | Candlestick, Lead Pipe, Revolver, Rope, _______, ________ |
| 42. | In Greek mythology, Bellerophon rode what horse? |
| 43. | The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and what two others? |
| 44. | In Greek mythology, who flew too near the sun wearing wings made with wax? |
| 45. | VH is the aircraft registration prefix for what country? |
| 46. | What language is this? |
| 47. | Tom's mother has three children. One is named April, one is named May. What is the third one named? |
| 48. | The USPS abbreviation of what US state is also the chemical symbol for mendelevium? |
| 49. | XR is an international activist organisation that uses non-violent methods to encourage those in power to take action on climate and environment issues. What is XR an abbreviation of? |
| 50. | First introduced in Japan in 1996, what virtual pet "dies" if not looked after properly? |
|
Back to Top Show Answers Back to Category Index Back to Quiz Index |
|