General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 17th November 2025 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | What European country has the international license plate code 'FL'? |
| 2. | In Norse mythology, Ask and Embla (Askr ok Embla) are the equivalent to the Christian what? |
| 3. | In the card game Baccarat, what is the highest total a hand can have? |
| 4. | Developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Mobile, name this video game.
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| 5. | What two Nordic countries have reversed flags of each other - a red cross on blue and a blue cross on red? |
| 6. | What 'S' is a German word for a building similar to a castle, château, palace or manor house? |
| 7. | Speaking in 1965, who is this?
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| 8. | What 'B' describes the waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship on which navigational instruments, such as the compass, are placed? |
| 9. | In which country was pioneering bodybuilder Charles Atlas born in 1892? |
| 10. | What does the acronym ANZAC stand for? |
| 11. | Which Christian religious holiday, sometimes called the Commemoration of All Faithful Departed, is usually celebrated on 2nd November? |
| 12. | A common response to a sneeze in German, what does Gesundheit translate to in English? |
| 13. | 24 Sussex Drive is the official residence of the Prime Minister of what country? |
| 14. | How many vowels are there in the middle row of letters on a standard English language computer keyboard? |
| 15. | A polyandric woman has more than one what? |
| 16. | How old was Princess Diana when she died in 1997? |
| 17. | What letter(s) comes next in the following sequence: DN, FRWL, G, T, YOLT, OHMSS, __? |
| 18. | What is the lowest ranking suit in Contract Bridge? |
| 19. | What was Germany's Red Army Faction commonly known as, named after its two founders? |
| 20. | What name is given to a large gathering of Scouts, rallying together at a national or international level? |
| 21. | The French word for 'ten' translates to what number when read as Roman numerals? |
| 22. | The son of Kenya's founding father and first president, who is the fourth and current President of the Republic of Kenya? |
| 23. | In the correct order, name the Greek and Roman "Gods of the Sea"? |
| 24. | What does an oologist study or collect? |
| 25. | Which letter of the Greek alphabet is this? |
| 26. | How old was Princess Diana when she died in 1997? |
| 27. | Who normally partners North in a game of Bridge? |
| 28. | Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear of what? |
| 29. | What three letter word describes a Hawaiian garland of flowers worn around the neck? |
| 30. | Two men, starting at the same point, walk in opposite directions for 4 metres, turn left and walk another 3 metres. What is the distance between them? |
| 31. | What 'B' can be the name of a card game, or a French manufacturer of fine crystal glassware? |
| 32. | At what age does a person become a quinquagenarian? |
| 33. | "Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog". What 'P' describes that sentence? |
| 34. | What 'Y' describes a wooden crosspiece fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart they are to pull? |
| 35. | What 'C' describes the ancient script distinguished by its wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets? |
| 36. | What multinational technology company started life in 1996 with a research project at Stanford University nicknamed BackRub? |
| 37. | The currency of what Asian country is represented by the symbol RM? |
| 38. | What four-letter acronym describes the automated system that determines the eligibility of visitors to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program? |
| 39. | What brand of scooter was introduced by Italian manufacturer Piaggio in 1946? |
| 40. | What 'P' describes the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China? |
| 41. | What 'P' describes a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward? |
| 42. | The six colours of the original classic Rubik's Cube are white, red, and what other four colours? |
| 43. | What country uses the Juche calendar, in which 2022 is Juche year 111? |
| 44. | The five permanent members of the UN Security Council are the United States, China, Russia, United Kingdom, and who else? |
| 45. | What is the sum of the number of faces, edges and vertices of a cube? |
| 46. | Which religion celebrates the festival of Vesak or Vesākha? |
| 47. | Indicating an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning, what 'E' describes this series of … dots? |
| 48. | Comparable to the British Security Service (MI5) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), what four-letter acronym describes the national security agency responsible for the protection of Australia and its citizens? |
| 49. | What 'O' is used to describe wealthy businessmen of the post-Soviet states? |
| 50. | John's motorbike has a top speed of 84 km/h, Brian's has a top speed of 125 km/h, and Debbie's has a top speed of 202 km/h. What is the average (mean) top speed of the three motorbikes? |
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