General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 24th March 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 comes next in the following sequence: 20, 1, 18, 4, 13, 6, 10, 15, 2, 17, __? |
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3 (numbers on a dart board) | |
| 2. | The French word for the Italian city of Genoa is thought to lend its name to what type of clothing? |
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Jeans (Gênes) | |
| 3. | On a standard computer keyboard, the $ (dollar) sign shares a key with what number? |
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4 | |
| 4. | What was the currency of Austria before it was replaced by the Euro between 1999 and 2002? |
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Austrian Schilling (Österreichischer Schilling) | |
| 5. | Before 2013, what was the last year to be written with four different digits? |
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1987 | |
| 6. | What type of structures appear on the reverse of Euro banknotes? |
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Bridges | |
| 7. | What mythical bird is considered to be a symbol of rebirth, immortality, and renewal? |
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Phoenix | |
| 8. | Germany's pre-Euro currency, the Deutsche Mark, was divided into 100 what? |
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Pfennig | |
| 9. | Which religion celebrates the festival of Vesak or Vesākha? |
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Buddhism (The birth, enlightenment, and passing away of Gautama Buddha) | |
| 10. | In Greek mythology, what is the name of the winged horse? |
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Pegasus | |
| 11. | What 'B' is a nickname often used to describe Cadillac One, the official state car used by the President of the United States? |
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The Beast | |
| 12. | What paper size measures 148mm × 210mm? |
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A5 | |
| 13. | Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda all have independent currencies bearing what common name? |
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Shilling | |
| 14. | Meaning "instrument of thought" in sanskrit, what 'M' is the term used in Hinduism and Buddhism to describe a repeated word or sound used as an aid to concentration? |
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Mantra | |
| 15. | Formerly known as MSN Search, Live Search, and Windows Live Search; by what name has Microsoft's internet search engine been known since June 2009? |
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Bing | |
| 16. | If a right angled triangle has one side 5cm long and a hypotenuse 13cm long, what is the length of the third side? |
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12cm (132 - 52 = 122 .. 169-25=144) | |
| 17. | Prathet thai is to Thailand as Zhōng guó is to where? |
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China (中华人民共和国 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó) | |
| 18. | In Greek mythology, who is described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair? |
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Medusa | |
| 19. | How many Sacraments of the Catholic Church are there? |
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7 (Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony) | |
| 20. | After how many years of marriage would you celebrate a Ruby anniversary? |
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40 | |
| 21. | How many U.S. states begin with the letter A? |
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4 (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas) | |
| 22. | What does a graphologist study? |
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Handwriting | |
| 23. | What was Germany's Red Army Faction commonly known as, named after its two founders? |
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Baader-Meinhof Group (Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof.) | |
| 24. | Name the driver of the car in which Princess Diana was killed. |
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Henri Paul | |
| 25. | If a thousand billion is a trillion, what is a thousand trillion? |
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Quadrillion (1015 - 1,000,000,000,000,000) | |
| 26. | Named after one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy in 1845, what unofficial code of conduct is sometimes referred to as the "Birkenhead drill"? |
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"Women and children first" (HMS Birkenhead) | |
| 27. | What 'R' describes a revolving disk with radiating points attached to a cowboy's spur? |
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Rowel | |
| 28. | When sworn in on 20th January 2017, what number U.S. President will Donald Trump become? |
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45th | |
| 29. | If you were a chalkie in Australia, what would you be? |
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Teacher | |
| 30. | Whose official residence is at Number One Observatory Circle, Washington DC? |
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Vice President | |
| 31. | What is the birth surname of Pope Francis? |
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Bergoglio (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) | |
| 32. | Who was the Roman god of fire? |
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Vulcan | |
| 33. | What is the sum of all the numbers round a dart board? |
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210 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20) | |
| 34. | Who took over as CEO of Apple Inc. after Steve Jobs announced his resignation in August 2011. |
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Tim Cook | |
| 35. | What 'C' describes a small bouquet of flowers worn on a woman's dress or around her wrist for a formal occasion? |
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Corsage | |
| 36. | Which member of the cat family is a term used to describe an older woman who is attracted to, and often has sex with, much younger men? |
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Cougar | |
| 37. | By what name is Barbara Millicent Roberts better known? |
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Barbie | |
| 38. | In Norse mythology, who had an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir? |
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Odin / Óðinn | |
| 39. | What do the letters H.W. stand for in the name of former president George H.W. Bush? |
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Herbert Walker | |
| 40. | Harald V is the reigning King of what country? |
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Norway | |
| 41. | What do the initials DB stand for in Aston Martin car models? |
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David Brown (former company owner) | |
| 42. | What is the official national animal of Scotland? |
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Unicorn | |
| 43. | In a wallet you have ฿5,130. It is made up of three different denominations of notes. There is exactly the same number of each note. How many of each note is there and what are their values? |
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9 of each. ฿20 ฿50 ฿500 | |
| 44. | What comes next in this sequence? ANH, TESB, ROTJ, TPM, ____? |
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AOTC (The first five Star Wars films in order of release: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones) | |
| 45. | In what language does Obrigado (male) or Obrigada (female) mean "Thank you"? |
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Portuguese | |
| 46. | What was the first commercial jet airliner in the world? |
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Comet (de Havilland DH 106 Comet) | |
| 47. | Which letter of the Greek alphabet is this? |
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Gamma | |
| 48. | What number should replace the question mark in this sequence? 6 11 9 14 12 17 15 ? 18 |
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20 (Alternate between adding 5, and subtracting 2) | |
| 49. | Using the English language algebraic notation for chess pieces, K stands for King. What letter is used to represent a Knight? |
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N | |
| 50. | Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: |
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8 Sides on a Stop Sign | |
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