General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 6th January 2025 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | Which country has the largest population of native Puerto Ricans? |
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United States (4.8 million compared to 3.5 million in Puerto Rico) | |
| 2. | How many cubic centimetres are there in a cubic metre? |
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1 million | |
| 3. | Which are the "Big Three" colleges in the USA? |
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Harvard, Yale, and Princeton | |
| 4. | What denomination of U.S. banknote features Ulysses S. Grant? |
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$50 | |
| 5. | To what country's stock exchange does the DAX index belong? |
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Germany (Deutscher Aktienindex) | |
| 6. | What does the 'WD' in WD-40 stand for? |
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Water Displacement ("Water Displacement, 40th formula") | |
| 7. | Which Italian City is served by Marco Polo Airport? |
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Venice | |
| 8. | What demonym is used to describe people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo? |
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Congolese | |
| 9. | One U.S. oil barrel equals how many U.S. gallons? |
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42 | |
| 10. | The three colours of the flag of Thailand represent ชาติ - ศาสนา - พระมหากษัตริย์ (chat - satsana - phra maha kasat). In three words, in the correct order, translate those into English. |
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Nation - Religion - King | |
| 11. | What is the average (mean value) of 8, 80, 800 and 8000? |
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2222 ((8+80+800+8000)÷4) | |
| 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. |
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Caffeine / Concierge | |
| 13. | In reference to the fashion brand, what do the initials DKNY stand for? |
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Donna Karan New York | |
| 14. | 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) | |
| 15. | What type of structures appear on the reverse of Euro banknotes? |
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Bridges | |
| 16. | What is the highest number on a roulette wheel? |
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36 | |
| 17. | Which of the Seven Dwarfs has the longest name? |
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Bashful (Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey) | |
| 18. | What denomination of Euro banknote is coloured green? |
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€100 | |
| 19. | Generally defined as people born from 1928 to 1945, what demographic cohort follows the Greatest Generation and precedes the baby boomers? |
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Silent Generation | |
| 20. | What 'I' describes the prayer leader in a mosque? |
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Imam (Arabic: إمام) | |
| 21. | How many four sided figures are in this diagram? |
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25 | |
| 22. | The name of what versatile product was coined by U.S. soldiers as they couldn't pronounce its original name, 'Offiziersmesser'? |
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Swiss Army Knife | |
| 23. | Air Force One is the name of the U.S. President's plane. What is the call sign of the President's helicopter? |
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Marine One | |
| 24. | A Sinophobe is someone with a feeling of antipathy toward the people or culture of what nation? |
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China | |
| 25. | Listed alphabetically, they are Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Starting with the oldest, list them in order of their date of origin. |
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Buddhism, Christianity, Islam (6th century BC, 1st century AD, 7th century AD) | |
| 26. | Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom (deceased), and Little Pixie are the daughters of what former couple? |
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Bob Geldof & Paula Yates | |
| 27. | Not including aces or court (face) cards, what is the total value of the numeric cards of all suits in a standard deck of playing cards? |
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216 ((2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10)x4) | |
| 28. | What paper size measures 297 x 420 mm? |
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A3 | |
| 29. | Fashion designer Christopher Ciccone is the younger brother of what pop star? |
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Madonna (Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone) | |
| 30. | Due to a demand for pictures of the green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez, in what year was Google Image Search (now Google Images) introduced? |
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2001 (July 12) | |
| 31. | What is the official language of 26 countries in the world, the third most after English and French? |
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Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic / Literary Arabic) | |
| 32. | How many millimetres are there in 10 inches? |
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254 | |
| 33. | What 'O' is Australian slang for a rough and uncultivated Aussie male? |
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Ocker | |
| 34. | What denomination of English banknote depicts a steam engine on its reverse? |
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50 | |
| 35. | Before becoming President, Barack Obama was a United States Senator representing which state? |
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Illinois (with Dick Durbin) | |
| 36. | Paul is half his father David's age. In 10 years time, Paul will be three-fifths David's age. Ten years ago, Paul was one-third David's age. How old are Paul and David now? |
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20 and 40 | |
| 37. | What British royal is the current Duke of Edinburgh? |
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Prince Edward | |
| 38. | Along with Haitian Creole, what European language is an official language of Haiti? |
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French | |
| 39. | On laundry care labels, this symbol denotes Do Not what? |
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Dry Clean | |
| 40. | The second child and only son of 10th president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former first lady Imelda Marcos, what is the nickname of the current president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.? |
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Bongbong | |
| 41. | Throughout the mainland Americas, only two countries remain that drive on the left. Name them. |
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Guyana and Suriname | |
| 42. | Measured by fleet size, revenue, scheduled passengers carried, scheduled passenger-kilometres flown, and number of destinations served, what is the largest airline in the world? |
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American Airlines | |
| 43. | Misogyny is the hatred or dislike of what? |
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Women or Girls | |
| 44. | What does a mixologist mix? |
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Drinks (Cocktails) | |
| 45. | In English language terms, what five-letter acronym describes the trilateral trade bloc agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States? |
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NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) | |
| 46. | If it were two hours later, it would be half as long until midnight as it would be if it were an hour later. What time is it now? |
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21:00 / 9pm (2 hours later - 11pm, 1 hour before midnight - is half the time until midnight as 1 hour later - 10pm, 2 hours before midnight) | |
| 47. | If you were shoving an aglet through an eyelet, what are you most likely to be doing? |
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Tying shoelaces | |
| 48. | What multinational technology company started life in 1996 with a research project at Stanford University nicknamed BackRub? |
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| 49. | What colour represents 0 on a roulette wheel? |
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Green | |
| 50. | What 'P' describes a person who knows and is able to use several languages? |
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Polyglot (from Ancient Greek πολύγλωττος polúglōttos - “many tongued") | |
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