General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 19th January 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | Thursday is named after the Anglo-Saxon god 'Thor'. After what Germanic god is Wednesday named? |
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Wōden / Wōdanaz / Odin | |
| 2. | As an anti-piracy measure, many ships have been armed with an LRAD weapon. Also known as a sound cannon, it emits harmful, pain-inducing tones to deter unwanted guests. What does LRAD stand for? |
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Long Range Acoustic Device | |
| 3. | Often considered as art, what 'G' is an English language term taken from the Italian word for "scratched"? |
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Graffiti (Italian: graffiato) | |
| 4. | Meaning "for example" in English, "e.g." is an abbreviation of what two Latin words? |
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Exempli gratiā | |
| 5. | According to the popular proverb, who does fortune favour? |
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Bold / Brave / Strong | |
| 6. | What common term is derived from a historic name for the canon lawyer at the Vatican appointed to argue against a person's canonisation? |
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Devil's advocate | |
| 7. | 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) | |
| 8. | What was the end result of Operation Neptune Spear conducted by the CIA in 2011? |
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Death of Osama bin Laden | |
| 9. | How many "Noble Truths" provide the basic framework of Buddhist teaching? |
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Four (Thai: อริยสัจสี่ ariyasaj sii) | |
| 10. | Who, in Greek mythology, is twin brother of the goddess Artemis? |
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Apollo | |
| 11. | In Greek mythology, Bellerophon rode what horse? |
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Pegasus | |
| 12. | Published since 1917, the name of what Russian daily newspaper translates as "delivered messages"? |
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Izvestia (Russian: Известия) | |
| 13. | By what name is Siddhartha Gautama more commonly known? |
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The Buddha | |
| 14. | Only three countries in the world have not yet officially adopted the International System of Units (the metric system). The United States and Liberia are two. What Asian country is the third? |
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Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15. | How many millimetres are there in 10 inches? |
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254 | |
| 16. | How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100? |
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25 (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97) | |
| 17. | In Greek mythology, what 'A' is the mortal god of beauty and desire? |
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Adonis (Aphrodite is the goddess of love, lust and beauty) | |
| 18. | Dame Nellie Melba and Sir John Monash appear on what denomination of Australian banknote? |
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AU$100 | |
| 19. | Which Cluedo suspect is represented by the colour blue? |
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Mrs. Peacock | |
| 20. | What name is given to the horsemen that jab the bull with a lance at the start of a Spanish bullfight? |
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Picador | |
| 21. | Who is the patron saint of mountaineers and skiers? |
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St. Bernard (Bernard of Menthon) | |
| 22. | 'Thunder Box' is Australian slang for what? |
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Toilet | |
| 23. | Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva are important deities in what religion? |
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Hinduism | |
| 24. | What 'C' is an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger? |
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Cubit | |
| 25. | What D-Day landing beach is also the name of a U.S. state? |
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Utah | |
| 26. | In Norse mythology, who was chief of the Gods and father of Thor, Baldur, and Váli? |
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Odin | |
| 27. | What is the name of the United Nations international climate change agreement signed in 2016? |
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Paris Agreement (French: L'accord de Paris) | |
| 28. | In what field is the prestigious annual Pritzker Prize awarded? |
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Architecture | |
| 29. | Ophidiophobia is the abnormal fear of what? |
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Snakes | |
| 30. | What paper size measures 297 x 420 mm? |
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A3 | |
| 31. | What 'P' described the best-selling game of the 1990s played using cardboard discs? |
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Pogs | |
| 32. | On a hunting trip in the Alps in 1941, Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral was intrigued by burdock burrs (seeds) that kept sticking to his clothes and his dog's fur. After lengthy experimentation, what did he patent in the mid 1950s? |
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Velcro | |
| 33. | Guillaume is the French equivalent of what English given name? |
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William | |
| 34. | Borrowed from German, what word is used in the English language to describe the pleasure or joy that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another? |
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Schadenfreude | |
| 35. | A national symbol of the French Republic, what is the name of France's Goddess of Liberty? |
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Marianne | |
| 36. | Which well known Italian phrase means "The Sweet Life"? |
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La Dolce Vita | |
| 37. | Which country has the letter E as its international car registration? |
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Spain (España) | |
| 38. | What word can describe a plant, a part of our anatomy, or the Greek goddess of the rainbow? |
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Iris | |
| 39. | 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) | |
| 40. | In the Oxford English Dictionary, "dermatoglyphics" and "uncopyrightable" are probably the longest of their type. What makes these fifteen-letter words so unusual? |
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No letters are repeated | |
| 41. | The Latin phrase ante bellum means "Before the .." what? |
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War | |
| 42. | What letter(s) comes next in the following sequence: DN, FRWL, G, T, YOLT, OHMSS, __? |
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DAF (James Bond Films - Diamonds Are Forever) | |
| 43. | In poker, what hand is ranked above a straight and below a full house? |
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Flush | |
| 44. | On the flag of the United States, is the top stripe red or white? |
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Red | |
| 45. | What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 2 o'clock? |
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60° | |
| 46. | USSR was the English language acronym for the former Soviet Union. What four letters were the Russian (Cyrillic) equivalent? |
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CCCP (Союз Советских Социалистических Республик) | |
| 47. | 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 | |
| 48. | In what country was Trivial Pursuit first created in December 1979? |
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Canada (Montreal, Quebec) | |
| 49. | The Storting is the parliament of what European country? |
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Norway | |
| 50. | To the nearest square mile, what is the area of the City of London? |
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1 (1.12 sq mi) | |
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