General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 14th September 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | For which country was Sabena the national airline before becoming bankrupt in November 2001? |
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Belgium | |
| 2. | 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) | |
| 3. | If a thousand billion is a trillion, what is a thousand trillion? |
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Quadrillion (1015 - 1,000,000,000,000,000) | |
| 4. | What 'S' describes the illegal practice of bidding for your own items at auction, in order to drive the price up? |
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Shill bidding | |
| 5. | During what personal hygiene activity might you use a Pure Badger, Super Badger, or Silvertip Badger? |
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Shaving | |
| 6. | Which Christian religious holiday, sometimes called the Commemoration of All Faithful Departed, is usually celebrated on 2nd November? |
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All Souls' Day | |
| 7. | 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 | |
| 8. | Since March 1959, the Dalai Lama has been living in exile in what country? |
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India | |
| 9. | Born in 1898, what was the first name of Italian racing car driver and designer, Ferrari? |
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Enzo | |
| 10. | What multinational technology company started life in 1996 with a research project at Stanford University nicknamed BackRub? |
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| 11. | What is the first letter of the Russian alphabet? |
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A | |
| 12. | What 1940 Ernest Hemingway novel was adapted into a 1943 film starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman, and is also the title of a 1985 song by Metallica? |
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For Whom the Bell Tolls | |
| 13. | The original 1935 version of Monopoly took its street names from which American city? |
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Atlantic City (New Jersey) | |
| 14. | How many stars are there on the flag of Australia? |
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6 | |
| 15. | 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? |
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10 m (Pythagoras (8x8)+(6x6)=100 √100=10) | |
| 16. | The ninth letter in the Greek Alphabet also means 'a very small amount' in the English language. What is it? |
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Iota | |
| 17. | In astrology, what sign of the zodiac is represented by a crab? |
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Cancer | |
| 18. | What single word is a capital city, a 1966 film starring Charlton Heston, and Jack Woltz's horse in The Godfather? |
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Khartoum | |
| 19. | What do the initials HB on a pencil stand for? |
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Hard Black | |
| 20. | What connects the years 1865, 1881,1901, and 1963? |
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Assassination of U.S. Presidents | |
| 21. | Still often referred to by her maiden name, Kate Middleton, since her marriage to Prince William, her official title has been Catherine, Duchess of ________? |
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Cambridge | |
| 22. | In British and American units of measurement, how many teaspoons are there in a tablespoon? |
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3 (15ml. In Australia it is 4, or 20ml) | |
| 23. | How many cubic inches are there in a cubic foot? |
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1728 (12 x 12 x 12) | |
| 24. | 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) | |
| 25. | Miles "Tails" Prower is the best friend and sidekick of what video game character? |
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Sonic the Hedgehog | |
| 26. | Sample cards bearing the name "C. F. Frost" or "Charles F. Frost" often feature in advertisements for what financial services company? |
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American Express (Charles F. Frost was an advertising executive at Ogilvy & Mather in the 1960s) | |
| 27. | 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 | |
| 28. | What were 8 inches in 1971, 5¼ inches in 1976 and 3½ inches in 1983? |
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Floppy disks | |
| 29. | From what material is parchment made? |
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Hide / Animal skin (usually calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin) | |
| 30. | What is Barack Obama's middle name? |
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Hussein (Barack Hussein Obama II) | |
| 31. | The Super Sport version of what make and model car is currently the fastest street-legal production car in the world? |
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Bugatti Veyron | |
| 32. | GBZ is the international vehicle registration code for what British Overseas Territory? |
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Gibraltar (Z was assigned because G was already used for Guernsey) | |
| 33. | Who is the incumbent President of the Philippines? |
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Benigno Aquino III | |
| 34. | In Norse mythology, Ask and Embla (Askr ok Embla) are the equivalent to the Christian what? |
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Adam and Eve | |
| 35. | In the British and Commonwealth army tradition of trooping the colour, what is the "colour"? |
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The flag | |
| 36. | What type of building is described as l'église in French and la chiesa in Italian? |
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Church | |
| 37. | What two letter code is used by wireless operators to make a general call to everyone listening on the same frequency? |
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CQ | |
| 38. | How many vowels are there in the middle row of letters on a standard English language computer keyboard? |
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1 (A) | |
| 39. | Which country has the letter E as its international car registration? |
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Spain (España) | |
| 40. | The 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet, what is the English language description of this letter? |
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Psi | |
| 41. | Which letter of the Greek alphabet is this? |
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Gamma | |
| 42. | Fashion designer Christopher Ciccone is the younger brother of what pop star? |
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Madonna (Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone) | |
| 43. | List the following 4 lengths in order starting with the smallest: 1 yard, 10 inches, 25cm, 1000mm |
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25cm, 10 inches, 1 yard, 1000mm (In centimetres: 25, 25.4, 91.4, 100) | |
| 44. | Who was born Michelle LaVaughn Robinson on 17th January 1964? |
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Michelle Obama (former First Lady) | |
| 45. | If you were shoving an aglet through an eyelet, what are you most likely to be doing? |
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Tying shoelaces | |
| 46. | What is the first prime number greater than 61? |
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67 | |
| 47. | How many times do the minute and hour hands of a clock overlap in 24 hours? |
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22 | |
| 48. | What name is shared by a town in north-eastern France, a card game, and a crystal manufacturer? |
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Baccarat | |
| 49. | In the Southern hemisphere, in what month is the Winter solstice? |
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June (Shortest day) | |
| 50. | Which part of your anatomy is also the currency of Costa Rica? |
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Colon (Costa Rican colón) | |
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