General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 15th December 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 car manufacturer's models include the Fox and the Touareg? |
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Volkswagen | |
| 2. | Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa is the longest-serving current prime minister in the world, having been in office since 1970 in which country? |
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Bahrain | |
| 3. | In what country is Nihongo the national language? |
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Japan (Japanese: 日本語) | |
| 4. | To the nearest 1%, what was the percentage "No" vote in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum? |
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55 (55.3) | |
| 5. | What 'P' describes a fence or wall made from wooden stakes or tree trunks and used as a defensive structure or enclosure? |
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Palisade / Paling | |
| 6. | October, Carnation and Singing are all 20th century examples of what? |
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Revolution (Russia 1917 / Portugal 1974 / Baltic States 1989) | |
| 7. | What is the minimum age requirement to open a Facebook account? |
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13 | |
| 8. | Nurse, Mako, Blue, Zebra, Carpet, School and Bull are all types of what? |
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Shark | |
| 9. | What is the only country to be a member of both OPEC and the Commonwealth of Nations? |
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Nigeria | |
| 10. | How many title deed cards are there in a standard game of Monopoly? |
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28 (22 streets, 4 railways, 2 utilities) | |
| 11. | 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 | |
| 12. | How many U.S. state names end with the letter 'A'? |
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21 (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia) | |
| 13. | In a 2015 poll carried out across four continents, what was ranked the most famous locomotive of all time? |
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Flying Scotsman (LNER Class A3 4472) | |
| 14. | What four-letter word is German for train or railway? |
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Bahn | |
| 15. | Which European capital city is regarded as the birthplace of democracy? |
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Athens (Greece) | |
| 16. | Widely used since the late 1980s by Pepsico to promote some of their products, what is the name of this cartoon character? |
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Fido Dido | |
| 17. | 24 Sussex Drive is the official residence of the Prime Minister of what country? |
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Canada (Ottawa, Ontario) | |
| 18. | What worldwide chain takes its name from the chief mate in the book Moby-Dick? |
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Starbucks | |
| 19. | The Storting is the parliament of what European country? |
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Norway | |
| 20. | Poppy Honey Rosie, Daisy Boo Pamela, Petal Blossom Rainbow, Buddy Bear Maurice, and River Rocket Blue Dallas are the children of what celebrity chef? |
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Jamie Oliver | |
| 21. | How many U.S. states have a letter 'Y' in their name? |
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6 (Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Wyoming) | |
| 22. | How many letters are there in the modern Russian alphabet? |
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33 | |
| 23. | In bygone times, malachite was commonly used as a natural source of what colour pigment? |
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Green | |
| 24. | 'Thunder Box' is Australian slang for what? |
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Toilet | |
| 25. | What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet? |
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Gamma (uppercase Γ, lowercase γ; Greek: Γάμμα) | |
| 26. | Abdullah II is the reigning king of what country? |
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Jordan | |
| 27. | Apiphobia (or melissophobia) is the fear of what creatures? |
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Bees / Bee stings (Latin apis or Greek μέλισσα melissa for "honey bee". Greek: φόβος phobos, "fear") | |
| 28. | Who comes next in this sequence: Conrad Hilton Jr., Michael Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher, _____ _____? |
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Richard Burton (the first five husbands of Elizabeth Taylor) | |
| 29. | How many cubic inches are there in a cubic foot? |
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1728 (12 x 12 x 12) | |
| 30. | First used around 3200 BC, what 'C' describes this ancient writing system? |
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Cuneiform | |
| 31. | In Norse mythology, who was chief of the Gods and father of Thor, Baldur, and Váli? |
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Odin | |
| 32. | XR is an international activist organisation that uses non-violent methods to encourage those in power to take action on climate and environment issues. What is XR an abbreviation of? |
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Extinction Rebellion | |
| 33. | Magyar is the official language of what country? |
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Hungary | |
| 34. | Name either one of the twin cruise ships that currently hold the record as the largest passenger ships ever constructed. |
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MS Allure of the Seas / MS Oasis of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | |
| 35. | Which country has the letter C as its international car registration? |
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Cuba | |
| 36. | What two Nordic countries have reversed flags of each other - a red cross on blue and a blue cross on red? |
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Iceland and Norway | |
| 37. | According to the Genesis flood narrative, how many people were on board Noah's Ark? |
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8 (Noah, his wife, his three sons, and his sons' wives) | |
| 38. | The name of what popular festival translates from French to English as "Fat Tuesday"? |
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Mardi Gras | |
| 39. | What was Lyndon B. Johnson's middle name? |
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Baines | |
| 40. | If it takes three people to make twelve omelettes in 2 minutes, how many people will it take to make seventy-two omelettes in 6 minutes? |
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6 (Each person = 12 omelettes in 6 minutes. 72 ÷ 12 = 6) | |
| 41. | According to the English proverb, what is the mother of invention? |
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Necessity | |
| 42. | Founded in 1902 as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, by what name is it better known today? |
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3M | |
| 43. | 1. George Washington - 2. John Adams - 3. Thomas Jefferson. What number is Barack Obama? |
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44 | |
| 44. | Legend has it that if a courtier upset one of the ancient kings of Siam, the king would present them with a gift ultimately aimed at ruining them because of its high maintenance costs. Giving rise to a modern day term, what was this traditional gift? |
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White elephant | |
| 45. | 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 | |
| 46. | What name is given to the SI derived unit of length equal to one-thousanth of a millimetre? |
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Micrometre / Micron | |
| 47. | What does the acronym ANZAC stand for? |
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Australian and New Zealand Army Corps | |
| 48. | What colour represents 0 on a roulette wheel? |
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Green | |
| 49. | Who was the Roman god of fire? |
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Vulcan | |
| 50. | What does the 'C' in UNESCO stand for? |
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Cultural (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) | |
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