General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 7th April 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 'M' describes the tall spires typically found in Islamic mosques? |
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Minaret | |
| 2. | Write down two words which are homophonic heterographs of the word sent. |
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cent, scent (sound alike, different spelling and meaning) | |
| 3. | A national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, what date is Anzac Day? |
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April 25th | |
| 4. | What 'N' is the most commonly quoted Tokyo Stock Exchange index? |
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Nikkei 225 | |
| 5. | What is the value of this Roman numeral? |
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500,000 (D=500, the horizontal bar multiplies it by 1,000) | |
| 6. | To what country's stock exchange does the DAX index belong? |
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Germany (Deutscher Aktienindex) | |
| 7. | Three breeds of dog have been merged together here. What are they? CGDHRAIECHYHUH SAOHHUUUNNADD |
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Chihuahua, greyhound, dachshund | |
| 8. | What 'S' can be a collective noun for a group of bears, or another word for detective? |
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Sleuth | |
| 9. | According to the proverb by Benjamin Franklin, "Three may keep a secret if two of them are..." what? |
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Dead | |
| 10. | What is the highest denomination of Euro banknote currently in circulation? |
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€500 | |
| 11. | What does a vexillologist study? |
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Flags (a synthesis of the Latin word vexillum "flag" and the Greek suffix -logia "study") | |
| 12. | Which well known Russian word translates into English as 'council'? |
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Soviet (сове́т) | |
| 13. | Greek alphabet: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, ______. What comes next? |
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Epsilon (Εε) | |
| 14. | What 'G' describes the manipulation of the boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to favour one party or class? |
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Gerrymandering | |
| 15. | What style of denim shorts is named after a character from The Dukes of Hazzard? |
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Daisy Dukes | |
| 16. | In Greek mythology, what many-headed serpent was killed by Heracles? |
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Hydra (Lernaean Hydra) | |
| 17. | Members of what religious movement include Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley and John Travolta? |
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Church of Scientology | |
| 18. | What letter comes next in this sequence? |
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J (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges) | |
| 19. | In Greek and Roman mythology, what creature was half-man, half-horse? |
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Centaur | |
| 20. | What German politician earned the nickname "Audi Man" because he married four times? |
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Gerhard Schröder | |
| 21. | What colour represents 0 on a roulette wheel? |
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Green | |
| 22. | What language is this? |
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Burmese / Myanmar language (Myăma Nainngandaw - Myanmar State) | |
| 23. | Which car manufacturer has produced models including the Gallardo, Reventón, and Aventador? |
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Lamborghini | |
| 24. | How many housing property squares are there on a Monopoly board? |
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22 | |
| 25. | What was the end result of Operation Neptune Spear conducted by the CIA in 2011? |
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Death of Osama bin Laden | |
| 26. | At what age does a person become a quinquagenarian? |
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50 (50 to 59 inclusive) | |
| 27. | What is the probablity of rolling two dice and it coming out as seven? |
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1 in 6 (6/36) | |
| 28. | What 'C' describes a broad waist sash, usually pleated, often worn with a dinner jacket or tuxedo? |
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Cummerbund | |
| 29. | LOT is the national airline of what country? |
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Poland (LOT Polish Airlines) | |
| 30. | What is being held in the right hand of the Maori chief on the coat of arms of New Zealand? |
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"Taiaha" / Spear | |
| 31. | On a standard PlayStation controller, what colour is the triangle button? |
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Green | |
| 32. | On a standard clock face with Roman numerals, what do all the numbers add up to? (answer in Roman numerals) |
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LXXVIII (78) | |
| 33. | According to the latest figures from the United Nations World Tourism Organization, which European country is the top international tourist destination in the world? |
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France (74.2 million international tourist arrivals in 2009) | |
| 34. | Acrophobia is a fear of what? |
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Heights | |
| 35. | Throughout the mainland Americas, only two countries remain that drive on the left. Name them. |
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Guyana and Suriname | |
| 36. | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are Pestilence, War, Famine and what? |
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Death | |
| 37. | 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) | |
| 38. | 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 | |
| 39. | This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so atypical about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. So, what is uncommon about it? |
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No letter E (the most common letter used in the English language) | |
| 40. | Z X C V _ N M. What letter is missing? |
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B (bottom row of a keyboard) | |
| 41. | How many times does the digit 5 appear in the numbers 1 to 100? |
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20 (5,15,25,35,45,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,65,75,85,95) | |
| 42. | The USPS abbreviation of what US state is also the chemical symbol for mendelevium? |
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Maryland (MD / Md) | |
| 43. | Ophidiophobia is the abnormal fear of what? |
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Snakes | |
| 44. | 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) | |
| 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 D-Day landing beach is also the name of a U.S. state? |
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Utah | |
| 47. | What is the Hebrew name for the Jewish holiday on the Day of Atonement? |
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Yom Kippur (יום הכיפורים) | |
| 48. | What name is given to the cabin below an airship? |
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Gondola | |
| 49. | What does the W stand for in George W. Bush's name? |
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Walker | |
| 50. | Which one of these is the odd one out: Albert Einstein, Leonardo De Vinci, John F Kennedy, or Marco Polo? |
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Albert Einstein (the others have airports named after them - Rome, New York, and Venice) | |
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