General Knowledge Quiz

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We’ve prepared an exciting challenge just for you – a 50-question General Knowledge Quiz that will test your prowess in various domains, from science and technology to literature and history, sports, art, music, and more.

This isn’t a walk in the park – with questions ranging from the simplest to the most perplexing, we’ve made sure that this quiz will not only test your knowledge but also spark your curiosity and entertain you.

So, whether you’re a trivia master, a quiz night aficionado, or a knowledge seeker, this quiz promises to keep you on your toes. Let’s dive right in and see how much you really know!

General Knowledge Quiz Questions – Round 1

1. Science: Which planet in our solar system is known for its rings?
a. Venus
b. Mars
c. Saturn
d. Neptune

2. Geography: What is the capital city of Australia?
a. Melbourne
b. Sydney
c. Canberra
d. Adelaide

3. History: What document, famously signed in 1215, is considered one of the first steps towards constitutional law?
a. Magna Carta
b. The U.S. Constitution
c. The Declaration of Independence
d. The Emancipation Proclamation

4. Sports: Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup tournaments?
a. Spain
b. Germany
c. Argentina
d. Brazil

5. Literature: Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
a. Charles Dickens
b. Jane Austen
c. Emily Bronte
d. Mark Twain

6. Music: Who composed the Four Seasons?
a. Johann Sebastian Bach
b. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
c. Ludwig van Beethoven
d. Antonio Vivaldi

7. Cinema: Which movie won the Best Picture Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020?
a. Joker
b. 1917
c. Parasite
d. Ford v Ferrari

8. Mathematics: What is the value of pi to three decimal places?
a. 3.141
b. 3.142
c. 3.143
d. 3.144

9. Art: Who painted the “Starry Night”?
a. Vincent van Gogh
b. Pablo Picasso
c. Claude Monet
d. Rembrandt

10. Technology: Who is considered the inventor of the World Wide Web?
a. Steve Jobs
b. Tim Berners-Lee
c. Bill Gates
d. Mark Zuckerberg

General Knowledge Quiz Questions – Round 2

11. Science: What is the hardest known natural material on Earth?
a. Iron
b. Graphite
c. Diamond
d. Granite

12. Geography: What is the largest desert in the world?
a. Sahara
b. Arabian
c. Gobi
d. Antarctic

13. History: Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
a. Amelia Earhart
b. Sally Ride
c. Valentina Tereshkova
d. Eileen Collins

14. Sports: In tennis, what term is used to describe a score of 40-40?
a. Tie
b. Advantage
c. Deuce
d. Break

15. Literature: Who wrote the dystopian novel “1984”?
a. Aldous Huxley
b. George Orwell
c. Ray Bradbury
d. Kurt Vonnegut

16. Music: Who is known as the “King of Pop”?
a. Elvis Presley
b. Michael Jackson
c. Freddie Mercury
d. Prince

17. Cinema: Which film directed by James Cameron was the first to gross over $2 billion?
a. Avatar
b. Titanic
c. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
d. Aliens

18. Mathematics: In geometry, how many sides does a dodecagon have?
a. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d. 16

19. Art: What is the name of the famous painting by Grant Wood, depicting a farmer and a woman in front of a house?
a. American Gothic
b. The Scream
c. The Persistence of Memory
d. The Starry Night

20. Technology: What does the “HTTP” stand for in a website address?
a. High Technology Transfer Protocol
b. High Transfer Text Protocol
c. Hyper Text Technology Protocol
d. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

General Knowledge Quiz Questions – Round 3

21. Science: Which chemical element has the symbol ‘Au’?
a. Silver
b. Aluminum
c. Gold
d. Argon

22. Geography: Mount Everest is located in which mountain range?
a. Andes
b. Alps
c. Rocky
d. Himalayas

23. History: Who was known as the “Maid of Orléans”?
a. Catherine the Great
b. Joan of Arc
c. Marie Antoinette
d. Queen Elizabeth I

24. Sports: What country does the soccer player Lionel Messi come from?
a. Spain
b. Argentina
c. Brazil
d. Portugal

25. Literature: Who wrote the famous novel “Moby-Dick”?
a. Herman Melville
b. Ernest Hemingway
c. F. Scott Fitzgerald
d. Mark Twain

26. Music: What is the name of the famous opera by Giuseppe Verdi, that tells the story of a courtesan named Violetta?
a. Carmen
b. The Magic Flute
c. La Traviata
d. The Barber of Seville

27. Cinema: What is the name of the director who created the “Star Wars” franchise?
a. Steven Spielberg
b. George Lucas
c. James Cameron
d. Ridley Scott

28. Mathematics: What is the square root of 144?
a. 12
b. 14
c. 16
d. 18

29. Art: Who sculpted the famous statue known as “David”?
a. Raphael
b. Donatello
c. da Vinci
d. Michelangelo

30. Technology: Which company was established on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne?
a. Microsoft
b. Atari
c. Apple
d. IBM

General Knowledge Quiz Questions – Round 4

31. Science: What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
a. Oxygen
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Nitrogen
d. Argon

32. Geography: Which country is both the world’s smallest and the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church?
a. Monaco
b. Vatican City
c. Malta
d. San Marino

33. History: Which war took place from 1955 to 1975 and involved the United States in a major conflict?
a. World War II
b. Korean War
c. Vietnam War
d. Gulf War

34. Sports: What is the term for a play in American football where the quarterback runs the ball and can choose to pitch it to another back?
a. Hail Mary
b. Blitz
c. Punt
d. Option

35. Literature: What is the pen name of the author who wrote “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”?
a. Mark Twain
b. Ernest Hemingway
c. George Orwell
d. Charles Dickens

36. Music: What is the name of Elvis Presley’s home?
a. Dreamland
b. Neverland
c. Wonderland
d. Graceland

37. Cinema: Who played the character of Harry Potter in the movie series?
a. Rupert Grint
b. Daniel Radcliffe
c. Tom Felton
d. Matthew Lewis

38. Mathematics: What is the name of a polygon with eight sides?
a. Hexagon
b. Heptagon
c. Octagon
d. Nonagon

39. Art: The “Mona Lisa” is displayed in which museum?
a. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
b. The Louvre
c. The Uffizi Gallery
d. The Prado Museum

40. Technology: Who is the founder of Tesla?
a. Bill Gates
b. Jeff Bezos
c. Elon Musk
d. Mark Zuckerberg

General Knowledge Quiz Questions – Round 5

41. Science: What force is responsible for keeping us on the ground?
a. Magnetic
b. Centrifugal
c. Frictional
d. Gravitational

42. Geography: Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
a. China
b. Japan
c. South Korea
d. Thailand

43. History: Who was the longest reigning monarch in British history?
a. Queen Elizabeth II
b. Queen Victoria
c. King George III
d. King Henry VIII

44. Sports: Who is the highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket?
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Brian Lara
c. Ricky Ponting
d. Jacques Kallis

45. Literature: Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
a. Samuel Beckett
b. Charles Dickens
c. George Bernard Shaw
d. William Shakespeare

46. Music: Which musical instrument has keys, pedals, and strings?
a. Violin
b. Piano
c. Guitar
d. Flute

47. Cinema: Who played the character Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
a. Chris Evans
b. Robert Downey Jr.
c. Chris Hemsworth
d. Mark Ruffalo

48. Mathematics: If a shape is a parallelogram, which of the following statements is always true?
a. All sides are equal in length
b. Adjacent sides are perpendicular
c. All angles are right angles
d. Opposite angles are equal

49. Art: “The Scream” is a painting by which artist?
a. Pablo Picasso
b. Vincent van Gogh
c. Edvard Munch
d. Salvador Dali

50. Technology: What is the name of the first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth?
a. Explorer 1
b. Voyager 1
c. Sputnik 1
d. Apollo 11

 

General Knowledge Quiz – Round 1 Answers

1. Science: Which planet in our solar system is known for its rings?
c. Saturn

2. Geography: What is the capital city of Australia?
c. Canberra

3. History: What document, famously signed in 1215, is considered one of the first steps towards constitutional law?
a. Magna Carta

4. Sports: Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup tournaments?
d. Brazil

5. Literature: Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
b. Jane Austen

6. Music: Who composed the Four Seasons?
d. Antonio Vivaldi

7. Cinema: Which movie won the Best Picture Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020?
c. Parasite

8. Mathematics: What is the value of pi to three decimal places?
a. 3.141

9. Art: Who painted the “Starry Night”?
a. Vincent van Gogh

10. Technology: Who is considered the inventor of the World Wide Web?
b. Tim Berners-Lee

General Knowledge Quiz – Round 2 Answers

11. Science: What is the hardest known natural material on Earth?
c. Diamond

12. Geography: What is the largest desert in the world?
d. Antarctic

13. History: Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
a. Amelia Earhart

14. Sports: In tennis, what term is used to describe a score of 40-40?
c. Deuce

15. Literature: Who wrote the dystopian novel “1984”?
b. George Orwell

16. Music: Who is known as the “King of Pop”?
b. Michael Jackson

17. Cinema: Which film directed by James Cameron was the first to gross over $2 billion?
a. Avatar

18. Mathematics: In geometry, how many sides does a dodecagon have?
b. 12

19. Art: What is the name of the famous painting by Grant Wood, depicting a farmer and a woman in front of a house?
a. American Gothic

20. Technology: What does the “HTTP” stand for in a website address?
d. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

General Knowledge Quiz – Round 3 Answers

21. Science: Which chemical element has the symbol ‘Au’?
c. Gold

22. Geography: Mount Everest is located in which mountain range?
d. Himalayas

23. History: Who was known as the “Maid of Orléans”?
b. Joan of Arc

24. Sports: What country does the soccer player Lionel Messi come from?
b. Argentina

25. Literature: Who wrote the famous novel “Moby-Dick”?
a. Herman Melville

26. Music: What is the name of the famous opera by Giuseppe Verdi, that tells the story of a courtesan named Violetta?
c. La Traviata

27. Cinema: What is the name of the director who created the “Star Wars” franchise?
b. George Lucas

28. Mathematics: What is the square root of 144?
a. 12

29. Art: Who sculpted the famous statue known as “David”?
d. Michelangelo

30. Technology: Which company was established on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne?
c. Apple

General Knowledge Quiz – Round 4 Answers

31. Science: What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
c. Nitrogen

32. Geography: Which country is both the world’s smallest and the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church?
b. Vatican City

33. History: Which war took place from 1955 to 1975 and involved the United States in a major conflict?
c. Vietnam War

34. Sports: What is the term for a play in American football where the quarterback runs the ball and can choose to pitch it to another back?
d. Option

35. Literature: What is the pen name of the author who wrote “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”?
a. Mark Twain

36. Music: What is the name of Elvis Presley’s home?
d. Graceland

37. Cinema: Who played the character of Harry Potter in the movie series?
b. Daniel Radcliffe

38. Mathematics: What is the name of a polygon with eight sides?
c. Octagon

39. Art: The “Mona Lisa” is displayed in which museum?
b. The Louvre

40. Technology: Who is the founder of Tesla?
c. Elon Musk

General Knowledge Quiz – Round 5 Answers

41. Science: What force is responsible for keeping us on the ground?
d. Gravitational

42. Geography: Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
b. Japan

43. History: Who was the longest reigning monarch in British history?
a. Queen Elizabeth II

44. Sports: Who is the highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket?
a. Sachin Tendulkar

45. Literature: Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
d. William Shakespeare

46. Music: Which musical instrument has keys, pedals, and strings?
b. Piano

47. Cinema: Who played the character Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
b. Robert Downey Jr.

48. Mathematics: If a shape is a parallelogram, which of the following statements is always true?
d. Opposite angles are equal

49. Art: “The Scream” is a painting by which artist?
c. Edvard Munch

50. Technology: What is the name of the first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth?
c. Sputnik 1

And there you have it, folks! We hope you enjoyed this exciting journey through our 50-question General Knowledge Quiz.

Remember, knowledge is not just about getting the answers right; it’s about learning, being curious, and understanding the world around us in new and exciting ways.

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