General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 18th May 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | The maple leaf on Canada's national flag has how many points? |
| 2. | What single 3-letter word goes after gall, and before hem to make one 7-letter and one 6-letter word? |
| 3. | LOT is the national airline of what country? |
| 4. | An intergovernmental organization and global tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands, what does ICC stand for? |
| 5. | What low-cost airline uses the slogan "Now Everyone Can Fly"? |
| 6. | How many four sided figures are in this diagram? |
| 7. | What 'Z' is used to describe the skullcap used in some Christian denominations? |
| 8. | What American federal holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in January? |
| 9. | What nationality was psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud? |
| 10. | What far-future year comes next in this strobogrammatic sequence? |
| 11. | What five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? |
| 12. | What is the minimum age requirement to open a Facebook account? |
| 13. | In folklore, who was Peeping Tom looking at when he was struck blind? |
| 14. | Whose official residence is at Number One Observatory Circle, Washington DC? |
| 15. | What does a mixologist mix? |
| 16. | What was infamous ornithologist Robert Franklin Stroud's nickname? |
| 17. | How many letters of the alphabet are used as Roman Numerals? |
| 18. | What one word can go before ache, ring and wig? |
| 19. | What word can describe a plant, a part of our anatomy, or the Greek goddess of the rainbow? |
| 20. | What is twelve cubed? |
| 21. | What does the W stand for in George W. Bush's name? |
| 22. | In what language does Obrigado (male) or Obrigada (female) mean "Thank you"? |
| 23. | Trevor Sorbie, John Frieda and Lee Stafford are well known British celebrities in what field? |
| 24. | Which are the "Big Three" colleges in the USA? |
| 25. | What style of denim shorts is named after a character from The Dukes of Hazzard? |
| 26. | Name the 36-year-old British-Lebanese human rights lawyer who married George Clooney on 29th September 2014. |
| 27. | What is the most common term used to describe All Saints' Eve, the day before All Saints' Day? |
| 28. | Germany's pre-Euro currency, the Deutsche Mark, was divided into 100 what? |
| 29. | In mathematical terms, what does LCD stand for? |
| 30. | Named after the Swiss psychologist who invented it, what 'R' describes this psychological test using inkblots? |
| 31. | In what field is the prestigious annual Pritzker Prize awarded? |
| 32. | In the Oxford English Dictionary, "dermatoglyphics" and "uncopyrightable" are probably the longest of their type. What makes these fifteen-letter words so unusual? |
| 33. | What can be a type of weapon, or the name of a comic character in three plays by Shakespeare? |
| 34. | What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet? |
| 35. | What comes next in this sequence? MT, JM, TB, GB, DC, __? |
| 36. | In Greek mythology, who flew too near the sun wearing wings made with wax? |
| 37. | Koh-i-Noor, Sancy, and Cullinan I are among the world's most expensive what? |
| 38. | Which well known Russian word translates into English as 'council'? |
| 39. | Who is the current President of Germany? |
| 40. | Sean Paul, Raheem Sterling, Grace Jones, and Shaggy were all born in what country? |
| 41. | Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom. Who was her Greek equivalent? |
| 42. | In January 2019, what global brand introduced a new tagline, "The Best Men Can Be"? |
| 43. | A farmer owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies its fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has 12 boughs and each bough has 6 twigs. Since each twig bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver? |
| 44. | How many "Noble Truths" provide the basic framework of Buddhist teaching? |
| 45. | Who took over as CEO of Apple Inc. after Steve Jobs announced his resignation in August 2011. |
| 46. | What 'A' is the name of the United States human spaceflight program that has the goal of landing "the first woman and the next man" on the Moon by 2024? |
| 47. | One U.S. oil barrel equals how many U.S. gallons? |
| 48. | A beggar collects cigarette ends from ashtrays and uses the tobacco to roll his own cigarettes. He has this practice down to a fine art, knowing that seven butts will make one cigarette. He has an unlimited supply of cigarette papers and has collected 49 butts. How many cigarettes can he make from these? |
| 49. | The Cosa Nostra is an Italian Mafia organised crime syndicate originating in what region of Italy? |
| 50. | John's motorbike has a top speed of 84 km/h, Brian's has a top speed of 125 km/h, and Debbie's has a top speed of 202 km/h. What is the average (mean) top speed of the three motorbikes? |
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