General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 16th November 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 small world theory that everyone is, on average, only a few steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person on Earth is described as "____ degrees of separation". |
| 2. | Popular in the first half of the twentieth century, what 'H' describes this type of hat? |
| 3. | Name the 36-year-old British-Lebanese human rights lawyer who married George Clooney on 29th September 2014. |
| 4. | How many sides has a dodecagon? |
| 5. | What letter comes next in this sequence? |
| 6. | What name is given to the cosmological event thought to have taken place around 13.7 billion years ago? |
| 7. | The Lockheed C-5 had its maiden flight on 30th June 1968 and is still in service today. By what name is it better known? |
| 8. | "Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog". What 'P' describes that sentence? |
| 9. | What is the national airline and flag carrier for Spain? |
| 10. | What American federal holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in January? |
| 11. | What two letters come next in the following sequence: SC, RM, GL, TD, PB, __? |
| 12. | The title Duke or Duchess of Brabant is given to the heir to the throne of what European country? |
| 13. | Friday takes its name from what Norse goddess? |
| 14. | Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Tommy Lee Jones. Rearrange them in order, oldest first. |
| 15. | What 'H' describes the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, a duty that must be carried out by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so at least once in his or her lifetime. |
| 16. | What is the English language equivalent of a German Rathaus? |
| 17. | Variously defined as a cult, a business, or a religious movement; David Miscavige is the current leader of what organisation? |
| 18. | In Greek mythology, Bellerophon rode what horse? |
| 19. | What language is this? |
| 20. | A Sinophobe is someone with a feeling of antipathy toward the people or culture of what nation? |
| 21. | President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah are the current leaders of what country? |
| 22. | The Huracán is a 5.2 L V10 sports car produced by what company? |
| 23. | If you ask for directions in South Africa you may be told to "turn right at the robot". What is a 'robot'? |
| 24. | What does the acronym ANZAC stand for? |
| 25. | What name is given to this, the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet? |
| 26. | GBZ is the international vehicle registration code for what British Overseas Territory? |
| 27. | In millimetres, what is the length of the long side of a piece of A4 paper? |
| 28. | Which European country switched from driving on the left to driving on the right in September 1967? |
| 29. | Replace these initials with words to make a true statement: |
| 30. | What letter is represented by a single dot in Morse code? |
| 31. | What name is given to the SI derived unit of length equal to one-thousanth of a millimetre? |
| 32. | Based on those mentioned in the 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, how many of Santa's reindeer have names ending with the letters "ER"? |
| 33. | In France you may see a sign saying "SORTIE". What is the English equivalent? |
| 34. | Seven hours ahead of GMT, the time zone in Cambodia, Western Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam is called ICT. What does ICT stand for? |
| 35. | In Roman numerals, what does the letter 'L' represent? |
| 36. | Operation Unicorn deals with transporting the Queen's coffin from Scotland to London. Operation Marquee covers the four days of the Queen's lying-in-state. First devised in the 1960s, what is the code name for the principal operation handling all aspects of the death of Queen Elizabeth II? |
| 37. | In Greek and Roman mythology, with how many heads was the "hellhound" Cerberus most often depicted? |
| 38. | If a thousand billion is a trillion, what is a thousand trillion? |
| 39. | Fitzgerald, Baines, Milhous, Rudolph, Earl, ______. What's next in the sequence? |
| 40. | Formerly known as MSN Search, Live Search, and Windows Live Search; by what name has Microsoft's internet search engine been known since June 2009? |
| 41. | By what name are "full-scale anthropomorphic test devices" better known? |
| 42. | What was Princess Diana's maiden name? |
| 43. | What country has the international vehicle registration code CH? |
| 44. | What European cathedral houses a 24-ton bell nicknamed "Fat Peter"? |
| 45. | Born in 1977, Victoria is Crown Princess, and heir apparent to the throne, of what European country? |
| 46. | How many cards are there in a standard tarot pack? |
| 47. | What nationality was psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud? |
| 48. | According to the latest figures from the United Nations World Tourism Organization, which European country is the top international tourist destination in the world? |
| 49. | 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? |
| 50. | From what material is parchment made? |
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