General Knowledge50 randomly selected General Knowledge questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 17th August 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | VH is the aircraft registration prefix for what country? |
| 2. | What three letter word describes the Vietnamese New Year celebration? |
| 3. | October, Carnation and Singing are all 20th century examples of what? |
| 4. | What country has the world's largest Muslim population? |
| 5. | Sean Paul, Raheem Sterling, Grace Jones, and Shaggy were all born in what country? |
| 6. | What 6 letter acronym describes the United Nations agency responsible for, amongst other things, World Heritage Sites? |
| 7. | Often considered as art, what 'G' is an English language term taken from the Italian word for "scratched"? |
| 8. | In what year were shopping carts, or shopping trolleys, first used in a supermarket? |
| 9. | Hiver is French for what season? |
| 10. | What does a milliner make? |
| 11. | What 'P' describes these shoes, designed to help ballet dancers dance on the tips of their toes? |
| 12. | In 1989, British Conservative politician Michael Dobbs published his first novel. In 1990 it was adapted into a BBC television drama. In 2013, both were adapted into an American TV series starring Kevin Spacey. What is the title of all three? |
| 13. | How many white stripes are there on the flag of the United States? |
| 14. | What colour is the letter 'L' on Google's logo? |
| 15. | If a person runs a mile in exactly 4 minutes, what is their average speed? |
| 16. | Founded in 1902 as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, by what name is it better known today? |
| 17. | Magyar is the official language of what country? |
| 18. | What three letters describe the academic qualification for a Doctor of Philosophy? |
| 19. | The religious festivals Hannukah and Diwali share the English name Festival of _____ what? |
| 20. | What single word can describe a ballet skirt, or an African cleric? |
| 21. | How many sides has a dodecagon? |
| 22. | Named after its 19th century inventor, what 'V' describes the most common type of flare gun still in use today? |
| 23. | What date is celebrated annually as Star Wars Day? |
| 24. | Who is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation? |
| 25. | Introduced in March 2017, how many sides does a British bimetallic £1 coin have? |
| 26. | What 'S' describes the flexible strip of leather or canvas used by barbers to straighten and polish the blade of a razor? |
| 27. | Included in the Great Seal of the United States, to what does "E pluribus unum" translate into English? |
| 28. | "Famous Potatoes" is the slogan on vehicle license plates issued in what U.S. state? |
| 29. | What country is Allemagne in French? |
| 30. | The motto of the Monarch of the United Kingdom outside Scotland, "Dieu et mon droit" means "God and my ..." what? |
| 31. | What is the most holy day of the week for Muslims? |
| 32. | An intergovernmental organization and global tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands, what does ICC stand for? |
| 33. | Traditionally in the field of martial arts, what 'D' is the Japanese term for a training hall or space used for immersive learning or meditation? |
| 34. | Solve this Sudoku puzzle to reveal the 3 digit figure highlighted. |
| 35. | Who did Jerry Brown succeed as Governor of California in January 2011? |
| 36. | Born in Wisconsin in 1915, which American musician is credited with inventing the solid-body electric guitar in 1943? |
| 37. | Which country's flag carrying airline has the IATA code IB? |
| 38. | Commemorating the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788, on what date each year is Australia Day celebrated? |
| 39. | France's high-speed rail service is known by what three-letter initials? |
| 40. | Which phobia describes a dislike or fear of people from other countries, or of that which is foreign or strange. |
| 41. | Primarily used is as a diacritic (accent) in combination with a base letter, what is this symbol called? |
| 42. | Which of these is the highest number? A. Millilitres in an Imperial pint B. Ounces in two stones C. Yards in 500 metres |
| 43. | What six letter word can describe a car manufacturer, a river in Sweden or an island in Papua New Guinea? |
| 44. | Wedding anniversaries. Put these three in date order, earliest first: Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby |
| 45. | In Norse mythology, Ask and Embla (Askr ok Embla) are the equivalent to the Christian what? |
| 46. | The first prime number is 2. What is the ninth? |
| 47. | In Greek mythology, what object was sought by Jason and the Argonauts? |
| 48. | The USPS abbreviation of what US state is also the chemical symbol for mendelevium? |
| 49. | What month takes its name from the Latin for nine? |
| 50. | What nickname is commonly given to members of the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity? |
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