(Another) General Knowledge Quiz

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Questions Overview

1. The summer solstice marks which significant day each year?
  1. The longest day.
  2. The shortest day.
  3. Day and night are equally long.
  4. The hottest day.
2. Which organ in your body is responsible for detoxifying fluids and producing bile?
  1. Heart
  2. Lungs
  3. Liver
  4. Kidneys
3. Which country has the most land area?
  1. Mexico
  2. Russia
  3. China
  4. United States of America
4. What is the capital of Canada?
  1. Ottawa
  2. Toronto
  3. Vancouver
  4. Montreal
5. What was the first person to walk on the moon?
  1. Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.
  2. Buzz Aldrin
  3. Neil Armstrong
  4. Sally Ride
6. What is the official language of Brazil?
  1. French
  2. Spanish
  3. Brazilian
  4. Portuguese
7. What's the name of the large white sperm whale hunted by Captain Ahab?
  1. Moby Dick
  2. Ishmael
  3. Willy
  4. Lassie
8. "EGOT" refers to winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and what other award?
  1. Television Critics Association
  2. Television Academy Honors
  3. Teen Choice
  4. Tony
9. A "gaggle" is the word for a group of what kind of animal?
  1. Flamingos
  2. Hyenas
  3. Crows
  4. Geese
10. Who wrote and sang the song "Barbie Girl?"
  1. Barbie
  2. Aqua
  3. Ken
  4. Katy Perry
11. Which planet is the only one in our solar system to spin clockwise on its axis?
  1. Saturn
  2. Jupiter
  3. Earth
  4. Venus
12. What's the third sign of the zodiac?
  1. Virgo
  2. Aquarius
  3. Venus
  4. Gemini
13. Whitney Houston famously performed "I Will Always Love You?" but who wrote the song?
  1. Dolly Parton
  2. Michael Jackson
  3. Prince
  4. Whitney Houston
14. Where did the WWII battles now marked by D-Day take place?
  1. Normandy
  2. Berlin
  3. Paris
  4. Stalingrad
15. What's the name of the stone that helped historians decode the ancient Egyptian language?
  1. Dead Sea Scrolls
  2. Moai
  3. Magna Carta
  4. Rosetta Stone
16. The states of matter include solid, liquid, gas, and sometimes, what else?
  1. Fire
  2. Plasma
  3. Soul
  4. Mist
17. What do Catholics call the bishop of Rome?
  1. Pope
  2. Archbishop
  3. Cardinal
  4. Christ
18. What's the most common last name in the United States?
  1. Johnson
  2. Smith
  3. Williams
  4. Brown
19. What's the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
  1. Omega
  2. Zeta
  3. Alpha
  4. Delta
20. What's the only continent that spans across all 4 of the globe's hemispheres?
  1. Antarctica
  2. Asia
  3. North America
  4. Africa

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  • The first message sent via Morse code said, “What hath God wrought?” in 1843.
  • Richard Nixon was the first U.S. president to visit all 50 states.
  • The tallest mountain in the world is Mt. Everest, standing at 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 8.5 in).
  • People with blood type O- are universal donors, but not universal recipients. That’s type AB.
  • The femur is the largest bone in the human body.
  • The Phantom of the Opera is the longest-running show on Broadway, with more than 13,980 performances.
  • Dolly the sheep was the first-ever cloned animal, born in 1996.
  • Dolly Parton is the godmother of Miley Cyrus.
  • Iron is the most abundant metal at the center of the Earth.
  • White is the mixture of every color, while black is the absence of color. That said, you can’t actually mix paints of every color together to make white.
  • The first Apple iPhone was released in 2007.
  • Lady Gaga’s real name is Stefani Germanotta.
  • Sharks don’t have any bones. Instead, their skeletons are made of cartilage.
  • Finland is said to drink the most coffee per capita.
  • French fries were invented in Belgium, not France.
  • Also, German chocolate cake is named after its creator, a man with the last name German, not after Germany.
  • The first women’s Olympic sport was tennis.
  • Actress Winona Ryder was born in Winona, Minnesota.

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