How Much General Knowledge Do I Have?

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Is your brain filled with interesting facts? Do you remember everything from the equation for finding the circumference of a circle to the capital of each country in the world? Answer these 25 general knowledge trivia questions to put your skills to the test!

From math, science, and history to art and pop culture, we’ll cover it all. Hit “Start Quiz” to see how well you can score on this general knowledge test.

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Questions Overview

1. Who was the president of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
  1. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  2. John F. Kennedy
  3. Lyndon B. Johnson
  4. Richard Nixon
2. How many players can be on a football field at once?
  1. 9
  2. 11
  3. 22
  4. 30
3. Which countries share a border with Panama?
  1. Nicaragua, Honduras, and Venezuela
  2. Costa Rica and Columbia
  3. Columbia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua
  4. Costa Rica and Venezuela
4. Which planet is furthest from the sun?
  1. Saturn
  2. Uranus
  3. Neptune
  4. Mars
5. Which two cities is Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities about?
  1. London and Rome
  2. Barcelona and Glasgow
  3. London and Paris
  4. Rome and Paris
6. Who’s the lead singer of The Rolling Stones?
  1. Steven Tyler
  2. Paul McCartney
  3. Mick Jagger
  4. Keith Richards
7. What does the Roman numeral XC represent?
  1. 90
  2. 100
  3. 1000
  4. 2100
8. Which animal is NOT extinct?
  1. Carolina parakeet
  2. Tasmanian tiger
  3. Western black rhinoceros
  4. South Asian river dolphin
9. Which of the following is NOT a Greek god or goddess?
  1. Oceanus
  2. Chaos
  3. Hypnos
  4. Divinity
10. What famous actor voiced Lightning McQueen in the Disney-Pixar film Cars ?
  1. Will Arnett
  2. Tom Hanks
  3. Owen Wilson
  4. Joey Lawrence
11. Who signed all 3 documents that freed America from British rule?
  1. George Washington
  2. Thomas Jefferson
  3. Alexander Hamilton
  4. Benjamin Franklin
12. Which country exports the most coffee?
  1. Columbia
  2. Brazil
  3. Switzerland
  4. Germany
13. Which baseball team has won the most World Series titles?
  1. New York Yankees
  2. St. Louis Cardinals
  3. Boston Red Sox
  4. Oakland A’s
14. Who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring ?
  1. Vermeer
  2. Rembrandt
  3. Bernini
  4. Da Vinci
15. Which 3 colors make up the flag of Madagascar?
  1. White, red, and green
  2. Blue, yellow, and white
  3. White, orange, and green
  4. Red, white, and blue
16. What is the heaviest organ in the human body?
  1. Skin
  2. Heart
  3. Brain
  4. Liver
17. Who is the half-blood prince in the Harry Potter series?
  1. Harry Potter
  2. Severus Snape
  3. Sirius Black
  4. Lord Voldemort
18. What were the dates of WWII?
  1. 1939-1944
  2. 1940-1945
  3. 1941-1944
  4. 1939-1945
19. What is the largest desert in the world?
  1. Sahara
  2. Antarctica
  3. Arabian
  4. Arctic
20. Who composed "The Four Seasons"?
  1. Beethoven
  2. Vivaldi
  3. Bach
  4. Chopin
21. Who is known as the father of geometry?
  1. Euclid
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Isaac Newton
  4. Alan Turing
22. Who wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls ?
  1. Ernest Hemingway
  2. John Steinbeck
  3. William Faulkner
  4. Cormac McCarthy
23. What are the main ingredients in a traditional martini?
  1. Vodka and vermouth
  2. Gin and vermouth
  3. Vodka and bitters
  4. Gin and bitters
24. Who invented the World Wide Web?
  1. Al Gore
  2. Tim Berners-Lee
  3. Steve Wozniak
  4. Bill Gates
25. What does “anosmia” refer to?
  1. A lack of iron in the body.
  2. The inability to smell.
  3. A lack of vitamin C in the body.
  4. The inability to picture images in the mind.

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Ready to gain even more general knowledge? Here are 20 fun facts about the world that you can learn to give yourself an edge the next time you make small talk or play trivia!

1. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world (it gained its independence from Italy in 1929).
2. In the famous equation E = mc^2, E = kinetic energy, m = mass, and c^2 = the speed of light.
3. Mandarin is the most spoken language in the world (and English is second).
4. The first 10 digits of π (pi) are 3.1415926535.
5. A group of pandas is called an “embarrassment.”
6. Tokyo is the most populous city in the world with more than 37 million people.
7. There are 206 bones in the human body.
8. The Beatles are the best-selling musical artists of all time.
9. Identical twins don’t have the same fingerprints.
10. The Great Wall of China is around 13,200 miles long and took more than 200 years to build.
11. Wimbledon tennis balls are kept at 68 degrees Fahrenheit (to preserve their bounce).
12. Many common phrases can be attributed to William Shakespeare, including “green-eyed monster,” “heart of gold,” “love is blind,” “in a pickle,” “wild goose chase,” and “dead as a doornail.”
13. The speed of a computer mouse is measured in "Mickeys."
14. There are 77 volcanoes in Russia, and 61 are active.
15. Professional boxer Muhammad Ali was named Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. at birth.
16. Hippos can’t swim or float—they walk on the bottom of the river and push themselves up to the top.
17. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
18. Nutella was invented by an Italian baker as a way to extend chocolate rations in WWII.
19. The human body contains around 60,000 miles of blood vessels (which is more than twice the distance around the world).
20. A 26-sided shape is known as a rhombicuboctahedron.

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