General Knowledge Quiz

Question 1

What type of natural disaster is measured by the Richter Scale?

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes

Question 2

In what city were the 2012 Olympics held?

Accepted Answer

London

Question 3

Cobalt is a shade of what colour?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Question 4

Who won the 2011 cricket world cup?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 5

The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the USA by what country?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 6

Which of these is largest?

Accepted Answer

Petabyte

Question 7

Who invented the light bulb?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 8

Who acts as 'Iron Man' in all of the movies?

Accepted Answer

Robert Downey Jr.

Question 9

Galileo Galilei was best known for what?

Accepted Answer

Astronomy

Question 10

How many holes are in a regular round of golf?

Accepted Answer

18

Question 11

In science, what is the formula for kinetic energy (simply put)?

Accepted Answer

Speed x Mass

Question 12

How much water should an adult drink per day?

Accepted Answer

2.5 litres, 2 litres

Question 13

What is the 5th book in the 'Harry Potter' series?

Accepted Answer

The Order of the Phoenix

Question 14

'OS' computer abbreviation usually means...

Accepted Answer

Operating System

Question 15

How many men have walked on the moon?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 16

Which decade was the first Harry Potter book published?

Accepted Answer

1990s

Question 17

Where is the Leaning Tower of Pisa located?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 18

In 'Toy Story,' what type of animal is Bullseye?

Accepted Answer

Horse

Question 19

What is the area of a circle equal to?

Accepted Answer

πxR2

Question 20

In music, how many beats are a Minim and Semibreve respectively?

Accepted Answer

2 and 4

Question 21

What is the most densely populated country in the world?

Accepted Answer

Monaco

Question 22

Which reef shark is named after a citrus fruit?

Accepted Answer

Lemon Shark

Question 23

Who founded McDonalds?

Accepted Answer

The Mcdonald brothers

Question 24

How many of the original 6 Avengers actually HAVE superpowers?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 25

Wonder Woman and Superman are from which comic series?

Accepted Answer

Both are from DC

Question 26

What year did the 9/11 terrorist attacks occur?

Accepted Answer

2001

Question 27

Which of these Kings of England is best known for executing people?

Accepted Answer

Henry VIII

Question 28

How many rings are in the Olympic logo?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 29

Which are NOT grandparents from the bestselling book 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'?

Accepted Answer

Rick

Question 30

The book 'Murder on the Orient Express' was written by which famous author?

Accepted Answer

Agatha Christie

Question 31

What is the name of Mickey Mouse's dog?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Question 32

'The Ashes' cricket series is held between what 2 teams?

Accepted Answer

England and Australia

Question 33

Which country's flag is this?

Accepted Answer

Vietnam

Question 34

How many hearts do octopuses have?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 35

Bruce Banner is the actual name of which superhero?

Accepted Answer

Hulk

Question 36

What colour is at the top of a rainbow?

Accepted Answer

Red

Question 37

In a thunderstorm, which comes first: lightning or thunder?

Accepted Answer

Lightning

Question 38

Calculate 40% of 40

Accepted Answer

16

Question 39

What is the most spoken language in the world?

Accepted Answer

Chinese/Mandarin

Question 40

Which famous song artist has albums named 19; 21; and 25?

Accepted Answer

Adele

Question 41

What is the name of the paid version of the google chrome extension 'Momentum?'

Accepted Answer

Plus

Question 42

In science, what is the formula for gravitational potential energy?

Accepted Answer

Height x Weight

Question 43

Which of these is not in your blood?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 44

Putting reverse adjectives together (eg burning cold) is known as a(n)...

Accepted Answer

Oxymoron

Question 45

A nickel is equal to:

Accepted Answer

5 cents

Question 46

In professional darts, what is the starting score for all the players?

Accepted Answer

501

Question 47

Which of these countries is NOT in Asia?

Accepted Answer

Ukraine

Question 48

What is the second biggest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 49

Which war is 'Captain America: The First Avenger' set in?

Accepted Answer

WWII

Question 50

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

Accepted Answer

Au

Question 51

What does 'Ailurophobia' mean?

Accepted Answer

Fear of cats

Question 52

Exactly how many days are in a year?

Accepted Answer

365.25

Question 53

When you are dividing a fraction, you should:

Accepted Answer

Divide them without doing anything, Reverse numbers of 1 fraction then multiply the 2 fractions

Question 54

How long is the memory of a goldfish? (This is what people used to think (it is a myth)).

Accepted Answer

3 seconds

Question 55

What does the Latin prefix 'mort' mean?

Accepted Answer

Death

Question 56

What is the Pythagorean theorem equal to?

Accepted Answer

a2+b2=c2

Question 57

Which famous Queen of England used to burn Catholics and has a liquor named after her?

Accepted Answer

Mary I

Question 58

What group of superheroes is this?

Accepted Answer

Justice League

Question 59

What main type of energy does a wind-up toy use to work?

Accepted Answer

Elastic Potential Energy

Question 60

Which company's car logo is this?

Accepted Answer

Mazda

Question 61

What is 252?

Accepted Answer

625

Question 62

How old is Earth?

Accepted Answer

4.5 billion years

Question 63

What is the currency of Switzerland?

Accepted Answer

Franc

Question 64

How many sides does a dodecagon have?

Accepted Answer

12

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