100+ of the Best General Knowledge Quiz Questions
Updated: Feb. 16, 2021Not counting the Earth, which is the only planet whose largest moon is named after a female figure? Which country has coastlines on the Caspian Sea, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf? See how you fare against these trivia questions!
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The 2020 winner of the Oscar for Best Documentary (Short Subject) features Afghan girls performing what sport?
Answer: Packaging
Thirty-five per cent of Lush’s products are package-free! “Naked” items include solid shampoo bars, conditioners and bath oils.
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Which Canadian province or territory has the highest proportion of elected female legislators?
Answer: The Northwest Territories
Discover the strangest fact about every Canadian province and territory.
Answer: The Navajo Nation
The U.S. supported South Korea during the Korean War—members of the Navajo Nation used their language as an unbreakable code for radio messages.
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Who said: “A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true”?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.
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In which city can you ski down the sloped roof of an electricity-producing incinerator?
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Which poses a greater threat to undersea fibre-optic cables: sharks or fishing boats?
Answer: Fishing boats
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Which country called its 2019 national budget “The Wellbeing Budget” because it focused on areas such as mental health?
Answer: Good Omens
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Answer: The Stanley Cup
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As late as the 1930s, what unwelcome objects were sometimes found in toilet paper?
Answer: Splinters
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Hawaii has a statute called the Aloha Spirit law, which encourages public officials to contemplate which character traits?
Answer: Kindness, unity, agreeableness, humility and patience
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You may know her better as a nurse, but who became the first female member of the U.K.’s Royal Statistical Society in 1858?
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What movie star’s first claim to fame was being part of a hip-hop duo called DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince?
Answer: Will Smith
The duo’s most successful single was 1991’s “Summertime,” which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
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What former German chancellor gave Angela Merkel her first cabinet position—and the rather patronizing nickname “mein Mädchen” (my girl)?
Answer: Helmut Kohl
Kohl served as Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998.
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Answer: Pepperoni
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Although Bea Arthur hated cheesecake, what TV show’s cast ate some 100 of them on camera?
Answer: Steve Martin
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What actor has played friends to Ford Prefect, Gandalf, Sherlock Holmes and the Black Panther?
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Sometimes called a “good luck sweet cookie” in China, what treat was likely invented in the U.S.?
Answer: The fortune cookie
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In 2010, the last panel of what long-running comic strip saw the title character kidnapped by a war criminal?
Answer: Scarlett Johansson
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W and Z are worth a lot in many versions of Scrabble, but in which language are they worth only a single point each?
Answer: Polish
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Klaus Teuber was a dental technician until he created which blockbuster board game?
Answer: The Settlers of Catan
First published in 1995, the multiplayer game had sold more than 22 million copies by 2015.
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Which layer of the earth, normally found between the crust and core, occasionally pushes up to the surface?
Answer: The mantle
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The title character in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou was likely modelled on what real French oceanographer?
Answer: Jacques Cousteau
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Since 2016, the letters A, B and O are sometimes missing from various signs and company logos around the world. Why?
Answer: To promote blood donation
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Answer: Spanish
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Answer: Yellow
According to Tennis365, the switch to yellow tennis balls was the idea of David Attenborough, who was a controller at BBC2 in the 1960s.
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On average, Danes cycle 1.6 kilometres per day. Roughly what percentage of them own a bike?
Answer: 90 per cent
According to the Cycling Embassy of Denmark, approximately half of all children aged 11 to 15 also cycle to school.
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Who wrote the following? “Is there meaning to music? … Yes. And can you state in so many words what the meaning is? … No.”
Answer: 15 years old
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Answer: San Marino and Vatican City
From island paradises to little lands tucked away in Europe, these tiny countries are big on scenery and culture.
Answer: Schroeder
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Which “timely” Nicole Kidman film was based on the novel that won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction?
Answer: The Hours
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Answer: Pythagoras
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What American actor goes by the stage name “Childish Gambino” when he’s performing music?
