60 General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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General Knowledge Quiz Questions

1. What is the closest planet to the sun?
2. What is the national flower of Scotland?
3. What is the largest bone in the human body?
4. Who is the eldest Kardashian sibling?
5. What is the capital of Japan?
6. Which year did WWII start?
7. In which city is ‘Selling Sunset’ set?
8. Who is the author of the Bridgerton series?
9. How many seasons of Breaking Bad are there?
10. What country are cockatoos from?
11. How many ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies are there?
12. In which US state is ‘Stranger Things’ set?
13. Which country joined the euro zone in 2023?
14. If you are born on the 1st of January, which star sign are you?
15. What English computer scientist is known as the codebreaker of Enigma?
16. What island is Cristiano Ronaldo from?
17. If you are ordering a ‘cacio e pepe’ dish, what type of food are you going to get?
18. In which city can you find John Lennon airport?
19. What country has the most time zones?
20. What is the first element in the Periodic table?
21. How many countries are in the EU?
22. Who directed the movie ‘Citizen Kane’?
23. What is the name of the castle and seat of power of the House Stark in Game of Thrones?
24. In which museum can you find the ‘Rosetta stone’?
25. What is the most expensive spice in the world?
26. How many players are on a cricket team?
27. What pet has Harry Potter?
28. Who painted ‘the last supper’?
29. How are the typical Polish dumplings called?
30. In which country can you find the wine region ‘Yarra Valley’?
31. Who was the president of US during the Cuban missile crisis?
32. Whose assassination was the trigger for WWI?
33. What animal is featured on the logo of Nestlé?
34. What is the name of the second Avatar movie?
35. Which actress portrayed Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey?
36. How many years did Queen Elizabeth II reign?
37. Who was the ancient Greek god of the sea?
38. Which colour is the alcohol ‘Curaçao’?
39. What country is associated with the fashion style ‘mariniere’?
40. Which country is Peter Kay from?
41. What type of race is the Palio di Siena?
42. Which Indonesian island is featured in the movie ‘Eat, Pray, Love’?
43. Who wrote ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’?
44. In which city is the Christ the Redeemer?
45. What type of wine is a Chardonnay?
46. Which stadium is the home of FC Barcelona?
47. Which Marvel character is portrayed by Jason Momoa?
48. Who was the second female Prime Minister of the UK?
49. What animal can be blue, humpback or fin?
50. Which company created Super Mario?
51. In which country is the movie ‘Encanto’ set in?
52. On which day is the Summer Solstice?
53. What sport can be yin, hatha or kundali?
54. What type of alcohol is used in a mojito?
55. Fragola is the Italian word for which fruit?
56. What are the official languages of Canada?
57. What city is the capital of Uruguay?
58. Outside of Russia, what is the highest mountain in Europe?
59. How were Cadbury’s creme eggs first called?
60. How many animals are there in the Chinese zodiac?

General Knowledge Quiz Questions and Answers

1. What is the closest planet to the sun? Mercury
2. What is the national flower of Scotland? Thistle
3. What is the largest bone in the human body? Femur
4. Who is the eldest Kardashian sibling? Kourtney
5. What is the capital of Japan? Tokyo
6. Which year did WWII start? 1939
7. In which city is ‘Selling Sunset’ set? Los Angeles
8. Who is the author of the Bridgerton series? Julia Quinn
9. How many seasons of Breaking Bad are there? 5
10. What country are cockatoos from? Australia
11. How many ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies are there? 3
12. In which US state is ‘Stranger Things’ set? Indiana
13. Which country joined the euro zone in 2023? Croatia
14. If you are born on the 1st of January, which star sign are you? Capricorn
15. What English computer scientist is known as the codebreaker of Enigma? Alan Turing
16. What island is Cristiano Ronaldo from? Madeira
17. If you are ordering a ‘cacio e pepe’ dish, what type of food are you going to get? Pasta
18. In which city can you find John Lennon airport? Liverpool
19. What country has the most time zones? France
20. What is the first element in the Periodic table? Hydrogen
21. How many countries are in the EU? 27
22. Who directed the movie ‘Citizen Kane’? Orson Welles
23. What is the name of the castle and seat of power of the House Stark in Game of Thrones? Winterfell
24. In which museum can you find the ‘Rosetta stone’? British Museum
25. What is the most expensive spice in the world? Saffron
26. How many players are on a cricket team? 11
27. What pet has Harry Potter? An owl
28. Who painted ‘the last supper’? Leonardo Da Vinci
29. How are the typical Polish dumplings called? Pierogi
30. In which country can you find the wine region ‘Yarra Valley’? Australia
31. Who was the president of US during the Cuban missile crisis? John F. Kennedy
32. Whose assassination was the trigger for WWI? Archduke Franz Ferdinand
33. What animal is featured on the logo of Nestlé? Birds
34. What is the name of the second Avatar movie? Avatar: The way of water
35. Which actress portrayed Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey? Violet Crawley
36. How many years did Queen Elizabeth II reign? 70 years (and 214 days to be exact)
37. Who was the ancient Greek god of the sea? Poseidon
38. Which colour is the alcohol ‘Curaçao’? Blue
39. What country is associated with the fashion style ‘mariniere’? France
40. Which country is Peter Kay from? England (UK)
41. What type of race is the Palio di Siena? Horse Race
42. Which Indonesian island is featured in the movie ‘Eat, Pray, Love’? Bali
43. Who wrote ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’? Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44. In which city is the Christ the Redeemer? Rio de Janeiro
45. What type of wine is a Chardonnay? White
46. Which stadium is the home of FC Barcelona? Camp Nou
47. Which Marvel character is portrayed by Jason Momoa? Aquaman
48. Who was the second female Prime Minister of the UK? Theresa May
49. What animal can be blue, humpback or fin? Whales
50. Which company created Super Mario? Nintendo
51. In which country is the movie ‘Encanto’ set in? Colombia
52. On which day is the Summer Solstice? 21st of June
53. What sport can be yin, hatha or kundali? Yoga
54. What type of alcohol is used in a mojito? Rum
55. Fragola is the Italian word for which fruit? Strawberry
56. What are the official languages of Canada? French and English
57. What city is the capital of Uruguay? Montevideo
58. Outside of Russia, what is the highest mountain in Europe? Mont Blanc
59. How were Cadbury’s creme eggs first called? Fry’s Creme Eggs
60. How many animals are there in the Chinese zodiac? 12

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