300 best general knowledge quiz questions and answers

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From easy Qs to total brain-melters, geography and pop culture - we’ve got over 300 quiz questions, ready to flex your general knowledge and prove once and for all who the real trivia boss is!

1. What is the capital of Finland? Helsinki
2. What is the name of Bridget Jones' baby in the third Bridget Jones film? William
3. Which five colours make up the Olympic rings? Black, green, blue, yellow and red
4. In which decade was Madonna born? The 1950s (1958)
5. What is the most sold flavour of Walker's crisps? Cheese and Onion
6. What's the biggest animal in the world? The blue whale
7. For one point, put the following Kardashian-Jenners in order of age, oldest to youngest: Khloé, Kylie, Rob, Kourtney, Kendall, Kim, Kris. Oldest to youngest: Kris, 69, Kourtney, 46, Kim, 44, Khloé, 41, Rob, 38, Kendall, 29, Kylie, 28
8. How many times has Andy Murray won Wimbledon playing singles? Twice - in 2013 against Novak Djokovic and in 2016 against Milos Raonic
9. Which country is brie cheese originally from? France
10. In what franchise would you find the character Katniss Everdeen? The Hunger Games
11. What does Hakuna Matata mean? No worries
12. What is the capital of Iceland? Reykjavík
13. Who came second in the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019? Netherlands
14. What year did Margaret Thatcher die? 2013, on the 8th April
15. What does IPA stand for? Indian Pale Ale
16. Who painted the Mona Lisa? Leonardo da Vinci
17. Which planet is closest to the sun? Mercury
18. What was Queen Elizabeth II's surname? Windsor. Her full name was Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor
19. Who plays Delboy Trotter in Only Fools And Horses? David Jason
20. What is the largest country in the world? Russia
21. Which fashion designer reportedly had a relationship with Winston Churchill? Coco Chanel
22. How many valves does the heart have? Four - the mitral, tricuspid, aortic and pulmonic valves
23. What is the name of the school in Sex Education? Moordale High
24. In Harry Potter, what is the name of The Weasley's house? The Burrow
25. Put these Tom Hanks films in chronological order: Catch Me If You Can, Forrest Gump, The Terminal, Bridge Of Spies - Forrest Gump (1994), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge Of Spies (2015)
26. Typically, what four ingredients go into a cosmopolitan cocktail? (For one point) - Fresh lime juice, vodka, cranberry juice, triple sec/cointreau/orange liqueur
27. What years was Barack Obama president of the USA? 2009 - 2017
28. Which city had the first ever fashion week? New York, in 1943
29. What nut is in the middle of a Ferrero Rocher? Hazelnut
30. What does LGBTQ stand for? Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (or queer)
31. What did Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams collectively create? Twitter
32. To a single decimal point, many kilometres in a mile? 1.6km
33. Who is the highest spiritual leader of Tibet? The Dalai Lama
34. What month was Prince George born? July
35. What three colours make up the flag of Lithuania? In order yellow, green and red
36. What is the name of a shape with nine sides? Nonagon
37. What flavour chocolate would you find in a green triangle in a box of Quality Streets? Praline chocolate
38. Who won Big Brother in 2024?
39. Where is known as ‘the happiest place on Earth?’ Disneyland
40. What’s the capital of Australia? Canberra

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1. Name one landlocked country in Europe - Any of the following 14 countries: Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Vatican City.
2. For two points, if all of the states of America were placed in alphabetical order, what would be first and last? First: Alabama. Last: Wyoming
3. Which London Underground line has the most stations? District Line (60 stations)
4. How many time zones are there in Russia? Eleven
5. What is the smallest country in the world? Vatican City
6. In which two countries can you not buy Coca Cola? North Korea and Cuba
7. Zagreb is the capital city of which country? Croatia
8. Area 51 is located in which American state? Nevada
9. Where in the world would you find the 'Spanish steps'? Rome, Italy
10. What is the capital city of Brazil? Brasília
11. Which country has the longest coastline in the world? Canada
12. What is the oldest recorded town in the UK? Colchester
13. What is the name of the largest river to flow through Paris? The Seine
14. What is the highest mountain in Britain? Ben Nevis
15. What is the capital of Peru? Lima
16. What is the currency of Sweden? Swedish Krona
17. Which country do the Canary Islands belong to? Spain
18. How many states are there in Australia? Six – New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania, South Australia
19. In which city would you find La Sagrada Familia? Barcelona
20. What is the biggest island in the world? Greenland
21. What is the capital of India? New Delhi
22. What year was St Paul's Cathedral in London built? It was completed in 1710, designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren
23. What is the smallest state in America? Rhode Island
24. Where is the largest active volcano in the world? Hawaii. Mauna Loa is the world's largest active volcano, with a volume of about 80,000 cubic kilometres.
25. What ocean surrounds Antarctica? The Southern Ocean

1. What fruit takes the scientific name Mangifera indica? Mango
2. Where was the mojito cocktail created? Cuba
3. What did Snickers bars used to be called before the name was changed in 1990? Marathon bars
4. What grain is the Japanese spirit Sake made from? Rice
5. Which dish was voted as the national dish of the UK? Chicken Tikka
6. Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita? Switzerland
7. What alcoholic drink is primarily made from juniper berries? Gin
8. What year was Heinz established? 1869
9. Which fast food chain’s slogan is ‘finger lickin good’? KFC
10. What are the components of a California roll? Crab, avocado, cucumber, rice, and dry seaweed
11. Is an avocado a fruit or a vegetable? Fruit
12. In which country did the Caesar salad originate? Mexico
13. What is the hottest chilli pepper? Carolina Reaper
14. Which TV chef presents Hell's Kitchen? Gordon Ramsay
15. What is the most expensive fruit in the world? Yubari King Melon
16. What was the original purpose of gin? A medicine
17. What is the most consumed alcoholic drink in the world? Beer
18. What is the national drink of Brazil? Caipirinha
19. What type of seafood is used in the Spanish dish paella? Shrimp
20. What is the name of the sweet, tangy fruit used to flavour Worcestershire sauce? Tamarind

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1. Who did Anne Hathaway play in Les Miserables? Fantine
2. Which is the highest grossing Harry Potter film? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
3. For one point, which of these actors is Scottish? Jamie Dornan, Michael Sheen, James McAvoy, Daniel Craig - James McAvoy
4. Who plays Barbie in the 2023 movie of the same name? Margot Robbie
5. What are the names of the three kittens in Disney’s The Aristocats? Berlioz, Marie and Toulouse
6. How many A Star Is Born movies have been made? Four
7. Which of Stephen King’s novels was the first to be adapted into a movie? Carrie
8. Which movie won the first ever Oscar for Best Animated Film? Shrek
9. What film set did Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt meet on? Mr and Mrs Smith
10. What movie earned Paul Mescal his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor? Aftersun
11. Who played J. Robert Oppenheimer in the film, Oppenheimer? Cillian Murphy
12. What film was Kate Winslet's first movie role in? Heavenly Creatures
13. Who says "Truth is, no one can do what I do" in The Devil Wears Prada? Miranda Priestley
14. Who does Patrick Swayze pick up in the iconic lift in Dirty Dancing? Jennifer Grey
15. Which film does Jim Carrey discover that his everyday life is really a TV show about him? The Truman Show
16. Where does Julia Roberts' character go in Eat Pray Love? Italy, India and Bali
17. What was the first James Bond movie ever made? Dr. No
18. In Breakfast At Tiffany's, what is the name of Holly Golightly's cat? Cat
19. When did Four Weddings and a Funeral premiere? 1994
20. Who said "she doesn't even go here" in Mean Girls? Damian Leigh
    

1. Who plays Emily in the hit Netflix show, Emily In Paris? Lily Collins
2. How many episodes of Scrubs were there? Closest wins the point. 182
3. What was the most streamed show on Netflix in 2020? The Umbrella Academyseason 2, with 43million streams
4. What relationship were Monica and Ross in Friends? Brother and sister
5. What is the name of the person who does the voiceovers on Love Island? Iain Stirling
6. Including the recruiter round how many games were there in Squid Game season one? Seven
7. What is Scooby Doo's full name? Scoobert Doo
8. On The Mandalorian, what is Baby Yoda's real name? Grogu
9. What was the name of Charlotte’s first husband in Sex and the City? Trey MacDougal
10. Who won The X Factor in 2011? Little Mix
11. Everything I Know About Love was which British journalist's memoir that was adapted into a BBC drama in 2022? Dolly Alderton
12. What was Ross' pet monkey called in Friends? Marcel
13. Who was the first act to ever appear on Top Of The Pops? Dusty Springfield
14. Who won the first ever I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!? Tony Blackburn
15. What does Walter White teach in Breaking Bad? Chemistry
16. Which member of the Spice Girls once guest-starred in Sex and The City? Geri Halliwell
17. In series 1 of Jack Whitehall’s Travels with My Father, where do they travel to? Asia
18. Who plays Mr. Gilbert in The Inbetweeners? Greg Davies
19. Who made up the now iconic rap, 'My money don't jiggle joggle, it folds?' Louis Theroux
20. Who won the Great British Bake Off in 2015? Nadiya Hussain

1. Typically, what's the strongest muscle in the human body? The masseter - the main jaw muscle
2. What does He stand for on the periodic table? Helium
3. What is the Papaver Rhoeas flower better known as? A poppy
4. How many elements are there in the periodic table? 118 elements
5. How many sides does a heptadecagon have? 17
6. How many bones does a shark have? None (a shark’s skeleton is made entirely of cartilage)
7. What does the AC button on a calculator stand for? All clear
8. What is the name for a donkey crossed with a zebra? A zeedonk
9. What does a Geiger Counter measure? Radiation
10. What is the largest organ in the human body? The skin
11. What does DNA stand for? Deoxyribonucleic acid
12. How many bones are in the human body? 206
13. Who discovered the concept of gravity? Sir Isaac Newton
14. Which famous British physicist wrote A Brief History of Time? Stephen Hawking
15. What is the study of mushrooms called? Mycology
16. How many brains and how many hearts does an octopus have? 9 brains and 3 hearts
17. What is the only letter not to appear on the periodic table? J
18. Where in the human body can the smallest bone be found? The ear
19. What is the heaviest organ in the human body? The liver
20. What is the only active volcano on mainland Europe called? Mount Vesuvius

1. How many minutes in a game of rugby league? 80 minutes
2. How many Olympic gold medals does Sir Mo Farah have? Four Olympic gold medals. He first was at the London 2012 Olympic games when he finished the 10,000m in a time of 27:30.42. He won gold the same year for the Men's 5,000m, which he completed in 13:41:66. At the Rio 2016 Olympics, he won another gold medal for the 10,000m, and a fourth gold medal for the 5,000m.
3. How old was Emma Raducanu when she won the US Open in 2021? 18
4. Which country's rugby team is known as The Springboks? South Africa
5. What are Canada's two national sports? Lacrosse in the summer, hockey in the winter
6. Which driver won the 2024 F1 World Championship? Max Verstappen
7. Who are the current Netball World Cup Champions? Australia
8. What sport is played at The Oval? Cricket
9. Who did the Lionesses defeat to become Euros champions in 2022? Germany
10. Which Lioness team member won I'm a Celeb in 2022? Jill Scott
11. What does WWE stand for? World Wrestling Entertainment
12. Who became the head coach of the England men's football team in October 2024? Thomas Tuchel
13. What is Usain Bolt’s 100m world record time? 9.58 seconds
14. In American Football, how many points do you score for a touchdown? Six
15. Name all the positions in Netball - Goal Keeper, Goal Defence, Goal Attack, Goal Shooter, Wing Defence, Wing Attack, Centre
16. What colour medal did diver Tom Daley win at London 2012? Bronze
17. Who is the current captain of the England Women's Football team? Leah Williamson
18. Which cricket club plays at The Oval? Surrey County Cricket Club
19. Jessica Ennis-Hill competed for Great Britain in which sport? Heptathlon
20. Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups in men’s football? Brazil - five titles

1. How many wives did Henry VIII have? (Extra point if you can name them all. Extra point if they're all in order.) 6 - Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr
2. What year was the Concorde’s first flight? 1969
3. In what year did the Berlin Wall fall? 1989
4. Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed Pompeii in what year? 79 AD
5. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in which US state? Tennessee
6. Who was the first human to travel into space? Yuri Gagarin
7. Who was the first President of the United States? George Washington
8. How old was Princess Diana when she died? 36
9. In what year was the Magna Carta signed? 1215
10. What was Cleopatra said to have bathed in? Sour milk
11. Who was the British monarch after Queen Victoria? Edward VII
12. What year did the Battle of Hasting take place? 1066
13. How tall was Napoleon said to be? 5ft 6in
14. Who was the War of The Roses between? The House of Lancaster and the House of York
15. Who discovered the laws of gravity? Isaac Newton
16. What popular condiment was sold as medicine in the 1830s? Ketchup
17. How long did World War I go on for? 4 years - 1914 to 1918
18. Who was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? Amelia Earhart
19. In what year did the Great Depression start? 1929

1. How many Grammys does Beyoncé have? 32
2. Björk was the lead singer with which band? The Sugarcubes
3. Fearless, 1989 and Folklore are all albums by which pop artist? Taylor Swift
4. Who is the youngest person to headline the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury? Billie Eilish
5. What year did Blur release their third studio album Parklife? 1994
6. Which song has the lyrics: 'certified freak, seven days a week'? Extra point for the artist names. 'WAP' - Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion
7. Which iconic rock band are Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham part of? Fleetwood Mac
8. Which song from the Barbie movie has the most streams to date? 'Dance the Night' -Dua Lipa
9. What Irish singer and women's rights activist passed away on 26 July in 2023? Sinéad O'Connor
10. What year was 'Running Up That Hill' by Kate Bush released? 1985
11. What is Elvis also known as? The ‘King of Rock and Roll’
12. Alex Turner is the lead singer of which band? Arctic Monkeys
13. Which Gallagher brother left Oasis first? Noel Gallagher
14. Name the original four members of Little Mix - Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock,Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson
15. Who originally sang 'Your Song'? Elton John
16. What is the name of Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album? Sour
17. What place is known as 'the home of country music'? Nashville
18. How many pieces of wood make up a violin? 70
19. What year did Queen’s legendary Live Aid performance at Wembley take place? 1985
20. What instrument is stereotypically thought of as popular in Scotland? Bag pipes
    

1. What are the four March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women called? Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy
2. Which popular Sally Rooney novel was adapted into a BBC Three drama in 2020? Normal People
3. Which Emily Brontë novel inspired Kate Bush's first hit? Wuthering Heights
4. What year was George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four published? 1949
5. Name all three books in Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series - Northern Lights (UK)/The Golden Compass (US), The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass
6. Name the protagonist and narrator of J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye - Holden Caulfield
7. Which Taylor Jenkins Reid novel was adapted into a series starring Elvis' granddaughter, Riley Keough? Daisy Jones & The Six
8. Which novel features the five Lisbon girls, Cecilia, Lux, Bonnie, Mary, and Therese? The Virgin Suicides
9. Who authored the New York Times bestseller, My Year of Rest and Relaxation? Ottessa Moshfegh
10. In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, what magical country does the White Witch put a spell on so that it is always winter but never Christmas? Narnia
11. Which two cities feature in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens? London and Paris
12. Who wrote the novel Far From The Madding Crowd? Thomas Hardy
13. What is the title of Agatha Christie’s first book? A Mysterious Affair at Styles
14. In which novel would you find the character of Elinor Dashwood? Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
15. In The Great Gatsby, what is located at the end of Daisy Buchanan’s dock? A green light
16. Who is the female protagonist in Colleen Hoover’s novel It Ends With Us? Lily Bloom
17. How many books are there in the Harry Potter series? Seven
18. Which teen novel is this quote from “As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once,”? The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
19. Who won the Booker Prize in 2024? Orbital by Samantha Harvey
20. How many chapters is Tolstoy’s War and Peace? (closest answer wins) 361
    

1. What is the name of a baby kangaroo? A joey
2. On average how many teeth does a dolphin have? Around 240
3. How many years can a snail sleep for? Three
4. What is a female horse called? A mare
5. What colours are flamingos born? Grey
6. Why do otters hold hands while sleeping? So they don’t float away from each other
7. What is the life span of an adult mayfly? A day
8. What is a group of lions called? A pride
9. How many brains does a giant pacific octopus have? Nine
10. What is the loudest land animal? A howler monkey
11. In which continent would you find a poison dart frog? South America
12. What colour is a polar bear’s skin under their fur? Black
13. What are rhino’s horns made out of? Keratin
14. Which animal has a fingerprint extremely similar to a human being? Koala
15. What bird features on the flag of Mexico? An eagle
16. What is the name of the snake in The Jungle Book? Kaa
17. How many ants are there estimated to be per every human? 2.5 million ants
18. What was the most popular dog breed in 2023? French bulldog
19. Which mammals mourn their dead? Elephants
20. What percentage of mammals are monogamous? Around 3 to 5%

1. What product did Amazon originally sell? Books
2. What does LG stand for in LG Electronics? Lucky-Goldstar
3. Threads was launched to rival what social media platform? Twitter
4. What is Twitter now called? X
5. Which decade was the Sony Walkman launched? 1970s
6. What year did the first Apple iPhone launch? 2007
7. Which prestigious university did Microsoft founder Bill Gates drop out of? Harvard
8. Which British computer scientist invented the World Wide Web in 1989? Tim Berners-Lee
9. What is the name of Elon Musk's aerospace company? SpaceX
10. Which company developed the first mobile phone? Motorola
11. Why was Google Images invented? Due to a demand for pictures of the green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez wore to the Grammy Awards in February 2000
12. How long does an Instagram Story remain live for? 24 hours
13. How many 'Top friends' were you allowed on Bebo? 16
14. What film did Justin Timberlake star in about the invention of Facebook? The Social Network
15. Which tech brand sponsored Manchester United on the front of their 2023/2024 season shirts? TeamViewer
16. What's the maximum length of a meeting you're allowed on the Basic Zoom membership? 40 minutes
17. What US state is Silicon Valley in? California
18. What does JPEG stand for? Joint Photographic Experts Group
19. As of spring 2024, which of these has not been an Apple operating system - Cougar, Lion, Cheetah, Puma? - Cougar
20. When was BeReal founded? 2019

1. Who was named Men's Creative Director of Louis Vuitton in 2023? Pharrell Williams
2. What is the name of Kylie Jenner's fashion label? Khy
3. Which fashion designer is the little black dress synonymous with? Coco Chanel
4. Which fashion house took centre stage in a 2021 film with Lady Gaga and Adam Driver? House of Gucci
5. What nationality is supermodel Heidi Klum? German-American
6. What handbag is widely thought of as the most expensive in the world? The Hermes Birkin
7. Who designed Meghan Markle's evening wedding dress? Stella McCartney
8. What year did fashion designer Vivienne Westwood die? 2022
9. Which Saltburn actor was named a Global Ambassador for Burberry in 2024? Barry Keoghan
10. What type of clothing item are espadrilles? Shoes

1. According to a YouGov survey from Q1 2024, what's the most popular dog breed in the UK? Golden Retriever
2. What planet is the furthest from Earth? Neptune
3. At the time of writing (April 2024), how many children does Nick Cannon have? 12
4. Can you name at least one Emily Henry novel (with a bonus point for every additional book you name) - Funny Story, Happy Place, Book Lovers, You and Me on Vacation, Beach Read, Hello Girls, When The Sky Fell on Splendor, A Million Junes, The Love That Split The World
5. What is actor Leonardo DiCaprio's middle name? Wilhelm
6. The Netflix series, Baby Reindeer, is based on the true life experience of which comedian? Richard Gadd
7. One mile equals how many kilometres, to one decimal point? 1.6km
8. When Buckingham Palace first open? 1705
9. What is rapper Eminem's real name? Marshall Mathers
10. How many legs does the average centipede have? 30
11. Who won Celebrity Big Brother 2024? David Potts
12. What's the name of the Welsh First Minister who retired in December 2023? Mark Drakeford
13. Who wrote the 1945 novel, Animal Farm? George Orwell
14. What was named Pantone's colour of the year in 2024? Peach Fuzz
15. What's the name ingredient in baba ganoush? Aubergine
16. Who is credited with discovering gravity? Sir Isaac Newton
17. What's the birthstone for people born in April? Diamond
18. Where is the capital of Vietnam? Hanoi
19. What's the longest bone in the human body? The femur
20. What colours are the Nigerian flag? Green and white

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