300 General Knowledge Trivia Questions and Answers

Are you curious about gaining new knowledge on literally anything out there? Humans are said to be very curious, and with curiosity comes the path to learning new things. We often find ourselves questioning everything from the nitty-gritty of realizing the meaning of certain popular words, i.e. www to almost any topic around food types, celebrities, current affairs, and random facts e.t.c.

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General Knowledge Trivia Questions and Answers

You no longer need to feel awkward when in a room full of strangers or even with a friend you had an unresolved argument with, thanks to fun trivia exercises that help break down the silence. Our general trivia questions will serve as an icebreaker at work, a game during a team-building exercise, or while you enjoy some cold beer/whiskey with friends.

Here, test how much you know with these fun general knowledge trivia questions and answers that are guaranteed to make you feel like you’re on the chase while getting more enlightened.

1. What’s the biggest animal in the world?

Antarctic Blue Whale

 

2. What is the rarest M&M color?

Brown

 

3. The Continental United States has 4 time zones, can you name them?

Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern

 

4. What is the common name for dried plums?

Prunes

 

5. What does a funambulist walk on?

A Tight Rope

 

6. What was the Turkish city of Istanbul called before 1930?

Constantinople

 

7. Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?

Switzerland

 

8. Area 51 is located in which US state?

Nevada

 

9. From which US city do the band The Killers originate?

 

10. What is the name given to Indian food cooked over charcoal in a clay oven?

Tandoori

 

11. On a dartboard, what number is directly opposite No. 1?

19

 

12. Name the Coffee shop in US sitcom Friends?

Central Perk

 

13. What was the first soft drink in space?

 

14. How many human players are there on each side in a polo match?

Four

 

15. What is the most consumed manufactured drink in the world?

Tea

 

16. Which American president appears on a one-dollar bill?

 

17. In what year did Tony Blair become British Prime Minister?

1997

 

18. Which is the only edible food that never goes bad?

Honey

 

19. What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs?

Octagon

 

20. How many times has England won the men’s football World Cup?

Once (1966)

 

21. Which country invented ice cream?

China

 

22. How many colors are there in a rainbow?

7

 

23. What is the capital of New Zealand?

Wellington

 

24. “Hendrick’s,” “Larios,” and “Seagram’s” are some of the best-selling brands of which spirit?

Gin

 

25. Who is depicted on the US hundred-dollar bill?

Benjamin Franklin

 

26. Street artist Banksy is originally associated with which British city?

Bristol

 

27. From which country does Gouda cheese originate?

Netherlands

 

28. What is the name of Poland in Polish?

Polska

 

29. From what grain is the Japanese spirit Sake made?

Rice

 

30. What was the first toy to be advertised on television?

Mr. Potato Head

 

31. Which restaurant’s mascot is a clown?

McDonald’s

 

32. In which part of your body would you find the cruciate ligament?

Knee

 

33. What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

 

34. What color is the “Ex” in FedEx Ground?

Green

 

35. What TV series showed the first interracial kiss on American network television?

Star Trek

 

36. The likeness of which president is featured on the rare $2 bill of USA currency?

 

37. What element is denoted by the chemical symbol Sn in the periodic table?

Tin

 

38. What were the four main characters’ names in the TV series “Golden Girls” that ran from 1985-1992?

Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia

 

39. What is Cynophobia the fear of?

Dogs

 

40. How many of Henry VIII’s wives were called Catherine?

3

 

41. Who created Sherlock Holmes?

Arthur Conan Doyle

 

42. The Flag of the European Union has how many stars on it?

12

 

43. Which comedian was the second permanent host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks after Mark Lamarr?

Simon Amstell

 

44. Which member of the Beatles married Yoko Ono?

 

45. When one is “envious”, they are said to be what color?

Green

 

46. Which popular video game franchise has released games with the subtitles World At War and Black Ops?

Call of Duty

 

47. What are the names of Cinderella’s stepsisters?

Anastasia and Drizella

 

48. What item is the werewolf most afraid of?

Silver

 

49. Which rock band was founded by Trent Reznor in 1988?

Nine Inch Nails

50. What famous US festival hosted over 350,000 fans in 1969?

Woodstock

51. What is the world’s most expensive spice by weight?

Saffron

 

52. What is the currency of Denmark?

Krone

 

53. The biggest selling music single of all time is?

Candle in the Wind (1997)

 

54. Which two countries have not missed one of the modern-day Olympics?

Greece and Australia

 

55. What is a “dakimakura”?

A body pillow

 

56. Which Tennis Grand Slam is played on a clay surface?

The French Open (Roland Garros)

 

57. Which Former NBA Player Was Nicknamed “Agent Zero”?

Gilbert Arenas

 

58. What alcoholic drink is mainly made from juniper berries?

Gin

 

59. How many films have Al Pacino and Robert De Niro appeared in together?

Four (The Godfather Part 2, Heat, Righteous Kill, The Irishman)

 

60. What sport is dubbed the “king of sports”?

Soccer

 

61. Which Italian automobile manufacturer gained majority control of U.S. automobile manufacturer Chrysler in 2011?

Fiat

 

62. What was the old name for a Snickers bar before it changed in 1990?

Marathon

 

63. Dump, floater, and wipe are terms used in which team sport?

Volleyball

 

64. What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?

Omega

 

65. Who was the head of state in Japan during the second world war?

Emperor Hirohito

 

66. Who was the first female driver to score points in a Grand Prix?

Lella Lombardi (1975 Spanish Grand Prix)

 

67. In what year was McDonald’s founded?

1955

 

68. What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

Mercury

 

69. On the farm, what is a kid?

A baby goat

 

70. What was Mountain Dew’s original slogan?

Yahoo! Mountain Dew... It’ll tickle your innards!

 

71. Who wrote the novels Gone Girl and Sharp Objects?

Gillian Flynn

 

72. In little red riding hood, who does the wolf dress up as?

Grandmother

 

73. What was the soft drink Pepsi originally introduced as?

Brad’s Drink

 

74. When did the website “Facebook” launch?

2004

 

75. Which legendary surrealist artist is famous for painting melting clocks?

Salvador Dali

 

76. “Stars and Stripes” is the nickname of the flag of which country?

United States of America

 

77. TRUE OR FALSE – “Santa Claus” is a variety of melon?

True

 

78. Which football club plays its home games at Loftus Road?

Queen’s Park Rangers

 

79. Who is the patron saint of Ireland?

St. Patrick

 

80. What was the original name of the search engine “Google”“?

BackRub

 

81. How many permanent teeth does a dog have?

42

 

82. What were Jack and Jill going up the hill to fetch?

A pale of water

 

83. Where did the pineapple plant originate?

South America

 

84. What is the most sold flavour of Walker’s crisps?

Cheese and Onion

 

85. What country is responsible for creating the Olympic Games?

Greece

 

86. Which country has the most Trappist breweries?

Belgium

 

87. What is the full postcode of the Houses of Parliament?

SW1A 0AA

 

88. What is Earth’s largest continent?

Asia

 

89. What country touches the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea, and the Bay of Bengal?

India

 

90. What is the currency of Poland?

Złoty

 

91. What is someone who believes in antidisestablishmentarianism opposed to the disestablishment of?

The Church of England

 

92. The ancient Phoenician city of Constantine is located in what modern-day Arab country?

Algeria

 

93. Electronic music producer Kygo’s popularity skyrocketed after a certain remix. Which song did he remix?

Ed Sheeran – I See Fire

 

94. What does the Latin Tempus mean in English?

Time

 

95. Havana is the capital of what country?

Cuba

 

96. What type of dog is ‘Handsome Dan’, the mascot of Yale University?

Bulldog

 

97. How many chukkers are there in a polo match?

6

 

98. Riyadh is the capital of this Middle-Eastern country?

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

 

99. What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

24 MPH

100. On average how far away is the moon from the earth in miles?

238,000

101. In what country would you find Lake Bled?

Slovenia

 

102. What’s longer, a nautical mile or a mile?

Nautical mile (it’s 1.15 miles)

 

103. How many hearts does an octopus have?

3

 

104. Saying the name of what dried fruit used to be used to encourage people to smile before a photo in the 1800s, before the phrase “cheese?”

Prunes

 

105. What is the romanized Arabic word for “moon”?

Qamar

 

106. Which country in the world is believed to have the most miles of motorway?

China

 

107. What are the folds of skin on a cat’s ears called?

“Henry’s pockets” or cutaneous marginal pouches

 

108. Which musician has collaborated with American producer Porter Robinson and released the 2016 song “Shelter”?

Madeon

 

109. What is the name of Dua Lipa’s 2020 album release?

Future Nostalgia

 

110. A group of ravens is known as?

Unkindness

 

111. According to Fair Works Australia, how long do you have to work to get Long Service Leave?

7 years

 

112. Matt Goss, Luke Goss and Craig Logan made up which band?

Bros

 

113. How long do elephant pregnancies last?

22 months

 

114. Virtual reality company Oculus VR lost which of it’s co-founders in a freak car accident in 2013?

Andrew Scott Reisse

 

115. What is rapper P Diddy’s real name?

 

116. What mammals lay eggs?

Spiny anteater and the duck-billed platypus

 

117. In flight systems, what does the initialism “TCAS” stand for?

Traffic Collision Avoidance System

 

118. Which two musicians collaborated on Another Way To Die, the theme song to 2008’s 007: Quantum of Solace?

Alicia Keys and Jack White

 

119. What type of animal is a Flemish giant?

Rabbit

 

120. If someone said “you are olid”, what would they mean?

You smell extremely unpleasant

 

121. Gary and Martin Kemp were in what band?

Spandau Ballet

 

122. The name of which African animal means “river horse”“?

Hippopotamus

 

123. Named after the mallow flower, mauve is a shade of what?

Purple

 

124. In what decade was pop icon Madonna born?

1950s (1958)

 

125. Which two country singers famously sang together on 1983 song Islands in the Stream?

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

 

126. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

Venus, with a temperature of 460 °C

 

127. Chartreuse is a color between yellow and what?

Green

 

128. Who won 2019’s Sports Personality of the Year?

Ben Stokes

 

129. In 2004, what was discovered on the island of Flores in Indonesia?

Remains of a hobbit-sized human

 

130. Nephelococcygia is the practice of doing what?

Finding shapes in clouds

 

131. What color is your blood when it’s inside your body?

Red, the blood contains hemoglobin, which is a red protein.

 

132. How many goals did England score (excluding penalty shoot-outs) at the Mens’ 2018 FIFA World Cup?

12

 

133. What tissues connect the muscles to the bones?

Tendons

 

134. What is a duel between three people called?

A truel

 

135. If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?

Trees

 

136. How many different teams have won the Premier League since the start of the inaugural season in 1992/93?

Six (Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Leicester, Blackburn)

 

137. In the state of Georgia, it’s illegal to eat what with a fork?

 

138. How many notes are there on a standard grand piano?

88

 

139. What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?

Blue, Yellow, Black, Green and Red

 

140. Which Tasmanian marsupial is known for its temper?

 

141. At which venue is the British Grand Prix held?

Silverstone

 

142. Iceland diverted roads to avoid disturbing communities of what?

Elves

 

143. What is the weight of a Gold Bar in Fallout: New Vegas?

35 Pounds

 

144. In public places in the state of Florida, what’s illegal to do when wearing a swimsuit?

Sing

 

145. Who invented the word “vomit”?

 

146. Which of the following is used to measure blood pressure?

Sphygmomanometer

 

147.  In what year was the first-ever Wimbledon Championship held?

1877

 

148. Which country is brie cheese originally from?

France

 

149. What is the most significant side venture the popular firearms company, Remington, has pursued?

Typewriters

150. In what franchise would you find the character Katniss Everdeen?

The Hunger Games

151. When Gmail first launched, how much storage did it provide for your email?

1 GB

 

152. Which email service is owned by Microsoft?

Hotmail

 

153. Which country produces the most coffee in the world?

Brazil

 

154. .rs is the top-level domain for what country?

Serbia

 

155. Which colour pill does Neo swallow in The Matrix?

Red

 

156. Who painted “The Creation Of Adam”?

Michelangelo

 

157.  Name the composer behind the soundtracks of The Lion King, Inception and Pirates of the Caribbean?

Hanz Zimmer

 

158. Which author wrote ‘The Wheel of Time’?

Robert Jordan

 

159. In which city was Jim Morrison buried?

Paris

 

160. What was the first state?

Delaware

 

161. What famous character did Edgar Rice Burroughs create?

Tarzan

 

162. What is the painting “La Gioconda” more usually known as?

The Mona Lisa

 

163. What is Chandler’s last name in the sitcom Friends?

Bing

 

164. Which 2014 Seth Rogan film caused the North Korean government to threaten action against the United States?

The Interview

 

165. Icarus appears in which book?

Metamorphoses

 

166. About how many taste buds does the average human tongue have?

10,000

 

167. Name the first actor to play Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films?

Richard Harris

 

168. How many spice options are there at Nandos?

6: Passion Fruit and Mango, Lemon and Herb, Medium, Hot, Extra Hot

 

169. Which author wrote ‘Partners in Crime’?

Agatha Christie

 

170. How much does the Chewbacca costume weigh?

Eight pounds

 

171. Who wrote “The Great Gatsby”?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

 

172. Who discovered penicillin?

Fleming

 

173. Who wrote “Far From The Madding Crowd”?

Thomas Hardy

 

174. Which country invented tea?

China

 

175. To What Is The Process Of Vulcanisation Applied?

Rubber

 

176. Which soft drink is commonly associated with Scotland?

Irn-Bru

 

177. What does a micron measure?

Distance

 

178. Who starts first in chess?

White

 

179. According to McDonald’s’ official website, how many calories does a regular Big Mac contain?

508

 

180. How many degrees does the earth rotate each hour?

Fifteen

 

181. Which castle is on the island of Anglesey?

Beaumaris

 

182. What are the two main ingredients of a Dark and Stormy cocktail?

Dark rum, Ginger Beer

 

183. Which science deals with the motion of projectiles?

Ballistics

 

184. What nationality was Marco Polo?

Venetian

 

185. Name the 2019 winner of the Great British Bake Off?

David (Atherton)

 

186. What state is the Lincoln family home (Hildene) located in?

Vermont

 

187. A screwdriver cocktail is orange juice, ice and which spirit?

Vodka

 

188. What country has the eighth-largest population in Europe with approximately 38.5 million residents?

Poland

 

189. Zurich is the largest city in what country?

Switzerland

 

190. Which southern Italian city is usually credited as the birthplace of the pizza?

Naples

 

191. Which two nations fought for control of North America in the French and Indian War?

England And France

 

192. How many phases of the moon are there?

Eight

 

193. What number is found in reference to their varieties on Heinz products?

57

 

194. What gives the drink known as a “Black Cow” its color?

Coffee

 

195. What’s the hardest rock?

Diamond

 

196. What is the capital city of Australia?

Canberra

 

197. Where did Barack Obama teach constitutional law?

University Of Chicago

 

198. Name the world’s biggest island?

Greenland

 

199. Which US state was Donald Trump born in?

New York

200. Where did the croissant originate?

Budapest

201. Which sport does Costantino Rocca play?

Golf

 

202. If you completed the Three Peaks challenge, which three UK mountains would you have climbed?

Ben Nevis, Snowdon, Scafell Pike

 

203. What island off the coast of Africa is the 4th-largest island in the world?

Madagascar

 

204. Which boxer was known as “The Greatest” and “The People’s Champion”?

Muhammad Ali

 

205. Which UK city is situated further west – Bristol or Edinburgh?

Edinburgh

 

206. What is the fastest fish in the sea?

Sailfish

 

207. How many countries are there in the region of Europe?

44

 

208. What does the term “piano” mean?

To be played softly

 

209. What meat is the primary ingredient in Booyah?

Chicken

 

210. What is the capital of Finland?

Helsinki

 

211. What is a natural fiber reeled from the cocoon of a worm?

Silk

 

212. What is the currency of Vietnam?

Vietnamese dong

 

213. What do the French call the English Channel?

la Manche

 

214. What was Beyoncé’s first solo album?

Dangerously In Love

 

215. What title does the leader of Mexico hold?

President

 

216. What temperature centigrade does water boil at?

100 degrees centigrade

 

217. What are the component parts of a battery called?

Electric Cells

 

218. What company is also the name of one of the longest rivers in the world?

Amazon

 

219. In what state did the first official American baseball game take place?

New Jersey

 

220. What did the “Line of Demarcation” divide?

South America

 

221. What in the animal kingdom is a doe?

 

222. Which mammal doesn’t have vocal cords?

Giraffe

 

223. How many teaspoons of sugar are in a can of Coke?

About 7 Teaspoons

 

224. What is the tallest mountain in the world?

Mount Everest

 

225. Who was the Wampanoag leader who gave food to the colonists during the first winter?

Massasoit

 

226. How many centimeters in a meter?

100

 

227. Who was the famous Polish female scientist who won a Nobel Prize?

Marie Curie

 

228. What language is spoken in Norway?

Norwegian

 

229. How many children does Oprah Winfrey have?

Zero

 

230. The Native American people, Wampanoag is a group of how many official tribes?

Five

 

231. What is the busiest airport in Britain called?

London Heathrow

 

232. Which horoscope sign has a crab?

Cancer

 

233. What is the process of preparing eggs for Caesar salad dressing called?

Coddling

 

234. What number is a baker’s dozen?

13

 

235. Who played Gunther in Friends?

James Michael Tyler

 

236. What is sushi traditionally wrapped in?

Edible seaweed

 

237. Which Axis leader was overthrown and arrested in July 1943?

Benito Mussolini

 

238. In which year did the original UK version of The Office air?

2001

 

239. Which company owns Bugatti, Lamborghini, Audi, Porsche, and Ducati?

Volkswagen

 

240. What majestic mountain range is found in Switzerland?

Alps

 

241. Gordon Sumner is the real name of what famous British musician?

Sting

 

242. What was the first single to be released by the band Oasis?

Supersonic

 

243. Which US city is known as the City of Brotherly Love?

Philadelphia

 

244. Who was the first woman in space?

Valentina Tereshkova

 

245. Which Stephen King novel takes place mostly in the fictional Overlook Hotel?

The Shining

 

246. In what year was the first episode of South Park aired?

1997

 

247. In what state in the USA will you find a town named Christmas?

Florida

 

248. How many elements are in the periodic table?

118

 

249. What kind of animal is a klipspringer?

An African Antelope

250. With over 222 million units sold, what is Apple’s highest-selling iPhone model?

iPhone 6/6 Plus

251. Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

Ethiopia

 

252. Baroque art was a movement which was encouraged mainly by which religion?

Catholic

 

253. Elon Musk is the CEO of which global brand?

Tesla

 

254. Which operating system does a Google Pixel phone use?

Android

 

255. What’s the shortcut for the “copy” function on most computers? 

Ctrl C

 

256. What is a person hired to decorate the inside of a house called?

Interior Decorator

 

257. Which American rapper released The College Dropout in 2004?

 

258. Who won the Spanish-American War?

United States

 

259. In which year did Taylor Swift release her debut single, Love Story?

2008

 

260. Which Jamaican runner is an 11-time world champion and holds the record in the 100 and 200-meter race?

Usain Bolt

 

261. In cooking what would you use a “dredger” for?

To Sprinkle Flour Or Sugar Lightly

 

262. Name Britney Spears first album released in 1999?

Baby One More Time

 

263. What is someone who shoes horses called?

Farrier

 

264. What type of dog did Queen Elizabeth II of England call her favorite?

Corgi

 

265. Who is the former drummer of Nirvana who fronts the Foo Fighters?

Dave Grohl

 

266. In what year did the French Revolution begin?

1789

 

267. The Animals formed in which UK city?

Newcastle

 

268. Who invented the rabies vaccine?

Louis Pasteur

 

269. Who put forth the Theory of Relativity in 1905?

 

270. Which American singer-songwriter sang of falling into a Ring Of Fire?

 

271. Who was founder and chairman of America Online Corporation?

Steve Case

 

272. Name the pub featured in Emmerdale?

The Woolpack

 

273. Which chess piece can only move diagonally?

Bishop

 

274. What cheese’s name literally means “recooked” in Italian?

Ricotta

 

275. Which year did the first episode of Emmerdale Farm air?

1972

 

276. What flavor is Cointreau?

Orange

 

277. According to the Bible, where was Jesus crucified?

Golgotha

 

278. Who became the new Pope on April 24, 2005?

Pope Benedict XVI

 

279. Name the actress who plays the role of Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things

Finn Wolfhard

 

280. In publishing, what does POD mean?

Print on Demand

 

281. Which city was formerly known as Constantinople?

Istanbul

 

282. Which US state was Joe Exotic a.k.a. the Tiger King’s G.W. Zoo based?

Oklahoma

 

283. What is a six-letter word meaning “a deficiency of blood or red corpuscles”?

Anemia

 

284. Who is the only batsman to record 400 runs in an international Test match?

Brian Lara (v England in 2004)

 

285. What year was the very first model of the iPhone released?

2007

286. According to the Bible, who killed more people at his death than in his life?

Samson

 

287. What brought thousands of Irish immigrants to America?

Famine

 

288. Which ancient people first mined and smelted copper circa 5000 B.C.?

Egyptians

 

289. What is Joe Root’s ODI shirt number?

66

 

290. What does “HTTP” stand for?

HyperText Transfer Protocol

 

291. What is the Dog‘s name in the 2014 film “The Dog Who Saved Easter”?

Zeus

 

292. Indonesia, the largest archipelago in the world, holds which capital city?

Jakarta

 

293. What are the gaps between nerve cells called

Synapses

 

294. What is the official name of the clock tower commonly referred to as Big Ben?

Elizabeth Tower

 

295. What is the marketing term for the Monday after Thanksgiving day in the USA?

 

296. In 1952 Albert Einstein was offered the Presidency of which country?

Israel

 

297. What part of the brain is responsible for vision?

Occipital

 

298. Which lake is often described as the jewel of the Italian lakes?

Lake Como

 

299. What is the usual shape of a river delta?

Triangular

 

300. Which product has used the ad slogan “One Bowl And You’ll Be Ours”?

Raisin Nut Bran

 

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