General Knowledge Quiz: A Wide-Ranging Trivia Challenge

General Knowledge

A collection of diverse general knowledge questions and answers covering history, geography, pop culture, science, and more. Test your knowledge across various subjects!

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20 Questions Medium Ages 12+ Nov 10, 2025

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1 Carl and the Passions changed their band name to what?

A Beach Boys
B Rolling Stones
C The Who
D The Doors

2 How many rings are on the Olympic flag?

A Five
B Six
C Four
D Seven

3 What color is vermilion a shade of?

A Red
B Blue
C Green
D Yellow

4 King Zog ruled which country?

A Albania
B Greece
C Italy
D France

5 Where in your body is your patella located?

A Knee
B Elbow
C Shoulder
D Ankle

6 What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule?

A Vodka
B Rum
C Gin
D Tequila

7 Who was the first man in space?

A Yuri Gagarin
B Neil Armstrong
C Buzz Aldrin
D Alan Shepard

8 Which animal lays eggs and is a mammal?

A Duck-billed platypus
B Echidna
C Hedgehog
D Anteater

9 On television, what animal was Flipper?

A Dolphin
B Whale
C Seal
D Shark

10 Who's band was The Quarrymen?

A John Lennon
B Paul McCartney
C George Harrison
D Ringo Starr

11 Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man?

A Lee Majors
B Steve Austin
C William Shatner
D Leonard Nimoy

12 In the song Waltzing Matilda, what is a Jumbuck?

A Sheep
B Kangaroo
C Koala
D Emu

13 What does a funambulist do?

A Tightrope walker
B Juggler
C Clown
D Magician

14 What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog?

A Gnasher
B Gromit
C Gnasher
D Spike

15 What are bactrians and dromedaries?

A Camels
B Llamas
C Alpacas
D Goats

16 Who played The Fugitive?

A David Janssen
B Harrison Ford
C Tommy Lee Jones
D Wesley Snipes

17 Who was known as the King of Swing?

A Benny Goodman
B Duke Ellington
C Count Basie
D Glenn Miller

18 Who invented the television?

A John Logie Baird
B Philo Farnsworth
C Nikola Tesla
D Guglielmo Marconi

19 What do deciduous trees do?

A Lose their leaves in winter
B Grow taller
C Bear fruit
D Change color

20 In which film had song Springtime for Hitler?

A The Producers
B Cabaret
C Grease
D The Sound of Music

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