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General Knowledge Mega Quiz 3: 175 Questions
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General Knowledge Mega Quiz 3: 175 Questions: questions and answers
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A shirt costs $40 and is 25% off. What do you pay? $10 · $30 · $35
$30
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave me... Two turtle doves · A partridge in a pear tree · Five golden rings
A partridge in a pear tree
How do you spell the number 40? Fourty · Forty · Fourtey
Forty – Four has a U, but forty does not!
What is 100 minus 37? 67 · 73 · 63
63
Who has more ribs? Boys · Girls · Same
Same
Which vitamin helps your blood clot? Vitamin C · Vitamin D · Vitamin K
Vitamin K – Leafy greens like spinach are packed with vitamin K!
Which word is a pronoun? They · Table · Quick
They
You have 3 apples and take away 2. How many do YOU have? 3 · 1 · 2
2
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA? Spain · Italy · France
France
How many continents are there? 5 · 7 · 9
7
Who painted the Mona Lisa? Leonardo da Vinci · Michelangelo · Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Which of these landmarks is in the USA? Eiffel Tower · Big Ben · Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty
What is the chemical symbol for gold? Go · Au · Ag
Au
Which reindeer has a shiny red nose? Dasher · Rudolph · Comet
Rudolph
How many hours of sleep do teenagers need each night? 5-6 hours · 12+ hours · 8-10 hours
8-10 hours
What does FYP stand for? Follow Your Page · Find Your People · For You Page
For You Page
A dozen plus half a dozen is... 18 · 24 · 15
18
What is the largest ocean on Earth? Pacific · Atlantic · Indian
Pacific
Which tool lets doctors listen to your heart? Syringe · Stethoscope · Thermometer
Stethoscope – The first stethoscope was just a rolled-up paper tube!
A baby kangaroo is called a joey.
True
What is 3 squared plus 4 squared? 14 · 25 · 49
25
What is 6 × 7? 42 · 48 · 36
42
How can you tell if a raw egg is fresh? It floats in water · It sinks in water · It spins fast
It sinks in water – Old eggs hold more air inside, so they float!
Which of these is NOT a fruit? Pumpkin · Tomato · Carrot
Carrot – To a botanist, tomatoes and pumpkins are fruits because they hold seeds!
Goldfish only remember things for three seconds.
False – Goldfish can remember things for months, and can even be trained!
A snowman's nose is usually a... Carrot · Button · Pine cone
Carrot
An octopus has three hearts.
True – Two pump blood to the gills, one pumps it to the rest of the body!
What do caterpillars turn into? Beetles · Butterflies · Bees
Butterflies – Inside the cocoon, it turns almost completely into liquid first!
Which of these is a planet? Moon · Sun · Mars
Mars
What's the first thing to do for a minor burn? Pop any blisters · Run cool water · Apply butter
Run cool water – Butter traps the heat and can make burns worse!
What is double 45? 90 · 80 · 95
90
Which animal is an amphibian? Frog · Lizard · Snake
Frog
What is the plural of 'mouse'? Mouses · Mice · Meese
Mice
What is the capital of Japan? Tokyo · Kyoto · Osaka
Tokyo
How many sides does an octagon have? 6 · 8 · 10
8 – That's why stop signs are octagons: no other sign has that shape!
In which year did World War I begin? 1914 · 1918 · 1939
1914
What is the capital of Spain? Madrid · Barcelona · Seville
Madrid
What is 48 ÷ 6? 6 · 9 · 8
8
Polar bears have black skin under their white fur.
True – Their fur is actually see-through and only looks white!
How many degrees are in a right angle? 180 · 45 · 90
90
Emoji were invented in which country? Japan · USA · South Korea
Japan
Bats are blind.
False – Bats can see, and many also find food with echoes!
Which plant is called the Christmas flower? Poinsettia · Rose · Tulip
Poinsettia
Which treat is shaped like a shepherd's hook? Lollipop · Candy cane · Gummy bear
Candy cane
You pass the runner in 2nd place. What place are you in now? 3rd · 1st · 2nd
2nd
What color is Santa's suit, traditionally? Green · Red · Blue
Red – Old pictures often showed him in green, too!
The golden crema on espresso is made of… Milk foam · Oils and gas bubbles · Sugar
Oils and gas bubbles
Which word gets shorter when you add two letters? Short · Small · Brief
Short
Which of these is a crustacean? Octopus · Crab · Jellyfish
Crab – Crabs, shrimp and lobsters: hard shell, jointed legs.
What should you do if you smell gas at home? Light a candle · Switch on lights · Get out fast
Get out fast – Gas companies add a rotten egg smell so you notice leaks!
Which of these is a rodent? Rabbit · Hedgehog · Beaver
Beaver – Rabbits are not rodents, they have their own group!
How many seconds are in one hour? 360 · 3,600 · 36,000
3,600
How many players are on the court for each basketball team? 5 · 6 · 7
5
What is the chemical symbol for silver? Si · Ag · Sv
Ag – From 'argentum', Latin for silver. Argentina is named after it!
The Hollywood sign overlooks which city? San Diego · Los Angeles · San Francisco
Los Angeles
Which of these is actually a giant grass? Bamboo · Palm tree · Cactus
Bamboo – Some bamboo grows almost a meter in a single day!
Which of these natural wonders is in Arizona? Old Faithful · Grand Canyon · Niagara Falls
Grand Canyon
Which part of a plant takes in water? Leaves · Roots · Petals
Roots – Some tree roots grow deeper than a 10-story building!
Which gas do humans need to breathe in? Oxygen · Nitrogen · Helium
Oxygen
What is 9 squared? 18 · 81 · 99
81
Peanuts are not actually nuts.
True – They are legumes, like peas and beans, and grow underground!
In 'Jingle Bells', the sleigh is pulled by... Eight reindeer · One horse · Two dogs
One horse
Which of these animals is nocturnal? Owl · Squirrel · Butterfly
Owl
How often should you replace your toothbrush? Every 3 years · Every 3 weeks · Every 3 months
Every 3 months
What is the capital of New Zealand? Auckland · Christchurch · Wellington
Wellington – Auckland is much bigger, but Wellington has been capital since 1865.
Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead? Spain · Brazil · Mexico
Mexico – Families build colorful altars to remember loved ones!
A square has a perimeter of 20. Each side is? 4 · 10 · 5
5 – 4 equal sides: 20 ÷ 4 = 5.
Who plays Steve in A Minecraft Movie? Jason Momoa · Ryan Reynolds · Jack Black
Jack Black – Jason Momoa plays Garrett in the same movie.
What was Facebook's very first name? FriendBook · TheFacebook · FaceSpace
TheFacebook
Koalas have fingerprints almost like ours.
True – They are so similar, they could confuse a crime scene!
Napoleon was very short for his time.
False – He was about average height for a Frenchman of his time.
Which sport has the most fans in the world? Basketball · Soccer · Cricket
Soccer – About 3.5 billion people follow soccer!
The two main coffee species are Arabica and… Robusta · Mocha · Espresso
Robusta
Why is Facebook blue? Blue is calming · It was the cheapest · Its founder is colorblind
Its founder is colorblind – Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind, and blue is easiest for him to see!
The Eiffel Tower can grow taller in summer.
True – Heat makes the iron expand, by up to about fifteen centimeters!
What color is an airplane's 'black box'? Bright orange · Black · Silver
Bright orange
Round 645 to the nearest hundred. 700 · 600 · 650
600
Which is the smallest prime number? 0 · 1 · 2
2
What does Pikachu evolve into? Raichu · Pichu · Jolteon
Raichu – Pichu is what Pikachu evolves from!
Which city is nicknamed 'The Windy City'? Seattle · Chicago · Boston
Chicago
A sloth can hold its breath longer than a dolphin.
True – Sloths can slow their heart and stay underwater for about forty minutes!
Which mountain range runs along South America? Alps · Rockies · Andes
Andes
Which sentence is correct? There late today · They're late · Their late again
They're late
Penguins live at the North Pole.
False – Wild penguins live in the southern half of the world.
The world's first webcam was pointed at a… Fish tank · Coffee pot · Front door
Coffee pot – Cambridge scientists used it to check if coffee was ready!
Who is more likely to be left-handed? Boys · Girls · Same
Boys
Which shape has the most sides? Octagon · Hexagon · Decagon
Decagon
Which company launched instant coffee Nescafé in 1938? Starbucks · Lavazza · Nestlé
Nestlé
What is the largest country by area? Russia · Canada · China
Russia
Who wrote the novel '1984'? Aldous Huxley · Ray Bradbury · George Orwell
George Orwell – Huxley wrote 'Brave New World', Bradbury wrote 'Fahrenheit 451'.
At what temperature does water boil in Celsius? 50°C · 100°C · 212°C
100°C – Water boils at a lower temperature on a mountain top!
Water freezes at how many degrees Celsius? 10 · 32 · 0
0
A rectangle is 6 cm by 4 cm. Its area is... 20 cm² · 10 cm² · 24 cm²
24 cm²
Which one is NOT a noble gas? Neon · Argon · Helium · Nitrogen
Nitrogen
In which country are the ancient pyramids of Giza? Egypt · Mexico · Peru
Egypt
What stops cut apples from turning brown? Salt water only · Lemon juice · Olive oil
Lemon juice
What is the slope of the line y = 3x + 2? 2 · 5 · 3
3
What is the most common letter in English words? A · E · T
E
Which Roman numeral means 50? L · C · X
L
How many sides does a pentagon have? Five · Six · Seven
Five
Bananas grow on trees.
False – A banana plant has no wood: it is the world's biggest herb!
Which US document begins with 'We the People'? The Declaration · The Constitution · The Bill of Rights
The Constitution
Which famous magician died on Halloween 1926? Harry Houdini · Harry Blackstone · Howard Thurston
Harry Houdini
Which president served more than two terms? FDR · Teddy Roosevelt · Woodrow Wilson
FDR
Christmas crackers were invented in... France · England · Germany
England
Fish breathe using their... Skin · Lungs · Gills
Gills
Only one of these numbers is prime. Which? 51 · 57 · 59
59 – 51 = 3 × 17 and 57 = 3 × 19. Sneaky!
Which continent has the most people? Asia · Africa · Europe
Asia
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain from base to peak.
False – Hawaii's Mauna Kea is taller from its base on the ocean floor!
Which empire built the Colosseum? Greek · Ottoman · Roman
Roman
Mario Kart World came out with which console? Nintendo Switch 2 · Wii U · Switch OLED
Nintendo Switch 2 – It launched with the Switch 2 in June 2025.
A fluffy cloud can weigh as much as a hundred elephants.
True – A big puffy cloud can hold about five hundred tonnes of water!
Who invented the paper coffee filter in 1908? An Italian barista · A French chemist · A German housewife
A German housewife – Melitta Bentz used blotting paper from her son's school book!
The Statue of Liberty used to be a shiny copper-brown.
True – It turned green over about thirty years as the copper weathered!
Which hormone helps regulate sleep? Melatonin · Insulin · Adrenaline
Melatonin
Fold a sheet of paper in half 7 times. How many layers? 14 · 128 · 49
128
What does RSVP mean on an invitation? Save the date · Please reply · Read and send
Please reply
There are more possible chess games than atoms in the universe.
True – About 10¹²⁰ possible games vs about 10⁸⁰ atoms.
Which horned figure scares naughty kids in Austria? Krampus · Grinch · Jack Frost
Krampus
What is the derivative of x²? 2x · x · x³ ÷ 3
2x – x³ ÷ 3 is the integral, the opposite direction.
A plane crashes on a border. Where are the survivors buried? Country A · Country B · Nowhere
Nowhere
Which layer of Earth do we live on? Crust · Mantle · Core
Crust
What is the past tense of 'swim'? Swimmed · Swam · Swum
Swam
Which scientist discovered penicillin? Fleming · Louis Pasteur · Marie Curie
Fleming – It started when mold grew by accident on a lab dish!
After the egg, a butterfly becomes a... Caterpillar · Chrysalis · Moth
Caterpillar
Words that sound alike but mean different things are... Synonyms · Homophones · Antonyms
Homophones – Like 'sea' and 'see', or 'knight' and 'night'!
How many strings does a standard guitar have? 4 · 6 · 8
6
Solve for x: 2x + 6 = 20 7 · 6 · 13
7
How many legs does an insect have? 6 · 8 · 4
6
Sound travels faster than light.
False – That is why you see lightning before you hear thunder!
Which blood cells help your blood clot? Platelets · Red cells · White cells
Platelets
A cube has 3 cm sides. What is its volume? 9 cm³ · 18 cm³ · 27 cm³
27 cm³
Which has more neck bones: a giraffe or a mouse? The giraffe · The mouse · Same
Same – Almost every mammal has exactly 7 neck bones!
Which blood type is the universal donor? AB+ · A+ · O−
O− – O-negative red cells can go to almost anyone.
What do bees collect to make honey? Nectar · Pollen · Water
Nectar
Sound travels faster in water than in air.
True – About four times faster!
Roughly how many diapers does a newborn use per day? About 3 · About 10 · About 25
About 10 – That's thousands in the first year!
The inventor of infinite scroll now says he… Regrets it · Got a billion dollars · Never uses phones
Regrets it – Aza Raskin says it keeps people scrolling way longer than they want!
In which year was the first hashtag used on Twitter? 2004 · 2007 · 2012
2007 – Twitter first told its inventor hashtags were too nerdy!
The ideal water for brewing coffee is about… 90 to 96 degrees · 100 degrees · 70 degrees
90 to 96 degrees
Photosynthesis makes food and releases... Oxygen · Carbon dioxide · Methane
Oxygen
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen? Troposphere · Stratosphere · Mesosphere
Troposphere
About how long is one year on Mars? 365 Earth days · 687 Earth days · 120 Earth days
687 Earth days – So a 14-year-old on Earth would be about 7 on Mars.
A doctor gives you 3 pills, one every half hour. How long do they last? 1 hour · 1.5 hours · 3 hours
1 hour
What did the Irish carve before pumpkins? Carrots · Turnips · Cabbages
Turnips – Pumpkins took over in America: bigger and easier to carve!
Which state has the longest coastline? California · Alaska · Florida
Alaska – Alaska has about 34,000 miles of coastline!
Kenya is on which continent? Asia · South America · Africa
Africa
What is the largest moon in our solar system? Titan · Ganymede · Our Moon
Ganymede
Which dwarf planet is named after the god of the underworld? Ceres · Pluto · Eris
Pluto
The angles of a triangle always add up to... 360° · 90° · 180°
180°
How far can an owl turn its head? 180 degrees · 360 degrees · 270 degrees
270 degrees
T. rex lived closer to us than to Stegosaurus.
True – Stegosaurus was gone about 80 million years before T. rex!
What does 0.999... (repeating forever) equal? Just under 1 · Exactly 1 · Infinity
Exactly 1 – There's no number between them, so they're the same!
Shaving makes hair grow back thicker.
False – It only cuts hair at a blunt angle, so it feels thicker.
In which country did Mary Shelley start Frankenstein? England · Italy · Switzerland
Switzerland – A volcano wrecked the weather, so they stayed in telling ghost stories!
A snail climbs 3 m up a 10 m well each day, slips 2 m each night. Out on day... 7 · 8 · 10
8
5 machines make 5 toys in 5 minutes. 100 machines, 100 toys? 100 minutes · 5 minutes · 20 minutes
5 minutes – Each machine makes one toy in 5 minutes, so 100 machines make 100 toys in the same 5 minutes!
How many seconds are in one day? 8,640 · 86,400 · 864,000
86,400 – Sixty times sixty times twenty-four!
What is 1 + 2 + 3 + ... all the way to 100? 5,000 · 10,100 · 5,050
5,050
How many grandparents did your 8 great-grandparents have in total? 16 · 32 · 64
32
What do bees make besides honey? Silk · Beeswax · Nectar
Beeswax
Which composer wrote the 'Moonlight Sonata'? Beethoven · Wolfgang Mozart · Johann Bach
Beethoven
A day on Venus is shorter than a year on Venus.
False – Venus takes 243 days to spin once, but only 225 days to orbit the Sun!
What is the fear of Halloween called? Samhainophobia · Coulrophobia · Nyctophobia
Samhainophobia
What is 2/5 written as a percent? 25% · 40% · 52%
40%
Which reindeer was NOT in the original 1823 poem? Dasher · Comet · Rudolph
Rudolph – The poem named eight reindeer in 1823. Rudolph was invented 116 years later, in 1939!
Which is bigger: a googol or the atoms in the visible universe? A googol · The atoms · Equal
A googol – A googol is 1 followed by 100 zeros!
What is the cube root of 27? 3 · 9 · 6
3
Legend says coffee was smuggled into Brazil hidden in a… Bible · Bouquet of flowers · Shoe
Bouquet of flowers
The Arabic word qahwa, origin of coffee, first meant… Wine · Black · Energy
Wine
Which came first: Rudolph or Santa's sleigh? Same year · Rudolph · The sleigh
The sleigh
What is it called when plants lose water through their leaves? Transpiration · Photosynthesis · Respiration
Transpiration
Hawaii moves a few centimeters closer to Japan every year.
True – The Pacific plate carries it about seven to ten centimeters a year!
In 1511, coffee was banned in which city? Rome · London · Mecca
Mecca
Lightning is hotter than the surface of the Sun.
True – Lightning can reach about thirty thousand degrees, around five times hotter than the Sun's surface!