104 general knowledge quiz questions and answers (13 categories + free template)

Easy3 questions

1. 1Which Dutch artist painted "The Starry Night"?

   AnswerVincent van Gogh.

2. 2What is the largest organ in the human body?

   AnswerThe skin.

3. 3Which month has 28 days?

   AnswerAll of them (a classic trick question).

Medium3 questions

1. 4What is the capital of Portugal?

   AnswerLisbon.

2. 5What is the world's smallest bird?

   AnswerThe bee hummingbird.

3. 6What is the first line of the novel "Moby-Dick"?

   Answer"Call me Ishmael."

Hard2 questions

1. 7Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1846?

   AnswerRobert Peel.

2. 8Which Englishman patented the tin can for preserving food in 1810?

   AnswerPeter Durand.

Movie8 questions

1. 9In which year was The Godfather released?

   Answer1972.

2. 10Which actor won the Best Actor Oscar for both Philadelphia and Forrest Gump?

   AnswerTom Hanks.

3. 11Which 1982 film tells of a lost alien befriended by a boy called Elliott?

   AnswerE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

4. 12Which actress played Mary Poppins in the 1964 film?

   AnswerJulie Andrews.

5. 13Which actor voiced Nemo in the 2003 film Finding Nemo?

   AnswerAlexander Gould.

6. 14In The Dark Knight, which villain says "whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you stranger"?

   AnswerThe Joker.

7. 15In which film does Hugh Jackman play a rival magician to Christian Bale's character?

   AnswerThe Prestige.

8. 16Which former Doctor Who actress played Nebula in Avengers: Infinity War?

   AnswerKaren Gillan.

Sports8 questions

1. 17How many players are in a water polo team in the water?

   AnswerSeven.

2. 18Which sport did James Naismith invent in 1891?

   AnswerBasketball.

3. 19Which country won the 1982 World Cup in Spain, beating West Germany 3-1 in the final?

   AnswerItaly.

4. 20Who kicked the extra-time drop goal that won England the 2003 Rugby World Cup?

   AnswerJonny Wilkinson.

5. 21How many players are in an Olympic curling team?

   AnswerFour.

6. 22Which American city's baseball team is called the Cardinals?

   AnswerSt Louis.

7. 23Canadian Connor McDavid is a star of which sport?

   AnswerIce hockey.

8. 24Who was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2001?

   AnswerDavid Beckham.

Science8 questions

1. 25How many hearts does an octopus have?

   AnswerThree.

2. 26In what year was the lubricant WD-40 first created?

   Answer1953.

3. 27Which famous physicist was granted a US patent for a refrigerator in 1930, with Leo Szilard?

   AnswerAlbert Einstein.

4. 28Roughly how hot is the surface of Venus?

   AnswerAbout 465°C (870°F), hot enough to melt lead.

5. 29Roughly what percentage of the solar system's mass is in the Sun?

   AnswerAbout 99.86%.

6. 30Who is credited with inventing carbonated (fizzy) water in the 1760s?

   AnswerJoseph Priestley.

7. 31What does HAL stand for in HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey?

   AnswerHeuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer.

8. 32What is the largest planet in the solar system?

   AnswerJupiter.

Music8 questions

1. 33In what year did the Beatles first tour the USA?

   Answer1964.

2. 34Who was the lead singer of the 1970s glam-rock band Slade?

   AnswerNoddy Holder.

3. 35What was Adele's debut single?

   Answer"Hometown Glory."

4. 36"Future Nostalgia", featuring "Don't Start Now", is the second album by which English singer?

   AnswerDua Lipa.

5. 37Which band had the members John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor?

   AnswerQueen.

6. 38Which pop star had back-to-back 2015 hits with "Sorry" and "Love Yourself"?

   AnswerJustin Bieber.

7. 39What was the name of Taylor Swift's record-breaking tour that ran from 2023 to 2024?

   AnswerThe Eras Tour.

8. 40Which song opens with the line "May I have your attention, please?"

   Answer"The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem.

Football8 questions

1. 41Which club won the 1986 FA Cup final, beating Everton 3-1?

   AnswerLiverpool.

2. 42Which goalkeeper won 125 England caps between 1970 and 1990?

   AnswerPeter Shilton.

3. 43Which Italian managed West Ham United from 2008 to 2010?

   AnswerGianfranco Zola.

4. 44What is Stockport County's nickname?

   AnswerThe Hatters.

5. 45In which year did Arsenal move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium?

   Answer2006.

6. 46What is Sir Alex Ferguson's middle name?

   AnswerChapman.

7. 47Which striker scored the first goal in the Premier League, in August 1992?

   AnswerBrian Deane (Sheffield United).

8. 48Which Lancashire club plays its home games at Ewood Park?

   AnswerBlackburn Rovers.

Art8 questions

1. 49Which artist created "Campbell's Soup Cans" in 1962?

   AnswerAndy Warhol.

2. 50What nationality was the sculptor Alberto Giacometti?

   AnswerSwiss.

3. 51Which gallery in Paris is home to the Mona Lisa?

   AnswerThe Louvre.

4. 52Which artist painted "The Water-Lily Pond" in 1899?

   AnswerClaude Monet.

5. 53Which British artist is known for preserving a shark in formaldehyde?

   AnswerDamien Hirst.

6. 54What nationality was the painter Henri Matisse?

   AnswerFrench.

7. 55Which Dutch master painted "Self Portrait with Two Circles"?

   AnswerRembrandt van Rijn.

8. 56Which British artist made the 1961 optical-art painting "Movement in Squares"?

   AnswerBridget Riley.

Famous landmark8 questions

1. 

   57The Eiffel Tower

   AnswerFrance.

2. 

   58The Colosseum

   AnswerItaly.

3. 

   59Angkor Wat

   AnswerCambodia.

4. 

   60The Golden Gate Bridge

   AnswerUnited States.

5. 

   61Sydney Opera House

   AnswerAustralia.

6. 

   62The Taj Mahal

   AnswerIndia.

7. 

   63The Burj Khalifa

   AnswerUnited Arab Emirates.

8. 

   64Stonehenge

   AnswerUnited Kingdom.

World history8 questions

1. 65The University of Bologna, often called the oldest university in continuous operation, was traditionally founded.

   Answer1088.

2. 66Martin Luther launched the Reformation.

   Answer1517.

3. 67William Shakespeare was born.

   Answer1564.

4. 68The Mongols proclaimed Genghis Khan their ruler.

   Answer1206.

5. 69The First World War ended.

   Answer1918.

6. 70The Second World War ended.

   Answer1945.

7. 71The People's Republic of China was founded.

   Answer1949.

8. 72The Berlin Wall fell.

   Answer1989.

Game of Thrones8 questions

1. 73Master of Coin Petyr Baelish is better known by what nickname?

   AnswerLittlefinger.

2. 74What is the title of the first episode?

   Answer"Winter Is Coming."

3. 75In the HBO series, what is Hodor's real name?

   AnswerWylis.

4. 76What is the title of the season 7 finale?

   Answer"The Dragon and the Wolf."

5. 77Daenerys has three dragons: Drogon, Rhaegal and which other?

   AnswerViserion.

6. 78What is the name of Jon Snow's direwolf?

   AnswerGhost.

7. 79In the HBO series, who created the Night King?

   AnswerThe Children of the Forest.

8. 80Iwan Rheon, who played Ramsay Bolton, first auditioned for which role?

   AnswerJon Snow.

James Bond8 questions

1. 81Which film, released in 1962, was the first Bond film with Sean Connery as 007?

   AnswerDr. No.

2. 82How many Bond films did Roger Moore star in?

   AnswerSeven.

3. 83In which Bond film does the henchman Tee Hee appear?

   AnswerLive and Let Die.

4. 84Which Bond film was released in 2006?

   AnswerCasino Royale.

5. 85Which actor played Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker?

   AnswerRichard Kiel.

6. 86True or false: Halle Berry played Jinx in Die Another Day.

   AnswerTrue.

7. 87Which Bond villain in From Russia with Love was played by Lotte Lenya?

   AnswerRosa Klebb.

8. 88Which actor played Bond only once, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service?

   AnswerGeorge Lazenby.

Michael Jackson8 questions

1. 89True or false: Michael won the 1984 Grammy for Record of the Year for "Beat It".

   AnswerTrue.

2. 90Name the other four original members of The Jackson 5.

   AnswerJackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon.

3. 91What was Michael's middle name?

   AnswerJoseph.

4. 92Which 1982 album is one of the best-selling albums of all time?

   AnswerThriller.

5. 93How old was Michael when he died in 2009?

   Answer50.

6. 94What was the title of Michael's 1988 autobiography?

   AnswerMoonwalk.

7. 95In what year did Michael receive his solo star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

   Answer1984.

8. 96Which Michael Jackson album, released in 1987, shares its name with a word meaning "not good"?

   AnswerBad.

Board games8 questions

1. 97How many squares are on a standard Monopoly board?

   Answer40.

2. 98Which party game, created by Whit Alexander and Richard Tait, mixes trivia, sculpting, charades and word puzzles?

   AnswerCranium.

3. 99How many suspects are there in the board game Cluedo?

   AnswerSix.

4. 100Which general-knowledge board game was created in 1979?

   AnswerTrivial Pursuit.

5. 101Which 1967 game uses a plastic tube, sticks and marbles?

   AnswerKerPlunk.

6. 102What is the grid size of a Scrabble board?

   Answer15 x 15.

7. 103In which game do players use plastic hippos to gobble up marbles?

   AnswerHungry Hungry Hippos.

8. 104Which board game simulates a life from college to retirement?

   AnswerThe Game of Life.