50 General Knowledge Questions & Answers
SCIENCE
1. At what temperature does water boil at sea level?
Answer: 100°C (212°F)
2. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Answer: Au
3. How many planets are in our solar system?
Answer: 8
4. Which gas do humans exhale during respiration?
Answer: Carbon dioxide (CO■)
5. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Answer: Diamond
6. What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Answer: Mars
7. Which part of the plant carries out photosynthesis?
Answer: Leaves
8. What is the largest organ in the human body?
Answer: Skin
9. What force pulls objects toward the Earth?
Answer: Gravity
10. What is the chemical symbol for water?
Answer: H■O
GEOGRAPHY
11. What is the capital city of Japan?
Answer: Tokyo
12. Which is the largest ocean on Earth?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
13. In which continent is the Sahara Desert located?
Answer: Africa
14. What is the longest river in the world?
Answer: The Nile
15. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Answer: Japan
16. What is the smallest country in the world?
Answer: Vatican City
17. Which mountain is the highest in the world?
Answer: Mount Everest
18. Which country has the most people in the world?
Answer: China
19. Which ocean is on the east coast of the United States?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
20. Which continent is the largest by area?
Answer: Asia
HISTORY
21. Who was the first President of the United States?
Answer: George Washington
22. In which year did World War II end?
Answer: 1945
23. Who discovered America in 1492?
Answer: Christopher Columbus
24. Which ancient civilisation built the pyramids?
Answer: The Egyptians
25. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
26. What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims traveled to America?
Answer: The Mayflower
27. Who was the first man to walk on the Moon?
Answer: Neil Armstrong
28. What year did the Titanic sink?
Answer: 1912
29. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Answer: Marie Curie
30. Which war was fought between the North and South regions of the United States?
Answer: The American Civil War
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
31. How many bones are there in the adult human body?
Answer: 206
32. What is the largest mammal in the world?
Answer: Blue whale
33. How many colours are there in a rainbow?
Answer: 7
34. What is the fastest land animal?
Answer: Cheetah
35. Which language has the most native speakers in the world?
Answer: Mandarin Chinese
36. What is the national sport of Japan?
Answer: Sumo wrestling
37. What is the currency of the United Kingdom?
Answer: Pound sterling (£)
38. What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
Answer: Avocado
39. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter
40. What is the most widely spoken language in the world?
Answer: English
SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
41. How many players are there in a football (soccer) team?
Answer: 11
42. In which sport is the term 'home run' used?
Answer: Baseball
43. What is the name of the fictional wizard in the book series by J.K. Rowling?
Answer: Harry Potter
44. Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2018?
Answer: France
45. What is the national sport of Canada?
Answer: Ice hockey (also lacrosse officially)
46. How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?
Answer: 5
47. Who is known as the 'King of Pop'?
Answer: Michael Jackson
48. Which film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1998?
Answer: Titanic
49. What is the name of the tennis tournament held in London every year?
Answer: Wimbledon
50. Who wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'?
Answer: William Shakespeare
