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25 general knowledge trivia questions with answers

Good trivia is hard enough that nobody gets everything and easy enough that everybody gets something. This set mixes science, geography, history, arts and a few gimmes to keep every table in the game.

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  1. 01Multiple choice

    What is the largest planet in our solar system?

    • Saturn
    • Jupiter (correct answer)
    • Neptune
    • Earth
  2. 02Multiple choice

    What is the chemical symbol for gold?

    • Go
    • Gd
    • Au (correct answer)
    • Ag
  3. 03Multiple choice

    What is the capital city of Australia?

    • Sydney
    • Melbourne
    • Canberra (correct answer)
    • Perth
  4. 04Multiple choice

    Who painted the Mona Lisa?

    • Michelangelo
    • Leonardo da Vinci (correct answer)
    • Raphael
    • Vincent van Gogh
  5. 05Multiple choice

    How many sides does a hexagon have?

    • 5
    • 6 (correct answer)
    • 7
    • 8
  6. 06Multiple choice

    Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

    • Venus
    • Mars (correct answer)
    • Mercury
    • Jupiter
  7. 07Multiple choice

    What is the largest ocean on Earth?

    • Atlantic
    • Indian
    • Arctic
    • Pacific (correct answer)
  8. 08Multiple choice

    In what year did humans first land on the Moon?

    • 1965
    • 1969 (correct answer)
    • 1972
    • 1959
  9. 09Multiple choice

    Who wrote the novel Pride and Prejudice?

    • Charlotte Brontë
    • Jane Austen (correct answer)
    • Mary Shelley
    • George Eliot
  10. 10Multiple choice

    What is the currency of Japan?

    • Won
    • Yuan
    • Yen (correct answer)
    • Ringgit
  11. 11Multiple choice

    What is the hardest natural substance?

    • Quartz
    • Iron
    • Diamond (correct answer)
    • Granite
  12. 12Multiple choice

    What is the capital city of Canada?

    • Toronto
    • Ottawa (correct answer)
    • Montreal
    • Vancouver
  13. 13Multiple choice

    At sea level, water boils at how many degrees Celsius?

    • 90
    • 100 (correct answer)
    • 110
    • 212
  14. 14Multiple choice

    What is the smallest prime number?

    • 0
    • 1
    • 2 (correct answer)
    • 3
  15. 15Multiple choice

    Which gas do plants absorb from the air to make food?

    • Oxygen
    • Nitrogen
    • Carbon dioxide (correct answer)
    • Helium
  16. 16Multiple choice

    What is the fastest land animal?

    • Lion
    • Pronghorn
    • Cheetah (correct answer)
    • Greyhound
  17. 17Multiple choice

    How many keys does a standard piano have?

    • 76
    • 85
    • 88 (correct answer)
    • 96
  18. 18Multiple choice

    Which Shakespeare play features the Prince of Denmark?

    • Macbeth
    • Othello
    • Hamlet (correct answer)
    • King Lear
  19. 19Multiple choice

    What is the tallest mountain above sea level?

    • K2
    • Mount Everest (correct answer)
    • Kangchenjunga
    • Mount Kilimanjaro
  20. 20Multiple choice

    How many players does a soccer team have on the field?

    • 9
    • 10
    • 11 (correct answer)
    • 12
  21. 21Multiple choice

    What is the largest organ of the human body?

    • Liver
    • Brain
    • Skin (correct answer)
    • Lungs
  22. 22Multiple choice

    At what temperature in Fahrenheit does water freeze?

    • 0
    • 32 (correct answer)
    • 40
    • 100
  23. 23Multiple choice

    How many minutes are in a day?

    • 1,240
    • 1,440 (correct answer)
    • 1,680
    • 2,400
  24. 24Multiple choice

    How many legs does a spider have?

    • 6
    • 8 (correct answer)
    • 10
    • 12
  25. 25Multiple choice

    Which element has the chemical symbol O?

    • Gold
    • Osmium
    • Oxygen (correct answer)
    • Oganesson

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