50 General Knowledge Questions with Answers
2. What colour is the flesh of a lychee? White (lychee is a fruit)
3. In which country is the port of Dakar? Senegal
4. Grenache is a variety of which fruit? Grap
5. What can sufferers of prosopagnosia not recognize? Faces
6. What is the state capital of New South Wales, Australia? Sydney
7. A hendecagon is a plane figure with how many straight sides? Eleven
8. Palermo is the capital of which island? Sicily
9. What does a hygrometer measure? Humidity
10. What is a sequence of letters called which reads the same backwards as forwards? Palendrome
11. What is the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet? Zeta
12. What is the basic monetary unit of Morocco? Dirham
13. Which is the world's deepest ocean? Pacific (10,924m at its deepest, in the Mariana Trench)
14. A human-being has how many pairs of chromosomes? Twenty-three
15. According to legend who killed the lion represented by the constellation Leo? Hurcules (or Heracles)
16. The Tamil Tigers are a rebel force in which country? Sri Lanka
17. What was the name of the mythical sculptor who fell in love with the statue of a woman he carved, as told by Roman poet Ovid, and inspiring George Bernard Shaw's play of the same name? Pygmalion
18. What does digamy mean? A second legal marriage after the death or divorce of the first husband or wife
What state does Sarah Palin represent as its governor? Alaska
What type of material is produced in a ginnery? Cotton
In a standard set of playing cards which is the only king without a moustache? The king of hearts
Which fruit contains the most calories?
Avocado
Which state is home to the Joshua Tree National Park?
California
What numeric term describes perfect eyesight and a form of cricket?
20/20
How many lions are depicted on the royal standard?
Seven (one represents Scotland)
In the game Cluedo, which room can be accessed via the secret passageway from the Study?
The kitchen
According the the Bible how many of each type of animal did Moses take on the Ark?
None (Noah did)
Which type of pasta`s name translates literally as `little worms`?
Vermicelli
What was Margaret Thatcher`s maiden name?
Roberts
In Britain, what is the only road sign to be on an inverted triangle?
Give Way
Under which President did the United States invade the Caribbean island of Grenada?
Ronald Reagan
Which is the largest country in the world with only one time zone?
China (It actually spans 5 zones)
In Britain what shape is the road sign `Stop`?
Octagonal
What is the dot on the letter `i` called?
A tittle
What is the name of the pan in which you make paella?
Paella (Paella is the word for `frying pan` in Valencian)
What South American capital city has a name that means `our lady of peace`?
La Paz (the capital of Bolivia)
How many dots are there in total on a pair of dice?
42
What `amazing` name was the most popular name given to baby girls in England and Wales in 2007?
Grace
What do Germans do with a `handy`?
Make a phone call with it (it is the German name for a mobile phone)
Which well known brand`s secret ingredient is codenamed x7?
Coca-cola`s
In which city were the 1940 Olympic Games scheduled to take place before being cancelled due to war?
Tokyo
What is a tittle?
A small diacritic mark like the dot above a letter `i` or `j`
By what name is acetylsalicylic acid more commonly known?
Aspirin
What is `Dannebrog`? The name of the Danish flag, an ancient coin, or a spicy fruit loaf?
The name of the Danish flag
In a game of chess, what is the only piece able to jump over other pieces?
Knight
In a game of chess, which piece is worth more - a rook or a knight?
Rook
Olympus Mons is the largest volcano known to man. Where is it?
Mars
What colour would you associate with the traditional gemstone for September?
Blue (sapphire)
From which language does the word `mythology` come?
Greek (meaning story-telling)
Why are there 13 stripes on the American flag?
America only had 13 states when it was founded
Which moutain range has a name that, when translated, means `the abode of snow`?
The Himalayas
Which newspaper brought out the first colour supplement?
The Sunday Times
Which american state has a name that ends in three vowels?
Hawaii
How many years are celebrated in a demisesquicentennial?
75
If you could stand on all the planets in our solar system which one would be the hottest?
Venus
If you were a `chalkie` in Australia, what would your profession be?
Teaching
May day first became a bank holiday in which year? 1972, 1975 or 1978?
1978
In the Chinese Zodiac which sign comes between the rat and the tiger?
The Ox
What is the correct way to address a Duke?
Your Grace
A philargyrist is someone who loves what?
Money
What do the initials HB on a pencil stand for?
Hard Black
What is the correct term for the people commonly known as `Eskimos`?
Inuit
In the Bible, what were the names of Noah`s three sons?
Shem, Ham and Japeth
