General knowledge trivia questions and answers
Twenty questions from the General pack, the answers a tap away. A bit of everything: science, history, words, the human body, who invented what.
Twenty questions
How many bones does an adult human have?
- A 206
- B 150
- C 256
- D 306
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A: 206 (wikipedia.org)
Which colored part of the eye adjusts the size of the pupil?
- A Cornea
- B Iris
- C Retina
- D Lens
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B: Iris (wikipedia.org)
Olympus Mons, the Solar System's tallest volcano, is on which planet?
- A Mars
- B Venus
- C Earth
- D Mercury
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A: Mars (wikipedia.org)
Moon gravity at the surface is about what fraction of Earth's?
- A One half
- B One tenth
- C One sixth
- D The same
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C: One sixth (wikipedia.org)
Which bird is the fastest member of the animal kingdom, in a dive?
- A Golden eagle
- B Ostrich
- C Peregrine falcon
- D Albatross
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C: Peregrine falcon (wikipedia.org)
The red kangaroo is the largest living animal of which type?
- A Rodent
- B Marsupial
- C Reptile
- D Primate
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B: Marsupial (wikipedia.org)
In which German city did Gutenberg develop his printing press?
- A Mainz
- B Berlin
- C Munich
- D Hamburg
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A: Mainz (wikipedia.org)
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
- A 26
- B 24
- C 28
- D 30
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A: 26 (wikipedia.org)
In Roman numerals, what does IV stand for?
- A 6
- B 4
- C 9
- D 14
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B: 4 (wikipedia.org)
Who wrote Moby-Dick?
- A Mark Twain
- B Nathaniel Hawthorne
- C Jack London
- D Herman Melville
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D: Herman Melville (wikipedia.org)
Who said "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"?
- A Neil Armstrong
- B Buzz Aldrin
- C Yuri Gagarin
- D John F. Kennedy
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A: Neil Armstrong (wikiquote.org)
"Beware the ides of March" is a warning in which play?
- A Macbeth
- B Antony and Cleopatra
- C Julius Caesar
- D Hamlet
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C: Julius Caesar (wikiquote.org)
Caesar reportedly said "The die is cast" while crossing which river?
- A The Tiber
- B The Rubicon
- C The Rhine
- D The Nile
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B: The Rubicon (wikiquote.org)
What do children traditionally receive in red envelopes at Chinese New Year?
- A Money
- B Sweets
- C Toys
- D Stamps
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A: Money (wikipedia.org)
Pablo Picasso co-founded which art movement with Georges Braque?
- A Cubism
- B Surrealism
- C Fauvism
- D Dadaism
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A: Cubism (wikipedia.org)
What is the currency of Japan?
- A Won
- B Yuan
- C Ringgit
- D Yen
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D: Yen (wikipedia.org)
Which president's profile has been on the US penny since 1909?
- A George Washington
- B Thomas Jefferson
- C Abraham Lincoln
- D Franklin Roosevelt
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C: Abraham Lincoln (wikipedia.org)
Which company built the Model T, a car that began production in 1908?
- A General Motors
- B Chrysler
- C Packard
- D Ford Motor Company
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D: Ford Motor Company (wikipedia.org)
In which country were eyeglasses first made, around 1290?
- A England
- B Italy
- C Germany
- D China
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B: Italy (wikipedia.org)
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
- A Florence Nightingale
- B Rosalind Franklin
- C Marie Curie
- D Mother Teresa
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C: Marie Curie (wikipedia.org)
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