🧠General Knowledge Trivia Questions and Answers
The classic pub-quiz mix: a bit of geography, a bit of science, a bit of everything. No specialist knowledge required in the early rounds, real bragging rights by the end. Every question comes with its answer.
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Warm the room up — everyone should get most of these.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
AnswerJupiter
How many continents are there on Earth?
AnswerSeven
What is the capital of France?
AnswerParis
Which ocean is the largest?
AnswerThe Pacific Ocean
Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?
AnswerWilliam Shakespeare
How many sides does a hexagon have?
AnswerSix
What is the currency of Japan?
AnswerThe yen
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
AnswerMars
How many colors are in a rainbow, traditionally?
AnswerSeven
Medium
Tables start splitting here.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
AnswerLeonardo da Vinci
What is the hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth?
AnswerDiamond
What is the smallest prime number?
AnswerTwo
Which country has the largest population in the world?
AnswerIndia
What is the chemical symbol Fe short for?
AnswerIron
How many keys does a standard piano have?
Answer88
Which river is traditionally cited as the longest in the world?
AnswerThe Nile
The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of which country?
AnswerAustralia
Hard
Now the know-it-alls earn their keep.
What does DNA stand for?
AnswerDeoxyribonucleic acid
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
Answer1989
What is the smallest country in the world by area?
AnswerVatican City
Who developed the theory of general relativity?
AnswerAlbert Einstein
What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?
AnswerNitrogen (about 78%)
How many bones are in the adult human body?
Answer206
Roughly how fast does light travel in a vacuum?
AnswerAbout 300,000 kilometers per second (186,000 miles per second)
Which element has the atomic number 1?
AnswerHydrogen
How to run this round well
- →General knowledge is the great equalizer — run it first so every table scores early and settles in.
- →Read the category out loud before each question ("this one's geography…"). The two-second wind-up is half the fun.
- →Keep a tiebreaker in your pocket: "closest number wins" questions end arguments instantly.
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