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45 general knowledge trivia questions and answers

A mixed round: calendars and clocks, shapes and numbers, codes, games, books and everyday objects.

45 questions · General knowledge trivia questions and answers · answers included

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General knowledge trivia questions and answers

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Questions 1–20

  1. 1

    How many days are in a leap year?

    easy

    Answer

    366

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_year?oldid=1365633748

  2. 2

    What pale tint of red is named after a flower?

    easy

    Answer

    Pink

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink?oldid=1364283451

  3. 3

    What is frozen water called?

    easy

    Answer

    Ice

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice?oldid=1364560962

  4. 4

    Which hand on an analog clock usually shows the minutes?

    easy

    Answer

    A long minute hand

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_face?oldid=1358818568

  5. 5

    How many sides does a triangle have?

    easy

    Answer

    Three

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle?oldid=1365649475

  6. 6

    Which currency replaced Tokugawa coinage?

    medium

    Answer

    The yen

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_yen?oldid=1365819261

  7. 7

    Which month is the tenth in the Julian and Gregorian calendars?

    easy

    Answer

    October

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October?oldid=1359863433

  8. 8

    Which ancient numeral system uses different symbols for each power of ten?

    medium

    Answer

    Roman numerals

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals?oldid=1365177558#Description

  9. 9

    About 70 percent of soda-lime glass is made from which substance?

    hard

    Answer

    Silica

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass?oldid=1360678580

  10. 10

    Which part of a book lists chapter titles and page numbers?

    easy

    Answer

    The table of contents

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_contents?oldid=1347569847#Form

  11. 11

    What is the result of division called?

    easy

    Answer

    The quotient

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_(mathematics)?oldid=1363470529

  12. 12

    Which traffic-light color means stop?

    easy

    Answer

    Red

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_light?oldid=1365810055

  13. 13

    What shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

    easy

    Answer

    A square

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square?oldid=1359762716#Other_geometries

  14. 14

    Which month gains an extra day in a leap year?

    easy

    Answer

    February

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February?oldid=1358896942#History

  15. 15

    What is the unit of temperature on the Celsius scale?

    easy

    Answer

    The degree Celsius

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsius?oldid=1363467624

  16. 16

    On which date does the Gregorian calendar year begin?

    easy

    Answer

    January 1

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_year?oldid=1354854738

  17. 17

    Which six types can a chess piece be?

    medium

    Answer

    King, queen, rook, bishop, knight, or pawn

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_piece?oldid=1356336050

  18. 18

    How many items are in a baker’s dozen?

    easy

    Answer

    Thirteen

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dozen?oldid=1343471035#Baker's_dozen

  19. 19

    Which gemstone is traditionally associated with an engagement ring?

    medium

    Answer

    Diamond

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engagement_ring?oldid=1363183387#Industry

  20. 20

    Why does a mirror reverse left and right only in the way we describe it?

    hard

    Answer

    The third axis (front-back) is reversed

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_image?oldid=1341408793#In_three_dimensions

Questions 21–40

  1. 21

    Did SOS originally stand for a phrase?

    hard

    Answer

    Was initially not an abbreviation

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS?oldid=1346960186

  2. 22

    Which game has a remix featuring Park Place and Boardwalk?

    medium

    Answer

    Monopoly

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game)?oldid=1365029127#Television_game_show

  3. 23

    What is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers?

    easy

    Answer

    A prime number

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number?oldid=1363371252

  4. 24

    Which calendar date is known as April Fools’ Day?

    easy

    Answer

    The 1st of April

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Day?oldid=1365593059

  5. 25

    What do the letters RSVP ask an invited guest to do?

    medium

    Answer

    Please respond

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSVP?oldid=1365198805

  6. 26

    What is the most common pack of playing cards used today?

    easy

    Answer

    The standard 52-card deck

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_52-card_deck?oldid=1361841647

  7. 27

    What is the dot-and-dash communication system called?

    easy

    Answer

    Morse code

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code?oldid=1364531517#Operator-led_change_from_graphical_to_audible_code

  8. 28

    Which direction does a compass point halfway between north and east?

    easy

    Answer

    Northeast

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Points_of_the_compass?oldid=1364748457

  9. 29

    What does a barometer measure?

    medium

    Answer

    Atmospheric pressure

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barometer?oldid=1365704103#Mercury_barometers

  10. 30

    Which number has no Roman numeral in the classical system?

    medium

    Answer

    Zero

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals?oldid=1365177558#Zero

  11. 31

    What is the mathematical name for the answer to a multiplication?

    medium

    Answer

    A product

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication?oldid=1366033971#Notation

  12. 32

    How does a QR code differ visibly from a traditional bar code?

    easy

    Answer

    Two-dimensional matrix barcode

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code?oldid=1364678158

  13. 33

    The word alphabet comes from the first two letters of which alphabet?

    medium

    Answer

    The Greek alphabet (alpha and beta)

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet?oldid=1366003767#Etymology

  14. 34

    What literary technique makes words the main subject for intended effect or amusement?

    easy

    Answer

    Wordplay

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordplay?oldid=1365705352

  15. 35

    What are numbers formed by adding one to products of the smallest primes called?

    hard

    Answer

    Euclid numbers

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number?oldid=1363371252#Infinitude

  16. 36

    Sepia toning turns the silver in an old photograph into what, so it lasts longer?

    hard

    Answer

    A sulfide compound

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_print_toning?oldid=1359369026#Sepia_toning

  17. 37

    Sixty seconds to a minute, 60 minutes to an hour, and 360 degrees in a circle all reflect which number base?

    hard

    Answer

    Base 60

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagesimal?oldid=1365865067

  18. 38

    Which probability puzzle involves switching doors after a host reveals a goat?

    medium

    Answer

    The Monty Hall problem

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem?oldid=1365828996

  19. 39

    Which natural number follows 5 and precedes 7?

    easy

    Answer

    Six

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6?oldid=1356173128

  20. 40

    A famous mathematical study counted how many ways to tie a necktie in the usual way?

    hard

    Answer

    Exactly 85 ways

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_85_Ways_to_Tie_a_Tie?oldid=1311371846

Questions 41–45

  1. 41

    Name one use of a pangram.

    medium

    Answer

    Test equipment

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangram?oldid=1362879795

  2. 42

    Which logical fallacy attacks the person instead of the argument?

    medium

    Answer

    An argument to the person

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem?oldid=1361682138

  3. 43

    Who invented the equals sign in 1557?

    hard

    Answer

    The Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equals_sign?oldid=1365057023

  4. 44

    Which paradox uses a liar’s statement that they are lying?

    medium

    Answer

    Liar paradox

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_paradox?oldid=1344302746

  5. 45

    Benford's law says that in many real lists of numbers, the first digit is most likely to be large or small?

    hard

    Answer

    Small (1 is the most common first digit)

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benford's_law?oldid=1363676039

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