General Knowledge
In the movie "Forrest Gump," what famous phrase does Forrest's mother say life is like?
"Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get."
How many soccer players should each team have on the field at the start of each match?
11
How many elements are in the periodic table?
118
In what year was the first-ever Wimbledon Championship held?
1877
In which year did the Titanic sink?
1912
In what year did World War II end?
1945
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
In which year did Serena Williams win her first Grand Slam singles title?
1999 (US Open)
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
In which year did Usain Bolt set his 100m in 9.58 seconds world record?
2009
How many ghosts chase Pac-Man at the start of each game?
4
How many dots appear on a pair of dice?
42
How many stars are on the Chinese flag?
5
How many colors are used in the South African flag?
6
How many wives did King Henry VIII have?
6
When Michael Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls, how many NBA Championships did he win?
6
What's the capital of Hawaii?
Honolulu
What's the capital of Iowa?
Des Moines
What's the capital of Delaware?
Dover
What is the rarest blood type among humans?
AB-negative
What's the capital of New York?
Albany
Who is known as the "Father of Modern Physics"?
Albert Einstein
What's the capital of Maryland?
Annapolis
Who is the Greek god of war and son of Zeus and Hera?
Ares
What's the capital of Georgia?
Atlanta
What's the capital of Maine?
Augusta
What's the capital of Louisiana?
Baton Rouge
What's the capital of North Dakota?
Bismarck
What's the capital of Idaho?
Boise
What's the capital of Massachusetts?
Boston
What's the capital of Nevada?
Carson City
Which popular soft drink was originally created as a medicine in the 19th century?
Coca-Cola
What's the capital of South Carolina?
Columbia
What's the capital of Ohio?
Columbus
In mathematics, what is the name for a number that is not a prime number and has more than two factors?
Composite number
What's the capital of New Hampshire?
Concord
What's the capital of Colorado?
Denver
What US Senator graduated from Malden Catholic?
Ed Markey
Which hockey team did Wayne Gretzky play for in the '80s?
Edmonton Oilers
Which is the only body part that is fully grown from birth?
Eyes
What is the largest bone in the human body?
Femur
Which country drinks the most coffee per capita?
Finland
What is the term for a group of flamingos?
Flamboyance
What's the capital of Kentucky?
Frankfort
What is the largest island in the world?
Greenland
Which ancient Chinese dynasty is often considered the "golden age" of Chinese civilization?
Han Dynasty
Who famously crossed the Alps with elephants on the way to war with the Romans?
Hannibal
What's the capital of Pennslyvania?
Harrisburg
What's the capital of Connecticut?
Hartford
What's the capital of Montana?
Helena
What animal's milk is pink?
Hippopotamus
Before becoming President, Barack Obama served as a U.S. Senator from which state?
Illinois
Which Indiana Jones movie was released back in 1984?
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
What's the capital of Indiana?
Indianapolis
What does FIFA stand for in English?
International Federation of Association Football
What's the capital of Mississippi?
Jackson
Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?
Jane Austen
What is the currency of Japan?
Japanese Yen
What's the capital of Missouri?
Jefferson City
What's the capital of Alaska?
Juneau
What's the capital of Michigan?
Lansing
Who painted the famous artwork "The Last Supper"?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Which racer holds the record for the most Grand Prix wins?
Lewis Hamilton
What's the capital of Nebraska?
Lincoln
What's the capital of Arkansas?
Little Rock
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What's the capital of Alabama?
Montgomery
What is the only flag that does not have four sides?
Nepal
What's the capital of Oklahoma?
Oklahoma City
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Benjamin Franklin was a key figure in the drafting of the United States Constitution. Which state did he represent during the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Pennsylvania
What's the capital of Arizona?
Phoenix
What's the capital of Rhode Island?
Providence
What's the capital of North Carolina?
Raliegh
What's the capital of California?
Sacramento
What's the capital of Oregon?
Salem
Who painted "The Persistence of Memory"?
Salvador Dali
What's the capital of New Mexico?
Santa Fe
What do you call a group of fish?
School
Which Williams sister has won more Grand Slam titles?
Serena
How many films did Sean Connery play James Bond in?
Seven
What's the capital of Illinois?
Springfield
What Netflix show had the most streaming views in 2021?
Squid Game
What's the capital of Minnesota?
St Paul
What are the five Great Lakes?
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario
Which country has the most islands?
Sweden (270,000)
What's the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
In which country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro?
Tanzania
What is the name of the Chinese philosophical system that emphasizes harmony with nature?
Taoism
Which mountain range is the longest in the world?
The Andes
Which famous historical document begins with the words "We hold these truths to be self-evident"?
The Declaration of Independence
What event marked the end of the Roman Empire in the West?
The Fall of Rome
What's the capital of Kansas?
Topeka
What sport was Jesse Owens involved in?
Track and field
What was the name of the peace treaty that ended World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
What's the capital of New Jersey?
Trenton
What is the official animal of Scotland?
Unicorn
What country won the very first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay
Who has won the most total Academy Awards?
Walt Disney
How many Lord of the Rings films are there?
three
