General Knowledge Trivia

How many signs are there in the Zodiac?

12

In what year were the first Air Jordan sneakers released?

1984

When did the Cold War end?

1989

What object did Ben Franklin attach to the end of a kite string to prove that lightning is electricity?

A metal key

What object is said to bring bad luck if it is broken?

A mirror

What is Harry Potter's Patronus?

A stag

In which city was Anne Frank's hiding place?

Amsterdam

What is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called?

An aglet

What did the Crocodile swallow in Peter Pan?

An alarm clock

What is the driest continent?

Antarctica

Which two U.S. states don't observe Daylight Saving Time?

Arizona and Hawaii

What country has the world's most ancient forest?

Australia

What color is a polar bear's skin?

Black

In the United Kingdom, what is the day after Christmas known as?

Boxing Day

Which country produces the most coffee in the world?

Brazil

What eye color do most humans have?

Brown

Which two countries share the longest international border?

Canada and the US

Which horoscope sign has a crab?

Cancer

What country produced the most strawberries in 2016?

China

What does a seismologist study?

Earthquakes

In medieval England, what was used as currency, specifically for rental agreements?

Eels

How many eyes does a bee have?

Five

Where were the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights stored during World War II?

Fort Knox

The Statue of Liberty was given to the US by which country?

France

Which mammal has no vocal cords?

Giraffe

What is the world's biggest island?

Greenland

On which ship did Charles Darwin make his famous expedition, which led to his evolution theory?

HMS Beagle

What is the longest Shakespeare play?

Hamlet

What did the first vending machine dispense?

Holy Water

What is the first element on the Periodic Table?

Hydrogen

What country has the most vending machines per capita?

Japan

Which bone are babies born without?

Knee cap

Chimpanzees and gorillas have human-like fingerprints, and so do what other non-human animals?

Koalas

What is the biggest supermarket chain in the U.S.?

Kroger Co.

What is the Twitter bird's official name?

Larry

Who invented scissors?

Leonardo da Vinci

In ancient Greece, throwing an apple at someone was a declaration of what?

Love

Which country is the largest producer of vanilla?

Madagascar

Who was the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain?

Margaret Thatcher

I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings' is an autobiography about the early years of what inspirational African-American writer and poet?

Maya Angelou

Which country was the Caesar salad invented in?

Mexico

What was the first toy to be advertised on television?

Mr. Potato Head

What company makes the Butterfinger bar?

Nestle

Which NFL team holds the record for the most Super Bowl appearances?

New England Patriots

Blueberries are native to which continent?

North America

What blood type qualifies as a universal donor?

O negative

According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth?

Pandora

Squab is a name given to the young of which bird?

Pigeon

What animal is constitutionally protected in Florida?

Pigs

Which Disney film features the song 'When You Wish Upon a Star'?

Pinocchio

What was the first Disney animated film based on the life of a real person?

Pocahontas

Which country did bagels originate from?

Poland

What is the lowest army rank of a US soldier?

Private

What city did Starbucks open its first store in 1971?

Seattle

What famous horse won the Triple Crown in 1973?

Secretariat

Water has a pH level of around?

Seven

When Michael Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls, how many NBA Championships did he win?

Six

What does a Scoville unit measure?

Spiciness

Power outages in the US are mostly caused by what?

Squirrels

What object of Dwight's did Jim put in Jell-O on the TV show "The Office"?

Stapler

What country consumes the most chocolate per capita?

Switzerland

Lateral Epicondylitis is a condition commonly known by what name?

Tennis Elbow

What is the smallest ocean in the world?

The Artic

What is the tallest breed of dog in the world?

The Great Dane

What U.S. newspaper is nicknamed "the Gray Lady"?

The New York Times

What is the name of the largest ocean?

The Pacific

Where is the Sea of Tranquility located?

The moon

What is the largest type of deer?

The moose

The only known monotremes in the animal kingdom are the echidna and which other creature?

The platypus

What U.S. President coined the phrase "Good to the last drop," referring to coffee?

Theodore Roosevelt

How many hearts does an octopus have?

Three

Which kind of bulbs were once exchanged as a form of currency?

Tulips

What number did Derek Jeter wear on his New York Yankees jersey?

Two

Where did Barack Obama teach constitutional law?

University of Chicago

What country won the very first FIFA World Cup in 1930?

Uruguay

Which Dutch artist painted "Girl with a Pearl Earring"?

Vermeer

Fissures, vents, and plugs are all associated with which geological feature?

Volcanos

In a website browser address bar, what does "www" stand for?

World Wide Web

What color jersey is worn by the winners of each stage of the Tour de France?

Yellow

How many ribs are in a human body?

twenty-four