100 Easy General Knowledge Questions and Answers
100 Easy General Knowledge Questions and Answers

100 Easy General Knowledge Questions and Answers

History & Geography

  1. Who was the first President of the United States?
    a) Thomas Jefferson
    b) Abraham Lincoln
    c) George Washington
    d) John Adams

  2. Which ocean is the largest in the world?
    a) Atlantic Ocean
    b) Indian Ocean
    c) Pacific Ocean
    d) Arctic Ocean

  3. In which year did World War II end?
    a) 1945
    b) 1939
    c) 1918
    d) 1941

  4. What is the capital of France?
    a) London
    b) Berlin
    c) Paris
    d) Rome

  5. Which ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu?
    a) Aztecs
    b) Mayans
    c) Incas
    d) Egyptians

  6. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
    a) China
    b) Thailand
    c) Japan
    d) South Korea

  7. Who discovered America in 1492?
    a) Vasco da Gama
    b) Christopher Columbus
    c) Ferdinand Magellan
    d) James Cook

  8. What is the longest river in the world?
    a) Amazon River
    b) Nile River
    c) Yangtze River
    d) Mississippi River

  9. Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar?
    a) Greek Empire
    b) Roman Empire
    c) Ottoman Empire
    d) Persian Empire

  10. What is the smallest country in the world?
    a) Monaco
    b) Vatican City
    c) San Marino
    d) Liechtenstein


Science & Nature

  1. How many bones are in the adult human body?
    a) 196
    b) 206
    c) 216
    d) 226

  2. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
    a) Go
    b) Gd
    c) Au
    d) Ag

  3. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
    a) Venus
    b) Mars
    c) Jupiter
    d) Saturn

  4. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
    a) Gold
    b) Iron
    c) Diamond
    d) Platinum

  5. Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
    a) Oxygen
    b) Nitrogen
    c) Carbon Dioxide
    d) Hydrogen

  6. How many legs does a spider have?
    a) 6
    b) 8
    c) 10
    d) 12

  7. What is the largest mammal in the world?
    a) African Elephant
    b) Blue Whale
    c) Giraffe
    d) Polar Bear

  8. Which organ pumps blood throughout the body?
    a) Liver
    b) Heart
    c) Lungs
    d) Brain

  9. What is the main gas found in the air we breathe?
    a) Oxygen
    b) Carbon Dioxide
    c) Nitrogen
    d) Hydrogen

  10. What causes tides in the oceans?
    a) Wind
    b) Earth’s rotation
    c) Moon’s gravity
    d) Sun’s heat


Literature & Arts

  1. Who wrote “Romeo and Juliet”?
    a) Charles Dickens
    b) William Shakespeare
    c) Jane Austen
    d) Mark Twain

  2. In which city is the Louvre Museum located?
    a) London
    b) Paris
    c) New York
    d) Rome

  3. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
    a) Vincent van Gogh
    b) Pablo Picasso
    c) Leonardo da Vinci
    d) Michelangelo

  4. What is the name of the boy who never grows up in J.M. Barrie’s story?
    a) Peter Pan
    b) Harry Potter
    c) Tom Sawyer
    d) Huckleberry Finn

  5. Which instrument has 88 keys?
    a) Guitar
    b) Violin
    c) Piano
    d) Organ

  6. Who wrote the Harry Potter book series?
    a) J.R.R. Tolkien
    b) J.K. Rowling
    c) Stephen King
    d) C.S. Lewis

  7. What is the primary language of Brazil?
    a) Spanish
    b) Portuguese
    c) French
    d) English

  8. Which Shakespeare play features the character Othello?
    a) Macbeth
    b) Hamlet
    c) Othello
    d) King Lear

  9. What type of art did Picasso help pioneer?
    a) Impressionism
    b) Cubism
    c) Realism
    d) Surrealism

  10. Which fairy tale features a glass slipper?
    a) Snow White
    b) Cinderella
    c) Sleeping Beauty
    d) Rapunzel


Sports & Entertainment

  1. In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?
    a) Football
    b) Tennis
    c) Basketball
    d) Volleyball

  2. How many players are in a soccer team on the field?
    a) 9
    b) 10
    c) 11
    d) 12

  3. Which country hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics?
    a) China
    b) Brazil
    c) Japan
    d) UK

  4. Who directed the movie “Titanic”?
    a) Steven Spielberg
    b) James Cameron
    c) Christopher Nolan
    d) George Lucas

  5. In tennis, what term is used for a score of zero?
    a) Nil
    b) Zero
    c) Love
    d) Nothing

  6. Which superhero is known as the “Man of Steel”?
    a) Batman
    b) Spider-Man
    c) Superman
    d) Iron Man

  7. What is the national sport of Canada?
    a) Ice Hockey
    b) Basketball
    c) Baseball
    d) Lacrosse

  8. Which band featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr?
    a) The Rolling Stones
    b) The Beatles
    c) Queen
    d) The Who

  9. In which film did Leonardo DiCaprio say “I’m the king of the world!”?
    a) The Great Gatsby
    b) Titanic
    c) The Wolf of Wall Street
    d) Inception

  10. What color is the jersey of the winner of the Tour de France?
    a) Red
    b) Green
    c) Yellow
    d) White


General Knowledge

  1. What is the currency of Japan?
    a) Yuan
    b) Won
    c) Yen
    d) Ringgit

  2. How many continents are there?
    a) 5
    b) 6
    c) 7
    d) 8

  3. What is the largest desert in the world?
    a) Sahara Desert
    b) Arabian Desert
    c) Gobi Desert
    d) Antarctic Desert

  4. Which month has the fewest days?
    a) February
    b) April
    c) June
    d) November

  5. What is the name of the world’s highest mountain?
    a) K2
    b) Mount Everest
    c) Kangchenjunga
    d) Makalu

  6. How many weeks are in a year?
    a) 50
    b) 52
    c) 54
    d) 48

  7. What is the capital of Australia?
    a) Sydney
    b) Melbourne
    c) Canberra
    d) Perth

  8. Which animal is known as the “Ship of the Desert”?
    a) Horse
    b) Elephant
    c) Camel
    d) Donkey

  9. What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
    a) Heart
    b) Liver
    c) Skin
    d) Lungs

  10. Which country is shaped like a boot?
    a) Greece
    b) Italy
    c) Spain
    d) France


Technology & Inventions

  1. Who invented the telephone?
    a) Thomas Edison
    b) Alexander Graham Bell
    c) Nikola Tesla
    d) Guglielmo Marconi

  2. What year was the first iPhone released?
    a) 2005
    b) 2007
    c) 2009
    d) 2010

  3. Which company created the Windows operating system?
    a) Apple
    b) Microsoft
    c) IBM
    d) Google

  4. What does “www” stand for in a website address?
    a) World Wide Web
    b) Web World Wide
    c) Wide World Web
    d) World Web Wide

  5. Who founded Facebook?
    a) Bill Gates
    b) Steve Jobs
    c) Mark Zuckerberg
    d) Larry Page

  6. What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
    a) Apollo 11
    b) Sputnik 1
    c) Voyager 1
    d) Hubble

  7. Which animal was the first to be cloned?
    a) Dog
    b) Cat
    c) Sheep (Dolly)
    d) Monkey

  8. What does “USB” stand for?
    a) Universal Serial Bus
    b) United System Base
    c) Universal System Board
    d) United Serial Bus

  9. Who invented the light bulb?
    a) Nikola Tesla
    b) Thomas Edison
    c) Albert Einstein
    d) Isaac Newton

  10. What is the name of the first computer programmer?
    a) Charles Babbage
    b) Alan Turing
    c) Ada Lovelace
    d) Grace Hopper


Food & Drink

  1. What is the main ingredient in traditional hummus?
    a) Lentils
    b) Chickpeas
    c) Black beans
    d) Peas

  2. Which country is known for producing the most coffee?
    a) Colombia
    b) Brazil
    c) Vietnam
    d) Ethiopia

  3. What type of alcohol is in a margarita?
    a) Vodka
    b) Rum
    c) Tequila
    d) Gin

  4. What is the primary ingredient in sushi?
    a) Chicken
    b) Beef
    c) Fish
    d) Pork

  5. Which fruit is known as the “king of fruits”?
    a) Mango
    b) Durian
    c) Pineapple
    d) Banana

  6. What is the national dish of Spain?
    a) Paella
    b) Tacos
    c) Pizza
    d) Sushi

  7. Which nut is used to make marzipan?
    a) Peanuts
    b) Walnuts
    c) Almonds
    d) Cashews

  8. What is the main ingredient in bread?
    a) Rice
    b) Corn
    c) Wheat flour
    d) Oats

  9. Which country produces the most chocolate?
    a) Switzerland
    b) Belgium
    c) Ivory Coast
    d) United States

  10. What is tofu made from?
    a) Cow’s milk
    b) Soybeans
    c) Wheat
    d) Rice


Mathematics & Numbers

  1. How many sides does a hexagon have?
    a) 5
    b) 6
    c) 7
    d) 8

  2. What is the square root of 64?
    a) 6
    b) 7
    c) 8
    d) 9

  3. How many zeros are in one million?
    a) 4
    b) 5
    c) 6
    d) 7

  4. What is 15% of 200?
    a) 15
    b) 20
    c) 30
    d) 25

  5. What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, …?
    a) 24
    b) 32
    c) 64
    d) 128

  6. How many degrees are in a right angle?
    a) 45°
    b) 90°
    c) 180°
    d) 360°

  7. What is the value of Pi (π) approximately?
    a) 3.12
    b) 3.14
    c) 3.16
    d) 3.18

  8. What is 12 × 12?
    a) 121
    b) 144
    c) 132
    d) 124

  9. How many centimeters are in a meter?
    a) 10
    b) 100
    c) 1000
    d) 10000

  10. What is the Roman numeral for 50?
    a) X
    b) L
    c) C
    d) D


Mythology & Religion

  1. Who is the king of the gods in Greek mythology?
    a) Apollo
    b) Zeus
    c) Poseidon
    d) Hades

  2. In which religion is the Quran the holy book?
    a) Hinduism
    b) Islam
    c) Christianity
    d) Judaism

  3. Who built the Ark in the Bible?
    a) Moses
    b) Abraham
    c) Noah
    d) David

  4. In Hindu mythology, who is the god of destruction?
    a) Brahma
    b) Vishnu
    c) Shiva
    d) Ganesha

  5. What is the holy book of Judaism?
    a) Bible
    b) Torah
    c) Quran
    d) Vedas

  6. In Greek mythology, who is the goddess of love?
    a) Athena
    b) Artemis
    c) Aphrodite
    d) Hera

  7. Which religion follows the teachings of Buddha?
    a) Hinduism
    b) Buddhism
    c) Jainism
    d) Sikhism

  8. In Egyptian mythology, who is the god of the sun?
    a) Osiris
    b) Anubis
    c) Ra
    d) Horus

  9. How many disciples did Jesus have?
    a) 10
    b) 12
    c) 14
    d) 16

  10. In Norse mythology, who is the god of thunder?
    a) Odin
    b) Loki
    c) Thor
    d) Freyja


Politics & Government

  1. How many stars are on the American flag?
    a) 48
    b) 50
    c) 52
    d) 54

  2. What is the capital of the United States?
    a) New York
    b) Los Angeles
    c) Washington D.C.
    d) Chicago

  3. Who is the current President of the United States?
    a) Joe Biden
    b) Donald Trump
    c) Barack Obama
    d) Kamala Harris

  4. How many members are in the U.S. Senate?
    a) 100
    b) 435
    c) 50
    d) 538

  5. Which document begins with “We the People”?
    a) Declaration of Independence
    b) U.S. Constitution
    c) Bill of Rights
    d) Magna Carta

  6. What is the national anthem of the United States?
    a) America the Beautiful
    b) The Star-Spangled Banner
    c) God Bless America
    d) My Country ‘Tis of Thee

  7. How many branches of government are there in the U.S.?
    a) 2
    b) 3
    c) 4
    d) 5

  8. What is the supreme law of the United States?
    a) Declaration of Independence
    b) Bill of Rights
    c) U.S. Constitution
    d) Federalist Papers

  9. Who has the power to declare war in the United States?
    a) President
    b) Congress
    c) Supreme Court
    d) Secretary of Defense

  10. How many years is a U.S. President’s term?
    a) 2 years
    b) 4 years
    c) 6 years
    d) 8 years


ANSWER KEY

  1. c 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. c

  2. c 7. b 8. b 9. b 10. b

  3. b 12. c 13. b 14. c 15. c

  4. b 17. b 18. b 19. c 20. c

  5. b 22. b 23. c 24. a 25. c

  6. b 27. b 28. c 29. b 30. b

  7. c 32. c 33. c 34. b 35. c

  8. c 37. a 38. b 39. b 40. c

  9. c 42. c 43. d 44. a 45. b

  10. b 47. c 48. c 49. b 50. b

  11. b 52. b 53. b 54. a 55. c

  12. b 57. c 58. a 59. b 60. c

  13. b 62. b 63. c 64. c 65. b

  14. a 67. c 68. c 69. c 70. b

  15. b 72. c 73. c 74. c 75. b

  16. b 77. b 78. b 79. b 80. b

  17. b 82. b 83. c 84. c 85. b

  18. c 87. b 88. c 89. b 90. c

  19. b 92. c 93. a 94. a 95. b

  20. b 97. b 98. c 99. b 100. b

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