Try to Conquer This General Knowledge Quiz!


By: Olivia Seitz

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About This Quiz

The funny thing about general knowledge is that it is... well... general. If you've landed here on this quiz, it means that you are the brave type that believes that you know enough about enough to be able to ace a quiz about nothing specific. That takes some real smarts, you know. If you think you're smart enough to ace this general knowledge quiz, let's get started.

You're the person who loves trivia night at the local bar, especially if there is no actual theme. Sure, anyone can do well on questions about How I Met Your Mother, Game of Thrones, Friends, or the music of the 1960s, but it takes a special kind of person to be brave enough to face the music when there's no actual theme. So, here you are, ready to test your smarts on a quiz of 35 questions that you can't actually prepare for. Our hats are off to you, friend, and we wish you the best, but we think we're going to come out on top this time. If you think we're wrong, prove it.

Go ahead and prepare to think about a lot of little details while you take this quiz!

Where is the Eiffel Tower located?

"La Tour Eiffel," as it's known in French, was constructed in 1889 for the World's Fair, and it has graced Paris' landscape ever since. At the time, it was the tallest structure in the world, standing almost one thousand feet tall.


The sun rises in the east and sets where?



Dorothy and her dog Toto are characters from which famous movie?



Every living thing is made up of...



Which ingredient helps baked goods rise?



Which one of these aquatic creatures needs to breath air?



What vegetable is used to make pickles?



What color is traditionally believed to make bulls angry?



Which creature can lift up to fifty times its body weight?



Which vitamin is responsible for giving carrots their bright orange color?



Who was the second president of the United States of America?



Which cartoon character encouraged children to eat their spinach?

"Popeye the Sailor Man" got his start in newspapers and was inspired on a real person named Frank "Rocky" Fiegel who also smoked a pipe and was toothless. Popeye was so popular that American children's third-favorite food was - believe it or not - canned spinach.


The "universal donor" blood type is...



Milk was traditionally delivered in what type of container?









The common term for an extraterrestrial being is what?



What word do the British use instead of "cookie"?



Which country's astronauts landed on the moon first?






What is the main ingredient in ice cream?



Which of the following is not a type of tooth?



What is the shape of the Earth?



What is the German word for "bless you"?

"Danke" means "thank you," "bitte" means "please" or "you're welcome," and "gute nacht" means "good night." Then there is "Gesundheit," which actually means "health," but it's commonly used at moments when English-speakers say "bless you" - following a sneeze.


The word "butt" could refer to...









Athens, Greece, was named after which Greek god?



Where is the Serengeti?

Serengeti National Park, located in Tanzania, is home to wildlife such as zebras and wildebeests. The name loosely translates to "endless plains" in Maasai, the language of the indigenous people.


Who co-founded the tech company, Apple?



Which war spurred the development of the internet?



Which of these dinosaurs had a really long neck?



What is the fourth planet from our sun?



Which of the following is not a primary color?

Red, blue and yellow can be mixed to make other colors, but you can't mix other colors to make red, blue or yellow. They're called "primary" because you have to start with them to get everything else.


Which of these bugs sometimes has six legs and sometimes eight?



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