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General Knowledge Quiz: 15 Questions With Answers
A good general knowledge quiz jumps from science to sport to history in a few seconds, just like the Bing Quiz. Here are 15 mixed questions, each with the answer and a short explanation.
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General Knowledge Quiz Questions and Answers
Every question with its answer and explanation. Open “Show answer” after you guess.
1 How many continents are there on Earth, by the most common count?
- A Six
- B Five
- C Seven
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✓ Answer: C. Seven
Did you know? The seven are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia (Oceania), Europe, North America and South America.
2 What is the chemical symbol for sodium?
- A Sd
- B So
- C Na
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✓ Answer: C. Na
Did you know? Na comes from 'natrium', the Latin name for sodium.
3 What is the longest bone in the human body?
- A Femur
- B Tibia
- C Humerus
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✓ Answer: A. Femur
Did you know? The femur, or thigh bone, is also the strongest.
4 Who painted 'The Last Supper'?
- A Michelangelo
- B Leonardo da Vinci
- C Rembrandt
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✓ Answer: B. Leonardo da Vinci
Did you know? It is a mural in the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
5 What is the smallest prime number?
- A 2
- B 1
- C 0
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✓ Answer: A. 2
Did you know? Two is also the only even prime number.
6 Which gas makes party balloons float?
- A Carbon dioxide
- B Helium
- C Nitrogen
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✓ Answer: B. Helium
Did you know? Helium is lighter than air and does not burn.
7 What is the currency of Japan?
- A Yuan
- B Won
- C Yen
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✓ Answer: C. Yen
Did you know? The won is used in Korea and the yuan in China.
8 How many players does a basketball team have on the court at once?
- A Six
- B Five
- C Seven
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✓ Answer: B. Five
Did you know? Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891.
9 What is the tallest mountain above sea level?
- A Kangchenjunga
- B K2
- C Mount Everest
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✓ Answer: C. Mount Everest
Did you know? Everest's official height is 8,849 m, agreed by China and Nepal in 2020.
10 At what temperature does water freeze at sea level in Fahrenheit?
- A 32°F
- B 100°F
- C 0°F
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✓ Answer: A. 32°F
Did you know? That equals 0°C.
11 Which planet has the famous storm called the Great Red Spot?
- A Jupiter
- B Mars
- C Neptune
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✓ Answer: A. Jupiter
Did you know? The storm is wider than Earth and has been observed for well over 150 years.
12 Who wrote the Harry Potter books?
- A Philip Pullman
- B Roald Dahl
- C J.K. Rowling
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✓ Answer: C. J.K. Rowling
Did you know? The first book was published in 1997.
13 How many sides does a hexagon have?
- A Six
- B Eight
- C Five
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✓ Answer: A. Six
Did you know? Honeycomb cells and many snowflakes have hexagonal shapes.
14 Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia?
- A Atlantic Ocean
- B Arctic Ocean
- C Indian Ocean
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✓ Answer: C. Indian Ocean
Did you know? The Indian Ocean is the warmest of the world's oceans.
15 Approximately how fast does light travel in a vacuum?
- A 300,000 km per second
- B 300 km per second
- C 3 million km per second
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✓ Answer: A. 300,000 km per second
Did you know? Light from the Sun reaches Earth in about 8 minutes 20 seconds.
How to get better at general knowledge quizzes
General knowledge is less about memorizing lists and more about recognizing patterns. Many quiz questions test a small set of famous facts: capitals, record-breakers (largest, tallest, fastest), inventors and discoveries, and key dates. Learning those families of facts pays off quickly.
When you are unsure, eliminate the clearly wrong options first. On three-option quizzes like Bing's, removing one wrong answer turns a guess into a 50/50. And read the explanations after each question: the story behind a fact is what makes it stick.
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General Knowledge Quiz FAQ
What is a general knowledge quiz?
A quiz with mixed questions across many subjects, such as science, geography, history, culture and sport.
Is this quiz free?
Yes. All quizzes on BingQuiz.net are free and need no account.
Where can I play a new quiz every day?
The Bing Quiz on the BingQuiz.net home page publishes a new set of 10 questions every day.