Who doesn’t love fascinating facts, random titbits about the world, and general culture trivia? If that’s the case, then put that knowledge to the test in this general information quiz. Anyone who manages to get most or all of these questions right can truly consider themselves a genius. But fair warning! This quiz will test our insight without limit! Best of luck!
Who doesn’t love fascinating facts, random titbits about the world, and general culture trivia? If that’s the case, then put that knowledge to the test in this general information quiz. Anyone who manages to get most or all of these questions right can truly consider themselves a genius. But fair warning! This quiz will test our insight without limit! Best of luck!
It’s well known that bananas are a great source of potassium, but other foods like yams, parsley, milk, chocolate and apricots are also great sources of this vital nutrient.
A decathlon is an athletic event consisting of ten track and field events. The event is typically held over two days and consists of events like long jump, shot put, pole vault, javelin throw and long and short distance running.
The whale shark has set a lot of records for its size, including being the largest living non mammalian vertebrate. It is a slow-moving creature and they can have a length of 62 feet.
Tom Hanks voices Woody in the “Toy Story” films, but he lets his brother, Jim Hanks, take over the job of voicing the famous toy for promotional videos and video games if his schedule is too busy.
Madrid is also the most populated city in Spain with a population of over 6 million people. It is also the second largest city in the European Union, surpassed only by Berlin in Germany.
Ulysses S. Grant served as the president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. In 1872, Grant created Yellowstone, the first national park not only in the United States, but in the world.
The official name of Big Ben is Elizabeth Tower, named after Queen Elizabeth II. Its nickname may have come from Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the bell.
This chocolate drink is believed to have been created by Mayans about 3,000 years ago and it is known that chocolate drinks were popular in Aztec culture by 1400 AD.
The stapes is a bone in the middle ear of humans which helps produce sound vibrations that travel to the inner ear.
Montpelier is known as the state capital with the smallest population, which is probably why they’re the only ones without a single McDonald’s restaurant anywhere in the city.
Champagne is named after Champagne, France. It’s located on the outskirts of Paris, so, as luck would have it, not only can we drink champagne, but we can visit Champagne, too.
An MRI machine is used by radiologists to create an image of a patients’ anatomy using magnetic fields and radio waves to find out what’s wrong with them.
The classic children’s favorite was written in 1957 by Dr. Seuss. The American author’s real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel but he used his pen name Dr. Seuss in over 60 books.
Caviar are actually sturgeon eggs that are salt-cured and then used as garnishment or as a spread on crackers or bread. It’s considered quite a tasty and somewhat expensive delicacy.
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, a chapel in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City between 1508 and 1512. But Michelangelo was also a sculptor, an architect, and a poet.
Nitrogen is colorless, odorless and makes up to 78 percent of our atmosphere. It can also be found in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil below us.
As of 2016, there are over 38 million people living in Tokyo, Japan, which is also the country’s capital. Tokyo is full of historic temples, museums, skyscrapers and an Imperial Palace.
The brain uses our nerves as a biological network to communicate actions with the rest of our bodies. These messages are processed into chemical signals known as impulses.
Bread Street Kitchen is located in London, England and is owned by the British chef and television personality. The restaurant has a New York loft design and offers informal, Modern European dining.
People who suffer from pogonophobia have a strong dislike of beards. And some experts believe that it may be the result of a person’s inability to grow one of their own.
The sword was also known as Caliburn and was considered King Arthur’s legendary sword which was stuck in the stone until the one meant to yield it (a.k.a. King Arthur) would pull it out of the stone.
The term “on the rocks” is used to refer to ice cubes in a cocktail. The term can also be used for any other drinks so long as it gets poured into a glass full of ice cubes.
Once astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon in 1969, President Richard Nixon became the first U.S. President to make a phone call to space.
The liver is the only organ in the human body with the ability to grow new cells in order to regenerate itself. This is why someone is able to donate half of their liver to someone in need and then have the missing piece regenerate.
Newton is said to have come up with the law of universal gravitation after an apple fell on his head while he was sitting under an apple tree. And according to him, every mass has the power to attract other mass in the universe.
A Krone is Norway and Denmark's monetary unit. It's also equivalent to 100 øre. A Krone is about $0.16 dollars. Oh! And the name literally translates to crown in English.
A man’s sperm cell provides the X or Y chromosome that will determine the gender of a fetus. So, if he contributes an X chromosome, the child will be born female. And if he contributes a Y chromosome, the child will be born male.
When someone hears the phrase “game, set, match” in a tennis match, it means that a competitor has won the game. So, players will only hear this at the end of a match.
The Big Bang Theory indicates that the universe expanded from something smaller than an electron to its seemingly infinite size in a matter of seconds after a big explosion.
Certain types of bamboo have been known to grow as much as 91 cm (35 in) per day, which makes it the fastest growing plant on the planet.
The theremin is an instrument that’s played by waving our hands around it. The pitch of the sound is determined by the distance between the hands and the instrument itself.
Although a lot of people use wheat flour tortilla, Mexican tortillas were originally made from corn. But after wheat was brought to the New World, people started using that to make their tortillas.
While it takes 24 hours for Earth to complete a full rotation on its axis, it takes Jupiter less than 10 hours, making it the planet with the shortest day in our solar system.
Unlike China, South Korea and Russia, Japan is an island country in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Therefore, it’s physically impossible for it to border North Korea, which may be a good thing since there has been tension between North Korea and its neighboring countries in the past.
The tallest mountain in the world is famously Mount Everest in Nepal, China. The next five tallest mountains are located by Mount Everest, but the tallest mountain in this list is Aconcagua, which is 22,838 feet high.
Hedy Lamar was born in Austria before her film career took off in the 1930s. She was once married to Austrian weapons developer Fritz Mandl, with whom she learned the skills she used to help develop a radio guidance system for torpedoes.
The eyepatch worked for pirates like night vision goggles would today. By keeping one eye behind the darkness of an eyepatch, it would already be adjusted to low light so a pirate could instantly see in dark areas.
The Berlin Wall divided West and East Berlin from 1961 to 1989. The city was separated because of varying political beliefs in parts of Germany, but the wall was dismantled after civil unrest.
The term “Pepsi Generation” was launched in 1963, so by the time that the 1980s rolled around, Pepsi was being served to a new generation. This slogan was popularly spoofed in movies like “Wayne’s World.”
Obsidian is formed when magma or hot lava from a volcano cools very quickly, forming minimal crystals. Native American peoples commonly traded obsidian throughout the Americas to make tools and other objects.
After inventing the telephone, Bell made it known that his preferred greeting when answering the phone was “ahoy-hoy.” On “The Simpsons,” Mr. Burn always answers the phone with this greeting.
The name yen translates to “round object” or “circle” in English because of the perfectly round shapes of each coin. Each one yen coin weighs exactly one gram.
From largest to smallest, the continents on Earth are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. On these continents exist 195 countries and about 7.5 billion people.
The introduction of the Model T revolutionized transportation in the early 1900s and also innovated the way that cars would be built in the future, utilizing an assembly line production instead of individual handcrafting.
Mercury is the smallest planet of our solar system. Its years are just 88 days and it has the smallest tilt of any of the planets in our solar system. Mercury, like Venus, does not have any moons.
The play “Hamlet” has inspired many other writers including Goethe, Charles dickens and James Joyce. It has also been described as the world’s most filmed story after “Cinderella.”
Dresden is one of the greenest cities in Europe with 63% of the city being green areas and forests. The current population of the large city is about 550,000 people.
The show “Friends” premiered on September 22, 1994 and aired its final episode on May 6, 2004. It was followed up by a spin-off series titled “Joey,” which wasn’t nearly as popular and only lasted for 46 episodes, eight of which went unaired.
At 5 foot 2 inches, Napoleon was known for being short for an aristocrat of his status, so his height was often commented on. The term Napoleon complex was coined to describe people who adopt over-aggressive behaviors to compensate for their height.