116 General Trivia Questions And Answers

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1. What part of the human body doesn’t receive part of the blood supply?

2. What is the largest pyramid in the world?

3. What is considered the most venomous snake in the world?

4. How many bones make up a human skull?

5. What continent is the only one in the world that doesn’t grow corn?

6. How many years old is Planet Earth?

7. In which ocean is the Ring of Fire located?

8. Approximately how many insects are there on the planet per human?

9. How long is the world record for having hiccups for the longest amount of time?

10. In which country was bread invented?

11. What is the only bird that is able to fly backward?

12. What is the most spoken language in the world?

13. Which lizard is able to shoot blood out of its eyes?

14. About how many miles long is the Great Wall of China?

15. Which European country is the most visited country in the world?

16. How many times can a sheet of paper be folded in half?

17. Which insect can jump up to 200 times the length of its body?

18. How many countries don’t use the metric system?

19. Which Southeast Asian country is known as the world’s largest island nation?

20. What percentage of people have heterochromia, a condition that causes an individual to have two different eye colors?

21. According to AAA, about how many minutes does the average American spend driving each year?

22. What muscle is the strongest one in the human body?

23. What percent of the planet is covered in water?

24. How many shipwrecks are believed to be on the bottom of the ocean floor?

25. Which country is almost two-thirds of the Amazon Rainforest located in?

26. Which human body part is fully grown at birth?

27. Which continent has the most countries?

28. What was the first animal to ever visit the moon?

29. Which river is the deepest river in the world?

30. What is the largest country in the world?

31. What planet is the largest planet in our solar system?

32. Which country invented paper and printing?

33. How many different languages are there in the world?

34. Only one animal in the world is known to be immortal, what species is it?

35. What percentage of people are left-handed?

36. What’s the tallest mountain in the world?

37. What’s the smallest country in the world?

38. What is the capital of Australia?

39. What planet is known as the ‘Red Planet’?

40. What is the largest ocean on Earth?

41. Who wrote the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’?

42. What is the freezing point of water (in degrees Celsius)?

43. How many bones are there in the human body?

44. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

45. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

46. Which animal is known as the ‘King of the Jungle’?

47. What is the fastest land animal?

48. How many sides does a hexagon have?

49. Who is known as the ‘Father of Computers’?

50. In which year did World War II end?

51. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

52. What is the largest mammal?

53. What is the main ingredient in hummus?

54. Who is the author of “Harry Potter” series?

55. What is the capital of Canada?

56. How many planets are in our solar system?

57. Who invented the telephone?

58. Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize?

59. What is the largest desert in the world?

60. What is the largest continent on Earth?

61. Who was the 16th President of the United States?

62. How many strings does a violin have?

63. Which element has the atomic number 1?

64. What is the longest river in the world?

65. What’s the capital of Egypt?

66. What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

67. Who discovered penicillin?

68. How many colors are there in a rainbow?

69. What is the official language of Brazil?

70. What is the most populous country in the world?

71. Who wrote “The Great Gatsby”?

72. What is the capital of Spain?

73. Which planet is known for its rings?

74. What is the largest bird in the world?

75. What are the three primary colors?

76. What is the capital of Germany?

77. Who was the first black president of South Africa?

78. Who composed the music for the “The Nutcracker”?

79. Who painted “The Starry Night”?

80. Who wrote the novel “1984”?

81. How many hearts does an octopus have?

82. Which planet is closest to the sun?

83. How many chambers does a human heart have?

84. Who was the 44th President of the United States?

85. Who discovered gravity?

86. What is the capital of Russia?

87. Who invented the light bulb?

88. Who wrote the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey”?

89. Which mammal can’t jump?

90. Who wrote the “Game of Thrones” series of books?

91. What is the chemical symbol for Iron?

92. Who composed the “Four Seasons”?

93. What is the capital of India?

94. What does the acronym NASA stand for?

95. What is the largest animal on land?

96. Who is the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird”?

97. What are the five human senses?

98. Who was the first woman in space?

99. What is the capital of France?

100. Who wrote “Pride and Prejudice”?

101. How many states are there in the USA?

102. What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?

103. Who won the first FIFA World Cup?

104. How many sides does a pentagon have?

105. Who composed the “Moonlight Sonata”?

106. What is the tallest tree in the world?

107. What is the primary function of red blood cells?

108. What is the capital of Italy?

109. What is the boiling point of water at sea level (in degrees Celsius)?

110. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

111. Who invented the World Wide Web?

112. Who is known as the “King of Pop”?

113.What is the largest island in the world?

114. Who is the author of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings”?

115. What is the capital of Japan?

116. 1 + 1 x 2 = ?