General Knowledge Trivia
The classic pub-quiz mix: a little geography, a little science, a little history, and whatever else a well-read person picks up along the way. General knowledge is the purest test of a curious mind — no specialty to hide behind.
Every question takes a typed answer, not multiple choice, so you can't guess your way through. Near-misses and typos are forgiven, and every answer comes with a short fact that tells you something you didn't know.
- 268questions
- 94easy
- 101medium
- 73hard
What's covered
- World capitals
- Everyday science
- Famous firsts
- Language
- Landmarks
- Units & numbers
General Knowledge Trivia: sample questions
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- easy
Which racket sport's most famous grass-court major, held annually in a London suburb, is known for strawberries and cream and an all-white dress code?
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Tennis
First held in 1877, that tournament (Wimbledon) is the only Grand Slam still played entirely on natural grass.
- easy
What unit of astronomical distance is defined as how far light travels through a vacuum in the course of one year, roughly 5.9 trillion miles?
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Light-year
Because a light-year measures distance, not time, looking at a star many light-years away means seeing light that left it long in the past.
- medium
What is the name of the light-sensitive layer of tissue lining the back of the eyeball, where rods and cones convert light into nerve signals?
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Retina
The retina develops from the same embryonic tissue as the brain and is connected to it by the optic nerve.
- medium
What city, chosen by Queen Victoria in 1857 and located in southeastern Ontario, is the capital of Canada?
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Ottawa
Ottawa was originally named Bytown before being incorporated as a city and later becoming Canada's capital.
- hard
Straddling the border between France and Italy at 4,807 metres, what is the highest peak in the Alps?
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Mont Blanc
Because it is capped by shifting glacial ice, surveyors remeasure Mont Blanc's exact summit height every few years.
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