General Knowledge

General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Geography

  • Longest Mountain Range: The Andes
  • Largest Desert: The Sahara Desert
  • City of Light: Paris, France
  • Country with Petra: Jordan
  • Smallest Continent: Australia
  • Largest Island: Greenland
  • Land of the Midnight Sun: Norway
  • Longest River in Asia: Yangtze River (China)
  • Deepest Part of the Ocean: Mariana Trench
  • Frozen Continent: Antarctica
  • Home to Machu Picchu: Peru
  • Saltyest Sea: The Dead Sea (bordering Jordan and Israel)

Science

  • Chemical Symbol for Gold: Au
  • Theory of Relativity: Albert Einstein
  • Highest Atomic Number Element: Oganesson (Og), atomic number 118
  • Planet with Most Moons: Saturn
  • Largest Mammal: Blue Whale
  • Element Represented by 'O': Oxygen
  • Fastest Bird in Flight: Peregrine Falcon
  • Planet Closest to the Sun: Mercury
  • Hardest Natural Substance: Diamond
  • Most Common Gas in Earth's Atmosphere: Nitrogen (78%)
  • First Man-Made Satellite: Sputnik 1 (Soviet Union, 1957)

History

  • Titanic Sinking: 1912
  • Berlin Wall Fall: 1989
  • First Successful Airplane: Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright (1903)
  • First Woman to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic: Amelia Earhart
  • Country with Most Official Languages: South Africa (11 official languages)
  • Olympic Games Origin: Greece
  • Country First to Give Women the Right to Vote: New Zealand (1893)
  • Most Famous Ancient Wonder Still Existing: The Great Pyramid of Giza

Arts and Literature

  • Romeo and Juliet Author: William Shakespeare
  • Starry Night Painter: Vincent van Gogh
  • The Lord of the Rings Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

Technology

  • Telephone Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell

Current Events and Culture

  • Capital of Japan: Tokyo
  • Currency of Japan: Japanese Yen (JPY)
  • Capital of Spain: Madrid
  • Currency of the United States: US Dollar (USD)
  • Capital of Italy: Rome
  • Largest City by Population: Tokyo, Japan
  • National Sport of Canada: Ice Hockey
  • Capital of Russia: Moscow
  • Country with Largest Population: China
  • Famous for Sushi: Japan
  • Official Language of the United States: There is no official language at the federal level, but English is the de facto national language.
  • Capital of South Korea: Seoul
  • Longest-Running TV Show: \"The Simpsons\"
  • Largest Producer of Chocolate: Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Biology

  • Animal Known for Changing Color: Chameleon