General Knowledge Multiple-Choice Quiz

1. Geography:
What is the capital city of Australia?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Canberra
d) Adelaide
2. History:
Who was the first president of the United States?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) John Adams
3. Science:
What is the chemical symbol for water?
a) H2O
b) O2
c) CO2
d) H2
4. Literature:
Who wrote the novel "1984"?
a) Aldous Huxley
b) J.R.R. Tolkien
c) George Orwell
d) F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Sports:
In which year did the FIFA World Cup first take place?
a) 1920
b) 1930
c) 1940
d) 1950
6. Music:
Who is known as the "King of Pop"?
a) Michael Jackson
b) Elvis Presley
c) Prince
d) Justin Timberlake
7. Movies:
Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1994?
a) Forrest Gump
b) The Shawshank Redemption
c) Pulp Fiction
d) Schindler's List
8. Technology:
What does "HTTP" stand for in web addresses?
a) HyperText Transfer Protocol
b) HyperText Transmission Protocol
c) Home Text Transfer Protocol
d) Hyper Transfer Text Protocol
9. Art:
Who painted the "Mona Lisa"?
a) Pablo Picasso
b) Leonardo da Vinci
c) Vincent van Gogh
d) Michelangelo
10. Current Affairs:
Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations? (As of 2025)
a) António Guterres
b) Ban Ki-moon
c) Kofi Annan
d) Boutros Boutros-Ghali
11. Space:
What is the name of the closest planet to the Sun?
a) Venus
b) Earth
c) Mars
d) Mercury
12. Biology:
Which organ in the human body is primarily responsible for pumping blood?
a) Brain
b) Liver
c) Heart
d) Lungs
13. Literature:
Who wrote "Romeo and Juliet"?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Charles Dickens
c) Mark Twain
d) Jane Austen
14. Politics:
Which country was formerly known as Persia?
a) Iraq
b) Iran
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Turkey
15. Music:
Which band is known for the album "Abbey Road"?
a) The Rolling Stones
b) The Beatles
c) Pink Floyd
d) Queen
16. Economics:
What does GDP stand for?
a) Gross Domestic Product
b) General Domestic Product
c) Global Domestic Product
d) Government Domestic Product
17. Languages:
Which language is the most spoken worldwide?
a) Spanish
b) English
c) Mandarin
d) Hindi
18. Chemistry:
Which element has the atomic number 1?
a) Helium
b) Oxygen
c) Hydrogen
d) Nitrogen
19. Sports:
Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an individual?
a) Michael Phelps
b) Usain Bolt
c) Carl Lewis
d) Serena Williams
20. History:
In which year did the Titanic sink?
a) 1900
b) 1912
c) 1920
d) 1930
21. Technology:
Who is the co-founder of Microsoft alongside Bill Gates?
a) Steve Jobs
b) Larry Page
c) Steve Wozniak
d) Paul Allen
22. Literature:
Which novel begins with the famous line "Call me Ishmael"?
a) Moby-Dick
b) The Great Gatsby
c) To Kill a Mockingbird
d) Crime and Punishment
23. Animals:
What is the fastest land animal?
a) Cheetah
b) Lion
c) Elephant
d) Kangaroo
24. Geography:
Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?
a) China
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) Thailand
25. Art:
Which artist is known for creating the "Starry Night"?
a) Claude Monet
b) Vincent van Gogh
c) Pablo Picasso
d) Salvador Dalí
26. Space:
Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn
27. History:
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Bessie Coleman
c) Jacqueline Cochran
d) Sally Ride
28. Mathematics:
What is the value of Pi (π) to two decimal places?
a) 3.14
b) 3.141
c) 3.145
d) 3.1
29. Music:
Which famous artist was known as the "Queen of Soul"?
a) Aretha Franklin
b) Diana Ross
c) Whitney Houston
d) Etta James
30. Sports:
Which country won the first Rugby World Cup in 1987?
a) New Zealand
b) Australia
c) England
d) South Africa
31. Movies:
Who directed the 1997 movie "Titanic"?
a) Steven Spielberg
b) James Cameron
c) Martin Scorsese
d) Christopher Nolan
32. Food:
Which fruit is known as the "king of fruits"?
a) Mango
b) Durian
c) Pineapple
d) Banana
33. Politics:
Who was the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
a) Margaret Thatcher
b) Theresa May
c) Angela Merkel
d) Indira Gandhi
34. Literature:
Who wrote "The Catcher in the Rye"?
a) J.D. Salinger
b) Mark Twain
c) F. Scott Fitzgerald
d) Ernest Hemingway
35. History:
Which war was fought between the North and South regions of the United States?
a) The Revolutionary War
b) The Civil War
c) World War I
d) World War II
36. Technology:
What year was the first iPhone released?
a) 2005
b) 2007
c) 2009
d) 2010
37. Geography:
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
a) Canada
b) Australia
c) United States
d) Russia
38. Chemistry:
What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Hydrogen
39. Sports:
In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?
a) Football
b) Basketball
c) Tennis
d) Baseball
40. Art:
Who sculpted the statue of David?
a) Michelangelo
b) Leonardo da Vinci
c) Donatello
d) Raphael
41. Literature:
Which classic novel features the characters of Gatsby and Daisy?
a) Moby-Dick
b) To Kill a Mockingbird
c) The Great Gatsby
d) Pride and Prejudice
42. Music:
Which band recorded the album "Dark Side of the Moon"?
a) The Rolling Stones
b) Led Zeppelin
c) Pink Floyd
d) The Beatles
43. History:
Which event started on July 28, 1914, and ended on November 11, 1918?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) The Korean War
d) The Vietnam War
44. Geography:
Which mountain is the highest peak in the world?
a) K2
b) Mount Everest
c) Mount Kilimanjaro
d) Mount Fuji
45. Sports:
Who holds the record for the most home runs in Major League Baseball?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Hank Aaron
c) Barry Bonds
d) Alex Rodriguez
46. Animals:
What is the largest species of shark?
a) Hammerhead shark
b) Great white shark
c) Whale shark
d) Bull shark
47. Current Affairs:
Who is the CEO of Tesla as of 2025?
a) Jeff Bezos
b) Mark Zuckerberg
c) Elon Musk
d) Tim Cook
48. Technology:
What does the acronym "USB" stand for?
a) Universal Service Bus
b) Universal Serial Bus
c) Unified System Base
d) Unified Serial Base
49. Movies:
Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2008?
a) The Dark Knight
b) Slumdog Millionaire
c) Avatar
d) The Hurt Locker
50. Music:
Which pop star is known for the hit song "Shake It Off"?
a) Katy Perry
b) Lady Gaga
c) Taylor Swift
d) Ariana Grande
Here are the answers only:
1. c) Canberra
2. a) George Washington
3. a) H2O
4. c) George Orwell
5. b) 1930
6. a) Michael Jackson
7. a) Forrest Gump
8. a) HyperText Transfer Protocol
9. b) Leonardo da Vinci
10. a) António Guterres
11. d) Mercury
12. c) Heart
13. a) William Shakespeare
14. b) Iran
15. b) The Beatles
16. a) Gross Domestic Product
17. c) Mandarin
18. c) Hydrogen
19. a) Michael Phelps
20. b) 1912
21. d) Paul Allen
22. a) Moby-Dick
23. a) Cheetah
24. b) Japan
25. b) Vincent van Gogh
26. b) Mars
27. a) Amelia Earhart
28. a) 3.14
29. a) Aretha Franklin
30. a) New Zealand
31. b) James Cameron
32. b) Durian
33. a) Margaret Thatcher
34. a) J.D. Salinger
35. b) The Civil War
36. b) 2007
37. a) Canada
38. b) Nitrogen
39. b) Basketball
40. a) Michelangelo
41. c) The Great Gatsby
42. c) Pink Floyd
43. a) World War I
44. b) Mount Everest
45. c) Barry Bonds
46. c) Whale shark
47. c) Elon Musk
48. b) Universal Serial Bus
49. b) Slumdog Millionaire
50. c) Taylor Swift