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50 free classic trivia questions with answers. Think you know a little bit about everything? This classic trivia quiz puts your general knowledge to the ultimate test with 100 questions across every major category. From the solar system to the Sistine Chapel, from slam dunks to Shakespeare, see how you stack up against trivia lovers everywhere.
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Q 01What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, with a diameter of about 86,881 miles. It is so massive that all other planets in the solar system could fit inside it.
Q 02Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
France
France's people gave it; Bartholdi designed the statue, Gustave Eiffel built its iron framework, and it crossed the Atlantic in crates to be assembled in 1886.
Q 03What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
The chemical symbol for gold is Au, derived from the Latin word "aurum" meaning gold. Silver's symbol Ag comes from the Latin "argentum."
Q 04In what year did the Titanic sink?
1912
The RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, after striking an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Over 1,500 people perished in the disaster.
Q 05What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
Vatican City
Vatican City covers about 44 hectares (0.44 km²), smaller than many city parks, and with well under 1,000 residents it is also the least populous sovereign state on Earth.
Q 06Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa between approximately 1503 and 1519. The painting hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris and is arguably the most famous painting in the world.
Q 07What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
Canberra was purpose-built as the capital to settle the rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne, the two cities many people assume hold the title.
Q 08Which element has the atomic number 1?
Hydrogen
Hydrogen has the atomic number 1, making it the lightest and most abundant element in the universe. It makes up about 75% of all normal matter by mass.
Q 09Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet around 1594–1596, adapting Arthur Brooke's 1562 narrative poem The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet; the play was first printed in quarto in 1597.
Q 10What sport is played at Wimbledon?
Tennis
Tennis: the Wimbledon Championships began in 1877 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, making it the oldest tennis tournament in the world, played on grass courts.
Q 11What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
It scores 10 on the Mohs scale, and the hardest diamonds can only be scratched by other diamonds.
Q 12Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
Mars is the Red Planet: iron-oxide (rust) dust covering its surface gives it the colour, and the same particles suspended in its thin atmosphere can tint the Martian sky pink or butterscotch.
Q 13What is the longest river in Africa?
Nile
The Nile runs about 6,650 km (4,130 miles) from the Great Lakes region north to the Mediterranean, the longest river in Africa; the Congo, the continent's second longest, carries far more water.
Q 21What year did World War II end?
1945
World War II ended in 1945 with Germany surrendering in May (V-E Day) and Japan surrendering in September (V-J Day) following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Q 22Which mammal is known to have the longest lifespan?
Bowhead whale
The bowhead whale: amino-acid dating of eye lenses from harvested bowheads has yielded ages past 200 years, and 19th-century harpoon heads have been found embedded in living animals.
Q 23What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It is the molecule that carries genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known organisms.
Q 14Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 mission. His famous words were: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Q 15What is the most spoken native language in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin Chinese has roughly 940 million native speakers, more than any other language; English overtakes it only when second-language speakers are counted.
Q 16Which artist is famous for cutting off part of his own ear?
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh severed part of his left ear in Arles on 23 December 1888 after a quarrel with Paul Gauguin, then painted Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear in January 1889.
Q 17Which is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceans?
Pacific
The Pacific Ocean covers about 165 million km², roughly 46% of Earth's water surface and more than all land combined, and holds the deepest point on Earth, Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench at about 10,900 m.
Q 18In Greek mythology, who is the king of the gods?
Zeus
Zeus is the king of the gods in Greek mythology, ruling from Mount Olympus. He is the god of the sky, lightning, and thunder, and is the father of many other gods and heroes.
Q 19What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
Avocado
Avocado is the main ingredient in guacamole. The word guacamole comes from the Aztec Nahuatl word "ahuacamolli," which translates to "avocado sauce." Traditional guacamole dates back to the Aztec empire.
Q 20How many strings does a standard guitar have?
6
Standard tuning runs E-A-D-G-B-E from low to high; the 12-string guitar doubles each string into pairs, and bass guitars usually have four.
Q 24Which country had won the most FIFA World Cup titles as of the 2022 tournament?
Brazil
Brazil led with 5 FIFA World Cup titles, won in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only team to have played in every World Cup since the first in 1930.
Q 25What is the currency of Japan?
Yen
The yen is the official currency of Japan. The word "yen" means "round object" in Japanese. It is one of the most traded currencies in the foreign exchange market, alongside the US dollar and euro.
Q 26Who developed the theory of general relativity?
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein published his theory of general relativity in 1915. The theory describes gravity not as a force, but as a curvature of spacetime caused by mass and energy. It remains one of the pillars of modern physics.
Q 27In which Shakespeare play do the fairy king and queen Oberon and Titania quarrel?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream, written around 1595–1596: Oberon and Titania's quarrel over a changeling boy sets off the magical mischief in the woods outside Athens.
Q 28What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
Mount Everest's summit stands 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) above sea level by the 2020 joint Nepal–China survey; measured from its underwater base, Hawaii's Mauna Kea is taller.
Q 29Which famous scientist formulated the three laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton set out the three laws in his 1687 Principia Mathematica; they describe the relationship between a body and the forces acting on it.
Q 30Japanese miso soup is made by dissolving fermented soybean paste into which stock?
Dashi
Dashi, the Japanese stock usually made from kombu kelp with dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi) or small dried sardines (niboshi), is the base into which miso paste is whisked.