75 Hard General Knowledge Trivia Questions That Most People Only Got Half Right
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Hard General Trivia Questions – Round 1
- What is the name of the deepest known location in the Earth’s oceans?
- A) Challenger Deep
- B) Puerto Rico Trench
- C) Java Trench
- D) Tonga Trench
- Which element has the highest melting point of any known substance?
- A) Iron
- B) Carbon
- C) Tungsten
- D) Uranium
- In computing, what does the acronym “SQL” stand for?
- A) Structured Query Language
- B) Simple Quick Link
- C) Sequential Query List
- D) Standardized Query Logic
- The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between which two countries?
- A) Spain and Portugal
- B) England and France
- C) Germany and Italy
- D) The Netherlands and Spain
- Who was the architect who designed the Taj Mahal?
- A) Ustad Ahmad Lahouri
- B) Mimar Sinan
- C) Frank Lloyd Wright
- D) I. M. Pei
- What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
- A) Squirrel
- B) Pterosaur
- C) Bat
- D) Flying Fish
- In which country is the ancient city of Petra located?
- A) Egypt
- B) Jordan
- C) Syria
- D) Iraq
- What is the chemical symbol for Tungsten?
- A) Ta
- B) W
- C) Tg
- D) Tu
- Which country has the oldest continuously operating university in the world?
- A) Italy
- B) Egypt
- C) Morocco
- D) India
- What is the capital city of Kazakhstan?
- A) Almaty
- B) Astana
- C) Nur-Sultan
- D) Shymkent
- Who wrote the epic poem “Paradise Lost”?
- A) William Shakespeare
- B) John Milton
- C) Geoffrey Chaucer
- D) Homer
- In mathematics, what name is given to a polygon with 20 sides?
- A) Decagon
- B) Dodecagon
- C) Icosagon
- D) Hexadecagon
- What year did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
- A) 1986
- B) 1976
- C) 1991
- D) 1989
- Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and in what category?
- A) Marie Curie, Chemistry
- B) Marie Curie, Physics
- C) Mother Teresa, Peace
- D) Bertha von Suttner, Peace
- What is the largest internal organ of the human body?
- A) Heart
- B) Liver
- C) Brain
- D) Lung
Round 1 – Answers
- What is the name of the deepest known location in the Earth’s oceans?
- Correct Answer: A) Challenger Deep
- Which element has the highest melting point of any known substance?
- Correct Answer: C) Tungsten
- In computing, what does the acronym “SQL” stand for?
- Correct Answer: A) Structured Query Language
- The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between which two countries?
- Correct Answer: A) Spain and Portugal
- Who was the architect who designed the Taj Mahal?
- Correct Answer: A) Ustad Ahmad Lahouri (keeping in mind the historical debate)
- What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
- Correct Answer: C) Bat
- In which country is the ancient city of Petra located?
- Correct Answer: B) Jordan
- What is the chemical symbol for Tungsten?
- Correct Answer: B) W
- Which country has the oldest continuously operating university in the world?
- Correct Answer: C) Morocco
- What is the capital city of Kazakhstan?
- Correct Answer: C) Nur-Sultan
- Who wrote the epic poem “Paradise Lost”?
- Correct Answer: B) John Milton
- In mathematics, what name is given to a polygon with 20 sides?
- Correct Answer: C) Icosagon
- What year did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
- Correct Answer: A) 1986
- Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and in what category?
- Correct Answer: B) Marie Curie, Physics
- What is the largest internal organ of the human body?
- Correct Answer: B) Liver
Hard General Trivia Questions – Round 2
- What year did the Battle of Hastings take place?
- A) 1066
- B) 1215
- C) 1420
- D) 987
- What is the smallest bone in the human body?
- A) Femur
- B) Stapes
- C) Tibia
- D) Radius
- Who is credited with inventing the first successful printing press in the 15th century?
- A) Leonardo da Vinci
- B) Johannes Gutenberg
- C) Galileo Galilei
- D) Isaac Newton
- The term “quasar” is short for what phrase in astronomy?
- A) Quick Star
- B) Quantum Stellar Object
- C) Quasi-Stellar Radio Source
- D) Quasi-Stellar Object
- Which philosopher is most closely associated with the theory of Forms or Ideas?
- A) Aristotle
- B) Socrates
- C) Plato
- D) Descartes
- The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states and which empire?
- A) Roman Empire
- B) Persian Empire
- C) Ottoman Empire
- D) Egyptian Empire
- What is the name of the longest river in Asia?
- A) Nile
- B) Amazon
- C) Yangtze
- D) Ganges
- Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
- A) Leonardo da Vinci
- B) Michelangelo
- C) Raphael
- D) Donatello
- The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which Australian state?
- A) New South Wales
- B) Queensland
- C) Western Australia
- D) Victoria
- What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
- A) Diamond
- B) Ruby
- C) Quartz
- D) Sapphire
- Who composed the Four Seasons?
- A) Johann Sebastian Bach
- B) Ludwig van Beethoven
- C) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- D) Antonio Vivaldi
- In what year was the first email sent, and who sent it?
- A) 1971, Ray Tomlinson
- B) 1969, Tim Berners-Lee
- C) 1982, Bill Gates
- D) 1975, Steve Jobs
- What disease was officially declared eradicated in 1980 by the World Health Organization?
- A) Polio
- B) Smallpox
- C) Measles
- D) Tuberculosis
- The ancient city of Timbuktu is located in which modern-day country?
- A) Mali
- B) Egypt
- C) Morocco
- D) Ethiopia
- What does the term “Renaissance” literally mean?
- A) Enlightenment
- B) Rebirth
- C) Revolution
- D) Restoration
Round 2 – Answers
- What year did the Battle of Hastings take place?
- Correct Answer: A) 1066
- What is the smallest bone in the human body?
- Correct Answer: B) Stapes
- Who is credited with inventing the first successful printing press in the 15th century?
- Correct Answer: B) Johannes Gutenberg
- The term “quasar” is short for what phrase in astronomy?
- Correct Answer: C) Quasi-Stellar Radio Source
- Which philosopher is most closely associated with the theory of Forms or Ideas?
- Correct Answer: C) Plato
- The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states and which empire?
- Correct Answer: B) Persian Empire
- What is the name of the longest river in Asia?
- Correct Answer: C) Yangtze
- Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
- Correct Answer: B) Michelangelo
- The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which Australian state?
- Correct Answer: B) Queensland
- What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
- Correct Answer: A) Diamond
- Who composed the Four Seasons?
- Correct Answer: D) Antonio Vivaldi
- In what year was the first email sent, and who sent it?
- Correct Answer: A) 1971, Ray Tomlinson
- What disease was officially declared eradicated in 1980 by the World Health Organization?
- Correct Answer: B) Smallpox
- The ancient city of Timbuktu is located in which modern-day country?
- Correct Answer: A) Mali
- What does the term “Renaissance” literally mean?
- Correct Answer: B) Rebirth
Hard General Trivia Questions – Round 3
- Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?
- A) Oxygen
- B) Hydrogen
- C) Nitrogen
- D) Carbon dioxide
- What is the capital of New Zealand?
- A) Auckland
- B) Christchurch
- C) Wellington
- D) Hamilton
- Who discovered penicillin?
- A) Marie Curie
- B) Alexander Fleming
- C) Louis Pasteur
- D) Jonas Salk
- What is the largest desert in the world?
- A) Sahara
- B) Arabian
- C) Gobi
- D) Antarctic
- In which year did the Titanic sink?
- A) 1912
- B) 1905
- C) 1918
- D) 1923
- Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
- A) Mars
- B) Jupiter
- C) Venus
- D) Mercury
- Who wrote ‘The Theory of Relativity’?
- A) Isaac Newton
- B) Nikola Tesla
- C) Albert Einstein
- D) Stephen Hawking
- What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
- A) Monaco
- B) Nauru
- C) Vatican City
- D) San Marino
- What is the main ingredient in traditional Japanese sake?
- A) Wheat
- B) Rice
- C) Barley
- D) Rye
- Which Shakespeare play features the character of Ophelia?
- A) Romeo and Juliet
- B) Macbeth
- C) Hamlet
- D) Othello
- What is the term for a baby kangaroo?
- A) Cub
- B) Joey
- C) Kid
- D) Foal
- Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
- A) Brazil
- B) China
- C) United Kingdom
- D) Russia
- What is the hardest known mineral?
- A) Diamond
- B) Quartz
- C) Topaz
- D) Sapphire
- Which composer wrote the Brandenburg Concertos?
- A) Ludwig van Beethoven
- B) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- C) Johann Sebastian Bach
- D) Franz Schubert
- What is the study of fungi called?
- A) Botany
- B) Zoology
- C) Mycology
- D) Entomology
Round 3 – Answers
- Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?
- Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen
- What is the capital of New Zealand?
- Correct Answer: C) Wellington
- Who discovered penicillin?
- Correct Answer: B) Alexander Fleming
- What is the largest desert in the world?
- Correct Answer: D) Antarctic
- In which year did the Titanic sink?
- Correct Answer: A) 1912
- Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
- Correct Answer: A) Mars
- Who wrote ‘The Theory of Relativity’?
- Correct Answer: C) Albert Einstein
- What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
- Correct Answer: C) Vatican City
- What is the main ingredient in traditional Japanese sake?
- Correct Answer: B) Rice
- Which Shakespeare play features the character of Ophelia?
- Correct Answer: C) Hamlet
- What is the term for a baby kangaroo?
- Correct Answer: B) Joey
- Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
- Correct Answer: A) Brazil
- What is the hardest known mineral?
- Correct Answer: A) Diamond
- Which composer wrote the Brandenburg Concertos?
- Correct Answer: C) Johann Sebastian Bach
- What is the study of fungi called?
- Correct Answer: C) Mycology
Hard General Trivia Questions – Round 4
- Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
- A) Margaret Thatcher
- B) Theresa May
- C) Indira Gandhi
- D) Angela Merkel
- What is the chemical formula for table salt?
- A) H2O
- B) CO2
- C) NaCl
- D) C12H22O11
- Which country is the largest by land area?
- A) China
- B) United States
- C) Canada
- D) Russia
- What is the name of the longest river in the world?
- A) Amazon
- B) Nile
- C) Yangtze
- D) Mississippi
- In which city were the ancient Olympic Games held?
- A) Athens
- B) Sparta
- C) Olympia
- D) Delphi
- Which organ in the human body produces insulin?
- A) Pancreas
- B) Liver
- C) Kidney
- D) Heart
- Who is the author of the novel ‘1984’?
- A) Aldous Huxley
- B) George Orwell
- C) Ray Bradbury
- D) J.R.R. Tolkien
- What is the capital city of Canada?
- A) Toronto
- B) Montreal
- C) Ottawa
- D) Vancouver
- How many elements are in the Periodic Table as of the latest update?
- A) 108
- B) 118
- C) 126
- D) 92
- Which planet in our solar system is known for its rings?
- A) Jupiter
- B) Saturn
- C) Uranus
- D) Neptune
- What is the largest mammal in the world?
- A) African Elephant
- B) Blue Whale
- C) Giraffe
- D) Rhinoceros
- Which language is the most spoken worldwide?
- A) English
- B) Mandarin Chinese
- C) Spanish
- D) Hindi
- What is the name of the phobia that involves an irrational fear of spiders?
- A) Acrophobia
- B) Claustrophobia
- C) Arachnophobia
- D) Ophidiophobia
- Which country invented tea?
- A) India
- B) China
- C) England
- D) Japan
- What is the currency of Japan?
- A) Yuan
- B) Won
- C) Yen
- D) Ringgit
Round 4 – Answers
- Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
- Correct Answer: A) Margaret Thatcher
- What is the chemical formula for table salt?
- Correct Answer: C) NaCl
- Which country is the largest by land area?
- Correct Answer: D) Russia
- What is the name of the longest river in the world?
- Correct Answer: A) Amazon (Note: The Nile is sometimes considered longer, but recent studies suggest the Amazon might be longer.)
- In which city were the ancient Olympic Games held?
- Correct Answer: C) Olympia
- Which organ in the human body produces insulin?
- Correct Answer: A) Pancreas
- Who is the author of the novel ‘1984’?
- Correct Answer: B) George Orwell
- What is the capital city of Canada?
- Correct Answer: C) Ottawa
- How many elements are in the Periodic Table as of the latest update?
- Correct Answer: B) 118
- Which planet in our solar system is known for its rings?
- Correct Answer: B) Saturn
- What is the largest mammal in the world?
- Correct Answer: B) Blue Whale
- Which language is the most spoken worldwide?
- Correct Answer: B) Mandarin Chinese
- What is the name of the phobia that involves an irrational fear of spiders?
- Correct Answer: C) Arachnophobia
- Which country invented tea?
- Correct Answer: B) China
- What is the currency of Japan?
- Correct Answer: C) Yen
Hard General Trivia Questions – Round 5
- Which human organ is capable of regenerating tissue?
- A) Heart
- B) Liver
- C) Brain
- D) Lung
- What is the capital city of Sweden?
- A) Helsinki
- B) Copenhagen
- C) Oslo
- D) Stockholm
- Who painted “The Starry Night”?
- A) Pablo Picasso
- B) Vincent van Gogh
- C) Claude Monet
- D) Leonardo da Vinci
- What is the primary source of energy for the Earth’s climate system?
- A) Wind
- B) The Sun
- C) Geothermal heat
- D) Tidal forces
- What is the largest planet in our solar system?
- A) Earth
- B) Jupiter
- C) Saturn
- D) Neptune
- Who wrote the play “Hamlet”?
- A) William Shakespeare
- B) Christopher Marlowe
- C) Ben Jonson
- D) Thomas Middleton
- What is the main component of the Sun?
- A) Oxygen
- B) Hydrogen
- C) Helium
- D) Nitrogen
- Which country has the most natural lakes?
- A) United States
- B) Canada
- C) Russia
- D) China
- In what year did World War II end?
- A) 1945
- B) 1946
- C) 1947
- D) 1948
- What is the currency of India?
- A) Rupee
- B) Rial
- C) Rand
- D) Ringgit
- What is the hardest known material in the universe?
- A) Diamond
- B) Graphene
- C) Osmium
- D) Nuclear pasta
- Which element has the highest electrical conductivity?
- A) Silver
- B) Copper
- C) Gold
- D) Aluminum
- What is the only continent without a desert?
- A) Europe
- B) Antarctica
- C) Australia
- D) South America
- Who is known as the father of modern physics?
- A) Isaac Newton
- B) Galileo Galilei
- C) Albert Einstein
- D) Niels Bohr
- What phenomenon causes the northern and southern lights?
- A) Solar winds
- B) Lunar reflection
- C) Earth’s magnetic field
- D) Atmospheric gases
Round 5 – Answers
- Which human organ is capable of regenerating tissue?
- Correct Answer: B) Liver
- What is the capital city of Sweden?
- Correct Answer: D) Stockholm
- Who painted “The Starry Night”?
- Correct Answer: B) Vincent van Gogh
- What is the primary source of energy for the Earth’s climate system?
- Correct Answer: B) The Sun
- What is the largest planet in our solar system?
- Correct Answer: B) Jupiter
- Who wrote the play “Hamlet”?
- Correct Answer: A) William Shakespeare
- What is the main component of the Sun?
- Correct Answer: B) Hydrogen
- Which country has the most natural lakes?
- Correct Answer: B) Canada
- In what year did World War II end?
- Correct Answer: A) 1945
- What is the currency of India?
- Correct Answer: A) Rupee
- What is the hardest known material in the universe?
- Correct Answer: D) Nuclear pasta
- Which element has the highest electrical conductivity?
- Correct Answer: A) Silver
- What is the only continent without a desert?
- Correct Answer: A) Europe
- Who is known as the father of modern physics?
- Correct Answer: B) Galileo Galilei
- What phenomenon causes the northern and southern lights?
- Correct Answer: A) Solar winds
