Are you ready to test your knowledge and have some fun? This quiz covers a wide range of topics, from history and science to pop culture and literature. Whether you’re challenging yourself or competing against your friends and family, these questions are sure to get your brain working.
It was an ordinary weekday afternoon when my twelve-year-old daughter, Carmen, walked through the front door after school. Her backpack was slung casually over one shoulder.
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She dropped her bag in the hallway, took off her shoes, and headed to the kitchen, where I was preparing dinner.
“Mom, guess what?” she said, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
“What is it, darling?” I replied, smiling at her enthusiasm. I love it when my children are enthusiastic about school.
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“We had this super fun general knowledge quiz at school today. I think we should all try it!” she said.
I raised an eyebrow, intrigued by her excitement. Little Miss Carmen loved proving she was smarter than all of us at home, and taking this quiz was probably the last way she’d do it.
“A quiz, eh?” I asked, cutting up some chicken for the curry. “How did you do?”
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“I got 20 out of 25 answers correct!” she said, beaming with pride.
“Wow! That’s impressive,” I said, genuinely surprised. Carmen was retaining the knowledge well, but still, it was a high score. “You know what? Let’s all sit down and do it after dinner.”
Carmen laughed and nodded.
An excited little girl | Source: Midjourney
“I’ll prepare it,” she said.
She ran to get her backpack. I watched her pull out a notebook and start tearing up pieces of paper for each of us.
“I wrote it all down here,” she said.
While she was settling in, my husband, Gary, came into the kitchen, curious about all the commotion.
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“What’s going on here?” he asked, leaning on the counter. “Besides that delicious smell, Nora.”
“Mom is about to take the quiz I took at school today,” Carmen explained, holding up her notebook like a game show host.
Naturally, my husband’s competitive streak immediately manifested itself.
“Oh, really? Count me in! Let’s see who’s the smartest in this family, huh?” he said.
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It wasn’t long before dinner was over and the whole family was gathered around the dining table. Even my mother-in-law, Carol, who was staying with us for the week, couldn’t resist joining in.
My oldest son, Jake, who is seventeen and usually too cool for this kind of thing, finally put down his phone and decided to participate.
“Okay, let’s do it,” he said with a big smile. “But don’t feel too bad when I crush you all!”
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We all took our seats, the atmosphere buzzing with excitement and a hint of competitive tension.
“Are you all ready?” Carmen asked, holding her notebook.
“Hurry up,” Gary teased.
My daughter began reading the questions one by one. Each of us scribbled our answers on sheets of paper.
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“Don’t cheat!” Carmen would say every few minutes.
“Don’t yell at us!” Carol exclaimed, chewing on her pencil.
The questions ranged from history and geography to science and pop culture. Some were simple, others had us scratching our heads.
“Question 9,” Carmen announced. “Which of the following is not a Greek god or goddess? Oceanus, Chaos, Hypnos, or Divinity?”
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“Who the hell knows?” Gary said, looking confused.
I wrote my answer quickly, feeling confident in my guess. But as the questions continued, I realized that I might not be as up-to-date on general knowledge as I thought.
Every now and then, I’d catch Gary looking puzzled, Carol yawning, and Jake’s expression shifting from arrogance to concentration.
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When Carmen finished the quiz, we were all nervous and eager to see how we had done.
“I don’t think I’m smarter than a twelve-year-old,” Gary muttered.
Carmen collected our papers and began counting the points. I could see her eyes widen slightly as she reviewed each one.
“Good,” she said, trying to keep a straight face. “Here are the results. Jake, you got 19 out of 25.”
Jake raised his fist in the air.
“Okay, okay, not bad, not bad.”
“Mom, you only got… 16 out of 25,” Carmen continued, a hint of a smile appearing on her face.
“Dad, you got 15,” she said.
“Oh! As long as I beat Dad, it’s fine!” I said, laughing.
“Oh, come on!” Gary moaned, throwing up his hands in frustration. “I’m only one point behind you! I’ll get you next time!”
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“And what about Grandma?” I asked.
“Let’s not talk about that,” Carmen said, laughing and tearing Carol’s sheet in half.
“And remember, I got 20!” Carmen said, dancing around the table.
We all clapped and cheered for our little girl.
“Well done, darling,” I said. “You definitely get to brag to the family.”
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“Mom, why don’t you make us some ice cream sundaes?” Jake asked, picking up his phone again.
“I’ll be right there,” I said as Gary and I went into the kitchen.
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned,” he said, pulling out a bottle of chocolate sauce, “it’s that Carmen just proved we need to brush up on our general knowledge.”
“Yes, just like you can do a search to find out who invented the first ice cream sundae,” I laughed.
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So now it’s your turn!
Are you ready to test your general knowledge and see if you can beat our scores? Grab a pen and paper, and let’s see if you’re smarter than my twelve-year-old.
The quiz:
1. Who was the President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A. Dwight D. Eisenhower
B. John F. Kennedy
C. Lyndon B. Johnson
D. Richard Nixon
2. How many players can be on a football field at the same time?
A. 9
B. 11
C. 22
D. 30
Football players on a pitch | Source: Midjourney
3. Which countries share a border with Panama?
A. Nicaragua, Honduras and Venezuela
B. Costa Rica and Colombia
C. Colombia, Ecuador and Nicaragua
D. Costa Rica and Venezuela
4. What is the planet farthest from the sun?
A. Saturn
B. Uranus
C. Neptune
D. Mars
5. What two cities is Charles Dickens’ novel , A Tale of Two Cities, about ?
A. London and Rome
B. Barcelona and Glasgow
C. London and Paris
D. Rome and Paris
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6. Who is the lead singer of the Rolling Stones ?
A. Steven Tyler
B. Paul McCartney
C. Mick Jagger
D. Keith Richards
7. What does the Roman numeral XC represent?
A. 90
B. 100
C. 1000
D. 2100
8. Which animal is NOT an extinct species?
A. Carolina Parakeet
B. The Tasmanian Tiger
C. The Western Black Rhinoceros
D. The South Asian River Dolphin
A tiger and a parakeet | Source: Midjourney
9. Which of the following is NOT a Greek god or goddess?
A. Oceanus
B. Chaos
C. Hypnos
D. Divinity
10. Which famous actor played Lightning McQueen in the Disney-Pixar film Cars ?
A. Will Arnett
B. Tom Hanks
C. Owen Wilson
D. Joey Lawrence
11. Who signed the three documents that freed America from British rule?
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. Benjamin Franklin
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12. Which country exports the most coffee?
A. Colombia
B. Brazil
C. Switzerland
D. Germany
13. Which baseball team has won the most World Series titles?
A. The New York Yankees
B. The St. Louis Cardinals
C. The Boston Red Sox
D. The Oakland A’s
14. Who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring ?
A. Vermeer
B. Rembrandt
C. Bernini
D. Da Vinci
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15. What are the 3 colors that make up the flag of Madagascar?
A. White, red and green
B. Blue, yellow and white
C. White, orange and green
D. Red, white and blue
16. What is the heaviest organ in the human body?
A. The skin
B. The heart
C. The brain
D. The liver
17. Who is the Half-Blood Prince in the Harry Potter series ?
A. Harry Potter
B. Severus Snape
C. Sirius Black
D. Lord Voldemort
18. What are the dates of World War II?
A. 1939-1944
B. 1940-1945
C. 1941-1944
D. 1939-1945
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19. What is the largest desert in the world?
A. The Sahara
B. Antarctica
C. The Arab
D. The Arctic
20. Who composed “The Four Seasons”?
A. Beethoven
B. Vivaldi
C. Bach
D. Chopin
21. Who is known as the father of geometry?
A. Euclid
B. Albert Einstein
C. Isaac Newton
D. Alan Turing
Geometry Diagrams | Source: Midjourney
22. Who wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls ?
A. Ernest Hemingway
B. John Steinbeck
C. William Faulkner
D. Cormac McCarthy
23. What are the main ingredients in a traditional martini?
A. Vodka and vermouth
B. Gin and vermouth
C. Vodka and bitters
D. Gin and bitters
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24. Who invented the World Wide Web?
A. Al Gore
B. Tim Berners-Lee
C. Steve Wozniak
D. Bill Gates
25. What does the term “anosmia” refer to?
A. A lack of iron in the body.
B. The inability to smell odors.
C. A lack of vitamin C in the body.
D. The inability to represent images in the mind.
Answers:
1B; 2C; 3B; 4C; 5C; 6C; 7A; 8D; 9D; 10C; 11D; 12B; 13A; 14A; 15A; 16D; 17C; 18B; 19B; 20B; 21A; 22A; 23B; 24B; 25B.
Good luck !
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1. Which of these six-letter combinations can be rearranged to form an English word?
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