Do you have a strong grasp of the general knowledge about everything that is going on around the globe? It is here that you can test your depth of knowledge.
Who won the historic doubles Gold Medal in Dubai? Are you aware of which person is honored with the Leipzig Book Prize? Do you know which Indian player recently completed his 5000 runs in the IPL?
These General knowledge trivia questions will provide you with several questions. It will be covering topics like world events, famous figures, politics, and climate. The quiz is arranged into four sections based on the difficulty level of the questions containing options for each.
General Knowledge Trivia Questions for Kids
Que : What is the longest river in the world?
Answer : The Nile River.
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Que : Who is known as the “Father of Computers”?
Answer : Charles Babbage.
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Que : What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Answer : Au.
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Que : Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Answer : Mars.
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Que : Who discovered penicillin?
Answer : Alexander Fleming.
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Que : In which country is the Great Barrier Reef located?
Answer : Australia.
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Que : What is the largest mammal in the world?
Answer : The blue whale.
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Que : Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Answer : Margaret Thatcher.
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Que : What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Answer : Mount Everest.
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Que : In which year did World War II end?
Answer : 1945.
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Que : What is the most widely eaten meat in the world?
Answer : Pork.
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Que : Which ocean is the largest by surface area?
Answer : The Pacific Ocean.
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Que : Who was the first President of the United States?
Answer : George Washington.
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Que : What is the capital city of Japan?
Answer : Tokyo.
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Que : Which scientist formulated the theory of relativity?
Answer : Albert Einstein.
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Que : In which country is the Eiffel Tower located?
Answer : France.
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Que : What is the smallest bone in the human body?
Answer : The stapes (in the ear).
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Que : Which language has the most native speakers in Europe?
Answer : Russian.
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Que : What currency is used in the United Kingdom?
Answer : The British Pound Sterling.
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Que : Who was the first man to climb Mount Everest?
Answer : Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
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Que : What is the chemical symbol for water?
Answer : H₂O.
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Que : Who invented the telephone?
Answer : Alexander Graham Bell.
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Que : What is the capital city of Canada?
Answer : Ottawa
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Que : Who wrote the novel “1984”?
Answer : George Orwell.
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Que : Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Answer : Japan
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Que : What is the largest desert in the world?
Answer : The Sahara Desert.
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Que : In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
Answer : 1989.
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Que : What is the most common gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer : Nitrogen.
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Que : Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Answer : Michelangelo.
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Que : Which country is home to the kangaroo?
Answer : Australia.
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Que : What is the official language of Brazil?
Answer : Portuguese.
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Que : Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Answer : Marie Curie.
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Que : What is the capital of Italy?
Answer : Rome.
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Que : Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Answer : Mercury.
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Que : Who is the author of the “Harry Potter” series?
Answer : J.K. Rowling.
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Que : In which year did the United States land the first man on the moon?
Answer : 1969.
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Que : What is the currency of Japan?
Answer : Yen.
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Que : Which continent is the Sahara Desert located on?
Answer : Africa.
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Que : Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?
Answer : Winston Churchill.
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Que : What is the boiling point of water at sea level?
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