The 30 best general knowledge trivia questions sorted by theme (and their answers!)

Want to organize a general knowledge or trivia quiz for a professional or personal event? Need some questions on different trivia themes to liven up your quiz and make it a fun, exciting and popular moment? You’re in the right place! Here, Wooclap will give you a series of the best general knowledge, culture and trivia questions and answers to complete your quiz and mix things up a bit.

And for your convenience, we’ve sorted all the questions and their answers by trivia theme. Don’t thank us, you’re welcome!

The 30 best general knowledge trivia questions sorted by theme (and their answers!)

5 trivia questions on History and Geography

5 trivia questions on the Sciences

5 trivia questions on the Arts, Literature and Culture

10 trivia questions: general trivia

Sports trivia questions

Original and amusing trivia questions

Guide to creating the ideal trivia quiz

FAQ

How to create the ideal general knowledge trivia quiz?

How to create a general knowledge trivia quiz on Wooclap?

How to launch your general knowledge trivia quiz on Wooclap?

5 trivia questions on History and Geography

Let’s start at the very beginning: History and Geography trivia! Want to get the better of your audience by teaching or reteaching them general history knowledge and geography trivia from their school studies? For this section, just like the rest, we’ll give you some multiple choice questions (MCQs), with the correct answers shown in bold.

But you’re free to challenge your participants even more by not giving them the answers and leaving them with an open-ended question! And you can even set a question with more than one right answer!

What is the name of the empire that ruled the Middle East from 883 to 627 BC?

1. The Babylonian Empire
2. The Merovingian Empire
3. The Persian Empire
4. The Assyrian Empire

Whose adopted son was Emperor Augustus?

1. Diogenes
2. Julius Caesar
3. Nero
4. Mark Antony

Which major city put the first urban tram line into service in 1832?

1. New York
2. London
3. Berlin
4. Vienna

In what year did the reunification of Germany take place?

1. 1989
2. 1990
3. 1991
4. 1992

Which was the last country to join the European Union in the year 2013?

1. Croatia
2. Romania
3. Bulgaria
4. Estonia

Which city in the country of India is the largest in terms of population?

1. Delhi
2. Kolkata
3. Jaipur
4. Mumbai

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5 trivia questions on the Sciences

Now let’s try some basic knowledge questions about sciences:

What is the fourth state of matter called, after the states of gas, liquid and solid?

1. Plasma
2. Jelly
3. Ether
4. Earth

By what name is the patella more generally called?

1. Paella
2. Kneecap
3. Spread
4. Shoulder blade

Which gas planet is the largest planet in the Solar System?

1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3. Uranus
4. Neptune

What is the common, more popular name for an orca?

1. White shark
2. Calf
3. Beluga
4. Killer whale

What are plants that lose their leaves in autumn called?

1. Coniferous
2. Deciduous
3. Carnivorous
4. Evergreen

In which month is the longest day of the year in Earth’s northern hemisphere?

1. July
2. August
3. June
4. May

5 trivia questions on the Arts, Literature and Culture

Everyone has some knowledge about popular and general culture, so let’s try some questions, some of them easy questions, some of them not so easy!

Who was Kiki de Montparnasse’s lover?

1. Pablo Picasso
2. Jean Cocteau
3. Man Ray
4. Igor Stravinsky

In literature, what do you call a poem or text where the graphic arrangement of words on the page forms a picture or design?

1. Calligram
2. Ambigram
3. Tercet
4. Sonnet

What is the first name of Madame Bovary, the eponymous character of Flaubert’s novel?

1. Marie
2. Emma
3. Julie
4. Héloïse

Which painter made Campbell’s soup cans famous?

1. Andy Warhol
2. Roy Lichtenstein
3. David Hockney
4. Edward Hopper

How many keys are there on a piano keyboard?

1. 80
2. 100
3. 88
4. 62

Which famous movie star starred in the classic films "Roman Holiday," "Breakfast at Tiffany's", "Sabrina", and “War and Peace”?

1. Lauren Bacall
2. Audrey Hepburn
3. Sophia Loren
4. Vivien Leigh

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10 trivia questions: general trivia

Sports trivia questions

We all know someone that, when it comes to games and sports, they know all the answers!

What is the traditional boat of the country of the Philippines called?

1. Kettuvallam
2. Schooner
3. Bangka
4. Coracle

In football, how is the ball put back into the game after the opposing team has sent it over the goal line?

1. Goal kick
2. Corner
3. Free kick
4. Throw-in

In what year were the first Winter Olympics Games held?

1. 1954
2. 1890
3. 1924
4. 1974

How many Grand Slams did Rafael Nadal win before retiring in 2024?

1. 20
2. 15
3. 33
4. 22

Which sport has a so-called Greco-Roman variation?

1. Athletics
2. Wrestling
3. Volleyball
4. Artistic gymnastics

In the popular game of baseball, to which city do the Red Sox belong?

1. Cleveland
2. Chicago
3. Sydney
4. Boston

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Original and amusing trivia questions

These are not just basic knowledge questions: sometimes the most surprising answers are the right answers!

Religion question: What kind of monk is called a stylite monk?

1. A monk with a sense of fashion and style
2. A monk who spends his life up on a pillar
3. A monk from the town of Styles
4. A monk who has taken a vow of poverty

Food question: Which capital city gave its name to a culinary specialty consisting of cooking a fillet of beef in puff pastry stuffed with foie gras?

1. Wellington
2. Washington
3. Canberra
4. Dublin

Animal question: What animal can live on for several days without its head?

1. Duck
2. Chicken
3. Ant
4. Cockroach

Culture question: What was the first ever toy to be advertised on television?

1. Barbie
2. Mr. Potato Head
3. Dominoes
4. Polly Pocket

Animal question: How many vaginas does a female kangaroo have?

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

Country question: Which of these countries have a flag that is different on either side?

1. Bahamas
2. Costa Rica
3. Denmark
4. Paraguay

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Guide to creating the ideal trivia quiz

To make sure your trivia quiz is effective, fun and stimulating, start by checking these few points:

• Think about the substance of the quiz, and make sure the questions and every answer are relevant and best tailored to your audience: is it a quiz for students? for adults?
• But don’t neglect how you’ll deliver it! How will you run your quiz? Will you project the questions onto a screen? Will your participants answer out loud, on paper, or on their phones? Tip: Many of the best tools, like Wooclap, now allow you to make your quiz interactive! All you have to do is invite your participants to take your quiz by phone, tablet or computer, and they can answer on any device they like!
• Finally, clarify any rules and guidelines, for example, is there any time limit for giving each answer? With a tool like Wooclap, you can add an answer time countdown directly into your trivia quiz!

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How to create the ideal general knowledge trivia quiz?

First, think about your audience, since your quiz questions and answers should be adapted to their age and level of knowledge, to make it easy enough, but not too easy! Next, start by planning out all the questions, making sure you have the answers, and then move onto formatting the quiz. Many online and IT tools can help you make everything dynamic and interactive, like Wooclap for instance!

How to create a general knowledge trivia quiz on Wooclap?

It couldn’t be simpler! Create a Wooclap account, and then, once on your dashboard, create an event (by pressing the button on the top left). Press the “New question” button, and choose Multiple Choice, or Open Question, if you don’t want to provide any answers to choose from. Write your question and the possible answers, and save!

How to launch your general knowledge trivia quiz on Wooclap?

Once your trivia quiz has been created, you can share it with your participants using the shown QR code or event code (letters). All you have to do is click “Display” and that’s it, your trivia quiz is live!