General Knowledge Quiz
Answer 10 questions, one at a time. When you press Submit, any wrong answers show the correct answer and a short explanation.
General Knowledge Quiz · Mixed difficulty · 10 questions
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
How many players are on the pitch for one side in a football match?
Which shape has three sides?
What is the Roman numeral for 50?
What is a group of crows called?
How many keys does a standard modern piano have?
How many bones are there in the adult human body?
What is the currency of Switzerland?
What colour is the 'black box' flight recorder on an aircraft?
On what date in 1971 did the UK switch to decimal currency?
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About this general knowledge quiz
A mixed bag of trivia: coins, capitals, inventions, record-breakers and the odd curveball.
Each round has 10 questions with mixed difficulty, from easy warm-ups to a couple of real head-scratchers. Pick an answer for each question (you can change your mind), then press Submit. Any you got wrong show the correct answer with a short explanation, so you learn something either way.
All the questions in this category are also listed further down the page with their answers hidden, so you can use them for a pub quiz, a classroom or a family games night.
How to play
- Read the question and pick one of the four answers (or press keys 1–4).
- Press Submit at the end to see the correct answer to anything you got wrong, with a one-line explanation.
- After 10 questions, press Submit to see your score and how you did.
- Want more? Try the daily quiz or another quiz category.
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are in the general knowledge quiz?
Each round has 10 questions. The full list of questions in this category is shown below the quiz, with answers you can reveal one by one.
Is it free?
Yes. Every quiz is free to play, with no sign-up and no app to download.
Can I use the questions for a pub quiz?
Yes, for personal, school or charity quizzes. For a ready-made printable set, see our pub quiz questions packs.