General Knowledge and Curiosities Quiz

Who survived the longest time on a shipwrecked raft, and for how many days?

• Poon Lim, 133 days

• Sugar Ray Robinson, 100 days

• Luke Skywalker, 150 days

• A British Parliament member, 200 days

If New York City and its police department (NYPD) were considered a country and its army, where would it rank in terms of funding among world armies?

• 20th, just behind Greece and ahead of North Korea

• 10th, just behind France and ahead of Italy

• 5th, just behind Russia and ahead of Germany

• 30th, just behind Canada and ahead of Australia

How many brain cells does the human brain have?

• 100 billion

• 1 billion

• 10 million

• 500 million

Compare the number of living organisms in a teaspoon of soil to the number of humans in the world.

• There are more living organisms in a teaspoon of soil than there are humans in the world.

• There are fewer living organisms in a teaspoon of soil than there are humans in the world.

• The numbers are about the same.

• There are no living organisms in a teaspoon of soil.

How is the Filipino flag flown during times of war?

• Blue side up

• Red stripe up

• Both sides down

• White side up

What has the U.N. deemed a human right?

• Access to clean water

• Access to the internet

• Access to education

• Access to food

Where is the world's loneliest toilet located?

• At the top of the Altai Mountains in Siberia

• In the Amazon Rainforest

• On Mount Everest

• In the Sahara Desert

Who survived both the atomic blast at Hiroshima and another at Nagasaki in 1945?

• Tsutomu Yamaguchi

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin

• Bruce Lee

What is turophobia a fear of?

• Cheese

• Heights

• Water

• Darkness

According to a study by Mekuin University in Canada, what effect does playing video games before bedtime have?

• It gives a person the ability to control their dreams

• It causes insomnia

• It improves memory

• It increases stress