Free Printable General Trivia

1.

Which branch of government interprets laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Federal

2.

What is the atomic number of carbon?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

12

3.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adam

d)

Benjamin Franklin

4.

What type of bond involves sharing electrons?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Metallic

5.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

Amazon

b)

Mississippi

c)

Nile

d)

Yangtze

6.

Which planet has the most moons?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

7.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

b)

Dynamic Nitrogen

c)

Double Nitrogen

d)

Deoxygenation

8.

What is the value of pi rounded to two decimals?

a)

3.12

b)

3.14

c)

3.16

d)

3.41

9.

Which element is a noble gas?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Neon

d)

Hydrogen

10.

What year did World War II end?

a)

1943

b)

1945

c)

1947

d)

1950

11.

What part of speech describes an action?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

12.

Which scientist proposed the three laws of motion?

a)

Galileo

b)

Einstein

c)

Newton

d)

Kepler

13.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

Toronto

b)

Vancouver

c)

Ottawa

d)

Montreal

14.

What type of triangle has all sides equal?

a)

Scalene

b)

Isosceles

c)

Right

d)

Equilateral

15.

Which system controls hormones in the body?

a)

Nervous

b)

Digestive

c)

Endocrine

d)

Respiratory

16.

What is the pH of a neutral solution?

a)

0

b)

5

c)

7

d)

14

17.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Van Gogh

b)

Michelang

c)

Da Vinci

d)

Picasso

18.

What unit measures electrical resistance?

a)

Volt

b)

Watt

c)

Ohm

d)

Ampere

19.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

10th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

20.

What gas makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dio

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

21.

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

Undefined

d)

-1

22.

Which organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

23.

What type of rock forms from lava?

a)

Sedimenta

b)

Metamorph

c)

Igneous

d)

Fossil

24.

Who was president during the Civil War?

a)

Washington

b)

Lincoln

c)

Grant

d)

Jefferson

25.

What is the smallest prime number?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

26.

Which continent is the Sahara Desert located on?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

South Ame

27.

Which blood cells fight infection?

a)

Red

b)

White

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

28.

What law states energy cannot be created or destroyed?

a)

Newton’s F

b)

Law of Iner

c)

Conservation

d)

Gravity Law

29.

What is the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit?

a)

0

b)

32

c)

100

d)

-32

30.

Who is the author of '1984'?

a)

Orwell

b)

Huxley

c)

Bradbury

d)

Atwood

31.

Which planet rotates on its side?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

32.

What is the main function of red blood cells?

a)

Fight infect

b)

Carry oxygen

c)

Clot blood

d)

Digest food

33.

What is the capital of Japan?

a)

Kyoto

b)

Tokyo

c)

Osaka

d)

Hiroshima

34.

Which angle is greater than 90° but less than 180°?

a)

Acute

b)

Right

c)

Obtuse

d)

Straight

35.

What layer of Earth is liquid?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Inner core

36.

Who proposed the heliocentric model?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Copernicus

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Newton

37.

What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

a)

P

b)

Pt

c)

K

d)

Po

38.

Which ocean is the smallest?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Southern

d)

Arctic

39.

What does the Bill of Rights protect?

a)

Government

b)

Individual freedoms

c)

Taxes

d)

Military law

40.

What type of energy is energy of motion?

a)

Potential

b)

Thermal

c)

Chemical

d)

Kinetic

41.

What is the main idea of a text?

a)

Details

b)

Author’s opinion

c)

Central message

d)

Conclusion

42.

Which organ produces insulin?

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Kidney

d)

Stomach

43.

What is the chemical symbol for iron?

a)

Ir

b)

I

c)

Fe

d)

In

44.

Which war was fought between North and South Korea?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Cold War

c)

Korean War

d)

WWII

45.

What type of graph shows change over time?

a)

Bar

b)

Pie

c)

Line

d)

Scatter

46.

What is the main function of the lungs?

a)

Pump blood

b)

Digest food

c)

Exchange gases

d)

Filter waste

47.

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

48.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

A single species

b)

Nonliving things

c)

Living things interacting

d)

Only plants

49.

Which amendment protects free speech?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

4th

d)

10th

50.

What is the formula for speed?

a)

d×t

b)

d÷t

c)

t÷d

d)

d+t

51.

Who wrote 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?

a)

Steinbeck

b)

Lee

c)

Hemingway

d)

Fitzgerald

52.

What gas do humans exhale?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Hydrogen

53.

Which continent has the most countries?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

54.

What is the basic unit of life?

a)

Atom

b)

Molecule

c)

Cell

d)

Tissue

55.

What is $12^2$ ?

a)

124

b)

144

c)

132

d)

156

56.

Which body system includes bones?

a)

Muscular

b)

Skeletal

c)

Circulatory

d)

Nervous

57.

What is the capital of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Melbourne

c)

Canberra

d)

Perth

58.

What type of weather front brings heavy rain?

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

59.

Who discovered penicillin?

a)

Pasteur

b)

Fleming

c)

Curie

d)

Darwin

60.

What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?

a)

CO

b)

CO2

c)

C2O

d)

O2

61.

Which branch of science studies Earth?

a)

Biology

b)

Chemistry

c)

Physics

d)

Geology

62.

What is the main source of energy for Earth?

a)

Wind

b)

Sun

c)

Water

d)

Coal

63.

What do prefixes change in a word?

a)

Meaning

b)

Tense

c)

Plurality

d)

Sound

64.

Which U.S. state was the last to join the union?

a)

Alaska

b)

Hawaii

c)

Arizona

d)

New Mexico

65.

What is the process of liquid turning into gas?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

66.

Which planet has a prominent ring system?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

67.

What is the main function of the roots of a plant?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Reproduction

c)

Absorb water

d)

Make seeds

68.

Which type of government is ruled by a king or queen?

a)

Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

69.

What does MLA primarily format?

a)

Math equations

b)

Science lab reports

c)

Literary papers

d)

Resumes

70.

What is the chemical symbol for sodium?

a)

So

b)

S

c)

Na

d)

N

71.

Which instrument measures air pressure?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Hygrometer

72.

What is the study of heredity called?

a)

Ecology

b)

Evolution

c)

Genetics

d)

Anatomy

73.

Which angle equals 180°?

a)

Right

b)

Acute

c)

Obtuse

d)

Straight

74.

What is the capital of Spain?

a)

Barcelona

b)

Madrid

c)

Seville

d)

Valencia

75.

What is the main purpose of a thesis statement?

a)

Summarize the paper

b)

State the main idea

c)

Provide evidence

d)

Ask a question

76.

Which particle has a negative charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Ion

77.

What type of economy answers what to produce?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

All economies

78.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains ozone?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

79.

What is the capital of Italy?

a)

Milan

b)

Venice

c)

Rome

d)

Florence

80.

Which state is highlighted on the map?

a)

Colorado

b)

Wyoming

c)

Utah

d)

Idaho

81.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)

A

b)

Aa

c)

AA

d)

aa

82.

Name the largest animal currently living on this planet

a)

elephant

b)

dinosaur

c)

blue whale

d)

giraffe

83.

What has to be broken before it can be used?

a)

A secret

b)

An egg

c)

Silence

84.

Select the animal that can't jump:

a)

Kangaroo

b)

Elephant

c)

Dog

d)

Cat

85.

What color are the stars in the American flag?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Black

d)

White

86.

How many colours in a rainbow?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

100

d)

10

87.

What is the largest US state?

a)

Texas

b)

Alaska

c)

California

d)

Pennsylvania

88.

How many different marshmallow shapes are in Lucky Charms?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

6

d)

9

89.

In what year did YouTube launch?

a)

2005

b)

2007

c)

2001

d)

2009

90.

In what year was Fortnite released?

a)

2019

b)

2018

c)

2017

d)

2016

91.

What is the primary gas found in the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

92.

How many bones are in the adult human body?

a)

198

b)

220

c)

200

d)

206

93.

How many teeth are in the adult human mouth?

a)

28

b)

32

c)

42

d)

36

94.

Which is the smallest city in the world?

a)

London

b)

German

c)

Vatican City

d)

Mongolia

95.

Which travel faster?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

96.

From what tree do acorns come from?

a)

Oak

b)

Palm

c)

Hickory

d)

Maple

97.

Every year, over 8,800 people injure themselves with what seemingly harmless, tiny object?

a)

Pencil

b)

Eraser

c)

Toothpick

d)

Paperclip

98.

If you cut down a cactus in this state you could be sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Which state does this law apply to?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Texas

c)

Arizona

d)

Utah

99.

What does "ZIP" in zip code stand for?

a)

zone interaction practice

b)

zigzag intersection property

c)

zone improvement plan

d)

zap incline portion

100.

How many hearts does an octopus have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

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