TL;DR. Here are 100 mixed general knowledge quiz questions with answers for adults, in 10 rounds of 10, each marked easy (E), medium (M) or hard (H). Use any 90 for a classic nine-round quiz, or all 100 for a full night. The answers are settled facts, not current record holders, so they will not date.
How this quiz is built
Each round has a mix of difficulties, roughly four easy, four medium and two hard, so every team gets points but the winners still have to earn it. We avoided anything that changes year to year (current champions, office holders, population rankings) and anything where reference sources disagree.
Round 1: Geography
(E) What is the capital of Italy? Answer: Rome(E) Which river flows through London? Answer: The Thames(E) On which continent is Brazil? Answer: South America(E) What is the largest ocean on Earth? Answer: The Pacific(M) What is the capital of Canada? Answer: Ottawa(M) Which country has the city of Marrakesh? Answer: Morocco(M) What is the largest hot desert in the world? Answer: The Sahara(M) Which two countries share the longest international border in the world? Answer: Canada and the United States(H) What is the capital of New Zealand? Answer: Wellington(H) Which strait separates Europe from Africa at the western end of the Mediterranean? Answer: The Strait of GibraltarRound 2: History
(E) In which year did the Berlin Wall fall? Answer: 1989(E) Who was the first man in space? Answer: Yuri Gagarin(E) Which ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912? Answer: The Titanic(E) In which year did World War I begin? Answer: 1914(M) Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Answer: Marie Curie(M) In which year did Christopher Columbus first reach the Americas? Answer: 1492(M) Which empire was ruled from Constantinople after the fall of the Western Roman Empire? Answer: The Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire(M) Which document did King John agree to in 1215? Answer: Magna Carta(H) In which year did the Battle of Hastings take place? Answer: 1066(H) Who was the first Emperor of Rome? Answer: AugustusRound 3: Science and nature
(E) What is the chemical symbol for water? Answer: H2O(E) How many bones are in the adult human body? Answer: 206(E) What is the hardest natural substance? Answer: Diamond(E) Which planet is closest to the Sun? Answer: Mercury(M) What is the chemical symbol for sodium? Answer: Na(M) What part of the cell contains most of its genetic material? Answer: The nucleus(M) What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere? Answer: Nitrogen(M) What is the approximate speed of light in a vacuum, in kilometres per second? Answer: About 300,000 km/s(H) What is the atomic number of carbon? Answer: 6(H) Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection in "On the Origin of Species" (1859)? Answer: Charles DarwinRound 4: Food and drink
(E) Which country is the origin of the dish paella? Answer: Spain(E) What is the main ingredient of guacamole? Answer: Avocado(E) Which nut is used to make marzipan? Answer: Almond(E) What type of pastry is used for profiteroles? Answer: Choux pastry(M) Which spice gives paella and risotto alla milanese their yellow colour? Answer: Saffron(M) Which Italian cheese is traditionally used on a Margherita pizza? Answer: Mozzarella(M) Feta cheese is traditionally made mainly from which animal's milk? Answer: Sheep's milk(M) Which country does the dish pad thai come from? Answer: Thailand(H) What is the main ingredient in hummus? Answer: Chickpeas(H) Which grain is used to make traditional Japanese sake? Answer: RiceRound 5: Words and language
(E) What is the plural of "mouse"? Answer: Mice(E) What word means the opposite of "ancient"? Answer: Modern(E) How many letters are in the English alphabet? Answer: 26(E) What is a word that reads the same backwards and forwards called? Answer: A palindrome(M) What does the Latin phrase "carpe diem" mean? Answer: Seize the day(M) What is a group of crows called? Answer: A murder(M) What language has the most native speakers in Brazil? Answer: Portuguese(M) What is the fear of spiders called? Answer: Arachnophobia(H) What punctuation mark is also called a "full stop" in British English? Answer: The period(H) What is the term for a word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word, such as NASA? Answer: An acronymRound 6: Art and literature
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(E) How many players are on the field for one team in a football (soccer) match? Answer: 11(E) In which sport would you perform a slam dunk? Answer: Basketball(E) How many rings are on the Olympic flag? Answer: Five(E) In which sport is the term "hole in one" used? Answer: Golf(M) How long is a marathon, to the nearest kilometre? Answer: 42 km (42.195 km)(M) Which tennis Grand Slam tournament is played on grass? Answer: Wimbledon(M) How many points is a touchdown worth in American football, before the extra point? Answer: Six(M) In which city were the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896? Answer: Athens(H) What is the maximum break in standard snooker? Answer: 147(H) In which sport is the Ryder Cup contested? Answer: GolfRound 8: Music
(E) Which band released the album "Abbey Road"? Answer: The Beatles(E) How many keys does a standard modern piano have? Answer: 88(E) Which singer was known as "the King of Pop"? Answer: Michael Jackson(E) Which singer was known as "the King of Rock and Roll"? Answer: Elvis Presley(M) Which composer wrote the "Moonlight Sonata"? Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven(M) Which band's lead singer was Freddie Mercury? Answer: Queen(M) What nationality was the composer Frédéric Chopin? Answer: Polish(M) Which musical features the song "Memory"? Answer: Cats(H) Which Swedish group won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with "Waterloo"? Answer: ABBA(H) How many symphonies did Beethoven complete? Answer: NineRound 9: Film and TV
(E) What is the name of the toy cowboy in "Toy Story"? Answer: Woody(E) In "The Wizard of Oz", what colour are Dorothy's slippers in the 1939 film? Answer: Ruby red(E) Which film features a great white shark terrorising Amity Island? Answer: Jaws(E) What is the name of the wizarding school in the Harry Potter films? Answer: Hogwarts(M) Who directed "Jurassic Park" (1993)? Answer: Steven Spielberg(M) In "The Lion King" (1994), what is the name of Simba's father? Answer: Mufasa(M) Which fictional British spy has the code number 007? Answer: James Bond(M) In which fictional town is "Twin Peaks" set? Answer: Twin Peaks, Washington(H) Who directed "Psycho" (1960)? Answer: Alfred Hitchcock(H) What was the first feature-length film released by Walt Disney? Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)Round 10: Numbers and odds and ends
(E) How many days are in a leap year? Answer: 366(E) How many sides does an octagon have? Answer: Eight(E) How many hours are in a week? Answer: 168(E) What is the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit? Answer: 32°F(M) What is the square root of 144? Answer: 12(M) How many pieces are on a chessboard at the start of a game, counting both sides? Answer: 32 pieces(M) What is the Roman numeral for 100? Answer: C(M) What is a baker's dozen? Answer: 13(H) What is the value of pi to two decimal places? Answer: 3.14(H) How many squares are on a chessboard (the 8x8 grid)? Answer: 64Turning these into a quiz night
A common format is nine rounds of ten, which is where "90 trivia questions" comes from: pick any nine rounds above and keep the tenth as a spare or a tie-break pool. Read each question twice, give teams about 30 seconds, and mark answers between rounds. Accept sensible near-misses, such as "Gibraltar" for the Strait of Gibraltar, and decide before you start whether spelling counts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many questions should a quiz night have?
Many pub and charity quizzes use eight to ten rounds of ten questions, so 80 to 100 questions in total. That usually fills two to two and a half hours with marking and a break.
What makes a good mixed quiz question?
One clear answer, no trick wording, and a fact that does not change over time. Mixing easy, medium and hard questions in every round keeps all teams in the game.
Where can I find 90 trivia questions and answers?
Use any nine of the ten rounds on this page: that gives you 90 questions with answers, already grouped by topic and marked by difficulty.
How do I break a tie at a quiz?
Ask a numerical question and take the closest answer, such as "How many hours are in a week?" (168) or "How many keys on a standard piano?" (88).
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