These general knowledge trivia questions and answers will test how much you really know. We accumulate lots of facts and information as we grow up.
Our general knowledge trivia questions will test how much of that has soaked into your mind. See if you know the largest pyramid or the strongest part of the body.
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1. What part of the human body doesn’t receive part of the blood supply?
The cornea
2. What is the largest pyramid in the world?
Great Pyramid of Cholula
3. What is considered the most venomous snake in the world?
The Inland Taipan
4. How many bones make up a human skull?
29
5. What continent is the only one in the world that doesn’t grow corn?
Antarctica
6. How many years old is Planet Earth?
4.5 billion years
7. In which ocean is the Ring of Fire located?
The Pacific Ocean
8. Approximately how many insects are there on the planet per human?
1.4 billion
9. How long is the world record for having hiccups for the longest amount of time?
68 years
10. In which country was bread invented?
Egypt
11. What is the only bird that is able to fly backward?
A hummingbird
12. What is the most spoken language in the world?
English
13. Which lizard is able to shoot blood out of its eyes?
The horned lizard
14. About how many miles long is the Great Wall of China?
13,170 miles
15. Which European country is the most visited country in the world?
France
16. How many times can a sheet of paper be folded in half?
Seven
17. Which insect can jump up to 200 times the length of its body?
A flea
18. How many countries don’t use the metric system?
Three
19. Which Southeast Asian country is known as the world’s largest island nation?
Indonesia
20. What percentage of people have heterochromia, a condition that causes an individual to have two different eye colors?
1%
21. According to AAA, about how many minutes does the average American spend driving each year?
17,600
22. What muscle is the strongest one in the human body?
The tongue
23. What percent of the planet is covered in water?
71%
24. How many shipwrecks are believed to be on the bottom of the ocean floor?
3 million
25. Which country is almost two-thirds of the Amazon Rainforest located in?
Brazil
26. Which human body part is fully grown at birth?
The eyeballs
27. Which continent has the most countries?
Africa
28. What was the first animal to ever visit the moon?
A dog
29. Which river is the deepest river in the world?
Congo River
30. What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
31. What planet is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
32. Which country invented paper and printing?
China
33. How many different languages are there in the world?
7,111
34. Only one animal in the world is known to be immortal, what species is it?
Jellyfish
35. What percentage of people are left-handed?
12%
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