Some say that our level of general knowledge is the best indicator of overall intelligence. We're not sure about that but if you would like to find out how much random knowledge you have then go ahead and take this quiz.
This general knowledge quiz will test your knowledge on a wide variety of subjects, so it's not as though you would be able to study up on one or two topics and expect to do well. Those who score greater than 10 out of 15 tend to be the type of people who would do well on trivia games and TV shows like Jeopardy!. Those people are pretty smart.
In general, most people are only able to score at best 10 out of 15 on this random knowledge quiz. You might do better or worse depending on how much random information you have stored up in your brain. If you happen to be a very intelligent and well-educated person you might even get a perfect score.
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Most People Can't Get 10 on This Random Knowledge Quiz Questions
Which ear did Vincent van Gogh famously cut off?
Left ear
Right ear
Both
Neither (it is a myth)
In what country was the first electric toaster made?
Scotland
England
France
USA
Who wrote the novel The Life of Pi?
Yann Martel
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Margaret Atwood
Mark Twain
Released in 2008, what was the first film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man
Captain America: The First Avenger
Marvel's The Avengers
In the medieval period, what was the most common job that people had?
Butcher
Merchant
Farm worker
Carpenter
What Russian war began in 1917 and ended in 1922?
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
War of Attrition
Russian Civil War
Red Army invasion of Armenia
What is the most populated city in China?
Tianjin
Chongqing
Beijing
Shanghai
In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick claimed to have found the "secret to life." What had they just discovered?
DNA
The theory of evolution
Stem cells
Antibiotics
Approximately how many ants are there on Earth?
1 million billion
1 billion
100 billion
10 billion
Freddie Mercury was the singer of what famous band?
Queen
The Doors
Aerosmith
Led Zeppelin
NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. Approximately how many months did it take to get there from Earth?
7 months
3 months
15 months
12 months
Who was the 37th president of the United States?
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Peaches are only different from this type of fruit on the outside. They are exactly the same on the inside.
Clementines
Mangoes
Plums
Nectarines
In 1903, the first-ever World Series of baseball was played between Boston and what other team?
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Pirates
In early 2000, Netflix offered to sell its company to Blockbuster at a cost of how much?
$100 million
$500 million
$1 billion
$50 million