General knowledge quizzes are tricky. In order to do well on such quizzes you will need to have studied up on a wide variety of subjects including geography, history, pop culture, and much more. Many people aren't able to get a good score on quizzes like this one so if you are someone who can achieve that, it is certainly something you should take pride in. Knowing lots about the subjects covered in this quiz means you are either a studious or academic person or you simply have a large brain capable of learning and storing vast amounts of information.
Many people would not be able to score at least a 12 on this quiz. Whether you think this is more a comment about the general intelligence level of society or the difficulty of this quiz is up to you, however.
If you think you have what it takes to get a good score on this general knowledge quiz, then go ahead and prove it.
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Most People Can't Get 12 on This General Knowledge Quiz — Can You? Questions
What artist created the below painting titled "The Last Supper"?
Leonardo da Vinci
Rembrandt
Michaelangelo
Vincent van Gogh
The author pictured here is best known for novels "The Sound and the Fury" and "As I Lay Dying." What is his name?
William Faulkner
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
George Orwell
What film directed by Clint Eastwood won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2005?
The Departed
Million Dollar Baby
Crash
Chicago
The American Revolutionary War began in 1775. What year did it end?
1778
1785
1780
1783
What is the capital city of the country of Colombia?
Cartagena
Bogota
Medellin
Cali
The internal structure of the Earth is comprised of 3 layers in spherical shells. Which option listed below is NOT one of the three layers?
Exosphere
Mantle
Core
Crust
What animal has been shown to have the most powerful bite of any species on Earth?
Jaguar
Saltwater crocodile
Hippopotamus
Great white shark
This is a bit of a trick question. What was the last album ever recorded by the Beatles?
Abbey Road
Yellow Submarine
The White Album
Let It Be
What is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way?
Circinus Galaxy
Whirlpool Galaxy
Medusa Merger
Andromeda galaxy
What American political party did Thomas Jefferson belong to?
Whig
Democratic-Republican
Democrat
Republican
What does "dim sum" translate to in English?
Partial lighting
Simple food
Touch the heart
Food for your mouth
In what city was the first indoor game of hockey played?
Montreal, QC, Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
London, England
New York, NY, USA
The movie Blade Runner is based on a Philip K. Dick novel by a different name. What is the title of the book?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Ubik
A Scanner Darkly
The Man in the High Castle
What famous philosopher was a teacher of Alexander the Great?
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Pythagoras
In the summer of 2020, Russia controversially announced it had produced the first COVID-19 vaccine. What is the name of this vaccine?
Sputnik V
Putin's Tonic
Voskhod
Salyut 6
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