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"?
Vincent van Gogh
Michaelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Rembrandt
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
F. Scott Fitzgerald
George Orwell
Ernest Hemingway
What film directed by Clint Eastwood won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2005?
Chicago
Million Dollar Baby
The Departed
Crash
The American Revolutionary War began in 1775. What year did it end?
1785
1780
1778
1783
What is the capital city of the country of Colombia?
Cali
Bogota
Cartagena
Medellin
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?
Mantle
Exosphere
Core
Crust
What animal has been shown to have the most powerful bite of any species on Earth?
Great white shark
Saltwater crocodile
Jaguar
Hippopotamus
This is a bit of a trick question. What was the last album ever recorded by the Beatles?
Let It Be
The White Album
Yellow Submarine
Abbey Road
What is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way?
Andromeda galaxy
Circinus Galaxy
Whirlpool Galaxy
Medusa Merger
What American political party did Thomas Jefferson belong to?
Democrat
Democratic-Republican
Republican
Whig
What does "dim sum" translate to in English?
Simple food
Partial lighting
Food for your mouth
Touch the heart
In what city was the first indoor game of hockey played?
Toronto, ON, Canada
New York, NY, USA
London, England
Montreal, QC, Canada
The movie Blade Runner is based on a Philip K. Dick novel by a different name. What is the title of the book?
A Scanner Darkly
The Man in the High Castle
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Ubik
What famous philosopher was a teacher of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Plato
Pythagoras
Socrates
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
Salyut 6
Voskhod
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