
The topic of this quiz is general knowledge so you will have to be well-versed in multiple areas of study in order to do well. Very few people are experts in a wide variety of subjects as it requires a diverse range of interest and intent academical focus. That stuff is hard.
Not only will you be quizzed on geography and science, you will also need to be acquainted with our world history from ancient times to recent decades. The questions in this quiz will get increasingly harder as you go along so even if you answer the first few correctly there is no guarantee you will end up doing well on this quiz.
If you think you have what it takes to pass this increasingly tough general knowledge quiz, then take up the challenge, and we will find out for sure if you are an expert on a variety of subjects. Just remember that the questions will become harder with each answer you give. Let's roll!
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Get PremiumCan You Pass This Increasingly Difficult General Knowledge Quiz? Questions
Who is generally credited with having invented the light bulb?

Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Graham Bell
What is the capital city of England?

London
Manchester
Liverpool
Bristol
On what day is American Independence Day?

July 1st
May 24th
August 31st
July 4th
What is the farthest planet from the Sun in our Solar System?

Pluto
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
During what century was the American Civil War?

17th century
19th century
20th century
18th century
What is the capital city of Switzerland?

Basel
Geneva
Bern
Zurich
What country was the first to travel to outer space?

China
United States of America
Soviet Union
England
On what day of the year do Canadians celebrate Canada Day?

July 4th
September 16th
July 1st
December 26th
In what year did Queen Elizabeth II take the throne?

1942
1952
1962
1972
In what year did the Soviet Union break up?

1994
1991
1981
1967
On what day is Mexican Independence Day held?

September 16th
August 1st
September 4th
May 5th
Who invented the vaccine for smallpox?

Paul Offit
Jonas Salk
Maurice Hilleman
Edward Jenner
Approximately how old do astronomers believe our galaxy to be?

1 billion years
3.5 billion years
13.5 billion years
10 billion years
What is the oldest library in the world still in existence?

Library of Parliament
National Library of Russia
The British Library
al-Qarawiyyin
What is the capital city of Nicaragua?

Granada
Managua
Leon
Masaya
2 Comments
7 / 15
Not hard