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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Can You Pass This Increasingly Difficult General Knowledge Quiz? Questions
Who is generally credited with having invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
What is the capital city of England?
Bristol
London
Manchester
Liverpool
On what day is American Independence Day?
July 1st
July 4th
August 31st
May 24th
What is the farthest planet from the Sun in our Solar System?
Saturn
Pluto
Uranus
Neptune
During what century was the American Civil War?
20th century
18th century
17th century
19th century
What is the capital city of Switzerland?
Zurich
Geneva
Bern
Basel
What country was the first to travel to outer space?
United States of America
Soviet Union
England
China
On what day of the year do Canadians celebrate Canada Day?
December 26th
July 1st
September 16th
July 4th
In what year did Queen Elizabeth II take the throne?
1972
1962
1942
1952
In what year did the Soviet Union break up?
1994
1967
1991
1981
On what day is Mexican Independence Day held?
May 5th
September 4th
September 16th
August 1st
Who invented the vaccine for smallpox?
Paul Offit
Jonas Salk
Maurice Hilleman
Edward Jenner
Approximately how old do astronomers believe our galaxy to be?
13.5 billion years
3.5 billion years
1 billion years
10 billion years
What is the oldest library in the world still in existence?
National Library of Russia
Library of Parliament
al-Qarawiyyin
The British Library
What is the capital city of Nicaragua?
Masaya
Granada
Leon
Managua
2 Comments
7 / 15
Not hard