Whether it's participating in a classic pub quiz during your next night out, watching game shows where the contestants must be able to quickly recall information, or taking online quizzes such as this one, trivia is a fun and interactive way to learn a variety of facts. Having a good base of common knowledge is important for a variety of reasons, including being able to follow current events in the news, impressing a potential employer at a job interview, and simply participating in lively conversations with your friends.
To help you on your quest for greater intelligence, here's a quiz to test the limits of what you know. Whatever your area of expertise is, you're likely to be challenged by some of these questions. Once you have answered all the questions, you will be given a score. This score will show how well you did on the quiz. Complete this quiz to find out how knowledgeable you are in the world of trivia.
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This Is Probably Hardest Random Knowledge Quiz I've Ever Taken, But If You Think You Can Pass It, Be My Guest Questions
Shown here is a popular breed of dog that first came from Europe. Can you tell what it is?
Labrador
Golden retriever
Poodle
Collie
True or false: A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time.
True
False
This national flag was adopted in 2006 by which country on the northern coast of South America?
Chile
Ecuador
Venezuela
Brazil
Which cartoon series included flying cars in every episode?
"The Flintstones"
"Animaniacs"
"The Jetsons"
"Tom and Jerry"
Who is the Greek goddess of love?
Aphrodite
Persephone
Hera
Athena
Which of these starchy vegetables is good for fertility?
Broccoli
Spinach
Sweet potato
Celery
Complete the name of this famous story: Ali Baba and the ___ Thieves
10
12
40
101
What is the longest-running Broadway show?
The Lion King
Cats
Chicago
The Phantom of the Opera
"The Island of the Winds" is the nickname of which of these islands?
Rottnest Island
Corsica
Haida Gwaii
Mykonos
Can you name this mid-century device used for illuminating an aluminum Christmas tree?
Tree lamp
Color wheel
Lighting outfit
Spotlight
What is the C in CRT: ___ ray tube?
Camera
Cathode
Catalyst
Capture
Scarlet, rosewood and fire engine are shades of what color?
Yellow
Green
Red
Purple
When you continue through difficulty, you:
Preservere
Persevere
Perservere
Perseveer
What position is the Earth in relation to the Sun?
First
Third
Second
Fourth
A square is a 4-sided polygon with interior angles that add to how many degrees?
180
90
270
360
In which year was the movie The Dark Knight released?
2008
2006
2005
2003
What's the minimum age to be president of the United States?
21
35
30
40
Which of the following is the highest-ranking poker hand?
Flush
Full house
Straight
Four of a kind
The world's shortest war in the 19th century took approximately 38 minutes. One of the protagonists was the Zanzibar Sultanate, who was the other?
United States
Germany
Britain
France
True or false: You can do eye exercises to improve your vision.
True
False
What is this dessert?
Pecan pie
Almond pie
Walnut pie
Rhubarb pie
In 1982, Bruce Springsteen released an album named after which state?
Mississippi
Nebraska
California
Illinois
What was Carl Linnaeus's main gift to the world?
Periodic table
Bluetooth
A system of taxonomy
Penicillin
True or false: There are five main blood groups.
False
True
Last but not least, where can you find Nauru, the smallest country that is not a city-state?
In the Red Sea
East of the Solomon Islands
South of the Solomon Islands
Off the coast of India