You might think to yourself that having a large amount of general knowledge isn't all that helpful to your daily life. Being a generally smart person helps you more than you might think it does. Being knowledgeable helps you to make better decisions throughout your day, no matter what it is that you are doing. Knowledge gives anyone more options for many of the decisions we need to make.
Only people who are really smart can pass this general knowledge quiz. You might think you are a very smart person. To find out for sure if you are or not, take this quiz and test your skills. Even if you don't do as well as you hope, you will learn new facts that will help you fare better on similar quizzes in the future. Most people who develop strong general knowledge skills have strengthened their abilities by taking quizzes such as this. Go ahead and take this quiz and see just how smart you are.
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Only Smart People Can Pass This General Knowledge Quiz Questions
What country hosted the Olympics in 2016?
Australia
Brazil
USA
Russia
How many letters are in the Greek alphabet?
26
22
28
24
How long does it take for sunlight to travel from the Sun to the Earth's surface?
8 hours and 20 minutes
8 days and 20 hours
8 weeks and 20 hours
8 minutes and 20 seconds
What day of the week was the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941?
Thursday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
What European country used the currency "guilders" before the euro was introduced?
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Sweden
Who is the author of the book Billy Budd?
Edgar Allan Poe
Herman Melville
Mark Twain
Thomas Hardy
In what year did Canada officially become a country?
1787
1737
1837
1867
What animal is sometimes referred to as a "gnu"?
Buffalo
Moose
Wildebeest
Kangaroo
Who directed the film 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Martin Scorsese
Alfred Hitchcock
Stanley Kubrick
David Lynch
What city was briefly named "Batmania" in 1835?
Manchester, England
Melbourne, Australia
Gotham, USA
Mexico City, Mexico
From what famous movie franchise, did the artificial intelligence network, Skynet, become self-aware?
The Hunger Games
Star Wars
Terminator
Marvel Cinematic Universe
What planet was once named the "Georgian Planet"?
Neptune
Mercury
Jupiter
Uranus
What is the capital city of El Salvador?
San Miguel
San Salvador
Santa Tecla
Santa Ana
What is the name of the dictator who ruled Uganda from 1971 until 1979?
Idi Amin
Joseph Kony
Jean-Bedel Bokassa
Robert Mugabe
In what country can you find the Ancient Grand Canal?
India
Korea
China
Japan
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