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1. Who was the president of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

1. Dwight D. Eisenhower
2. John F. Kennedy
3. Lyndon B. Johnson
4. Richard Nixon

Actually, John F. Kennedy was the president in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. 2. How many players can be on a football field at once?

1. 9
2. 11
3. 22
4. 30

Nope! There can only be 22 players on the field at one time—11 players on offense and 11 players on defense. 3. Which countries share a border with Panama?

1. Nicaragua, Honduras, and Venezuela
2. Costa Rica and Columbia
3. Columbia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua
4. Costa Rica and Venezuela

Incorrect. Panama is bordered by Costa Rica to the north and Columbia to the south. 4. Which planet is furthest from the sun?

1. Saturn
2. Uranus
3. Neptune
4. Mars

Nope! Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun, at 30.06 astronomical units. 5. Which two cities is Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities about?

1. London and Rome
2. Barcelona and Glasglow
3. London and Paris
4. Rome and Paris

Incorrect. The two cities are London and Paris. 6. Who’s the lead singer of The Rolling Stones?

1. Steven Tyler
2. Paul McCartney
3. Mick Jagger
4. Keith Richards

Actually, Mick Jagger is the lead singer of The Rolling Stones. 7. What does the Roman numeral XC represent?

1. 90
2. 100
3. 1000
4. 2100

Nope. XC is equal to 90 (X = 10 and C = 100). 8. Which animal is NOT extinct?

1. Carolina parakeet
2. Tasmanian tiger
3. Western black rhinoceros
4. South Asian river dolphin

Incorrect. The South Asian river dolphin is endangered, but not extinct. 9. Which of the following is NOT a Greek god or goddess?

1. Oceanus
2. Chaos
3. Hypnos
4. Divinity

No, Oceanus, Chaos, and Hypnos are all Greek gods but Divinity is not. 10. What famous actor voiced Lightning McQueen in the Disney-Pixar film Cars?

1. Will Arnett
2. Tom Hanks
3. Owen Wilson
4. Joey Lawrence

Actually, Owen Wilson was the voice of Lightning McQueen. 11. Who signed all 3 documents that freed America from British rule?

1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Alexander Hamilton
4. Benjamin Franklin

Nope. Benjamin Franklin is the only founding father who signed all 3 documents. 12. Which country exports the most coffee?

1. Columbia
2. Brazil
3. Switzerland
4. Germany

No, Brazil exports the most coffee worldwide, followed by Switzerland, Columbia, and Germany. 13. Which baseball team has won the most World Series titles?

1. New York Yankees
2. St. Louis Cardinals
3. Boston Red Sox
4. Oakland A’s

Nope, the New York Yankees have won the most World Series titles, with 27. 14. Who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring?

1. Vermeer
2. Rembrandt
3. Bernini
4. Da Vinci

Actually, Johannes Vermeer created the painting in 1665. 15. Which 3 colors make up the flag of Madagascar?

1. White, red, and green
2. Blue, yellow, and white
3. White, orange, and green
4. Red, white, and blue

Incorrect. The flag of Madagascar is white, red, and green. 16. What is the heaviest organ in the human body?

1. Skin
2. Heart
3. Brain
4. Liver

Incorrect. The skin is the heaviest organ in the human body. 17. Who is the half-blood prince in the Harry Potter series?

1. Harry Potter
2. Severus Snape
3. Sirius Black
4. Lord Voldemort

Nope, Severus Snape is the half-blood prince. 18. What were the dates of WWII?

1. 1939-1944
2. 1940-1945
3. 1941-1944
4. 1939-1945

Incorrect. The Second World War took place between 1939 and 1945. 19. What is the largest desert in the world?

1. Sahara
2. Antarctica
3. Arabian
4. Arctic

Incorrect. Antarctica is the largest desert in the world, followed by the Arctic, Sahara, and Arabian deserts. 20. Who composed “The Four Seasons”?

1. Beethoven
2. Vivaldi
3. Bach
4. Chopin

Nope, Antonio Vivaldi composed “The Four Seasons.” 21. Who is known as the father of geometry?

1. Euclid
2. Albert Einstein
3. Isaac Newton
4. Alan Turing

Incorrect. Euclid is known as the father of geometry. 22. Who wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls?

1. Ernest Hemingway
2. John Steinbeck
3. William Faulkner
4. Cormac McCarthy

Actually, Ernest Hemingway wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls in 1940. 23. What are the main ingredients in a traditional martini?

1. Vodka and vermouth
2. Gin and vermouth
3. Vodka and bitters
4. Gin and bitters

Actually, a traditional martini is made with gin and vermouth, garnished with either an olive or lemon twist. 24. Who invented the World Wide Web?

1. Al Gore
2. Tim Berners-Lee
3. Steve Wozniak
4. Bill Gates

Incorrect. Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web in 1989. 25. What does “anosmia” refer to?

1. A lack of iron in the body.
2. The inability to smell.
3. A lack of vitamin C in the body.
4. The inability to picture images in the mind.

Nope, anosmia refers to the inability to smell. Start Quiz

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Ready to gain even more general knowledge? Here are 20 fun facts about the world that you can learn to give yourself an edge the next time you make small talk or play trivia!
1. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world (it gained its independence from Italy in 1929).
2. In the famous equation E = mc^2, E = kinetic energy, m = mass, and c^2 = the speed of light.
3. Mandarin is the most spoken language in the world (and English is second).
4. The first 10 digits of π (pi) are 3.1415926535.
5. A group of pandas is called an “embarrassment.”
6. Tokyo is the most populous city in the world with more than 37 million people.
7. There are 206 bones in the human body.
8. The Beatles are the best-selling musical artists of all time.
9. Identical twins don’t have the same fingerprints.
10. The Great Wall of China is around 13,200 miles long and took more than 200 years to build.
11. Wimbledon tennis balls are kept at 68 degrees Fahrenheit (to preserve their bounce).
12. Many common phrases can be attributed to William Shakespeare, including “green-eyed monster,” “heart of gold,” “love is blind,” “in a pickle,” “wild goose chase,” and “dead as a doornail.”
13. The speed of a computer mouse is measured in “Mickeys.”
14. There are 77 volcanoes in Russia, and 61 are active.
15. Professional boxer Muhammad Ali was named Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. at birth.
16. Hippos can’t swim or float—they walk on the bottom of the river and push themselves up to the top.
17. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
18. Nutella was invented by an Italian baker as a way to extend chocolate rations in WWII.
19. The human body contains around 60,000 miles of blood vessels (which is more than twice the distance around the world).
20. A 26-sided shape is known as a rhombicuboctahedron.

Increase your general knowledge base with these resources:

• https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/fun-facts
• https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day
• https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts
• https://whizz.com/en-us/blog/20-cool-facts-about-math/

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