Megan Moran Quizzes

General Knowledge quiz

How many hearts does an octopus have, and which fruit is secretly a berry? This pub-quiz-style round mixes science, geography, history, art, nature, language, food, sport and inventions. Play solo or split into teams and keep score.

A free quiz from Megan Moran, author of Quiz Night! The General Knowledge Quiz Book.

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  1. Question 1 of 20Science

    What is the chemical symbol for gold?

  2. Question 2 of 20Geography

    What is the capital city of Australia?

  3. Question 3 of 20Arts

    Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City?

  4. Question 4 of 20Sport

    In tennis, which word is used for a score of zero?

  5. Question 5 of 20Nature

    How many hearts does an octopus have?

  6. Question 6 of 20Language

    What is the collective noun for a group of crows?

  7. Question 7 of 20Science

    What is the longest bone in the human body?

  8. Question 8 of 20Sport

    Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?

  9. Question 9 of 20History

    In which year did the Great Fire of London break out?

  10. Question 10 of 20History

    Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World stood in the Egyptian city of Alexandria?

  11. Question 11 of 20Science

    Which planet spins tipped over on its side, with an axis tilted about 98 degrees?

  12. Question 12 of 20Sport

    In which athletics event would you perform a "Fosbury Flop"?

  13. Question 13 of 20Geography

    The historic city of Timbuktu is in which country?

  14. Question 14 of 20Language

    What does a philatelist collect?

  15. Question 15 of 20Nature

    What color is the skin underneath a polar bear's fur?

  16. Question 16 of 20Food

    Which of these is a true berry in the botanical sense?

  17. Question 17 of 20Geography

    Which letter of the alphabet does not appear in the name of any US state?

  18. Question 18 of 20Language

    The word "robot" was introduced to the world in a 1920 play written in which language?

  19. Question 19 of 20Inventions

    Velcro was invented after a Swiss engineer noticed the burrs of which plant clinging to his dog's fur?

  20. Question 20 of 20Food

    Which food gets its name from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word "āhuacatl"?

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  1. What is the chemical symbol for gold? Au
  2. What is the capital city of Australia? Canberra
  3. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City? Michelangelo
  4. In tennis, which word is used for a score of zero? Love
  5. How many hearts does an octopus have? Three
  6. What is the collective noun for a group of crows? A murder
  7. What is the longest bone in the human body? Femur
  8. Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896? Athens
  9. In which year did the Great Fire of London break out? 1666
  10. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World stood in the Egyptian city of Alexandria? The Lighthouse (Pharos)
  11. Which planet spins tipped over on its side, with an axis tilted about 98 degrees? Uranus
  12. In which athletics event would you perform a "Fosbury Flop"? High jump
  13. The historic city of Timbuktu is in which country? Mali
  14. What does a philatelist collect? Stamps
  15. What color is the skin underneath a polar bear's fur? Black
  16. Which of these is a true berry in the botanical sense? Banana
  17. Which letter of the alphabet does not appear in the name of any US state? Q
  18. The word "robot" was introduced to the world in a 1920 play written in which language? Czech
  19. Velcro was invented after a Swiss engineer noticed the burrs of which plant clinging to his dog's fur? Burdock
  20. Which food gets its name from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word "āhuacatl"? Avocado