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Test your general knowledge here in the all-new general knowledge quiz! Good luck, and enjoy!
1
When did Lipps, Inc. release Funkytown?
1979
1978
1988
1989
40% got this right
Billboard magazine ranked this song as eighth most popular single of 1980.
2
Choose all elements that are metalloids.
Antimony
Silicon
Tellurium
Francium
46% got this right
Metalloids have properties of both metals and non-metals.
3
What is a word used to describe a noun (person, object, animal, thing, place)?
Adjective
44% got this right
"Awesomesauce" is an adjective.
4
What is the name of the treaty that separated Spain and Portugal?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Portsmouth
Treaty of Versailles
30% got this right
The treaty is named after a town in Spain.
5
The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) passes through 15 states.
False
True
36% got this right
The Appalachian Trail is 2,193 miles long.
6
What is the name of the currency in Japan?
Yen
87% got this right
The name yen derives from an ancient term for Chinese round coins; yuan.
7
In what museum is the Mona Lisa located?
Louvre Museum
State Hermitage Museum
The Metropolitan Museum
Vatican Museums
65% got this right
The Louvre approximately contains 500,000 objects (as of 2024).
8
Choose all books that J. K. Rowling wrote.
Harry Potter
The Ickabog
Jane Eyre
To Kill a Mockingbird
47% got this right
J. K. Rowling's most remarkable book is the Harry Potter series.
9
What was the name of the first dog that went to space (and sadly died)?
Laika
37% got this right
Laika only lived after 5-7 hours after liftoff due to overheating and panic.
10
What is the tenth zodiac sign?
Capricorn
Cancer
Leo
Sagittarius
36% got this right
The goat is the symbol for Capricorn, which represents ambition and drive to succeed.
11
Windows 10 was made in 2015.
True
False
43% got this right
Terry Myerson and his team designed Windows 10.
12
Nearly all fossils are preserved in what type of rock?
Sedimentary
55% got this right
The oldest known sedimentary rocks are about 3.8 billion years old.
