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General Knowledge Quiz: Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert

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Multi-level quizzes to assess your general knowledge and progress. Here are sample questions by level, from easiest to expert.

Easy level

For beginners or group sessions.

  1. Capital of France? (Paris)

  2. How many continents on the planet? (7)

  3. Who painted the Mona Lisa? (Leonardo da Vinci)

  4. Largest mammal in the world? (Blue whale)

  5. Date of the French Revolution? (1789)

  6. First US President? (George Washington)

  7. Longest river in Africa? (The Nile)

  8. How many countries in the European Union? (27)

  9. Colors of the German flag? (Black, red, gold)

  10. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet? (Shakespeare)

Medium level

For regular hobbyists.

  1. Capital of Australia? (Canberra, not Sydney)

  2. When did the Berlin Wall fall? (1989)

  3. Who painted The Scream? (Edvard Munch)

  4. Highest mountain in Africa? (Kilimanjaro)

  5. Who founded the Mongol Empire? (Genghis Khan)

  6. Capital of Brazil? (Brasilia, not Rio)

  7. Who wrote “On the Origin of Species”? (Charles Darwin)

  8. First woman Nobel laureate? (Marie Curie)

  9. World population in 2025 (approximate)? (8 billion)

  10. Which country has the most islands in the world? (Sweden, about 270,000)

Hard level

For enthusiasts.

  1. Who painted Les Demoiselles d’Avignon? (Picasso)

  2. Capital of Kazakhstan? (Astana, renamed Nur-Sultan then Astana again)

  3. Date of the Battle of Verdun? (1916)

  4. Who discovered radium? (Pierre and Marie Curie, 1898)

  5. Highest mountain in the world after Everest? (K2)

  6. Year of the first FIFA World Cup? (1930, Uruguay)

  7. Capital of Eritrea? (Asmara)

  8. Who painted The Persistence of Memory? (Salvador Dali)

  9. Largest desert in the world? (Antarctica, polar desert)

  10. Year of the Russian Revolution? (1917)

Expert level

For the truly devoted.

  1. Capital of Bhutan? (Thimphu)

  2. Who painted The Birth of Venus? (Botticelli)

  3. Date of the Peace of Westphalia? (1648)

  4. Who wrote “The Republic”? (Plato)

  5. Deepest ocean trench? (Mariana Trench, nearly 11 km)

  6. First Roman emperor? (Octavian Augustus, 27 BC)

  7. Capital of Palau? (Ngerulmud)

  8. Who painted Number 1A? (Jackson Pollock)

  9. Oldest still-existing republic? (San Marino, founded 301)

  10. Country with the most official languages? (Zimbabwe, 16 official languages)

How to assess your level

0-3 correct out of 10: consolidate the basics. See our general knowledge guide.

4-7: good level. Expand to less common topics.

8-10: very good level. Move to higher levels.

Method to progress

Three principles.

Identify your gaps. If you often fail at science, read a popular science book. If you miss capitals, see our capitals quiz by continent.

Practice regularly. Fifteen minutes a day beat an hour on the weekend.

Increase gradually. From easy to medium, then to hard. SAPIRO offers 2,000+ questions by level with explanations.

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