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Below is a set of **50 general knowledge quiz questions** in English, aimed at high school students. The answers are provided at the end. These cover a wide range of topics including history, geography, science, literature, and more.
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## 50 General Knowledge Quiz Questions
1. **Which Greek philosopher was the tutor of Alexander the Great?**
2. **What does the acronym "DNA" stand for?**
3. **Which war took place between 1939 and 1945?**
4. **Who is the author of *Pride and Prejudice*?**
5. **Which gas is most abundant in Earth’s atmosphere?**
6. **What is the distance light travels in one year called?**
7. **In what year did the French Revolution begin?**
8. **What is the largest organ inside the human body?**
9. **Which scientist proposed the three laws of planetary motion?**
10. **Which Shakespearean play features the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?**
11. **What is the economic system in which trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit?**
12. **Which chemical element has the atomic number 8?**
13. **What is the capital city of South Korea?**
14. **Who formulated the theory of relativity (E = mc²)?**
15. **What is the main component of the Sun?**
16. **What is the powerhouse of the cell?**
17. **Which early civilization built Machu Picchu in Peru?**
18. **Who is the author of the novel *1984*?**
19. **Which layer of Earth lies between the crust and the core?**
20. **What is the term for an animal that only eats plants?**
21. **Which ancient civilization used hieroglyphics as a form of writing?**
22. **In what form of government do citizens vote directly or indirectly for their leaders?**
23. **Which artist is famous for painting the *Starry Night*?**
24. **Which branch of biology deals with the study of animals?**
25. **What is the process by which a liquid changes to a gas at a temperature below its boiling point?**
26. **What does a Geiger counter measure?**
27. **In economics, what term refers to the total market value of all goods and services produced within a country?**
28. **Who wrote the epic poem *Paradise Lost*?**
29. **What type of tree do acorns come from?**
30. **Which French military leader became Emperor of France and was exiled to Elba?**
31. **What term describes the point at which supply and demand meet in a market?**
32. **Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire, known for his expansive conquests?**
33. **Which scientist discovered the circulation of blood in the human body?**
34. **What name is given to the splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy?**
35. **Which British novelist wrote *Brave New World*?**
36. **In geometry, how many degrees are there in a straight angle?**
37. **Which two countries share the longest international border in the world?**
38. **Who was the South African president famous for helping end apartheid?**
39. **Which term describes a triangle with all three sides of different lengths?**
40. **What is the largest planet in our Solar System?**
41. **Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?**
42. **What is the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently?**
43. **Which empire was ruled by Emperor Qin Shi Huang?**
44. **Which American civil rights leader delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?**
45. **In chemistry, what is the term for a substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in fixed proportions?**
46. **Who composed the opera *The Magic Flute*?**
47. **What is the name of the large seaweed beds found in the shallow oceans, especially in temperate and polar waters?**
48. **Which invention is Johannes Gutenberg most famous for?**
49. **Which two colors can be mixed to create green?**
50. **What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?**
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## Answers
1. **Aristotle**
2. **Deoxyribonucleic Acid**
3. **World War II**
4. **Jane Austen**
5. **Nitrogen**
6. **A light-year**
7. **1789**
8. **Liver**
9. **Johannes Kepler**
10. **Hamlet**
11. **Capitalism**
12. **Oxygen (O)**
13. **Seoul**
14. **Albert Einstein**
15. **Hydrogen (the Sun is primarily composed of hydrogen)**
16. **Mitochondria**
17. **The Inca civilization**
18. **George Orwell**
19. **The mantle**
20. **Herbivore**
21. **The ancient Egyptians**
22. **Democracy**
23. **Vincent van Gogh**
24. **Zoology**
25. **Evaporation**
26. **Radiation**
27. **Gross Domestic Product (GDP)**
28. **John Milton**
29. **Oak trees**
30. **Napoleon Bonaparte**
31. **Equilibrium price**
32. **Genghis Khan**
33. **William Harvey**
34. **Nuclear fission**
35. **Aldous Huxley**
36. **180 degrees**
37. **United States and Canada**
38. **Nelson Mandela**
39. **Scalene triangle**
40. **Jupiter**
41. **France**
42. **A cell**
43. **The Qin Dynasty in China**
44. **Martin Luther King Jr.**
45. **Compound**
46. **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**
47. **Kelp forests**
48. **The movable-type printing press**
49. **Blue and yellow**
50. **Photosynthesis**
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**Feel free to use these questions for quizzes, study sessions, or any educational activities.** If you need more details, multiple-choice formatting, or further explanations, let me know!
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## 50 General Knowledge Quiz Questions
1. **Which Greek philosopher was the tutor of Alexander the Great?**
2. **What does the acronym "DNA" stand for?**
3. **Which war took place between 1939 and 1945?**
4. **Who is the author of *Pride and Prejudice*?**
5. **Which gas is most abundant in Earth’s atmosphere?**
6. **What is the distance light travels in one year called?**
7. **In what year did the French Revolution begin?**
8. **What is the largest organ inside the human body?**
9. **Which scientist proposed the three laws of planetary motion?**
10. **Which Shakespearean play features the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?**
11. **What is the economic system in which trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit?**
12. **Which chemical element has the atomic number 8?**
13. **What is the capital city of South Korea?**
14. **Who formulated the theory of relativity (E = mc²)?**
15. **What is the main component of the Sun?**
16. **What is the powerhouse of the cell?**
17. **Which early civilization built Machu Picchu in Peru?**
18. **Who is the author of the novel *1984*?**
19. **Which layer of Earth lies between the crust and the core?**
20. **What is the term for an animal that only eats plants?**
21. **Which ancient civilization used hieroglyphics as a form of writing?**
22. **In what form of government do citizens vote directly or indirectly for their leaders?**
23. **Which artist is famous for painting the *Starry Night*?**
24. **Which branch of biology deals with the study of animals?**
25. **What is the process by which a liquid changes to a gas at a temperature below its boiling point?**
26. **What does a Geiger counter measure?**
27. **In economics, what term refers to the total market value of all goods and services produced within a country?**
28. **Who wrote the epic poem *Paradise Lost*?**
29. **What type of tree do acorns come from?**
30. **Which French military leader became Emperor of France and was exiled to Elba?**
31. **What term describes the point at which supply and demand meet in a market?**
32. **Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire, known for his expansive conquests?**
33. **Which scientist discovered the circulation of blood in the human body?**
34. **What name is given to the splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy?**
35. **Which British novelist wrote *Brave New World*?**
36. **In geometry, how many degrees are there in a straight angle?**
37. **Which two countries share the longest international border in the world?**
38. **Who was the South African president famous for helping end apartheid?**
39. **Which term describes a triangle with all three sides of different lengths?**
40. **What is the largest planet in our Solar System?**
41. **Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?**
42. **What is the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently?**
43. **Which empire was ruled by Emperor Qin Shi Huang?**
44. **Which American civil rights leader delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?**
45. **In chemistry, what is the term for a substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in fixed proportions?**
46. **Who composed the opera *The Magic Flute*?**
47. **What is the name of the large seaweed beds found in the shallow oceans, especially in temperate and polar waters?**
48. **Which invention is Johannes Gutenberg most famous for?**
49. **Which two colors can be mixed to create green?**
50. **What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?**
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## Answers
1. **Aristotle**
2. **Deoxyribonucleic Acid**
3. **World War II**
4. **Jane Austen**
5. **Nitrogen**
6. **A light-year**
7. **1789**
8. **Liver**
9. **Johannes Kepler**
10. **Hamlet**
11. **Capitalism**
12. **Oxygen (O)**
13. **Seoul**
14. **Albert Einstein**
15. **Hydrogen (the Sun is primarily composed of hydrogen)**
16. **Mitochondria**
17. **The Inca civilization**
18. **George Orwell**
19. **The mantle**
20. **Herbivore**
21. **The ancient Egyptians**
22. **Democracy**
23. **Vincent van Gogh**
24. **Zoology**
25. **Evaporation**
26. **Radiation**
27. **Gross Domestic Product (GDP)**
28. **John Milton**
29. **Oak trees**
30. **Napoleon Bonaparte**
31. **Equilibrium price**
32. **Genghis Khan**
33. **William Harvey**
34. **Nuclear fission**
35. **Aldous Huxley**
36. **180 degrees**
37. **United States and Canada**
38. **Nelson Mandela**
39. **Scalene triangle**
40. **Jupiter**
41. **France**
42. **A cell**
43. **The Qin Dynasty in China**
44. **Martin Luther King Jr.**
45. **Compound**
46. **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**
47. **Kelp forests**
48. **The movable-type printing press**
49. **Blue and yellow**
50. **Photosynthesis**
---
**Feel free to use these questions for quizzes, study sessions, or any educational activities.** If you need more details, multiple-choice formatting, or further explanations, let me know!
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