Welcome to our 21-question general knowledge EPIC quiz! This is your chance to put your trivia skills to the test across a wide range of topics. Whether you're a history buff, a science whiz, or just someone who loves random facts, there's something here for everyone. So, grab your thinking cap, take a deep breath, and dive in. Remember, it's all about having fun and maybe even learning something new along the way. Good luck!
Who played Will Truman in the sitcom "Will & Grace"?
Eric McCormack
Sean Hayes
Harry Connick Jr
Bobby Cannavale
What kind of animal is the mascot of the baseball team the Kansas Royals - "Slugerrrr"?
Lion
Eagle
Wolf
Bear
During the Industrial Revolution, machines were mainly powered by...
Steam
Electricity
Oil
Coal
What instrument does Steven Tyler of Aerosmith often play on stage?
Harmonica
Violin
Electric guitar
Piano
How does a magnifying glass enlarge objects?
Refraction
Reflection
Diffraction
Polarization
When did the famous Chinese philosopher Confucius live?
6th century BC
2nd century AD
15th century BC
4th Century AD
Finish the line from "The Shawshank Redemption": "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever ______."
dies."
ends."
happened to me."
hopes."
To what year did Tchaikovsky dedicate a famous overture?
1812
1912
1712
1612
In astronomy - what distance is an AU?
An astronomical Unit is about 93 million miles (150 million km), the distance light goes through in 8 minutes, reaching from the sun to Earth.
The distance from the sun to Earth
The distance light goes through in a year
The distance between Earth and its moon
The distance between the sun and the edge of the solar system
In electricity, was is a UPS?
A device that continues to supply electricity during a power outage
A device that protects your home devices from surges
A device that measures if a device still works electrically
A device that cuts the power to a house
What is the diet of most lemur species?
Most lemur species can be classified as opportunistic omnivores, meaning that they will eat a wide variety of foods and take advantage of easy food resources when possible.
Herbivorous
Carnivorous
Omnivorous
Insectivorous
Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, was also the goddess of...
War, art, and justice
Education and family
Truth, music, and peace
Seafaring and voyaging
What is a PET scan primarily used for?
Imaging soft tissues
Imaging the skeletal system
Imaging brain activity
Imaging the gastrointestinal tract
Who was the Governor of California before Gavin Newsom?
Or in his full name Edmund G. Brown Jr.
Pete Wilson
Jerry Brown
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Gray Davis
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are courtiers in which Shakespearean play?
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
Measure for Measure
True or False: The mass of the Moon is about 50 percent of Earth's mass
True
False
In terms of Latitude, which of these capitals lies more to the north?
Dublin
Rome
London
Brussels
In Scandinavian countries, what animal sometimes replaces Santa's reindeer?
Goats
Horses
Donkeys
Swans
What came first?
The first Geneva Convention was adopted on August 22, 1864. 3 years before the Alaska Purchase, 5 before the Suez Canal and 12 before the Battle of Little Bighorn
Geneva Convention
Suez Canal completed
USA Buys Alaska
Battle of the Little Big Horn
Which artist created the melody "Für Elise"?
Beethoven
Mozart
Chopin
Paganini
Which of these is not a musical instrument?
Ettinger
Oud
Didgeridoo
Dulcimer
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