General Knowledge Marathon

Welcome to our newest General Knowledge Marathon! This test of knowledge is divided into five escalating levels of difficulty, each offering a unique set of questions from various fields. Make sure you come prepared! If you answer incorrectly, you'll return to the beginning of the highest level you've reached. Each level contains roughly five questions, with the final level offering four challenging queries. Ready to test your limits? Let's begin this exciting journey into the world of general trivia!
 
 
Welcome to Level 1!
LET'S BEGIN!
 
 
What food makes up nearly all (around 99%) of a Giant Panda's diet?
Bamboo
Eucalyptus leaves
Insects
Grass
 
 
In which year did World War II end?
1945
1943
1950
1947
 
 
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Ribosome
Endoplasmic Reticulum
 
 
What is the chemical symbol for silver?
Ag
Au
Sl
Su
 
 
Who was the President of the United States during the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
 
 
Welcome to Level 2!
CONTINUE
 
 
What is the DNA sequence of genes called?
Genome
Chromosome
Allele
Codon
 
 
Which of the following is a Noble Gas?
Argon
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
 
 
Who won the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
France
Brazil
Italy
Croatia
 
 
What does GDP stand for in economics?
General Domestic Price
Gross Domestic Product
Gross Development Plan
General Development Process
 
 
Which blood group is known as the universal donor?
O
A
AB
B
 
 
Welcome to Level 3!
CONTINUE
 
 
What style of painting is Vincent van Gogh known for?
Post-Impressionism
Impressionism
Cubism
Realism
 
 
In economics, what is a 'bear market'?
A market in which share prices are falling
A market that has stabilized and is neither rising nor falling
A market exclusively for selling bear-related products
A market in which share prices are rising
 
 
What is the lifespan of a queen honeybee?
2-3 years
5-6 months
6 months to 1 year
5-6 years
 
 
Who directed the Japanese film "Seven Samurai"?
Akira Kurosawa
Kenji Mizoguchi
Yasujirō Ozu
ayao Miyazaki
 
 
What is the fourth state of matter?
Plasma
Gravity
Electricity
Gas
 
 
Welcome to Level 4!
CONTINUE
 
 
Which film was the first to win the "Big Five" at the Academy Awards, meaning it won Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay?
It Happened One Night
The Silence of the Lambs
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nes
The Godfather
 
 
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
Deoxy Nucleic Acid
Di-nucleic Acid
 
 
What does E=mc^2 represent?
Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared
Energy equals momentum times the speed of light squared
Entropy equals mass times the speed of current squared d)
Entropy equals momentum times the speed of current squared
 
 
Which composer wrote the famous operas "Tristan und Isolde" and "The Ring Cycle"?
Richard Wagner
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastian Bach
 
 
What is the name of the fictional town where Stephen King set many of his books?
Derry
Hill Valley
Sunnydale
Arkham
 
 
Welcome to Level 5, this is the last one...
CONTINUE
 
 
Who wrote the modernist novel "To the Lighthouse"?
Virginia Woolf
Sylvia Plath
Emily Dickinson
Katherine Mansfield
 
 
"In Search of Lost Time", a novel known for its length and intricate narrative, was written by which author?
Marcel Proust
James Joyce
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Thomas Mann
 
 
What is the highest peak in the Alps?
Mont Blanc
Matterhorn
Mount Etna
Mount Vesuvius
 
 
Which Russian czar is known as "The Terrible"?
Ivan IV
Peter I
Nicholas II
Catherine II
 
 
In which city can you find the Uffizi Gallery, one of the oldest and most famous art museums in the world?
Florence
Paris
Rome
Vienna
 
Don't give up just yet...
We all make mistakes sometimes, it doesn't mean you can't get a second chance. Click on 'Try Again" and then "restart from last level" to try again from the highest level you've reached.
 
You made it!
Congratulations! You made it all the way to the end, and you're a winner in our books! Superb work, our dear reader, well done. You have bested all SIX parts of our Trivia Marathon! You must be a walking encyclopedia!
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