General Knowledge Marathon

Are you ready to challenge your brain? This trivia quiz is a marathon packed with a variety of questions designed to test your wits, and it’s all about speed and accuracy to stay in the game. Don’t worry if you trip up; you’ll simply pick up from the highest level you reached. With 25 questions divided into five thrilling levels, every step forward is an opportunity to showcase your intelligence and determination. Will you rise to the challenge and make it to the end? Let’s get started—good luck, and let your knowledge lead the way!
 
1
Welcome to Level 1!
LET'S BEGIN!
 
2
What part of the brain is responsible for regulating balance?
Cerebellum
Hippocampus
Brainstem
Cerebrum
 
3
The “Year of the Four Emperors” occurred in which empire?
Mongol Empire
Japanese Empire
Ottoman Empire
Roman Empire
 
4
The Code of Hammurabi was developed in which ancient city-state?
Nineveh
Babylon
Uruk
Thebes
 
5
The literary work One Thousand and One Nights originates from which region?
Arabia
Egypt
Persia
India
 
6
Who wrote the play Waiting for Godot, a cornerstone of absurdist theater?
Harold Pinter
Bertolt Brecht
Samuel Beckett
Jean-Paul Sartre
 
7
Welcome to Level 2! You can now start from this level if you get a question wrong...
I'M READY!
 
8
The Baroque style of art is most closely associated with which century?
15th
18th
17th
16th
 
9
Who directed the film The Grand Budapest Hotel?
David Fincher
Quentin Tarantino
Wes Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson
 
10
Which planet is known as the “Morning Star”?
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
Mars
 
11
The Pythagorean theorem is applicable to which type of triangle?
Obtuse-angle
Right-angle
Equilateral
Acute-angle
 
12
What does an anemometer measure?
Precipitation
Wind Speed
Humidity
Air Pressure
 
13
Welcome to Level 3! You can now start from this level if you get a question wrong
I'M READY!
 
14
In which sport do players compete for the Davis Cup?
Tennis
Rugby
Cricket
Golf
 
15
What lies in the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way?
We have no idea
A quasar
A cluster of huge suns
A supermassive black hole
 
16
Which European capital city is located on the Tiber River?
Paris
Stockholm
Rome
London
 
17
The Meiji Restoration in 1868 transformed which nation into a modern state?
Korea
China
Japan
Thailand
 
18
Timbuktu, an important city of learning in the Middle Ages, is located in which modern country?
Mali
Iraq
India
Yemen
 
19
Welcome to Level 4! You can now start from this level if you get a question wrong
I'M READY!
 
20
What is the second largest country in South America by land area?
Peru
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
 
21
Who led the Israelites into the Promised Land?
Moses
Caleb
Aaron
Joshua
 
22
What type of energy is stored in a compressed spring?
Potential Energy
Elastic Energy
Thermal Energy
Kinetic Energy
 
23
True or False: Hawaii is home to a rain forest
False
True
 
24
What is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta?
Vancouver
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Calgary
 
25
Welcome to Level 5, the final level! You can now start from this level if you get a question wrong
I'M READY!
 
26
What is the name of the sea that lies between Australia and New Zealand?
Coral Sea
Arafura Sea
Tasman Sea
Timor Sea
 
27
Which Italian fashion house uses the Medusa head as its logo?
Gucci
Versace
Dolce & Gabbana
Prada
 
28
Who is traditionally credited with writing the majority of the Biblical Psalms?
Isaiah
Moses
King David
King Solomon
 
29
The Marshall Plan was implemented to rebuild which region after World War II?
North Africa
Europe
South America
Asia
 
30
Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?
U Thant
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Trygve Lie
Dag Hammarskjöld
 
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