General knowledge quiz

What is the smallest country in the world by land area?

• Monaco

• • Vatican City

• • San Marino

Who wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet?

• • Charles Dickens

• • Mark Twain

• • William Shakespeare

• • Jane Austen

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What planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

• • Venus

• • Mercury

• • Jupiter

• • Mars

Which cities was the Titanic traveling between on its maiden voyage?

• • New York and London

• • Southampton and New York

• • Liverpool and Boston

• • Belfast and Montreal

• Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and in what field?

• • Rosalind Franklin, Chemistry

• • Jane Goodall, Medicine

• • Marie Curie, Physics

• • Ada Lovelace, Mathematics

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What is the capital city of Japan?

• • Seoul

• • Beijing

• • Tokyo

• • Bangkok

How many continents are there on Earth?

• 5

  Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

• 6

  Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica

• • 7

  • Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia

• • 8

  • Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, Oceania

What language has the most native speakers in the world?

• • English

• • Mandarin Chinese

• • Spanish

• • Hindi

1. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

• • Michelangelo

• • Vincent van Gogh

• • Leonardo da Vinci

• • Pablo Picasso

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Which chemical element has the symbol "O"?

• • Oxygen

• • Osmium

• • Oganesson

• • Oxidane