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Multiple Choice Trivia Questions and Answers

Multiple choice trivia questions with four options each — pick A, B, C, or D, then tap to reveal the answer. A friendly format for classrooms, game night, or anyone who likes a fighting chance even when they don't know it cold.

1 Question: Which planet is closest to the sun?
  1. Venus
  2. Mercury
  3. Mars
  4. Earth

Answer: Mercury

2 Question: How many continents are there?
  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8

Answer: 7

3 Question: What is the largest organ of the human body?
  1. Liver
  2. Brain
  3. Skin
  4. Lungs

Answer: Skin

4 Question: Which country hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896?
  1. France
  2. Greece
  3. England
  4. Italy

Answer: Greece

5 Question: What is the capital of Canada?
  1. Toronto
  2. Vancouver
  3. Montreal
  4. Ottawa

Answer: Ottawa

6 Question: Which artist painted 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'?
  1. Rembrandt
  2. Vermeer
  3. Van Gogh
  4. Monet

Answer: Vermeer

7 Question: What does CPU stand for?
  1. Central Processing Unit
  2. Computer Personal Unit
  3. Central Program Utility
  4. Core Processing Unit

Answer: Central Processing Unit

8 Question: Which ocean is the deepest?
  1. Atlantic
  2. Indian
  3. Arctic
  4. Pacific

Answer: Pacific

9 Question: Which of these instruments has 47 strings?
  1. Violin
  2. Harp
  3. Cello
  4. Banjo

Answer: Harp

10 Question: In what year did the Titanic sink?
  1. 1905
  2. 1912
  3. 1918
  4. 1923

Answer: 1912

11 Question: Which element has the symbol Na?
  1. Nitrogen
  2. Nickel
  3. Sodium
  4. Neon

Answer: Sodium

12 Question: Which US president appears on the $50 bill?
  1. Lincoln
  2. Grant
  3. Jackson
  4. Hamilton

Answer: Grant

13 Question: Which country invented paper?
  1. Egypt
  2. Greece
  3. China
  4. India

Answer: China

14 Question: How many players are on a baseball team's field defense?
  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 11

Answer: 9

15 Question: What is the smallest bone in the human body?
  1. Stapes (in the ear)
  2. Pinky toe bone
  3. Coccyx
  4. Hyoid

Answer: Stapes (in the ear)

16 Question: Which novel opens with 'Call me Ishmael'?
  1. Great Expectations
  2. Moby-Dick
  3. Treasure Island
  4. Dracula

Answer: Moby-Dick

17 Question: What is the currency of Mexico?
  1. Peso
  2. Real
  3. Bolívar
  4. Colón

Answer: Peso

18 Question: Which planet has the most moons (by recent counts)?
  1. Jupiter
  2. Saturn
  3. Neptune
  4. Uranus

Answer: Saturn

19 Question: Who wrote 'The Great Gatsby'?
  1. Ernest Hemingway
  2. F. Scott Fitzgerald
  3. John Steinbeck
  4. Mark Twain

Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald

20 Question: Which vitamin does sunlight help your body produce?
  1. A
  2. B12
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: D

21 Question: What is the tallest mountain in the world measured base-to-peak (not sea level)?
  1. Everest
  2. K2
  3. Mauna Kea
  4. Denali

Answer: Mauna Kea

22 Question: Which country has the most natural lakes?
  1. Russia
  2. Canada
  3. USA
  4. Finland

Answer: Canada

23 Question: What was the first feature-length animated film?
  1. Pinocchio
  2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  3. Fantasia
  4. Steamboat Willie

Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

24 Question: How many hearts does an earthworm have (aortic arches)?
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 10

Answer: 5

25 Question: Which sea creature has three hearts?
  1. Dolphin
  2. Octopus
  3. Shark
  4. Sea turtle

Answer: Octopus

26 Question: Which US state was an independent republic for nearly 10 years?
  1. California
  2. Hawaii
  3. Texas
  4. Vermont

Answer: Texas

27 Question: What gas gives soda its fizz?
  1. Oxygen
  2. Nitrogen
  3. Carbon dioxide
  4. Helium

Answer: Carbon dioxide

28 Question: Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
  1. Amelia Earhart
  2. Bessie Coleman
  3. Harriet Quimby
  4. Sally Ride

Answer: Amelia Earhart

29 Question: Which language has the most native speakers?
  1. English
  2. Hindi
  3. Spanish
  4. Mandarin Chinese

Answer: Mandarin Chinese

30 Question: Which candy bar shares its name with our galaxy?
  1. Mars
  2. Milky Way
  3. Orbit
  4. Eclipse

Answer: Milky Way

31 Question: What is a group of lions called?
  1. A pack
  2. A pride
  3. A herd
  4. A gang

Answer: A pride

32 Question: In which city is the Colosseum?
  1. Athens
  2. Rome
  3. Istanbul
  4. Naples

Answer: Rome

33 Question: Which blood type is the 'universal donor'?
  1. AB+
  2. O-
  3. A+
  4. B-

Answer: O-

34 Question: Which board game features Colonel Mustard?
  1. Monopoly
  2. Risk
  3. Clue
  4. Sorry!

Answer: Clue

35 Question: What is the world's longest river by most measurements?
  1. Amazon
  2. Nile
  3. Yangtze
  4. Mississippi

Answer: Nile (Amazon by some measures)

36 Question: Which composer was deaf when he wrote his Ninth Symphony?
  1. Mozart
  2. Bach
  3. Beethoven
  4. Haydn

Answer: Beethoven

37 Question: How many stripes are on the US flag?
  1. 11
  2. 13
  3. 15
  4. 50

Answer: 13

38 Question: Which planet is the hottest?
  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Mars
  4. Jupiter

Answer: Venus

39 Question: What is the main ingredient of hummus?
  1. Lentils
  2. Chickpeas
  3. Fava beans
  4. Peanuts

Answer: Chickpeas

40 Question: Which country's flag is square rather than rectangular?
  1. Japan
  2. Canada
  3. Switzerland
  4. Poland

Answer: Switzerland

41 Question: Which artist has won the most Grammy Awards?
  1. Quincy Jones
  2. Beyoncé
  3. Stevie Wonder
  4. Georg Solti

Answer: Beyoncé

42 Question: Which of these is NOT a primary color of light?
  1. Red
  2. Green
  3. Blue
  4. Yellow

Answer: Yellow

43 Question: What is the fastest land animal?
  1. Pronghorn
  2. Cheetah
  3. Greyhound
  4. Lion

Answer: Cheetah

44 Question: The Great Wall of China was built mainly to defend against whom?
  1. Mongols/northern nomads
  2. Japanese
  3. Russians
  4. Persians

Answer: Mongols and northern nomadic tribes

45 Question: Which human sense is most closely linked to memory?
  1. Sight
  2. Hearing
  3. Smell
  4. Touch

Answer: Smell

46 Question: How many bones are in an adult human hand?
  1. 19
  2. 23
  3. 27
  4. 31

Answer: 27

47 Question: Which country gifted the US the Statue of Liberty?
  1. England
  2. France
  3. Spain
  4. Italy

Answer: France

48 Question: What does 'E' stand for in E=mc²?
  1. Electricity
  2. Energy
  3. Element
  4. Emission

Answer: Energy

49 Question: Which city hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
  1. London
  2. Tokyo
  3. Rio de Janeiro
  4. Beijing

Answer: Rio de Janeiro

50 Question: Which fruit has its seeds on the outside?
  1. Kiwi
  2. Strawberry
  3. Fig
  4. Pomegranate

Answer: Strawberry

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