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Score Above 25/36 In this 50-50 Quiz & Prove You’re Surprisingly Smart

Welcome to the 50-50 quiz! 👋

We’ve gathered 36 questions from geography to history, business, and even science. Each question offers 2 answer options, and there’s a 50% chance you’ll get it right (or maybe not). So stick around, complete the quiz, and let’s see how sharp your general knowledge is 🤓

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Trivia•Fifty-fifty General Knowledge Questions

Solar system illustration showing asteroid belt between planets Jupiter and Saturn orbiting the sun.

National Geography

1.Which planet is closer to the sun: Jupiter or Saturn?

2.By land area, which city is larger, Paris or London?

Yellow and blue measuring tape curled on blue background for fifty-fifty general knowledge questions about length.

Ann H

3.Which is longer, 2 inches or 4.5 centimeters?

Close-up of Australia map with pins marking locations representing general knowledge questions about the capital of Australia.

Catarina Sousa

4.Which one is the capital of Australia?

Roman emperors in a classical setting, with Julius Caesar seated wearing a red robe among advisors discussing history and knowledge.

Landesmuseum Hannover

5.Pick the emperor who lived earlier: Emperor Nero or Julius Caesar?

Close-up of hand on car steering wheel next to scenic view of Malta island and Mediterranean Sea coastline.

Pham Ngoc Anh & Sindre Fs

6.In the Mediterranean island of Malta, where do they drive?

Rapid flowing river surrounded by dense green trees under a partly cloudy sky, illustrating general knowledge questions about rivers.

Pixabay

7.Which river is the longest: the Nile or the Niger?

Runners participating in a marathon event on a sunny day with spectators and bright yellow shirts in background.

RUN 4 FFWPU

8.How long is a full marathon?

9.Which saga has more books, The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter?

10.Out of these companies, which one was founded first, Apple or Microsoft?

11.On average, which animal is heavier: an elephant or a hippopotamus?

Traditional Japanese temple in Kyoto with cherry blossoms and cityscape against a mountain backdrop at sunrise.

Belle Co

12.Which city is the capital of Japan: Tokyo or Kyoto?

Illuminated glass pyramid and historic building at the Louvre Museum in Paris reflecting in water at dusk.

Pixabay

13.The Louvre Museum is located in Milan or Paris?

Group of young adults in a casual setting engaged in fifty-fifty general knowledge questions about Spanish and Hindi speakers.

Matheus Bertelli

14.Which language has more native speakers: Spanish or Hindi?

Fifty-fifty general knowledge question with Pride and Prejudice book cover, authors Jane Austen or Charlotte Brontë?

Barnes & Noble

15.The author of Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen or Charlotte Brontë?

Young woman standing in a sunlit spot with eyes closed, illustrating vitamin D produced by sunlight exposure concept.

Laura Oliveira

16.Which vitamin is produced by sunlight exposure: Vitamin D or Vitamin C?

17.Which city is further north: Oslo or Reykjavik?

Older man wearing fur-lined coat outdoors breathing fresh air with a book in hand, reflecting on oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Andrea Piacquadio

18.Do humans breathe in oxygen or carbon dioxide?

Close-up of the Mona Lisa painting, a famous general knowledge question about Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.

19.Who painted the Mona Lisa: Leonardo da Vinci or Michelangelo?

20.Who played Joker in the 2019 film of the same name?

Side-by-side images of Alexander Fleming and Marie Curie illustrating penicillin discovery general knowledge question.

Ministry of Information Second World War Colour Transparency Collection & Henri Manuel

21.Who discovered penicillin, Alexander Fleming or Marie Curie?

Black and white photo of Picasso and a colorful Van Gogh self-portrait, illustrating famous artist who cut part of his ear.

Revista Vea y Lea & Vincent van Gogh

22.Which famous artist cut off part of his ear: Picasso or Van Gogh?

Italian flag waving against a clear sky representing general knowledge questions about Italy's king or prime minister.

JÉSHOOTS

23.Does Italy have a king or a prime minister?

24.Which university is older, Harvard or Oxford?

Underwater view showing sunlight rays penetrating deep ocean water, illustrating general knowledge about Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

David Boca

25.Pick the larger ocean: Atlantic or Pacific?

Simple white symbol O representing the chemical element Oxygen on a dark gray background for general knowledge questions.

Bored Panda

26.Which element has the chemical symbol O: Oxygen or Gold?

Hand holding magnifying glass over vintage map of United States with pins and antler on table.

Alex P

27.Which U.S. state became the 50th state: Alaska or Hawaii?

Close-up of an open hard disk drive showing the internal disk platter, related to larger unit of memory concepts gigabyte or megabyte.

Sergei Starostin

28.Select the larger unit of memory: a megabyte or a gigabyte?

29.Which was released first: “Casablanca” or “Gone with the Wind"?

30.Which came first: the Apollo 11 Moon landing or the first Woodstock Festival?

Portraits of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, highlighting fifty-fifty general knowledge questions about US presidents.

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration & Michael Evans

31.Who was the President of the United States first: Richard Nixon or Ronald Reagan?

Large Olympic rings sculpture in a city square with people interacting, relevant to general knowledge questions and host countries.

Nathan Cima

32.Which country hosted the first modern Olympic Games: France or Greece?

Split image showing Margaret Thatcher in black and white and Queen Elizabeth II in a yellow hat outdoors.

Rob Bogaerts & NASA/Bill Ingalls

33.Who was the British Prime Minister first: Margaret Thatcher or Elizabeth II?

Aerial view of small islands surrounded by clear blue water highlighting general knowledge about islands and countries.

Asad Photo Maldives

34.Which country has more islands: Sweden or Indonesia?

Illustration of the invention of the printing press and a portrait of Columbus representing general knowledge questions.

Internet Archive Book Images & Metropolitan Museum of Art

35.Which came first: the invention of the printing press or the discovery of America by Columbus?

Vintage camera and magnifying glass on a map with notebook and pencil for fifty-fifty general knowledge questions about Australia.

Pixabay

36.Is Australia a continent or a country?

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