50 General Knowledge Questions That Will Sharpen Your Mind - Quiz 125

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  • čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
  • I have prepared 50 general knowledge questions that will sharpen your mind. Test and enhance your knowledge with this quiz. Dive into a series of carefully curated questions that cover a broad spectrum of topics, from history and science to culture and beyond. Perfect for those looking to expand their knowledge, do some serious brain exercises, and sharpen their memory. Each question is an opportunity to learn something new and stimulate your mind in fun and engaging ways. So, are you ready to boost your brainpower? Play along, challenge your friends, and see who can score the highest!
    Guess what... The "Did You Know" random facts are back!
    Round 125 of the Ultimate Trivia Quiz.
    Did you know doing trivia and general knowledge quizzes is a fun way to do mental, memory and brain exercises? Mental exercises offer numerous benefits that contribute to both cognitive and emotional health. Here are some of the key advantages:
    1.)Improved Cognitive Function: Regular mental exercise helps improve functions such as memory, problem-solving, and attention to detail. Activities like puzzles, quizzes, and problem-solving exercises stimulate the brain, keeping it sharp and efficient.
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Komentáře • 168

  • @ErinIsReal
    @ErinIsReal Před 3 měsíci +2

    Love it, especially medical, science, and geography. I always oddly miss 6... I don't watch films so miss most of those. Thank you, Sean, for reinforcing my above-average overall knowledge; contrary to my bitter, envious, spiteful accusers.

  • @loisloumis5088
    @loisloumis5088 Před 3 měsíci +5

    43/50. Hawking. I was in the hospital for two days having my brain checked to see if I had a stroke, which thankfully I didn’t and to be able get o take your test and still be in Hawking makes me feel so much better. Thank you for providing the means to grow, and to clarify I still “have it”.

    • @detormentis
      @detormentis  Před 3 měsíci +2

      Oh no! I hope you recover 100% . All the best!

  • @laurabarber6697
    @laurabarber6697 Před 3 měsíci +9

    H2° hydrogen and oxygen 💝Got 41 right. Thanks is was fun🎉

  • @luke-betty10
    @luke-betty10 Před 3 měsíci +2

    49/50, our first Curie award! Bonus question was H2O. Amazing quiz Sean!!!

  • @markedwards5460
    @markedwards5460 Před 3 měsíci +2

    46/50 for Team Harlow on this rainy Thursday afternoon. Thank you for your effort Sean much appreciated 👍.

  • @zdclan
    @zdclan Před 3 měsíci +6

    We love how you pronounced Bowie and Edinburgh 😋😉

  • @nancylipka2024
    @nancylipka2024 Před 3 měsíci

    Love the bit of information during the show .miss those..and loved today's fact

  • @MrFHLH
    @MrFHLH Před 3 měsíci +1

    Thank you Sean, another great quizz.

  • @4bearz2
    @4bearz2 Před 3 měsíci +3

    hawking today, H2O hydrogen and oxygen. great one again. you are doing a fantastic job, thank you

  • @3trilogy
    @3trilogy Před 3 měsíci +1

    At last!!! This is the first time making Einstein 44/50. There were no currenr events or logos on this quiz. My knowledge of trendy stuff is nonexistent. Bonus is H2O. Thank you, Sean.

  • @ismaildomeih1873
    @ismaildomeih1873 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Hydrogen and Oxygen combine to form water. Thanks for the quiz Mr Sean, I enjoyed it.

  • @nhmooytis7058
    @nhmooytis7058 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I use this site because I’m 72 and need reassurance I still have my marbles in the bag

  • @richarderickson8840
    @richarderickson8840 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Only got an Einstein today. Bonus Water H2O. Question #45 I always liked the statement, Ginger Rogers did the same thing as Fred Astaire, only backwards and in high heels.

  • @nurselibby96
    @nurselibby96 Před 3 měsíci

    Thanks for another good quiz, Sean. The bonus question is Hydron and oxygen. I got 45/50 right.

  • @user-wj3iu6zy4h
    @user-wj3iu6zy4h Před 26 dny

    45 correct - this was an easy one. Hydrogen and oxygen is the bonus.

  • @dancin4yeshua
    @dancin4yeshua Před 3 měsíci

    say 'la mar-say-yez'. love your quizzes. thanks.

  • @celinecadieux7559
    @celinecadieux7559 Před 3 měsíci

    H20. Hydrogen and oxygen. 41/50. Not bad foe a 7 week hiatus. As ever Sean, great quiz! Many thanks for keeping our brains sharp!

  • @joydavis7462
    @joydavis7462 Před 3 měsíci

    46/50 today Sean. Bonus: 2 Hydrogen and 1 Oxygen molecules.😊

  • @Ava-oc1dg
    @Ava-oc1dg Před 3 měsíci +2

    💚✌🏽Yes this was my best score. Thanks. H2O

  • @tiggeratl1
    @tiggeratl1 Před 3 měsíci

    My first time trying one of your quizzes and I got Hawking. This was so much fun. Thank you. The bonus is hydrogen and oxygen.

  • @melstiller8561
    @melstiller8561 Před 3 měsíci

    Bonus question: H2 O -- two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. My score: 45/50. Not too bad, but I certainly could have done a lot better. Thank you, Sean, for another very informative general knowledge quiz! Best regards from British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  • @rudibrissoni9293
    @rudibrissoni9293 Před 3 měsíci +1

    This is our first 50/50 Sean...
    You make the questione too simple.
    Me and my wife follow your quizzes since the first and we track the result since then.
    And as I tell just above, this is our first 50/50
    Btw, for the bonus question: who doesnt know the dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO)

  • @tedobannon6048
    @tedobannon6048 Před 3 měsíci

    45 out of 50 great quiz as usual

  • @BalderRazz
    @BalderRazz Před 3 měsíci +1

    I can see many people have a high score today.. So sadly not me who just become smarter then normal.. Thanks for Quiz.. ♥

  • @russellwalker1307
    @russellwalker1307 Před 3 měsíci +1

    WOW! Great quiz, Sean. I got 38 correct. I would answer the bonus question, but others beat me to the correct answer. 😀

  • @imraanbaron4734
    @imraanbaron4734 Před 3 měsíci

    Scored really well on this one .Thank you for making us sharp

  • @cakincaid4415
    @cakincaid4415 Před 3 měsíci

    Finally! 50/50 AND the bonus; hydrogen and oxygen. 🎉🎉🎆🎆🤸🏻‍♂🤸🏻‍♀

  • @lauracorriss9538
    @lauracorriss9538 Před 3 měsíci

    40/50 correct. My best to date. picture trivia was difficult. Bonus is hydrogen and oxygen, H2O. Fun quiz. As always, thanks, Sean.

    • @detormentis
      @detormentis  Před 3 měsíci

      Good score! Correct on the bonus!

  • @WorldHistorian1845
    @WorldHistorian1845 Před 3 měsíci

    Amazing, love the science!

  • @fpwrankin
    @fpwrankin Před 3 měsíci

    Another good quiz Sean. 4 wrong. Bonus - Hydrogenan and Oxygen, H2O

  • @cas5324
    @cas5324 Před 3 měsíci

    I'm in the Hawking group and the bonus question is hydrogen and oxygen. H20.

  • @hannahrosa5485
    @hannahrosa5485 Před měsícem

    45/50 TY

  • @fredeverett4340
    @fredeverett4340 Před 3 měsíci

    3 off the pace today. Bonus -water and it is raining too. 🐸

  • @rhodadavid8458
    @rhodadavid8458 Před 3 měsíci

    Waited for this episode Shaun. Thanks it was interesting

  • @SuperKatWorld
    @SuperKatWorld Před 3 měsíci

    I got Hawking 🤷🏻‍♀️ 🎉

  • @juliejohnson6472
    @juliejohnson6472 Před 3 měsíci

    43 right today. Hydrogen and oxygen.
    Funny lil story, I met Ginger Rogers! Working at a restaurant when I was a teenager. Still remember her order...cup of pea soup with sherry and half egg salad on white. I'd met plenty of rock stars by that time but never a Hollywood movie star. It was thrilling.
    ❤️🌎💚

  • @dianacanales2526
    @dianacanales2526 Před 3 měsíci

    Hello Sean! This was fun!! I managed 38/50; Bonus question answer is Hydrogen & Oxygen. Thank-you so much for this very enjoyable brain workout!😊🌿🌼🌷🥀🐝

  • @lazyhazeldaisy9596
    @lazyhazeldaisy9596 Před 3 měsíci

    41/50 not bad, thanks Sean.😀

  • @nicholasharvey1232
    @nicholasharvey1232 Před 3 měsíci

    45/50 today, despite overthinking question 36 and answering pho.

  • @DonatildaLobo-ie6lm
    @DonatildaLobo-ie6lm Před 2 měsíci

    Hydrogen and oxygen form water molecules. Got 28 questions right

  • @nancystowell4877
    @nancystowell4877 Před 2 měsíci

    Hydrogen & Oxygen & 49/50

  • @princesslupi4136
    @princesslupi4136 Před 3 měsíci

    43/50 Yeah! I've moved up a notch. Bonus: Hydrogen & Oxygen Thanks,Sean for sharing your humor,efforts and great content. 👍😊

    • @detormentis
      @detormentis  Před 3 měsíci

      Thank you for watching! Great score, and correct on the bonus question!

  • @Kiddman32
    @Kiddman32 Před 3 měsíci

    43/50, a minor improvement over what I've been scoring lately Hydrogen and Oxygen.

  • @AnneSanchez-vr3tr
    @AnneSanchez-vr3tr Před 3 měsíci

    40/50

  • @kjellno62
    @kjellno62 Před 3 měsíci +1

    USA does not have the second longest coastline. Norway has the second longest.

  • @janices6140
    @janices6140 Před 3 měsíci

    I missed 5. Hydrogen and oxygen combine to make water. Good quiz. I'm terrible in the picture section.😊

  • @anncata7368
    @anncata7368 Před 3 měsíci

    Hi Sean. Great quiz. I aced mixed trivia. Picture trivia my downfall but got 39/50 for a Hawking award. As for bonus question hydrogen and oxygen make up water H20

  • @steventurner197
    @steventurner197 Před 3 měsíci

    got 48

  • @originalsklaus
    @originalsklaus Před 3 měsíci

    41/50. Oxygen and Hydrogen.

  • @nhmooytis7058
    @nhmooytis7058 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I’m Einstein but with better hair 😇

  • @danawilliams6657
    @danawilliams6657 Před 3 měsíci

    44/50 H 20 hydrogen and oxygen. I did surprisingly well on the picture Trivia I usually don't LOL. it was much fun Is always. thank you Sean!👍🙂

    • @detormentis
      @detormentis  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Great score, and correct on the bonus! Nice opne!

  • @richardnoble5223
    @richardnoble5223 Před 3 měsíci

    Bonus answer I don't know 20/50 very hard quiz today

  • @adeliasylviapennaramos4614
    @adeliasylviapennaramos4614 Před 3 měsíci

    Where are you from, am curious. I am Brazilian and had a certain difficulty with your accent.
    Am proud to say I knew much more the quizz than I expected .

  • @nelsonx5326
    @nelsonx5326 Před 3 měsíci

    42 right.

  • @sunshinemerlot9790
    @sunshinemerlot9790 Před 3 měsíci

    Counting the bonus, 41/50/ Hawking Award of Wisdom. Bonus answer, Hydrogen and Oxygen.

  • @kirstymackenzie2437
    @kirstymackenzie2437 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Qu 12. Edinburgh is pronounced Edinburra. 13:03. But he did make a few movies with Rita too!

  • @lindalewis7098
    @lindalewis7098 Před 3 měsíci

    Hydrogen and Oxygen (H2O) is the answer to the bonus question. Thanks for sharing. 😊

    • @detormentis
      @detormentis  Před 3 měsíci

      Correct, and thank you for watching!

  • @KeatingChick
    @KeatingChick Před 3 měsíci

    45/50 bonus answer hydrogen and oxygen.

  • @joannayeo9545
    @joannayeo9545 Před 3 měsíci

    43/50. Thanks for the quiz Sean x

  • @Toadey2012
    @Toadey2012 Před 2 měsíci

    I freaked out when I saw Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (The picture you showed is Sr!!)

  • @vinnylee878
    @vinnylee878 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Say Edinburgh again 😆

  • @patmcgillhastings9657
    @patmcgillhastings9657 Před 3 měsíci

    2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen=water. I missed 1 question today. Fun quiz and interesting info on coastline of Canada and USA. I knew Canada had the longest coastline but was not aware that USA was second. I always learn something from your quizzes even if I get all of them right. Sometimes my answers are guesses....LOL

    • @detormentis
      @detormentis  Před 3 měsíci

      Excellent score, and correct on the bonus!

  • @JohnRandomness105
    @JohnRandomness105 Před 3 měsíci

    Bonus: hydrogen and oxygen.

  • @shyamalganguly3598
    @shyamalganguly3598 Před 3 měsíci

    Flemming award of intelligence and bonus answer is Oxygen and Hydrogen (35)

  • @carlashby6174
    @carlashby6174 Před 3 měsíci

    46/50

  • @tamarabomestar3256
    @tamarabomestar3256 Před měsícem

    42/59😊😊😊😊🎉 hydrogen and oxygen

  • @EdwardKelly-vi9sg
    @EdwardKelly-vi9sg Před 3 měsíci

    HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN...41/50

  • @sarahchappell5814
    @sarahchappell5814 Před měsícem

    Tried today on my own as I’m away and I normally do this with my partner 47/50. Water is made up of 2 parts hydrogen to 1 part oxygen.

  • @gailmrutland6508
    @gailmrutland6508 Před 3 měsíci

    *45 , Hydrogen and Oxygen.*

  • @philia12
    @philia12 Před 3 měsíci +2

    A quote by Geert Wilders.......hero in The Netherlands.

    • @susanlynch1966
      @susanlynch1966 Před měsícem

      A far right wing fascist to everybody else.

  • @CaptHollister
    @CaptHollister Před 3 měsíci

    44/50 and Hydrogen and Oxygen

  • @nbenefiel
    @nbenefiel Před 3 měsíci

    The trick is to answer the question before the possible answers appear.

  • @rheffner3
    @rheffner3 Před 3 měsíci

    Great quiz as usual. Easy as usual as it is multiple choice. I missed one. The picture one where I said it was a donut. Shit. But it sure looked liked a donut to me.

    • @detormentis
      @detormentis  Před 3 měsíci

      It is actually a donut, but of the Italian variety, hence the name..

  • @louise83
    @louise83 Před 3 měsíci

    46/50 & H2O (2hydrogen 1oxygen)

  • @keepitreal665
    @keepitreal665 Před 3 měsíci

    41 quiz gang,one of my best scores.

  • @pzkw6759
    @pzkw6759 Před 3 měsíci

    40/50 hydrogen and oxygen

    • @detormentis
      @detormentis  Před 3 měsíci

      Good score, and correct on the bonus!

  • @Thato-fo9iq
    @Thato-fo9iq Před 3 měsíci

    Hydrogen and oxygen

  • @Kiddman32
    @Kiddman32 Před 3 měsíci

    Q: "What do you call a male chicken that has been castrated or neutered?" A: Insulted.

  • @susanwebber9247
    @susanwebber9247 Před 3 měsíci

    EINSTEIN AWARD but I have no idea about the Bonus Quesrion

  • @Ambassador_Gkar
    @Ambassador_Gkar Před 3 měsíci

    I was looking to have my best ever result, but round 5 killed me.
    The same two elements that form hydrogen peroxide: hydrogen & oxygen.

  • @lesilemccravy5172
    @lesilemccravy5172 Před 3 měsíci

    I got Oppenheimer award for cleverness answer is hydrogen and oxygen

  • @23Josilee
    @23Josilee Před 3 měsíci

    LOL, Einstein as usual ! H2O.

  • @toni4729
    @toni4729 Před 2 měsíci

    I think the majority of the world call them donuts.

  • @ShaneBaker
    @ShaneBaker Před 3 měsíci

    48/50! :-) H2O

  • @toni4729
    @toni4729 Před 2 měsíci

    Water is Oxygen and Hydrogen.

  • @ackerjawaka4742
    @ackerjawaka4742 Před 3 měsíci

    40 😜

  • @Dr_piFrog
    @Dr_piFrog Před 3 měsíci

    Einstein (hydrogen and oxygen) -- Question for you: What is deuterium oxide?

  • @nagaxplorer2022
    @nagaxplorer2022 Před 3 měsíci

    39

  • @pmt7335
    @pmt7335 Před 3 měsíci

    47 oxygen and hydrogen

  • @martinjohnfox
    @martinjohnfox Před 2 měsíci

    Miranda rights. Not miranda warning

  • @deborahbata2460
    @deborahbata2460 Před 3 měsíci

    hydrogen and oxygen

  • @pugowner1347
    @pugowner1347 Před 3 měsíci

    Bonus question answer - Hydrogen and Oxygen. H2O
    Incidentally, H2O2 is Hydrogen Peroxide.

  • @jefftrag1956
    @jefftrag1956 Před 3 měsíci

    My bests score yet 48. If I know the bonus question I take away one wrong answer. Is that the way you intended it?

    • @gbone7581
      @gbone7581 Před 3 měsíci

      Yes, but add 1 to the number of questions!

  • @harmoniefaerielove
    @harmoniefaerielove Před 3 měsíci

    46 . Cannot believe how quick it's passed since mega quiz 100 ..
    By the way it is pronouned Edin( Bruh ) not burg ...😅

  • @jessbarnes8521
    @jessbarnes8521 Před 2 měsíci

    First question- where is my accent from?

  • @ahtor0383
    @ahtor0383 Před 3 měsíci

    Hydrogen oxygen

  • @mdee9337
    @mdee9337 Před 3 měsíci

    Einstein

  • @jessbarnes8521
    @jessbarnes8521 Před 2 měsíci

    Oh dear- thought I would do better. 44/50. Hydrogen and oxygen make water.

  • @inspectorcal
    @inspectorcal Před měsícem

    where the hell is eden burg?

  • @user-vk8nb4ck8n
    @user-vk8nb4ck8n Před 2 měsíci

    Scotland has a new capital 😂