General&Cultural Knowled
1. What is the capital city of Australia?
a) Sydney
b) Canberra
c) Melbourne
d) Brisbane
b) Canberra
Which Colombian artist released the 2021 album Origen, paying tribute to Latin American classics?
a) Carlos Vives
b) Juanes
c) Fonseca
d) Andrés Cepeda
Juanes
What is the smallest country in the world?
a) Monaco
b) Vatican City
c) Liechtenstein
d) San Marino
Vatican City
What traditional Colombian dance is known for its colorful skirts and cumbia rhythm?
a) Mapalé
b) Joropo
c) Cumbia
d) Salsa choke
Cumbia
2. Which language has the most native speakers in the world?
a) English
b) Mandarin Chinese
c) Spanish
d) Hindi
Mandarin Chinese
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
a) Marie Curie
b) Rosalind Franklin
c) Mother Teresa
d) Ada Lovelace
Marie Curie
How many bones are there in the adult human body?
a) 196
b) 206
c) 216
d) 226
206
As of 2025, who are the most-followed people on Instagram (male and female)?
a) Lionel Messi and Kylie Jenner
b) Cristiano Ronaldo and Selena Gomez
c) Khaby Lame and Taylor Swift
d) Neymar Jr. and Kim Kardashian
Cristiano Ronaldo and Selena Gomez
3. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a) Leonardo da Vinci
b) Michelangelo
c) Pablo Picasso
d) Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
What is the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl?
a) Hedwig
b) Crookshanks
c) Scabbers
d) Errol
Hedwig
What color is at the top of a rainbow?
a) Blue
b) Yellow
c) Red
d) Violet
Red
Which generation is generally defined as people born between 1981 and 1996?
a) Generation X
b) Millennials (Generation Y)
c) Generation Z
d) Generation Alpha
Millennials (Generation Y)
4. What is the world’s largest ocean?
a) Atlantic
b) Indian
c) Arctic
d) Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Which singer is known as the “Queen of Pop”?
a) Madonna
b) Beyoncé
c) Lady Gaga
d) Britney Spears
Madonna
Who discovered penicillin?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Alexander Fleming
c) Albert Einstein
d) Louis Pasteur
Alexander Fleming
In terms of digital behavior, which generation is often described as “digital natives”—those who grew up entirely with smartphones, social media, and on-demand entertainment?
a) Generation X
b) Generation Y
c) Generation Z
d) Generation Alpha
Generation Z
5. During El Bogotazo in 1948, which historical figure’s death triggered the riots?
a) Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
b) Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
c) Alfonso López Pumarejo
d) Laureano Gómez
a) Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
What is the longest-running TV show in the world?
a) The Simpsons
b) Doctor Who
c) Friends
d) Sesame Street
Doctor Who
Which country is credited with inventing sushi?
a) China
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) Thailand
b) Japan
Which European region speaks Euskera, a language unrelated to any other in the world?
a) Catalonia
b) Galicia
c) The Basque Country
d) Andorra
c) The Basque Country