Increase general knowledge by simply taking GK test and answering general knowledge questions. The benefits of being knowledgeable about general facts and information is that when someone ask you about it, you can answer the person immediately. You can talk smartly than other people because you have more knowledge than them.
Let this page help and guide you on how to increase general knowledge. These are common ways. If you want to add other useful tips, leave them in the comment box after you read this post.
Should an adult take GK questions? YES of course. Why? If your kids or your grand kids ask you which company is owned by Bill Gates, can you answer them? Hey, a kid can ask about Bill Gates. Who knows, their dream was to become like him, the world’s richest person someday.
There are list of Example of General Knowledge Questions with answers you can read today. Read them one by one again and again so that when someone ask you those questions, you will sound smart person.
Answering General Knowledge Questions
Start having fun with general knowledge trivia questions. You can find a lot of these questions online. There are types of GK questions suitable for kids, teenagers and for adults. Start answering easy general knowledge questions with answers for you to remember all important facts. Example of GK questions are as follows;
- Which US state is named on the label of a Jack Daniels bottle? Tennessee
- In which county of the UK is Bramber Castle? West Sussex
- The song Luck be a Lady features in which musical? Guys and Dolls
- Which country is known as the Pearl of Africa? Uganda (supposedly coined by Winston Churchill..)
- Kodiak Island is in which US state? Alaska
- In which year did Henry VIII become King of England? 1509
- What type of animal is a Kolinsky? Weasel
Taking General Knowledge Test
Take this simple GK test with answers. It will increase your general knowledge.
| General Knowledge Questions | Answers |
| Where can you find London bridge today | USA ( Arizona ) |
| King Zog ruled which country | Albania |
| Where in your body is your patella | Knee ( it’s the kneecap ) |
| Who was the King of Swing | Benny Goodman |
| If you has caries who would you consult | Dentist – its tooth decay |
| Which leader died in St Helena | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Who has won the most Oscars | Walt Disney |
| What is the currency of Austria | Schilling |
| Who painted The Haywain | John Constable |
| What is a Winston Churchill | Cigar |
| What kind of food is Cullan Skink | Fish |
| If you had rubella what would you have caught | German Measles |
| Which country do Sinologists study | China |
| Who ran through the streets naked crying Eureka | Archimedes |
| Which German word means lightning war used in WW2 | Blitzkrieg |
| What was the first James Bond film | Dr No |
| Where in France do claret wines come from | Bordeaux |
| If someone said they were from Hellas – which country | Greece |
| What was invented by Dr Edward Land in 1947 | Polaroid |
| In what industry did John Davidson Rockefeller get rich | Oil |
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The general knowledge questions and answers can download for free by visiting Keloo. The questions are all in English Language but they can be suitable for all learners (kids, teenagers, adults).
Reading General Knowledge Books
It was 2011 when I started reading GK books. I prefer to read history books. History of America, World War, World History, etc. Here are the example of books to increase knowledge. Some of these books can be use when taking competitive exams. If your language is not English (maybe you are Tagalog, Korean, Spanish or Hindu), you can check online. These books will help you get additional information about the facts, trivia for almost everything.
| A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback) by Bill Bryson | 2003 |
| What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover) by Randall Munroe | 2014 |
| The Book of General Ignorance (Hardcover) by John Lloyd | 2006 |
| The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback) by Malcolm Gladwell |
2000 |
| An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn’t (Hardcover) by Judy Jones |
1987 |
| Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback) by Malcolm Gladwell |
2005 |
| Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Freakonomics, #1) by Steven D. Levitt |
2005 |
| Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover) by Malcolm Gladwell |
2008 |
| Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback) by Jared Diamond |
1997 |
| Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Paperback) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb |
2001 |
| The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century (Hardcover) by Thomas L. Friedman |
2005 |
The Final Answer: How to Increase General Knowledge
You need to read many books if you want increase your general knowledge. Diffrent books such as novels, TIME, Forbes Magazines, Entrepreneur Magazines or any type of business and financial magazines can help you increase your knowledge. Another way is to watch TV shows, local news, international news and documented film. Also, doing a difficult to guess crosswords (that requires intensive research) can help you increase your general knowledge.
In my opinion, it is easy to increase general knowledge if you read many books and answer different GK questions. Want to add more general knowledge questions? Write them in the comment box below.
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