We are in lockdown again - so quizzes are back on the agenda.

With pubs and restaurants closed again, people are using quizzes as a way to bring families and friends together on zoom calls.

The good news is if it's your turn to ask the questions, we have your backs. We have come up with 50 general knowledge quiz questions which you can use or just test yourselves.

They range from politics to sport, geography, history, you name it.

The questions are below and answers further down so have a go and let us know how you get on at the BirminghamLive Facebook page.

Try more of our quizzes - 40 questions from The Chase.

Good luck!

General knowledge questions

  1. Who is the new vice president of the US?
  2. What is the real name of The Vixen on ITV's The Chase?
  3. What is a baby rabbit called?
  4. Which band created the late-1980s classic There She Goes ?
  5. Which US actor plays the title character in the movie franchise 'Deadpool'?
  6. What is the capital of Peru?
  7. Joseph Smith Jr. founded which religious movement?
  8. What is the first name of the presenter of 'Beadle's About!', an ITV practical jokes programme which ran from 1986 to 1996?
  9. Who is the current England test cricket captain?
  10. Which London football club plays at Loftus road?
  11. Who did Queen Elizabeth II surpass as Britain's longest serving monarch in September 2015?
  12. Who stars alongside Will Smith in the Bad Boys movies?
  13. Which is the eighth and furthest-known planet from the sun in the solar system?
  14. Which mammal has the largest brain by weight, a human or a sperm whale?
  15. Which club does former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho manage now?
  16. Coco, Cars and Inside Out are all films produced by which US animated film company?
  17. Name the missing Black Country borough - Sandwell, Dudley, Wolverhampton and ____?
  18. Sandie Shaw won which European music event in 1967 with 'Puppet on a String'?
  19. In which century did Charlotte Brontë write 'Jane Eyre'?
  20. 'S. O. S.' is a common example of which electrical telegraph communication system?
  21. Which Conservative MP became 'Leader of the House' in July 2019?
  22. 'The Chronicles of Narnia' is a children's book series written by which author?
  23. Which first name is shared by Cricketer Flintoff and Tennis player Murray?
  24. Name the local pub in Coronation Street
  25. Who presented the original Through The Keyhole?
  26. What is the name of the paper company where the UK version of The Office is based?
  27. What was the name of Guns N Roses' famous debut album?
  28. The Merry Hill Shopping Centre is in which Midland town?
  29. Which famous British figure died on 24 January 1965?
  30. How much of the human body is water?
  31. Where would you find the Sea of Tranquility?
  32. Who is the missing member of the original Queen band? Freddie Mercury, Brian May, _____ _____ and John Deacon.
  33. What was the first song ever played in space?
  34. What is Vic Reeves' real name?
  35. In Greek mythology, Perseus slays which monster with snakes for hair?
  36. What is England's largest county with no coastline?
  37. What is the Queen's surname?
  38. How many pounds are in a stone?
  39. Who is the new host of Great British Bake Off alongside Noel Fielding?
  40. What is the capital of Turkey?
  41. Z and which other letter are worth the most in Scrabble?
  42. Vanilla comes from what flowers?
  43. In long-running cartoon The Simpsons, what’s the name of Aunt Selma’s sister?
  44. What colour is found on 75% of the world’s flags?
  45. Who sung the timeless track Walk On By?
  46. What was Sri Lanka called before the country's name changed in 1972?
  47. Whose record for Formula 1 wins has Lewis Hamilton claimed?
  48. Who played Mr Pink in the film Reservoir Dogs?
  49. Who shot Martin Luther King?
  50. Who is the Aston Villa captain?

Answers

  1. Kamala Harris
  2. Jenny Ryan
  3. A kit
  4. The La's
  5. Ryan Reynolds
  6. Lima
  7. Mormonism
  8. Jeremy
  9. Joe Root
  10. Queens Park Rangers
  11. Queen Victoria
  12. Martin Laurence
  13. Neptune
  14. A sperm whale
  15. Tottenham Hotspur
  16. Pixar
  17. Walsall
  18. Eurovision Song Contest
  19. 19th Century
  20. Morse Code
  21. Jacob Rees-Mogg
  22. CS Lewis
  23. Andrew
  24. The Rover's Return
  25. David Frost
  26. Wernham Hogg
  27. Appetite for Destruction
  28. Dudley
  29. Winston Churchill
  30. 60%
  31. The Moon
  32. Roger Taylor
  33. Jingle Bells
  34. Jim Moir
  35. Medusa
  36. Shropshire
  37. Windsor
  38. 14
  39. Matt Lucas
  40. Ankara
  41. Q
  42. Orchids
  43. Patty
  44. Red
  45. Dionne Warwick
  46. Michael Schumacher
  47. Ralph Fiennes
  48. Steve Buscemi
  49. James Earl Ray
  50. Jack Grealish