All-Around Genius Quiz

  1. Developed by: Steven Brown

So you think you're a genius...your friends consider you one...you boast about being one... but are you really...a GENIUS?...Find out now!...

Question 1: What does 2+2*3/4 equal?
3
2
11
4
3.5

Question 2: What is the verb in this sentence?
is
sentence
verb
this
what

Question 3: Who was known as the Scourge of God?
The Pope
Saladin
Genghis Khan
Tamerlane
Attila the Hun

Question 4: What was the only battle Attila the Hun ever lost?
The Siege of Constantinople
The Battle for the Sajo Bridge
The Siege of Rome
The Battle of the Catalonian Fields
The Siege of Jerusalem

Question 5: What word can come before field, front, and axe to create new words?
Instrument
Chess
Farm
Battle
Center

Question 6: What is Tim Burton's latest film?
Corpse Bride
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Santa Clause

Question 7: What is the longest word in the English language?
ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISMISTIANITE
TETRAMETHYLDIAMINOBENZHYDRYLPHOSPHINOUSACIDS
PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS
DIMETHYLAMIDOPHENYLDIMETHYLPYRAZOLONE
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALODICIOUS

Question 8: What two Noble Gases have the highest and lowest boiling points?
Helium and Radon
Helium and Krypton
Helium and Neon
Helium and Xenon
Helium and Argon

Question 9: In music, what term tells the musician to play very loud"
Pianissimo
Piano
Rest
Fortissimo
Forte

Question 10: What fictional creature from Harry Potter is also called a "cockatrice"?
Hippogriff
Basilisk
House elf
Doxy
Phoenix

Question 11: What ancient city in Egypt was also the name of a weapon?
Heliopolis
Giza
Thebes
Memphis
Cairo

Question 12: What do the French words "coup d'etat" symbolize in English?
Thirst
An overthrow of an oppressive government
Oppression
Hunger
Vengeance

Question 13: What sport was once played with a peach and a bucket?
Baseball
Basketball
Tennis
Football
Hockey

Question 14: What is the square root of the cube root of 64?
4
2
8
32
16

Question 15: Which of these cities were ever capitals of the US?
New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC
Washington, DC, New York City, and Pittsburg
Albany, Harrisburg, and Washington, DC
None of the answers are true
York, Walla Walla, and Albany

Question 16: Which of these was NOT a wonder of the ancient world?
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Pyramids
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Sphinx

Question 17: Complete this sentence: "The sun never ___ on the _______ Empire."
set; English
rose; British
set; British
I'm supposed to know this HOW!
shone; English

Question 18: What was a jihad?
A Muslim holy war similar to the Christian crusade
A Turkish delicacy similar to a falafel
A part of the life of a ferret
A city in Assyria before the Persians plundered it
A kind of horse from the Russian steppes

Question 19: Usually, what is the largest part, in square inches, of a computer?
The Chip
The CPU
The Keyboard
The Monitor
The Mouse

Question 20: What are the four Roman gods to also be planets and chemical elements?
Aphrodite, Apollo, Zeus, and Ares
Mercury, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars
Earth, Moon, stars, and Sun
Helios, Gaia, Poseidon, and Hades

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