General Knowledge Quiz for Friends: 10 Game-Night Questions

Bring everyone into the game with ten easy-to-medium questions on animals, music, books, sport and everyday knowledge. A friendly warm-up for a small gathering, family game night or team break. Allow around 8–10 minutes, including answer reveals. Most questions are multiple choice, with a true-or-false question, a select-all question and an ordering challenge. Host it as it is, or duplicate it and add a round about your own group.

Questions

Answers stay hidden until you play.

1. In chess, which piece must you checkmate to win the game?
2. Which instrument is normally played using a row of black and white keys?
3. How many minutes are in a quarter of an hour?
4. Which sport uses a shuttlecock?
5. An adult butterfly is an insect with six legs.
6. Who wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?
7. Which TWO of these are string instruments? Select both.
8. How many square faces does a cube have?
9. Which of these animals is a mammal?
10. Put these months in calendar order, starting with the earliest in the year.