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Corporate trivia question bank
Thirty general-knowledge and workplace trivia questions with four options, the correct answer and a one-line fun fact, plus a difficulty tag. Mix them into a live quiz and add your own company questions at the end.
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Who it is for
- Corporate event managers hosting a quiz at an annual meet
- HR and L&D leads running an engagement quiz
- Quiz hosts who need extra questions at short notice
How to use it
- Choose a mix: about a third easy, half medium and the rest hard to separate the leaders.
- Add six to eight company-specific questions so the quiz feels like yours.
- Check each fact against a current source before the event, as some answers change.
- Set the timer to fifteen to twenty seconds per question and show the answer after each.
The contents
| Question | Option A | Option B | Option C | Option D | Answer | Level | Fun fact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Which planet is closest to the Sun | Venus | Mercury | Mars | Earth | B | Easy | A year on Mercury lasts 88 Earth days. |
| What is the capital of Australia | Sydney | Melbourne | Canberra | Perth | C | Easy | Canberra was purpose-built as the capital. |
| Who wrote the Indian national anthem | Bankim Chandra | Rabindranath Tagore | Sarojini Naidu | Premchand | B | Easy | It was first sung in 1911. |
| Which is the largest ocean | Atlantic | Indian | Arctic | Pacific | D | Easy | It covers about a third of the Earth’s surface. |
| How many players are on a football team on the field | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | C | Easy | Each side fields eleven players. |
| Which gas do plants absorb | Oxygen | Carbon dioxide | Nitrogen | Helium | B | Easy | They release oxygen in return. |
| What does CEO stand for | Chief Executive Officer | Central Executive Operator | Chief Employment Officer | Core Executive Owner | A | Easy | The title became common in the 20th century. |
| Which city is known as the Pink City | Jodhpur | Udaipur | Jaipur | Bikaner | C | Easy | Painted pink in 1876 to welcome a visitor. |
| In which year did India win its first cricket World Cup | 1975 | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | B | Medium | The final was played at Lord’s. |
| Which Indian city hosts the Gateway of India | Chennai | Kolkata | Mumbai | Goa | C | Medium | It was completed in 1924. |
| What is the currency of Japan | Yuan | Won | Yen | Ringgit | C | Medium | The yen has been used since 1871. |
| Who painted the Mona Lisa | Raphael | Leonardo da Vinci | Michelangelo | Van Gogh | B | Medium | It hangs in the Louvre in Paris. |
| Which is the longest river in India by length within the country | Yamuna | Ganga | Godavari | Brahmaputra | B | Medium | It flows about 2,500 kilometres. |
| What does GDP stand for | Gross Domestic Product | General Domestic Price | Gross Demand Product | Global Domestic Profit | A | Medium | It measures output of a country. |
| Which element has the chemical symbol Fe | Fluorine | Iron | Francium | Fermium | B | Medium | The symbol comes from the Latin ferrum. |
| Which festival is called the festival of lights | Holi | Diwali | Onam | Baisakhi | B | Medium | It marks the return of Rama in tradition. |
| Which company launched the App Store in 2008 | Nokia | Apple | Samsung | Blackberry | B | Medium | It opened with about 500 apps. |
| How many days does a leap year have | 364 | 365 | 366 | 367 | C | Medium | February gains a 29th day. |
| What is the name of the Indian space agency | DRDO | ISRO | BARC | NASA | B | Medium | It was founded in 1969. |
| Which sport uses the term love | Badminton | Tennis | Golf | Hockey | B | Medium | It means a score of zero. |
| Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA | Britain | Spain | France | Italy | C | Hard | It was dedicated in 1886. |
| Which is the smallest country by area | Monaco | Vatican City | Malta | San Marino | B | Hard | It covers about 0.44 square kilometres. |
| Who is known as the Missile Man of India | Vikram Sarabhai | APJ Abdul Kalam | Homi Bhabha | Satish Dhawan | B | Hard | He later became President of India. |
| What is the SI unit of force | Joule | Pascal | Newton | Watt | C | Hard | It is named after Isaac Newton. |
| In which year was the Reserve Bank of India established | 1925 | 1935 | 1947 | 1950 | B | Hard | It began operations on 1 April 1935. |
| Which language has the most native speakers in the world | English | Hindi | Mandarin Chinese | Spanish | C | Hard | Counted by native speakers, Mandarin leads. |
| What is the name of the world’s tallest building | Burj Khalifa | Shanghai Tower | Merdeka 118 | Taipei 101 | A | Hard | It is in Dubai and opened in 2010. |
| Which mathematician is associated with zero as a number in India | Aryabhata | Brahmagupta | Ramanujan | Bhaskara | B | Hard | He set rules for zero in 628 CE. |
| Which currency is used in Switzerland | Euro | Swiss franc | Krone | Pound | B | Hard | Switzerland is not in the eurozone. |
| Fill in your company question here | Option A | Option B | Option C | Option D | Add | Company | Add a fun fact from your history. |
Where it has been used
Modelled on live quizzes at annual meets, where a host switched questions on from the stage and a leaderboard followed.
Questions people ask
How many questions make a good quiz?
Ten to fifteen. Longer quizzes lose people who are out of the running. Offer a bonus round near the end so players can still catch up, and keep the total under twenty minutes.
Should I mix company and general questions?
Yes. General questions help everyone take part, while company questions reward those who know the business. A mix of roughly three general to one company question works well.
How do I stop people searching online?
Short timers help, along with questions about your company or about the room. You can also make the quiz team-based, so nobody has time to look things up while debating.
Want this running inside your event app?
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