Celebrate life’s journey with 40 engaging senior trivia questions. Whether you’re a senior, caregiver, or curious about life’s lessons, these questions spark conversations and mental workouts.
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Senior Trivia
#1. Which ocean is the largest by area?
#2. What is the capital city of Canada?
#3. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
#4. Who is the author of “War and Peace”?
#5. What is the capital city of Australia?
#6. What is the term for the large-scale economic collapse that occurred in the 1930s?
#7. Which US president delivered the Gettysburg Address?
#8. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
#9. Who was the leader of the civil rights movement in the United States?
#10. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
#11. Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
#12. What is the chemical symbol for carbon?
#13. What is the currency of Japan?
#14. What is the chemical symbol for water?
#15. What is the world’s largest continent by land area?
#16. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
#17. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
#18. What is the name of the iconic mountain in South Dakota with the faces of four US presidents?
#19. In which year did World War I end?
#20. What is the smallest prime number?
#21. In which year did the United States declare independence from Britain?
#22. Which famous speech begins with “I have a dream”?
#23. Which mountain range is home to the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest?
#24. What is the name of the famous ship that sank in 1912?
#25. Who is the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
#26. Who painted the famous artwork “Starry Night”?
#27. What is the national flower of Japan?
#28. What is the capital city of France?
#29. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
#30. Which continent is known as the “Dark Continent”?
#31. What is the chemical symbol for helium?
#32. Who is known for his theory of relativity?
#33. Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
#35. Who wrote the novel “Moby-Dick”?
#36. What is the national flower of the United States?
#37. Who wrote “Pride and Prejudice”?
#38. What is the chemical symbol for silver?
#39. Which famous scientist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
#40. What is the capital city of Spain?
#41. What is the chemical symbol for iron?
