General knowledge quiz
5 by 5: general knowledge II
25 buttons, 5 groups, 5 picks each. The bank mixes state capitals, James Bond films, NBA teams, geological periods and Arabic letters.
- Format
- Pick for each group
- Items
- 25 to pick
- Limit
- 2:05
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Groups
- 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
- Bank
- 25 name buttons
- Time limit
- 2:05
- A miss
- Costs that group one slot
- Every group is on the board. Click a group (or press its number), then click the bank buttons that belong to it.
- When a group is full the next open one takes over. A wrong pick stays in the bank: it belongs somewhere else.
- Start with the groups you are sure of; what is left helps with the rest.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Pick the 5 that belong to each group. The groups and the bank appear when you start.
About this quiz
Every group is a list Ribbia has already checked for one of its other quizzes. The 25 bank buttons are dealt from those lists, and a name that appears on two of them is never used.
- All groups are on the board at once: fill them in any order.
- A wrong pick fills one of that group's slots with a cross. The item stays in the bank, because it belongs to another group.
- At the end the board shows where every wrong pick really belongs.
Sources
- [1]National Archives (George W. Bush White House archive). State capitals quiz.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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