General knowledge quiz
President, prime minister, pope or moonwalker?
Names from US presidents, UK prime ministers since 1900, popes since 1900 and the twelve people who walked on the Moon come up one at a time. Press the right box for each. A round is 30 names.
- Format
- Sort into groups
- Items
- 30 to sort
- Limit
- 1:30
- Level
- Easy
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
A fresh 30 of the 80 each time. Today's first round is the same for everyone.
- Items
- 30
- Groups
- 4
- Time limit
- 1:30
- A miss
- Shows the answer, then moves on
- Each name appears in turn. Click its list, or press its number.
- The groups never move, so the number keys are quick.
- Skip (0) sends a prompt to the back of the queue.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Press the group each name belongs to. The groups appear when you start.
About this quiz
Every name is read from a list Ribbia already holds, and a name that sits on two of these lists is never dealt, so each one has a single right box.
- A wrong pick shows the right group for a moment and the round moves on.
- The full run plays all 80 names with its own best score.
- The first round of the day is the same for everyone.
Sources
- [1]National Archives. US Presidents in the Census Records.
- [2]The White House. Presidents.
- [3]GOV.UK. Past Prime Ministers.
- [4]GOV.UK. Prime Minister.
- [5]The Holy See. Pontiffs.
- [6]NASA. The Apollo Program.
- [7]NASA. Apollo Missions.
Note on the data. The names are read from the lists behind other Ribbia quizzes and shared data (US presidents; UK prime ministers since 1900; Popes since 1900; People who walked on the Moon), each checked against the publisher named here on or before 3 October 2026. Names on more than one of the lists are left out by the code, and the tests look every name up again.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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