Calling all photography quizzers, see how fast you can finish my general knowledge camera quiz!

Camera lens studio image with question mark
(Image credit: Future)

The beauty of my general knowledge quiz is the sheer variety of topics that it covers – I bet you didn’t think a photography quiz would include a question about noble gases! But a laymen’s knowledge of chemistry will only get you so far.

I also cover Hollywood actors, photography greats and technical questions like the resolution of cinema 4K (think about that one carefully). So, if you’ve got a few minutes to spare and are interested in finding out how much you really know about photography, scroll down and answer the multiple-choice questions below.

E365835 03: Drew Barrymore turns the tables on photographers after the ShoWest Awards in Las Vegas, NV, March 10, 2000. Barrymore took the award for "Comedy Star of the Year."

Name the Charlie’s Angels star with a camera (Image credit: Getty Images / Brenda Chase / Stringer)

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If you're looking for more photography brainteasers, check out another of my general knowledge quizzes. If you'd like a more technical challenge, here’s a quiz on the exposure triangle. And for visual quizzers, see if you can guess the camera.

Mike Harris
How To Editor

Mike studied photography at college, honing his Adobe Photoshop skills and learning to work in the studio and darkroom. After a few years writing for various publications, he headed to the ‘Big Smoke’ to work on Wex Photo Video’s award-winning content team, before transitioning back to print as Technique Editor (later Deputy Editor) on N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine.

With bylines in Digital Camera, PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, Practical Photography, Digital Photographer, iMore, and TechRadar, he’s a fountain of photography and consumer tech knowledge, making him a top tutor for techniques on cameras, lenses, tripods, filters, and more. His expertise extends to everything from portraits and landscapes to abstracts and architecture to wildlife and, yes, fast things going around race tracks...

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