General Knowledge
Expensive or Cheap? Quiz
Printer ink vs human blood — can you guess which costs more? The answers will shock you.
Printer ink vs human blood — can you guess which costs more? The answers will shock you.
Did you know that printer ink costs more per gallon than vintage Dom Perignon champagne? Or that a single gram of saffron can rival the price of gold? The world of pricing is full of jaw-dropping surprises. From everyday items hiding shocking markups to luxury goods that cost less than you think, this quiz puts your price intuition to the ultimate test with 50 mind-bending comparisons.
Each round presents 10 randomized questions from a pool of 50, with four multiple-choice options and instant feedback after every answer. You'll see surprising price facts and comparisons that will change the way you look at the things around you. Your final score comes with a performance tier and shareable results.
You'll discover which everyday items have outrageous hidden markups, how auction records have shattered expectations for everything from sneakers to Pokemon cards, why certain spices cost more than precious metals, what the most expensive painting, car, and domain name ever sold were, and how the cost of living varies wildly from Monaco to rural America.
Scorpion venom is often cited as the most expensive liquid, valued at roughly $39 million per gallon. It is used in medical research for conditions like cancer, arthritis, and heart disease. Other extremely expensive liquids include horseshoe crab blood (~$60,000 per quart), printer ink (~$12,000 per gallon), and human blood (~$1,500 per gallon).
Some of the most marked-up everyday items include printer ink (up to 10,000% markup), movie theater popcorn (roughly 1,275% markup), bottled water (often 2,000% more than tap), greeting cards, college textbooks, and prescription eyeglass frames. The raw materials in many of these products cost a tiny fraction of the retail price.
Saffron costs $5,000 to $10,000 per pound because it must be harvested entirely by hand. Each crocus flower produces only three tiny stigmas (the saffron threads), and it takes roughly 75,000 flowers to yield a single pound of saffron. The harvest window is just a few weeks per year, and the flowers must be picked at dawn before they wilt.
Last updated: March 2026