This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1012 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1012 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a muntjack? A) Pig. B) Rabbit. C) Chicken. D) Deer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deer. 2. On 30 April 2019 Emperor Akihito of Japan did what? A) Abdicated. B) Married a commoner. C) Travelled outside Japan. D) Walked round public streets to shake hands with the public. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abdicated. 3. What 2007 film is an over-the-top send-up of action movies, featuring a large amount of violence (including killing by carrots), starring Clive Owen, Monica Bellucci & Paul Giamatti? A) Shoot 'Em Up. B) Go Hard. C) Ka-Blam!!. D) Fire Now!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shoot 'Em Up. 4. Which library opened its reading room to the public in 1609, the second public library in Europe to do so? A) The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford. B) Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy. C) The Library at La Sorbonne University, Paris. D) Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy. 5. In what decade was the Korean War? A) 1970s. B) 1940s. C) 1960s. D) 1950s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1950s. 6. David Palmer, Amr Shabana, Thierry Lincou and Ramy Ashour have been World Open Champions in which sport in this century? A) Squash. B) Badminton. C) Tennis. D) Golf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Squash. 7. In 1846, using mathematical predictions by French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier, German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle became the first person to observe which planet? A) Uranus. B) Saturn. C) Neptune. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neptune. 8. Tigray, which became particularly prominent in international news in 2020 and 2021, is a region in the north of which country? A) Kenya. B) Ethiopia. C) Eritrea. D) Nigeria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethiopia. 9. What meaning of "share" is most relevant to the treatment of fields in agriculture? A) Apportion. B) Divide or cut. C) Mark boundaries. D) Combine with neighbours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divide or cut. 10. French physicist and engineer Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788-1827) contributed significantly to the establishment of what theory? A) Quantum thermodynamics. B) Wave optics. C) Gravitational lensing. D) Black-body radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wave optics. 11. The Tyrol is a region in which mountain range? A) Pyrenees. B) Alps. C) Rockies. D) Andes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alps. 12. Michael Perham (England), Jessica Watson (Australia) and Laura Dekker (New Zealand/The Netherlands) in, respectively, 2009, 2010 and 2012 became internationally known as what? A) Youngest to captain their country's representative weightlifting teams. B) The youngest person to sail solo around the world. C) Oldest to medal in hang gliding World Championships. D) Overall winners of the Mathematics Olympiad for Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The youngest person to sail solo around the world. 13. The state of Indiana borders which Great Lake? A) Erie. B) Michigan. C) Superior. D) Ontario. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Michigan. 14. What is someone allergic to if they have coeliac disease? A) Gram flour. B) Soya beans. C) Gluten. D) Arrowroot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gluten. 15. Who was known as "the last of the red hot Mamas" ? A) Mae West. B) Sophie Tucker. C) Ethel Merman. D) Ma Rainey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sophie Tucker. 16. Which tyre company produces a hotel and restaurant guide? A) Kumho. B) Falken. C) Pirelli. D) Michelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michelin. 17. Historically, silicosis was recognised as a common industrial disease of which of these professions? A) Painter. B) Miner. C) Electrician. D) Stone mason. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stone mason. 18. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago at its nearest point lies how far from the coast of the South American continent? A) 111 km. B) 11 km. C) 1100 km. D) 151 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 11 km. 19. Which of these is a mixture of fruit and ice cream served in a tall glass? A) Suspender Excitement. B) Knickerbocker Glory. C) Sock Fun. D) Girdle Wonder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knickerbocker Glory. 20. Hinged, chain and bar, some with "come along", are the three main types of what? A) Pocket watch retainers. B) Farm gate fasteners. C) Metal handcuffs. D) Twill patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metal handcuffs. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeneral QuizzesGeneral Knowledge Quiz 1General Knowledge Quiz 2General Knowledge Quiz 3General Knowledge Quiz 4General Knowledge Quiz 5General Knowledge Quiz 6General Knowledge Quiz 7General Knowledge Quiz 8General Knowledge Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books