This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1020 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1020 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What sport is featured in "Chariots of Fire", a 1981 film starring Ben Cross? A) Horse racing. B) Running. C) Polo. D) Dressage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running. 2. The book "Angels and Demons" was written by whom? A) Ian Fleming. B) Dan Brown. C) Boris Pasternak. D) Shane Warne. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dan Brown. 3. State-funded good, universal and free healthcare is provided in some form in a number of countries, among them the UK, New Zealand, Russia (nominally, although unofficial charges are often added), and which other of these? A) USA. B) Spain. C) Germany. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spain. 4. What is the nickname of the flag of the USA? A) Old Glory. B) Old Man. C) Old Dutch. D) Old Trafford. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old Glory. 5. Which of these is a deliberately exaggerated drawing or description of a person? A) Caricature. B) Character. C) Derogatory. D) Slovene. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caricature. 6. The first version of what, was agreed and given the king's seal in 1215 at Runnymede in England? A) Magna Carta. B) Treaty of Lambeth. C) The Book of Common Prayer. D) Malleus Maleficarum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magna Carta. 7. What is the usual thing to do with a posset? A) Drink it. B) Put it on damaged area on a horse's leg. C) Screw it down firmly. D) Plant it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drink it. 8. What nationality was 17th century artist Artemisia Gentileschi? A) Swiss. B) Dutch. C) Italian. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italian. 9. Where did ice hockey make its Olympic debut? A) Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936. B) St Moritz in 1928. C) Stockholm in 1912. D) Antwerp, in 1920. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antwerp, in 1920. 10. How often does the Earth's moon totally eclipse its sun from the standpoint of somewhere on the Earth's surface, i.e. a total solar eclipse? A) Once in 99 years. B) Every 12 or 18 months approximately. C) Once in 40 years. D) Every 7 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every 12 or 18 months approximately. 11. The markka is the base unit of currency in which country? A) Finland. B) Norway. C) Denmark. D) Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finland. 12. Traditionally, Presidential elections are held in the USA in which month? A) August. B) April. C) July. D) November. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) November. 13. Which of these gases is a natural refrigerant? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Neon. C) Helium. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 14. Which city about 200 km west of Madrid that has a university founded in 1218 (the oldest university in Spain and the 5th oldest western university) was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988? A) Valencia. B) Barcelona. C) Toledo. D) Salamanca. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salamanca. 15. In classical Sanskrit drama what kind of character is the vidusaka? A) Clown. B) Courtesan. C) Warrior. D) Politician. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clown. 16. What are the central events of Mexican charreadas? A) Trout tickling. B) Kite flying. C) Rodeo. D) Horse taming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rodeo. 17. In October 2009 it was announced that director Sam Taylor-Wood was to marry Aaron Johnson, 23 years her junior, who were director and star respectively of "Nowhere Boy", a film about whom? A) Ray Charles. B) Michael Jackson. C) Jesse Owens. D) John Lennon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Lennon. 18. The Ryder Cup, a golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, awarded for competition between teams from Europe and the United States, is held how often? A) Every two years. B) Every year. C) Every six months. D) Every four years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every two years. 19. Which director and choreographer was Artistic and Executive Director of Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre from 1991 (at the age of 21)? A) Frederick Ashton. B) Akram Khan. C) Matthew Bourne. D) Michael Keegan-Dolan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michael Keegan-Dolan. 20. What is the literal meaning of the Arabic word "Nakba" ? A) Expulsion. B) Catastrophe. C) Exodus. D) Persecution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Catastrophe. ← 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