This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge โ Quiz 1022 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1022 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Of what country was Makeda, beloved of King Solomon of t he United Monarchy in Israel, reputed to have been Queen? A) Sheba. B) Abyssinia. C) Zazzau. D) Ghana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sheba. 2. What American Indian word was used to describe the first international Boy Scout rally held at Olympia, London, in 1920? A) Peace pipers. B) Corroboree. C) Chin wag. D) Jamboree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jamboree. 3. What were Operation Pointblank, Operation Overlord, Operation Fortitude, Operation Neptune and Operation Quicksilver? A) Nuclear test series carried out in the USA. B) Allied operations in World War II. C) Allied operations in World War I. D) International Boy Scout Jamborees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allied operations in World War II. 4. In England, Dick Turpin (1706-39), Claude Duval (1643-70) and John Nevison (1639-84) were well known as what? A) Highwaymen. B) Ambassadors to the court of St James. C) Architects. D) Actors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Highwaymen. 5. Netflix's first live global streaming event was of what event(s) or production? A) Dance 100. B) Chris Rock:Selective Outrage. C) MLS football matches. D) The Deepest Breath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chris Rock:Selective Outrage. 6. A cravat is worn on which part of the body? A) Leg. B) Arm. C) Neck. D) Foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neck. 7. What type of rock is formed by the solidification of molten magma? A) Sedimentary. B) Igneous. C) Heavy. D) Metamorphic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Igneous. 8. Which of these songs is from the musical Annie? A) Summertime. B) Getting to Know You. C) Tomorrow. D) Get Me To The Church On Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tomorrow. 9. In the BBC TV soap-opera EastEnders, who was the murderer of character Archie Mitchell? A) Ken Barlow. B) Ian Beale. C) Stacey Slater. D) Gavin Shipman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stacey Slater. 10. Where is the Thar Desert? A) Mongolia. B) India and Pakistan. C) Siberia. D) Cambodia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India and Pakistan. 11. What chemical compound of 1 carbon and 4 hydrogen atoms is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas? A) Carbon monoxide. B) Acetylene. C) Methane. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Methane. 12. What is the name of the waterway that connects the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean via Loch Ness? A) Bannockburn. B) Manchester Ship Canal. C) Glencoe. D) Caledonian Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caledonian Canal. 13. Which instrument, with a range of around 4 octaves, has its lowest string tuned to G below middle C, with the others tuned in fifths? A) Guitar. B) Cello. C) Viola. D) Violin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Violin. 14. Which of these British horse races is run earliest in the year? A) Cheltenham Gold Cup. B) The Derby. C) Grand National. D) St Leger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheltenham Gold Cup. 15. What is the positive male principle in Taoist philosophy? A) Yang. B) Yin. C) Yung. D) Yon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yang. 16. What did blues singer B.B. King call his guitar? A) Buddy. B) Lucille. C) Old Betsy. D) Christine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucille. 17. The film "The Gospel of Us", record label Feral Records, the Raindance Film Festival, the Royal Mail's Mythical Creatures stamps, the children's book "Crazy Hair", and "The Fat Duck Cookbook" have what in common? A) Author Neil Gaiman. B) Artist Dave McKean. C) Musician Iain Ballamy. D) Chef Heston Blumenthal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artist Dave McKean. 18. Where are the literary characters of Panurge and the god Gaster found? A) "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. B) The books of Gargantua and Pantagruel by Franรงois Rabelais. C) "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan. D) "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The books of Gargantua and Pantagruel by Franรงois Rabelais. 19. Tophat and steelbone are types of what? A) Hairdresser's tool. B) Purlin. C) Mushroom. D) Photoshop effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purlin. 20. Which US president was a swimming instructor and lifeguard in Illinois? A) Richard Nixon. B) Jimmy Carter. C) Ronald Reagan. D) Bill Clinton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ronald Reagan. โ PreviousNext โRelated 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 ๐ Back to Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books