This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1023 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1023 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which province of Ireland comprises the counties of Clare, Kerry, Cork, Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford? A) Ulster. B) Addams. C) Munster. D) Craighy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Munster. 2. What does the "D" stand for in "LED" ? A) Dimmer. B) Diode. C) Darkness. D) Danger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diode. 3. The Fox Islands, Islands of Four Mountains, Andreanof Islands, Rat Islands, Buldir Island, Commander Islands and Near Islands are all part of which island chain? A) Tonga. B) Fiji. C) Aleutians. D) Chathams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aleutians. 4. In Virgil's "Aeneid" the central character, Aeneas, starts his journeys after doing what? A) Falling foul of Ulysses. B) Escaping from the fall of Troy. C) Hearing the tales of Odysseus. D) Killing an opponent in a duel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Escaping from the fall of Troy. 5. The film "La Vie en Rose" ("La Môme") in 2007 followed the life of which French artist? A) Film director Yves Montand. B) Painter Edouard Manet. C) Fashion designer Coco Chanel. D) Singer Edith Piaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Singer Edith Piaf. 6. The first flag for the USA had how many stars on it? A) 20. B) 13. C) 10. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 13. 7. Who was the leader of 617 Squadron, formed during World War II and known as the Dambusters? A) Keith Park. B) Douglas Bader. C) Guy Gibson. D) Trafford Leigh-Mallory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guy Gibson. 8. What is the name of the result of the census of England and Wales carried out under the instructions of William I in 1085-6? A) Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. B) Domesday Book. C) Whole Earth Catalogue. D) British Legion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Domesday Book. 9. What links the cities of Quito and Lima? A) They are the capital cities of adjacent countries. B) The water source for both cities is the Rimac River. C) The main language spoken in both is Portuguese. D) They have ports on the Caribbean Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are the capital cities of adjacent countries. 10. When was the first US invasion in the 21st century? A) 2003. B) 2001. C) 2014. D) 2008. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2001. 11. In the nursery rhyme beginning "Hey Diddle Diddle", who ran away with the spoon? A) Cow. B) Dish. C) Little dog. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dish. 12. What does the word "dissemble" mean? A) To conceal something. B) To pull something apart. C) To move away. D) To disperse a group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To conceal something. 13. What preparation, consisting mainly of citron, orange, bergamot, neroli and rosemary, was first prepared by Johann Maria Farina soon after 1700? A) Lemon and barley water. B) Eau de Cologne. C) Ginger ale. D) Moth balls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eau de Cologne. 14. Who is the main character in "Blondie", a comic strip which appeared around 1933, who was originally heir to a fortune but was disowned when he married a flapper, Blondie Boopadoop? A) Jiggs. B) Andy Capp. C) Popeye. D) Dagwood Bumstead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dagwood Bumstead. 15. Grounation Day (April 21) and Coronation Day (November 2) are important holy days in which religion? A) Hindu. B) Jewish. C) Rastafarian. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rastafarian. 16. What were Operation Ranger, Operation Buster-Jangle, Operation Tumbler-Snapper, Operation Upshot-Knothole and Operation Teapot? A) International Boy Scout Jamborees. B) Allied operations in World War II. C) Allied operations in World War I. D) Nuclear test series carried out in the USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear test series carried out in the USA. 17. When were England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland termed a Commonwealth? A) Under King Arthur. B) Never. C) After World War II. D) Under Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector. 18. What name is given to the group of elements that includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine? A) Halleberries. B) Hallucinogens. C) Halloweens. D) Halogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Halogens. 19. Where are tatami used? A) On the floor in a Japanese room. B) As a fence in the garden. C) In lanterns. D) In dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the floor in a Japanese room. 20. Who lived with his father (Howard), his mother (Marion), and his sister Joanie and had friends called Potsie Weber, Ralph Malph and Arthur Fonzarelli? A) Richie Cunningham. B) Grizzly Addams. C) Herman Munster. D) Ross Geller. 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