This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1033 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1033 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. France's often controversial Petit Saut Dam was built on what river? A) River Creuse, Indre, France. B) Sinnamary River, French Guiana. C) Rivière de l'Est, Reunion Island. D) Yaté River, New Caledonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sinnamary River, French Guiana. 2. In 2001, Karen England and Rebecca Knight, found busking in Covent Garden to support singing lessons, were invited to perform at the FA Cup Final & the UEFA Champions League final in Milan. Their album "Beyond Imagination" was #1 in the UK Classical Charts for 11 weeks and #4 in the USA. What are they better known as? A) The Opera Babes. B) Diva Duo. C) Arias on Toast. D) The English Knights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Opera Babes. 3. Who is the only member of the current membership of Fleetwood Mac who does not play an instrument regularly on stage? A) Mick Fleetwood. B) Stevie Nicks. C) John McVie. D) Lindsey Buckingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stevie Nicks. 4. Which of these is a name given to a letter written by the Pope? A) Bicycle. B) Encyclical. C) Untraceable. D) Forgettable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encyclical. 5. What was the only South American country to send troops to fight in World War II after declaring war on Germany and Italy on 22 August 1942? A) Chile. B) Brazil. C) Paraguay. D) Bolivia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brazil. 6. Under what name did Mrs. Middleton Murray publish works such as "The Garden Party", "The Dove's Nest" and "Something Childish" ? A) George Eliot. B) Katherine Mansfield. C) Virginia Woolf. D) Stormy Tempest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Katherine Mansfield. 7. What was the Ferris wheel which was designed in the 19th century built for? A) The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, in Chicago. B) The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, in Philadelphia. C) The Great Exhibition, 1851, in London. D) The Exposition Universelle of 1855, in Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, in Chicago. 8. In a song by Warren Zevon, what did he see "with a Chinese menu in his hand walking through the streets of Soho in the rain, ..... looking for a place called Lee Ho Fook's ..... to get himself a big dish of beef chow mein" ? A) A member of parliament. B) A werewolf. C) Jack The Ripper. D) Tony Blair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A werewolf. 9. Given that the speed of sound is 1120 feet per second, if a person makes a sound that bounces off an object 112 feet away, how long will it take for that echo to be heard? A) 11.2 seconds. B) 0.1 seconds. C) 2 seconds. D) 0.2 seconds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 0.2 seconds. 10. Octavian and Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42BC near which city in East Macedonia? A) Babylon. B) Baghdad. C) Philippi. D) Jerusalem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Philippi. 11. Which of these was a popular comedy duo in the 1970s and '80s? A) Dean Martin and Jerry Built. B) Laurel and Harvey. C) Morecambe and Weiss. D) Cheech and Chong. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cheech and Chong. 12. In cricket, what is "sledging" ? A) Playing defensively. B) Verbally abusing the opposition. C) Bowling slow balls in the hope of catches. D) Holding the bat horizontally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbally abusing the opposition. 13. What is a monsoon? A) Hurricane winds. B) Torrential rain. C) A major wind system that reverses its direction seasonally, often accompanied by rain. D) Rain to break a drought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A major wind system that reverses its direction seasonally, often accompanied by rain. 14. Mauritius did what in 1835? A) Launched its first newspaper (Le Cernéen) which was not controlled by the government. B) Declared independence from France. C) Changed its name to "Ile de France". D) Abolished slavery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abolished slavery. 15. Which member of the British royal family was born on 8/8/88? A) Princess Louise of Wessex. B) Zara Phillips. C) Princess Eugenie of York. D) Princess Beatrice of York. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Princess Beatrice of York. 16. Where would one find a hypotenuse? A) Under the wing of a chicken. B) In the roof of a wooden building. C) As part of a right angled triangle. D) In a vehicle's gearbox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As part of a right angled triangle. 17. Where was the English TV comedy series "Hi-De-Hi!" set? A) Drug company offices. B) Picture theatre. C) Car factory. D) Holiday camp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Holiday camp. 18. Where was the battle during the Anglo-Zulu War in which 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded in one day? A) Kambula. B) Rorke's Drift. C) Isandlwana. D) Ulundi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rorke's Drift. 19. What was the source of a collective name for actors Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy in the 1980s? A) Seventeen, 1983. B) New York Magazine, 1985. C) TeenBeat, 1981. D) Washington Post, 1989. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New York Magazine, 1985. 20. The island of Tasmania is governed by which country? A) France. B) Australia. C) The Netherlands. D) Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Australia. ← 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