This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge โ Quiz 1052 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1052 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Equitable Life Assurance Building in New York City, built in 1870, and 130 feet (40 m) high, was the first office building to be equipped with what? A) Fire escapes. B) Fire alarms. C) False ceiling. D) Passenger elevators. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Passenger elevators. 2. Why did Aeroflot Flight 593, a "Russian Airlines" Airbus A310 passenger airliner, crash into a hillside in Kemerovo Oblast on 23 March 1994, killing all 75 passengers and crew? A) A 15-year-old boy was at the controls. B) It ran out of fuel. C) It collided with a light plane. D) It was hit by a terrorist's missile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A 15-year-old boy was at the controls. 3. What is a word for a deep narrow valley? A) Swallow. B) Choke. C) Gulp. D) Gorge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gorge. 4. The musical "The Music Man" is set in what city? A) Budapest. B) St Louis. C) San Francisco. D) River City. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) River City. 5. What number cannot be written in Roman numerals? A) 1 million. B) 99. C) Zero. D) 666. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zero. 6. Which London station does the "Eurostar" leave from? A) Gare du Nord. B) Marylebone. C) St Pancras. D) Paddington. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) St Pancras. 7. Which sea or ocean washes into the ports of Suriname? A) Atlantic. B) Caribbean. C) Pacific. D) Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atlantic. 8. The international abbreviation "CH" represents which country? A) Switzerland. B) The Czech Republic. C) Chad. D) Iceland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Switzerland. 9. Which Tropic runs through the Gulf of Mexico? A) Influenza. B) Cancer. C) Polio. D) Malaria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cancer. 10. Who was the governor of California from 1967 to 1975? A) Ronald Reagan. B) Sonny Bono. C) Clint Eastwood. D) Arnold Schwarzenegger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ronald Reagan. 11. What was the Menin Gate, unveiled in 1927, built to signify? A) Celebration of ancient French customs. B) Memorial to some of the military dead who have no known grave. C) Peace. D) Returning commercial growth in the area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Memorial to some of the military dead who have no known grave. 12. How does the Killifish, Kryptolebias marmoratus, respond to times when water is low? A) Lays extra eggs and buries them deep in the remaining mud. B) It buries itself below mud. C) It develops legs and migrates to deeper water. D) It alters its biology to enable it to breathe air and hides in hollow trunks above water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It alters its biology to enable it to breathe air and hides in hollow trunks above water. 13. The USA passed an Act in 1856, the Guano Islands Act, which provided for what? A) Setting the price of guano. B) Mining US islands which have guano deposits. C) Establishing fertiliser factories. D) Taking possession of any unclaimed islands which had guano deposits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking possession of any unclaimed islands which had guano deposits. 14. Which of these is a brandy made with apples? A) Madeira. B) Kokomo. C) Cider. D) Calvados. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calvados. 15. How is Cyndi Lauper associated with the 2012 Broadway musical "Kinky Boots" ? A) She wrote the book for the musical. B) She is lead actor and singer. C) She plays in the band. D) She created the music and the lyrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She created the music and the lyrics. 16. What was unusual about the lighting of the cauldron for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK? A) One of the four arms supporting it failed to rise, and the lighting was delayed. B) It was lit a group of seven teenagers. C) It was lighted by means of a flaming arrow shot over it. D) It was lighted by Queen Elizabeth, who was lowered by helicopter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was lit a group of seven teenagers. 17. What charity that aims to create new opportunities for aspiring young musicians is due to people involved with the Clash? A) Toppertown. B) Strummerville. C) Head-on-music. D) Joe's Fund. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strummerville. 18. What is the chemical symbol for hydrogen? A) Hy. B) He. C) K. D) H. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) H. 19. The TV series that began to be broadcast in 2000 called "CSI:Crime Scene Investigation" (without a location in the title) is set in what city? A) Las Vegas. B) Quebec. C) Sydney. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Las Vegas. 20. Who was the first player to be ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals as the No 1 World player? A) Ilie Nฤstase. B) John Newcombe. C) Jimmy Connors. D) Bjรถrn Borg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ilie Nฤstase. 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