This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1066 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1066 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What project started out under the name "Chip Test", and progressed through "Deep Thought" to a name which became more famous internationally in 1997. What was the name? A) Deep Throat. B) Deep Blue. C) Big Blue. D) Big Boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deep Blue. 2. What is the official language of the Togolese Republic? A) Portuguese. B) French. C) Ewe. D) Kabiyé. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) French. 3. Where do people of the Bantu ethnic group, the southern Mbundu, or Ovimbundu, live? A) The Comoros. B) Angola. C) Burundi. D) Malawi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angola. 4. From mid 7th century to at least the late 10th century, the Khazars ruled a major commercial empire where? A) Scandinavia. B) Southern Japan. C) Southeastern Africa and Madagascar. D) Parts of Russia, Ukraine, north of the Caucasus Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parts of Russia, Ukraine, north of the Caucasus Mountains. 5. What did Sepp Blatter do four days after the 2015 elections for FIFA president after which he was declared re-elected president for his fifth term? A) Announced his resignation. B) Held a celebration for the entire population of Visp, Switzerland, where he was born. C) Remarried. D) Donated his entire personal fortune to the eradication of tuberculosis in Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Announced his resignation. 6. What is the profession of the title character in the UK TV series "Doc Martin" ? A) Surgeon and village GP. B) Shoemaker. C) Ornithologist. D) Fur trader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surgeon and village GP. 7. What is the only native venomous spider in New Zealand (that is native only to New Zealand)? A) Katipo. B) Tarantula. C) Funnel-web. D) Huntsman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Katipo. 8. Which of these groups was named after the drummer and the bass player? A) Manfred Mann. B) Fleetwood Mac. C) Lynyrd Skynyrd. D) Simon and Garfunkel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fleetwood Mac. 9. Sudden aphasia is often a symptom of what? A) Overwork. B) Loss of blood pressure. C) A stroke, or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). D) Severe inflammation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A stroke, or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). 10. Which British political activist campaigned vigorously for Britain to leave the European Union, but after Britain voted to do so in 2016 remained as a member of the European Parliament for another 3 years then campaigned for and won a further term? A) Boris Farrago. B) Dominic Cummings. C) Nigel Farage. D) James Jesse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nigel Farage. 11. Why were the 2011 Winter Deaflympics cancelled? A) A bout of norovirus seriously affected more than half of the athletes. B) Out of respect for victims of the 9/11 attack on the USA, including many athletes due to compete. C) A week before opening several venues were not even started and athletes' accommodation not booked. D) Security concerns following bombings near to venues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A week before opening several venues were not even started and athletes' accommodation not booked. 12. What is the name of a device, consisting essentially of two wires of different metals, whereby heat energy may be changed to electrical energy? A) Resistor. B) Thermocouple. C) Armature. D) Atalie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thermocouple. 13. The two mountain ranges which end the Cordillera Oriental, the Sierra de Perijá and the Cordillera de Mérida, are on either side of what? A) The city of Bogota. B) Lake Maracaibo. C) The city of Medellin. D) The Port of Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lake Maracaibo. 14. The Supermarine Spitfires that were used by Britain in World War II were powered by engines from which manufacturer? A) Pratt and Whitney. B) Rolls Royce. C) General Electric. D) Hawker Siddeley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rolls Royce. 15. Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury when women were first ordained as priests into the Church of England? A) George Carey. B) Robert Runcie. C) Michael Ramsey. D) Rowan Williams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George Carey. 16. The Ruy Lopez is a recognised opening in what game? A) Senet. B) Chess. C) Blackjack. D) Lacrosse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chess. 17. Where is the Malleco Viaduct, a railway bridge over the Malleco River Valley? A) Southern Peru. B) Central Chile. C) Southern Spain. D) North Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Chile. 18. When was Vatican City, the smallest independent sovereign state in the world, established? A) 2008. B) 1378. C) 1961. D) 1929. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1929. 19. Who plays Arizona Robbins in the US TV series "Grey's Anatomy" ? A) Sara Ramírez. B) Jessica Capshaw. C) Sandra Oh. D) Kevin McKidd. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jessica Capshaw. 20. Which island or islands lie on or near the Cocos Ridge? A) Cocos Islands, Malaysia. B) Cocos Islands, Australia. C) Cocos Island, Guam. D) Cocos Island, Costa Rica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cocos Island, Costa Rica. ← 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