This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1069 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1069 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the sequel to the John Travolta film "Get Shorty" ? A) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. B) Some Like It Hot. C) The Big Chill. D) Be Cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be Cool. 2. Bondi Beach is a suburb of which city? A) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. B) Barcelona, Spain. C) Cape Town, South Africa. D) Sydney, Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sydney, Australia. 3. The shallow Java Sea is between the islands of Java and what? A) Borneo. B) Sumatra. C) Australia. D) New Guinea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Borneo. 4. In the 2020 Summer Olympics several sports made an Olympic debut, including which of these? A) All of them. B) Karate. C) Surfing. D) Sport climbing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of them. 5. What unusual item is used as an instrument in the chorus of Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore" ? A) Vacuum cleaner. B) Anvil. C) Cannon. D) Wine glasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anvil. 6. Sir Mortimer Wheeler was connected with what activity? A) Archaeology. B) Economics. C) Astronomy. D) Playwriting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archaeology. 7. How many points are scored for a touchdown in American football? A) 4. B) 6. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 8. Where are transoms found? A) Only in the transmission system of a car or truck. B) In structures such as buildings and boats. C) In fungi. D) At the centre of an arch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In structures such as buildings and boats. 9. Where is the world's longest toughest horse race of over 1000 km in the footsteps of Genghis Khan? A) Mongolia. B) Australia. C) Thailand. D) Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mongolia. 10. Which of these countries produces the most rice? A) Brazil. B) New Zealand. C) China. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 11. A magnetron is used in which common household appliance? A) Electric blanket. B) Microwave oven. C) Television. D) Blender. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Microwave oven. 12. Online apps like Rosetta Stone, Busuu, Memrise, italki and Duolingo are aimed at facilitating what? A) Understanding linguistics. B) Learning languages. C) Exploring archaeology. D) Talking about anthropology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning languages. 13. What voting system for General Elections was first implemented in the Australian colony of Tasmania on 7 February 1856 and introduced to Britain in 1872 by the Ballot Act? A) Secret ballot. B) Women were entitled to vote. C) Pocket boroughs, small electorates under the control of one landowner, were eliminated. D) Seats in parliament were granted to cities resulting from the Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secret ballot. 14. Which is one of the earliest viral videos? A) DC-10. B) 451. C) 405. D) Flight 117. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 405. 15. The continuing subduction of the Nazca tectonic plate beneath which other plate is forming the Andes? A) The Eurasian Plate. B) The Antarctic Plate. C) The South American Plate. D) The Caribbean Plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The South American Plate. 16. Which of these best describes "heat" ? A) Friction between molecules or atoms. B) Temperature. C) Energy in the motion of molecules or atoms. D) Absence of cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy in the motion of molecules or atoms. 17. Junin mine in Ecuador extracts one of the largest quantities of what metal in Ecuador and in the world? A) Lithium. B) Copper. C) Molybdenum. D) Tin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copper. 18. The Borg-Warner Trophy is symbolic of victory for what sporting event? A) The Indianapolis 500 automobile race. B) Wimbledon Men's Singles. C) PGA Golf Tournament, St Andrew's, Scotland. D) Rugby World Cup. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Indianapolis 500 automobile race. 19. "In Trousers" (1979) is the first in a trio of what? A) Instalments in the musical "Falsettos". B) Debut of new designer Ralph Lauren with lines of tailored men's and women's formal wear. C) Books by Germaine Greer. D) Sculptures by Antony Gormley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Instalments in the musical "Falsettos". 20. It is generally accepted that the first true "Beat" novel was "Go" by John Clennon (1952) followed by "Howl" by Allen Ginsberg (1956). The Beat culture entered its heyday with the publication of what novel by Jack Kerouac? A) Down the Drain. B) Up the Creek. C) Off Our Heads. D) On the Road. 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