This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1073 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1073 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In a film script, what do the letters MCU mean? A) Many Close Upward. B) Move Camera Unfocussed. C) Mobile Camera Unsteady. D) Medium Close Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medium Close Up. 2. What is another name for "denatured alcohol", i.e. ethanol with additives (such as methanol, isopropyl alcohol, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone and denatonium), used as a solvent and as fuel for spirit burners and camping stoves? A) Turpentine. B) White spirit. C) Methylated spirit. D) Kerosene. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Methylated spirit. 3. What is the first name of Senor Domingo, one of the "Three Tenors" ? A) Plácido. B) Vasco. C) José. D) Luciano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plácido. 4. Which of these is a TV police drama starring Helen Mirren? A) Prime Rib. B) Prime Suspect. C) Prime Rate. D) Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prime Suspect. 5. What is the common name for London's Criminal Court? A) Old Maid. B) Old Glory. C) Old Lady. D) Old Bailey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Old Bailey. 6. Which group was the subject of the Microsoft Xbox 360 games Rock Band that premièred in June 2009 which is intended to be "a revolutionary tour" of their music and career? A) The Beatles. B) The Rolling Stones. C) Kiss. D) The Eagles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Beatles. 7. Which year was the last in which the Summer and the Winter Olympics were held in the same year? A) 1992. B) 1988. C) 1960. D) 1972. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1992. 8. Where do tepals occur? A) In some plant leaves. B) In frogs. C) As part of a fungus root system. D) In ancient flowering plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In ancient flowering plants. 9. Which of these Englishmen runs a restaurant? A) Tony Blair. B) Robbie Williams. C) David Beckham. D) Marco Pierre White. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marco Pierre White. 10. In literature, what is the word for the events that follow the climax of a drama, literally "the untying of the complexities of a plot" ? A) Dentrifice. B) Denier. C) Denominator. D) Dénouement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dénouement. 11. What is a dropsonde? A) The plop of a raindrop. B) A weather meter dropped from an aircraft. C) Aerial attack by frogs. D) A particularly solid conker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A weather meter dropped from an aircraft. 12. Where does the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Grand Canal, the longest and oldest canal or artificial river in the world, flow from and to? A) San Marco to Santa Lucia, Venice, Italy. B) Beijing to Hangzhou, China. C) The Grand Canal Dock at the River Liffey to Shannon Harbour on the River Shannon, Ireland. D) Taunton in Somerset to Tiverton in Devon, UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beijing to Hangzhou, China. 13. What is the name of the water sports that originated in Australia in the early 20th century, that has become popular in New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, and the USA? A) Underwater hockey. B) Surf lifesaving. C) Diving. D) Swimming relay races. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surf lifesaving. 14. What is the official distance for a marathon? A) 10, 000 m (6 mi 377 yds). B) 26 mi (41.843 km). C) 26 mi 385 yds (42.195 km). D) 42 mi 345 yds (67.906 km). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 26 mi 385 yds (42.195 km). 15. In the final of the Basketball competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the last 3 seconds of the game were ordered to be played again, which resulted in which team being awarded the gold medal? A) Cuba. B) USA. C) USSR. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USSR. 16. Which April 2019 song, co-written and-produced by a USA singer-songwriter and a NZ producer and musician, debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 and jumped to number 2 in its second week becoming the biggest single-week jump in Hot 100's history? A) You Need To Calm Down. B) Me. C) False Confidence. D) Happy When I'm Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 17. Which one of these characters is from the TV series "ER" ? A) Dr Chris Warner. B) Dr Elizabeth Corday. C) Dr McCoy. D) Dr Cuddy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr Elizabeth Corday. 18. In what is "foley" used? A) Baking. B) Horse training. C) Creating sound effects in theatre or film. D) Testing seeds for agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creating sound effects in theatre or film. 19. Which of these is salmon fillet that has been cured? A) Lox. B) Sox. C) Fox. D) Box. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lox. 20. What is the musical term for playing each note separated from the rest? A) Rallentando. B) Glissando. 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