This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge โ Quiz 1081 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1081 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Banks children are characters in which film? A) The Railway Children. B) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. C) Mary Poppins. D) Peter Pan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary Poppins. 2. The origins of which country can be traced to the forming of a defensive league by Uri, Schwyz and Lower Unterwalden in 1521? A) San Marino. B) Luxembourg. C) Andorra. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Switzerland. 3. In popular demographic parlance, what does the acronym "WASP" stand for? A) Wicked Auld Superannuated Persons. B) Wealthy, Arty, Soppy and Pretty. C) Woolly And Sickly Pretty. D) White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. 4. Pashto has been the official language of which country since 1936? A) Sri Lanka. B) Pakistan. C) Bangladesh. D) Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Afghanistan. 5. Which animated musical film was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith (in her feature directorial debut), produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released in 2021? A) Tangled. B) Moana. C) Frozen. D) Encanto. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Encanto. 6. To where are the Nenets people native? A) Northern Siberia. B) The Pantanal. C) Greenland. D) Tierra del Fuego. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Northern Siberia. 7. Where are hammers, dampers and keys most likely to be found together? A) In a mediaeval torture chamber. B) In a piano. C) In a coal range. D) In a plumber's toolkit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a piano. 8. Graphic representation of a formula containing two variables one of which is the reciprocal of the other, is a what? A) Ellipse. B) Hyperbole. C) Parabola. D) Hyperbola. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbola. 9. Kinematics is the study of what? A) Tactile learning. B) Filming technique. C) Geometry of motion. D) Ways for businesses to improve performance through learning and technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geometry of motion. 10. Initially a lawyer, he served his monarch as English ambassador to France (where he witnessed the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre), and then as principal secretary, a position (later known as Secretary of State) which he held for 17 years. Who was he? A) Dr John Dee. B) Sir Francis Walsingham. C) Sir Philip Sidney. D) William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sir Francis Walsingham. 11. Which of these animals can be found in the Kalahari Desert? A) Kangaroos. B) Tigers. C) Pandas. D) Meerkats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meerkats. 12. Which of these work for the Crime Scene Investigation division in Miami? A) Detective Stella Bonasera. B) Lieutenant Horatio Caine. C) Detective Danny Messer. D) Dr. Sheldon Hawkes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lieutenant Horatio Caine. 13. What are "La donna รจ mobile", "Celeste Aida", "Una furtiva lagrima" and "E lucevan le stelle" ? A) Mottoes of Italian army regiments. B) Poems by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. C) Arias for tenor voice. D) Ancient Roman war cries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arias for tenor voice. 14. Elk Island National Park, Wood Buffalo National Park, and the Columbia Icefield are in which Canadian province? A) Saskatchewan. B) Ontario. C) Alberta. D) Quebec. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alberta. 15. What is the name for an eagle's nest? A) Summit. B) Egret. C) Highpoint. D) Eyrie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eyrie. 16. In the books by the Rev. W. V. Awdry and the UK TV series first broadcast in 1984 with Ringo Starr as storyteller, how many wheels does Thomas the Tank Engine have? A) 10. B) 4. C) 8. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 17. Which of these is a 1949 "film noir" starring Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace & Marc Lawrence, with cameo appearances by Marlene Dietrich, Henry Fonda, John Garfield, Burgess Meredith & Everett Sloane? A) Patchwork. B) Electric drill. C) Jigsaw. D) Screwdriver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jigsaw. 18. Who made the British singles charts for the first time in 1964, backed by her band "The Luvvers" ? A) Dusty Springfield. B) Sandie Shaw. C) Cilla Black. D) Lulu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lulu. 19. What relish originating in the Far East, is prepared from sweet fruits, to which acidulous flavours, hot seasoning, peppers and spices are added? A) Coleman's mustard. B) Worcestershire Sauce. C) Soy sauce. D) Chutney. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chutney. 20. Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna died while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at which motor racing circuit? A) Imola. B) Monza. C) Nurburgring. D) Monaco. 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