This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge โ Quiz 1086 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1086 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The first formal, patented, human use of sound to echo-locate under water was in relation to detecting what? A) Thermoclines. B) Submarines in World War I. C) Icebergs. D) Finding schools of fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Icebergs. 2. What is the name of the holy book of te Sikh faith? A) Vaแนแธ Chakkล. B) Guru Granth Sahib. C) Kirat Karล. D) Ginza Rba. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guru Granth Sahib. 3. Which of these horse races does not form part of The Triple Crown in England? A) Epsom Derby. B) 2, 000 Guineas Stakes. C) 1, 000 Guineas Stakes. D) St. Leger Stakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1, 000 Guineas Stakes. 4. Who was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England? A) William IV. B) Harold II. C) George VI. D) Charles I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harold II. 5. What Hindu practice involves a widow throwing herself onto her husband's funeral pyre? A) Sari. B) Suttee. C) Burqa. D) Ramadan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suttee. 6. The Cullinan, a 3106.75 carat diamond, was mined where in 1905? A) Russia. B) Transvaal. C) Australia. D) Pretoria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pretoria. 7. Who is the author of three mystery novels "The Shadow Catchers" (2006), "Chillwater Cove" (2007) and "Broken Wing" (2009), a continuing series revolving around a pair of FBI special agents, Mike Yeager and Peggy Weaver? A) Laurie Lakeman. B) Seth Lakeman. C) Joan Fry Lakeman. D) Thomas Lakeman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thomas Lakeman. 8. What is THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)? A) A group of people that eat human flesh. B) A type of milk carton. C) An animal with four tentacles. D) The chemical that makes marijuana a drug. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The chemical that makes marijuana a drug. 9. The Spanish throne had been vacant since 1936, but on 22 November 1975 Juan Carlos came to the throne as King. What event caused this? A) Juan Carlos's marriage. B) A national referendum to restore the monarchy. C) The death of General Franco. D) Rioting in Madrid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The death of General Franco. 10. Shomyo, gagaku, and min'yo are terms relating to what Japanese art form? A) Calligraphy. B) Cartoon drawing. C) Traditional and folk music. D) Tea ceremony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traditional and folk music. 11. What was the instrument for which American jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke, an outstanding improviser and composer of the 1920s, is particularly known? A) Cornet. B) Piano. C) Clarinet. D) Saxophone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cornet. 12. There were two events called "The Siege of Sevastopol" . One of them took place in which war? A) Wars of the Roses. B) Crimean War. C) Seven Years' War. D) Boer War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crimean War. 13. Where was the Basilica of Our Lady of Las Lajas, or the Las Lajas Sanctuary, in southern Colombia built? A) From the base of a canyon and on a bridge. B) In a collapsed cave, or karst window. C) On a lake. D) On a ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the base of a canyon and on a bridge. 14. In which country are the Angel Falls, or Kerepakupai Venรก? A) Guyana. B) Paraguay. C) Argentina. D) Venezuela. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Venezuela. 15. Which music appeared in the 2010s and grew during the CoViD-19 pandemic lockdowns 2020 onwards, a hybrid of deep house, jazz, and lounge music characterised by synths and wide percussive basslines? A) Kwaito. B) Drill music. C) Afroculture. D) Amapiano. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amapiano. 16. Which of these curries is the hottest? A) Roghan josh. B) Vindaloo. C) Korma. D) Madras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vindaloo. 17. The annual International Tree Climbing Championship is held under the auspices of which organisation? A) ISA. B) ITTC. C) WTC. D) IOC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ISA. 18. What is unusual about the skeletons of sharks, skates and rays? A) They have 20 vestigial "toe bones". B) The spine is extra flexible. C) They have 50% more bones than other fish. D) They have no bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They have no bones. 19. Lenin and Geraldine feature in which 1970s UK TV series? A) The Good Life (1975-78). B) Dad's Army (1968-1977). C) Last of the Summer Wine (1973-2010). D) Porridge (1973-77). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Good Life (1975-78). 20. Who was the last English monarch of the Tudor dynasty? A) Edward VII. B) Henry VIII. C) James I. D) Elizabeth I. 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