This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1094 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1094 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. For what is Sir Henry Bessemer famous? A) Discovering a process for making cellophane. B) Developing a process for the manufacture of steel. C) Inventing the modern machine gun. D) Isolating the gene that determines blood type in humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developing a process for the manufacture of steel. 2. The almost invisible external parasite Knemidocoptes mutans is usually found where? A) On eyebrows. B) In the ears. C) Round fingernails or claws. D) On the legs of poultry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the legs of poultry. 3. In a 2008 softball game between Central Washington and Western Oregon, what happened when one of the Western Oregon players hit the ball out of the park for a home run? A) The ball hit a pet falcon and the game was cancelled. B) The ball was thrown back by a Western Oregon supporter in the stands without its touching the ground. C) Two of the opposition players carried her round the bases. D) The player had a stroke and the game was cancelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two of the opposition players carried her round the bases. 4. If someone or something is baying what are they doing? A) Encircling something or someone. B) Retreating. C) Barking or howling. D) Providing a harbour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barking or howling. 5. With what is the name Stirling Moss most associated? A) Coin trading. B) Silver engraving. C) Botanical exploration. D) Driving fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Driving fast. 6. Whose first album was called "Tubular Bells" ? A) Jeff Wayne. B) Mike Oldfield. C) Alan Parsons. D) Robert Fripp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mike Oldfield. 7. Where was the original Globe Theatre located? A) Birmingham. B) Stratford-upon-Avon. C) Oxford. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) London. 8. Prior to its independence in 1964, the Mediterranean island of Malta belonged to which country? A) France. B) Great Britain. C) Greece. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great Britain. 9. What happens to an actor when he "dries" ? A) Goes out into the audience. B) Stands under a hot light for too long. C) Changes costume during the performance. D) Forgets his lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forgets his lines. 10. In which country were democratic elections held in May 1989, and though Guillermo Endara was elected president the results were annulled by the existing government? A) Fiji. B) Guatemala. C) Panama. D) Ecuador. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panama. 11. What colour are the stars on the US flag? A) Black. B) White. C) Red. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) White. 12. "Lux" is a measurement of what? A) Rainfall. B) Humidity. C) Luminous emittance. D) Density of metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Luminous emittance. 13. The Richter scale was used to measure the magnitude of what? A) Rain. B) Wind. C) Earthquakes. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earthquakes. 14. The days on Venus (rotations on its axis, i.e.sidereal days) are 243 Earth days long. About how long are its years (in Earth measurements)? A) 365 days. B) 225 days. C) 402 days. D) 512 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 225 days. 15. For which site have there have been several proposals to create a channel to the Mediterranean Sea or the Nile so that water can flow into a series of hydro-electric penstocks, which would release the water 90m below sea level where it would evaporate? A) The Qattara Depression. B) Aswan High Dam. C) Wadi Halfa. D) Lake Victoria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Qattara Depression. 16. In the 2002 film "The Ring", what common household electrical appliance is the most malevolent? A) Toaster. B) Television set. C) Refrigerator. D) Hot water cylinder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Television set. 17. Who was found guilty by the High Court of Admiralty, London, on five counts of piracy and for the murder of William Moore, and was hanged on May 23, 1701, at 'Execution Dock', Wapping, London? A) Edward Jordan. B) William Kidd. C) Magister Wigbold. D) William Fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Kidd. 18. Mick Rock has what occupation in the recording industry? A) Recording engineer. B) CD cover designer. C) Record producer. D) Photographer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photographer. 19. What conflict in 1935 resulted in Mussolini annexing a large African territory for Italy, withdrawing in 1941? A) Battle of the Ogaden. B) Congolese War. C) Suiyuan Campaign. D) Abyssinian War. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abyssinian War. 20. What motive power does a yacht commonly use? A) Wind. B) Steam. C) Manned oars. D) AV fuel. 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