This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1098 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1098 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. From which sport do we get the expression "Bowled a googly" ? A) Baseball. B) Cricket. C) Association Football (Soccer). D) Tennis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cricket. 2. Who is the patron saint of Spain? A) Luke. B) John. C) Mark. D) James. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) James. 3. The two roots of the word "philosophy" mean "love of" and what? A) Arguing. B) Learning. C) Wisdom. D) Others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wisdom. 4. Which of these was not one of the "Three Fates" (or "Moirae") in Greek mythology? A) Lachesis. B) Clotho. C) Athos. D) Atropos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Athos. 5. Sometimes thought of as the Stone of the Hebrew Old Testament Jacob, also known as Jacob's Pillow, the Stone of Destiny, and, most usually, as the Stone of Scone what has it been used for most recently? A) Religious sacrifice. B) Assisting prophecy. C) The coronation variously of the monarchs of Scotland, England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. D) The lintel of the Arc de Triomphe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The coronation variously of the monarchs of Scotland, England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 6. Brothers Joe and Fred Davis were multiple world champions between them in the 1920s to the'1950s in what sport or sports? A) Boxing and wrestling. B) Billiards and snooker. C) Darts. D) Sailing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Billiards and snooker. 7. The White Witch, Madagascan Sunset, Luna and Gypsy are varieties of what? A) Owl. B) Moth. C) Oil paint. D) Pig. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moth. 8. Where is Tuva (or Tyva)? A) On the northwestern border of Mongolia. B) Samoa. C) In the south of Algeria. D) In the north of Western Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the northwestern border of Mongolia. 9. What do the letters "SWAT" stand for? A) Special Weapons And Tactics. B) Stop Wearing A Tie. C) Stop War And Terror. D) Strong Will And Trepidation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Special Weapons And Tactics. 10. Which of these did not happen during the period from the end of 1990 to end of 1991? A) Restoration of the monarchy in Spain. B) Dissolution of the USSR. C) Re-unification of Germany. D) End of Iraq's occupation of Kuwait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restoration of the monarchy in Spain. 11. With what activity is Russian Marc Chagall associated? A) Painting. B) Architecture. C) Musical composition. D) Ballet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Painting. 12. The work of mathematician and cosmographer, Pedro Nunes (1502-1578), was the first to propose what for navigators? A) A method of precise measure of latitude. B) The loxodromic curve. C) The traverse board. D) Charts for mapping winds and currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The loxodromic curve. 13. Where was the first StandUp and Paddleboard World Championship organised by the International Surfing Association (ISA) held? A) Lima, Peru. B) Vorupør & Copenhagen, Denmark. C) Bavaria, Germany. D) Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lima, Peru. 14. To stultify is to do what? A) Enlarge or widen. B) Enliven. C) Stupefy or anaesthetise. D) Frustrate or make absurdly ineffectual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frustrate or make absurdly ineffectual. 15. What example of a clipper ship built in 1869 is preserved in a dry dock at Greenwich, London? A) Cutty Sark. B) Mary Rose. C) HMS Belfast. D) SS Great Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cutty Sark. 16. Who was the first female artist to have a #1 album in the USA and the UK simultaneously? A) Doris Day. B) Shirley Bassey. C) Barbra Streisand. D) Susan Boyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Susan Boyle. 17. The husband of Mumtaz designed and built what magnificent monument in India to her when she died in 1631? A) Fatehpur Sikri. B) Red Fort. C) Humayun Tomb. D) Taj Mahal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taj Mahal. 18. What is ZEE5? A) A breed of dog. B) A 2021 Ducati motorcycle. C) A printing font. D) A video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service. 19. Whom do Sikhs venerate as the founder of their religion? A) Buddha. B) Confucius. C) Guru Nanak. D) Jesus Christ. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guru Nanak. 20. A 10-year declaration of non-aggression was signed in 1934 between which two countries? A) Japan and Australia. B) Germany and the UK. C) Germany and Poland. D) The USA and Canada. 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