This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1102 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1102 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In what genre did the author of the book which was the base for the film of social and political dystopia "Children of Men" (2006) usually work? A) Detective fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Philosophy. D) Theological instruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Detective fiction. 2. What headwear is traditionally worn at the English public school called Eton? A) Beret. B) Straw boater. C) Top hat. D) Cloth cap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Top hat. 3. What is a sometimes devastating and career-ending injury common in sports that involve sudden stops or changes in direction, jumping and landing? A) DVT. B) Stress in ABG. C) A tear in the ACL. D) A sprain in the GIU. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A tear in the ACL. 4. What city is at the eastern end of the Trans-Siberian railway? A) Beijing. B) Vladivostok. C) Hong Kong. D) Seoul. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vladivostok. 5. When did the most well-known armistice to end fighting in the First World War come into effect? A) 7am on the 9th day of the 11th month 1918. B) 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month 1918. C) June 28 1919. D) May 8 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month 1918. 6. Where is the game reserve, or wildlife sanctuary, Maasai Mara? A) Tanzania. B) Kenya. C) Mozambique. D) Namibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kenya. 7. Swaying and dancing with hoops, like the modern hula hoop, has distant ancestors as well as current cousins, but not including ..... ? A) Rhythmic gymnastics. B) Native American Hoop dance. C) 14th century English hooping dance. D) Hoop-la. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hoop-la. 8. What was known in the UK in World war II as "the Matilda" ? A) A mascot of Australian troops. B) A counterpart to the jerry-can. C) The A12 gun-armed infantry tank. D) A duck in Normandy which survived bombing and enemy fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The A12 gun-armed infantry tank. 9. What does an imprimatur convey? A) Formal permission to print a book. B) Pardon for a misdemeanour. C) Blessing for a new venture. D) Farewell to a dear friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formal permission to print a book. 10. Which of these mountain ranges lies in the North American continent? A) Atlas. B) Apennines. C) Appalachians. D) Andes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appalachians. 11. What world leader surprisingly announced his resignation on 31 December 1999? A) Boris Yeltsin. B) Francois Mitterand. C) Richard Nixon. D) Ronald Reagan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boris Yeltsin. 12. Who was the Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia from 1964 to 1965 and the first Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1965 to 1979? A) Ian Smith. B) Ian Botham. C) Ian Fleming. D) Ian Paisley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ian Smith. 13. An easel is most likely to be used by ..... ? A) A cattleherder. B) A watercolourist. C) A sculptor. D) A wizard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A watercolourist. 14. Where are the Mulu Caves, explored since 1978 by a collaboration between UK speleologists, the Forestry Corporation for the area, and the UNESCO World Heritage site which is the Gunung Mulu National Park? A) Borneo, Sarawak. B) Hokkaido, Japan. C) North Vietnam. D) North Myanmar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Borneo, Sarawak. 15. Which of these is not a former cast member of the Australian soap opera "Home and Away" ? A) Hugh Jackman. B) Heath Ledger. C) Naomi Watts. D) Melissa George. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hugh Jackman. 16. What did Captain James Cook take on his sea voyages, as experience had taught him that it was an effective preventative of scurvy (containing vitamin C and lactobacilli)? A) Sauerkraut. B) Lemons. C) Limes. D) Oranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sauerkraut. 17. What is the largest country by land area in Africa? A) Egypt. B) Algeria. C) Somalia. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Algeria. 18. What is Lusi, or Lumpur Sidoarjo, in East Java? A) Indonesia's largest lake. B) A funfair. C) A mud volcano. D) The last remaining Javan rhinoceros. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A mud volcano. 19. The French horse race called the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is run at which race course? A) Nevers Magny-Cours. B) Deauville. C) Chantilly. D) Longchamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Longchamp. 20. The wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton in 2011 is the 10th royal wedding to be held at Westminster Abbey. The first was that of Princess Patricia of Connaught to the Hon. Alexander Ramsay, which was in what year? A) 1811. B) 1745. C) 1919. D) 1854. 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