This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1110 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1110 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In 1954, the US Department of Defence established what song as the official musical tribute to the president of the USA? A) Hail to the Chief. B) I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine. C) Imagine. D) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hail to the Chief. 2. What did the US penny, or cent, carry on its obverse when it was first minted in its current form in 1909? A) An eagle. B) The Lincoln Memorial. C) The Union Shield. D) The profile of President Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The profile of President Abraham Lincoln. 3. What most characterises mime performers? A) Stilt walking. B) Music. C) Dance. D) Silence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silence. 4. What is the name of the bay on the shore of which Rio de Janeiro sits? A) Guanabara Bay. B) Janeiro Bay. C) Villegagnon Bay. D) Niterói Bay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guanabara Bay. 5. Who won most medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics? A) Finland. B) Norway. C) Lithuania. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Norway. 6. Which highly contagious infection causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids, which can lead to blindness? A) Trachoma. B) Keratoconus. C) Uveitis. D) Glaucoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trachoma. 7. The Walt Disney animated 1949 feature "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" is based on "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame and which other work? A) "Ichabod the Optimistic Canine" by Amablue. B) "Ichabod and Me" by Raphael Blau. C) "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving. D) "Ichabod and Abbie" by Alex Kurtzman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving. 8. On which island are 16 of Japan's 20 largest cities and Mount Fuji? A) Kyūshū. B) Hokkaidō. C) Honshu. D) Shikoku. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Honshu. 9. Which among these is the Zomia area considered to include? A) Fiji. B) Hungary. C) The Russian Arctic. D) The mountains of Southwest China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The mountains of Southwest China. 10. Most South America countries export titanium, used in multiple applications worldwide including in strong, lightweight alloys for aerospace (jet engines, missiles, and spacecraft); which of those countries exports most (in $ value)? A) Chile. B) Argentina. C) Colombia. D) Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brazil. 11. Which of these went to the aid of the "Titanic" as she was sinking? A) Carpathia. B) Queen Mary. C) Lusitania. D) Victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carpathia. 12. Who provided the voice of "Charlie" for Charlie's Angels in the original TV series and the films made in 2000 and 2003? A) John Forsythe. B) Raymond Burr. C) Richard Burton. D) Richard Harris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John Forsythe. 13. Which Olympic Games were the first to be telecast worldwide? A) Rome, 1960. B) Munich, 1972. C) Mexico City, 1968. D) Tokyo, 1964. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tokyo, 1964. 14. What characterises the soil known as peat? A) It is flammable. B) It is exceptionally dry. C) It is a rich source of ammonia. D) It is a stable foundation for roads or buildings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is flammable. 15. What make of guitar did blues musician B.B. King usually play? A) Les Paul. B) Gibson. C) Fender. D) Ibanez. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gibson. 16. Pistol and Boo, who became internationally famous in 2015, were what? A) Captured Mexican drug barons. B) Pixar cartoon characters. C) Yorkshire terriers. D) Twins born to three parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yorkshire terriers. 17. Apollo Creed is the enemy of whom? A) James Bond. B) Rocky. C) Superman. D) The Terminator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rocky. 18. Which of these is a double-reed instrument with a range of over 3 1/2 octaves? A) Shawm. B) Oboe. C) Bassoon. D) Clarinet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bassoon. 19. Which of these comes closest to the meaning of the French phrase "Haute cuisine" ? A) High class cooking. B) Picnic on a hill. C) Barely cooked. D) Cold ham salad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High class cooking. 20. Where was Ingrid Bergman born? A) Sweden. B) Denmark. C) Norway. D) Finland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweden. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeneral QuizzesGeneral Knowledge Quiz 1General Knowledge Quiz 2General Knowledge Quiz 3General Knowledge Quiz 4General Knowledge Quiz 5General Knowledge Quiz 6General Knowledge Quiz 7General Knowledge Quiz 8General Knowledge Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books