This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 1123 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1123 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In Australia, Siberia, Indonesia, the Amazon and California saw exceptional what? A) Flooding. B) Settled weather. C) Wild or forest fires. D) Ice and snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wild or forest fires. 2. Where was Victor Hugo living when he wrote his 1862 novel "Les MisΓ©rables" ? A) London. B) Guernsey. C) Paris. D) Brussels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guernsey. 3. Which of these is known for its yellow flowers? A) Hibiscus. B) Forsythia. C) Violet. D) Hydrangea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forsythia. 4. Who made two series of engravings based on two series of his paintings, called "A Rake's Progress" and "A Harlot's Progress" ? A) Pablo Picasso. B) M C Escher. C) Ronald Searle. D) William Hogarth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William Hogarth. 5. What was the first name of "Rumpole of the Bailey" ? A) Oswald. B) Rupert. C) Henry. D) Horace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horace. 6. When and where did the Acol system evolve? A) 1930s in London, UK. B) 1940s and 1950s in Philadelphia, USA. C) 1930s in Indianapolis, USA. D) 1960s in New York, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1930s in London, UK. 7. The term "Royal Ascot" is associated with which sport? A) Saloon car racing. B) Greyhound racing. C) Horse racing. D) Motor cycle racing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horse racing. 8. The first African Nations Cup of what, was planned for South Africa in September 2009 although it did not take place? A) Motocross. B) Ice hockey. C) Kayaking. D) Ski orienteering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ice hockey. 9. What is the common name for acetyl-salicylic acid? A) Baking soda. B) Penicillin. C) Sugar soap. D) Aspirin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aspirin. 10. What symbol is used in an equation to indicate that a mathematical or logic proposition is always, or unconditionally, true, e.g. "a = a" ? A) T. B) A. C) U. D) P. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 11. What were the Christian names of Torvill and Dean? A) Jayne and Christopher. B) Samson and Delilah. C) Anthony and Cleopatra. D) Will and Grace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jayne and Christopher. 12. Actor Lloyd Bridges is what relation to actors Beau and Jeff Bridges? A) Father. B) Brother. C) Uncle. D) Grandfather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Father. 13. Which 19th century British explorer wrote "Pilgrimage to Al-Medinah and Meccah" about his journeys in 1853, went to Somaliland in 1858 and discovered Lake Tanganyika and the Victoria Nyanza, and translated the tales of the Arabian Nights in 16 volumes? A) Sir Richard Burton. B) Dr David Livingstone. C) Sir Henry Morton Stanley. D) Lawrence of Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sir Richard Burton. 14. Casts of Sir George Frampton's statue of "Peter Pan" are in Kensington Gardens, London; Sefton Park, Liverpool; Camden, New Jersey, USA; Perth, Australia; Toronto, Canada; Bowring Park, St. John's, Canada and which other location? A) Brussels, Belgium. B) Sydney, Australia. C) Cape Town, South Africa. D) New Delhi, India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brussels, Belgium. 15. The Russian city of Volgograd that was called Tsaritsyn from 1589 to 1925, changed its name in 1961 from what? A) Stalingrad. B) Minsk. C) Vladivostok. D) Vienna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stalingrad. 16. What is the resort area in the east of Long Island in New York state? A) The Havershams. B) The Hampshires. C) The Hendersons. D) The Hamptons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Hamptons. 17. By what name was Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar better known? A) Che. B) Don Quixote. C) El Cid. D) Gauguin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) El Cid. 18. Who, at the beginning of 2016, holds the record for most number of weeks in golfing's World Top 10? A) Phil Mickelson. B) Ernie Els. C) Tiger Woods. D) Henrik Stenson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tiger Woods. 19. The smoke from what kind of wood is used to cure prosciutto? A) Elm. B) Alder. C) None, prosciutto is dry-cured not smoke-cured. D) Oak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None, prosciutto is dry-cured not smoke-cured. 20. Ralph Nader's 1965 book "Unsafe at Any Speed" targeted which car? A) Ford Cortina. B) Chevrolet Corvette. C) Chevrolet Corvair. D) Toyota Camry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chevrolet Corvair. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books