This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1129 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1129 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Leon Trotsky, who had been Russia's foreign secretary from 1918 under Lenin, was exiled to Siberia in 1927 after Lenin's death. How did he die? A) Shot by Russian forces as a spy, 1944. B) Worked to death in a gulag, 1931. C) Assassinated in Mexico, 1940. D) Shot while defending Stalingrad, 1944. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assassinated in Mexico, 1940. 2. On a state visit to Britain in 2003, US President Bush was welcomed by a salute of how many guns? A) 50. B) 21. C) 62. D) 41. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 41. 3. Who starred in the 1998 Woody Allen film "Celebrity" ? A) Bruce Willis. B) Johnny Depp. C) Brad Pitt. D) Leonardo DiCaprio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leonardo DiCaprio. 4. What complex of artificial biological environments near St Blazey and St Austell in Cornwall was opened to the public in 2001? A) The Eden Project. B) Mitchell Park Domes. C) The Lost Gardens of Heligan. D) The Montreal Biodome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Eden Project. 5. What was the last foreign invasion of Britain? A) Napoleonic invasion, 1803-1805. B) French invasion of Wales, 1797. C) Norman conquest under William the Conqueror, 1066. D) German Invasion ("Operation Sealion"), 1940. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) French invasion of Wales, 1797. 6. In which book do the Houyhnhnms first appear? A) Tom Jones. B) Gulliver's Travels. C) 1984. D) 2001:A Space Odyssey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gulliver's Travels. 7. The lyric "We could get married, and then we'd be happy" is from which song? A) "You're my World" by Umberto Bindi, Gino Paoli & Carl Sigman. B) "The River" by Bruce Springsteen. C) "Wouldn't it be Nice" by Brian Wilson & Tony Asher. D) "Joy to the World" by Hoyt Axton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Wouldn't it be Nice" by Brian Wilson & Tony Asher. 8. Which of these mountain ranges is not found in New Guinea? A) Owen Stanley Ranges. B) Nassau Range. C) Musgrave Ranges. D) Bismarck Ranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Musgrave Ranges. 9. Who wrote the lyrics to Burt Bacharach's music for the songs including "The Look of Love", "Walk on By", "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "This Guy's in Love with You" and "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" ? A) Hal David. B) Lawrence Ferlinghetti. C) Carole King. D) Bernie Taupin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hal David. 10. Who were Scary, Baby, Ginger, Posh and Sporty? A) Smurfs. B) 71.43% of "the seven dwarfs". C) The Spice Girls. D) Muppets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Spice Girls. 11. Roughly speaking what are the dates to which the term "prehistory" is applied? A) 2 billion years ago to 1, 200 BCE. B) Any date before 1, 200 BCE. C) 2.5 million years ago to 1, 200 BCE. D) Up until 5, 000 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2.5 million years ago to 1, 200 BCE. 12. What technique is used to produce macramé? A) Weaving. B) Knitting. C) Knotting. D) Embroidery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knotting. 13. Which career soldier and inventor was personally thanked by the Duke of Wellington after the battle of Waterloo for the effect of one of his inventions? A) John Leopold Brodie. B) Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle. C) John Ericsson. D) Colonel Henry Shrapnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colonel Henry Shrapnel. 14. Which supertanker carrying 120, 000 tons of crude oil was shipwrecked off the western coast of Cornwall, England in March 1967, resulting in Blackburn Buccaneer planes dropping forty-two 1, 000lb bombs on it? A) The Marie Celeste. B) The Exxon Valdez. C) The Torrey Canyon. D) The Andrea Doria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Torrey Canyon. 15. How could a pot of liquid which is boiling over be described? A) Ebullient. B) Ebriated. C) Scorched. D) Simmering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ebullient. 16. Apart from handlers who or what compete in the sport of flyball? A) Snails. B) Dogs. C) Dolphins. D) Seals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dogs. 17. What is the official residence of the Vice President of the USA? A) 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. B) The White House. C) Number One Observatory Circle. D) The Capitol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Number One Observatory Circle. 18. Two of the three tallest mountain peaks in Africa are in which country? A) Tanzania. B) Kenya. C) Uganda. D) Democratic Republic of Congo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tanzania. 19. What is another name for sodium bicarbonate? A) Flour. B) Common salt. C) Icing sugar. D) Baking soda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Baking soda. 20. The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands are part of what island grouping? A) Greater Antilles. B) Lesser Antilles. C) The Lucayan Archipelago. D) The Leeward Antilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Lucayan Archipelago. ← 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