This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1132 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1132 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the 1950s, what was Jersey Joe Walcott known for? A) Boxing. B) Sculpture. C) Motor racing. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boxing. 2. The word "meow", or "miaou", is an example of what? A) Regression. B) Mimesis. C) Synonym. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 3. Who has been married to golfer Greg Norman? A) Tennis star Chris Evert. B) Squash star Susan Devoy. C) Pop star Debbie Harry. D) Princess Caroline of Monaco. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tennis star Chris Evert. 4. What nationality was astronomer Tycho Brahe? A) Polish. B) Greek. C) Italian. D) Danish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Danish. 5. Who plays Preston Burke in the US TV series "Grey's Anatomy" ? A) James Pickens, Jr. B) Justin Chambers. C) Patrick Dempsey. D) Isaiah Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Isaiah Washington. 6. What is the first element on the periodic table? A) Hydrogen. B) Helium. C) Lithium. D) Neon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrogen. 7. Which of these is the name of the smallest Canadian province? A) Baffin Land. B) Norfolk Island. C) Prince Edward Island. D) Greenland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prince Edward Island. 8. Mariachi bands originated in which country? A) Mexico. B) Trinidad. C) Jamaica. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mexico. 9. The smallest internationally recognised country on mainland Africa is completely surrounded, apart from its sea border, by what other country? A) Senegal. B) Sierra Leone. C) Guinea-Bissau. D) Ghana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Senegal. 10. Which country is the biggest producer of corn? A) Russia. B) China. C) USA. D) Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USA. 11. Where does linseed oil come from? A) Oil well. B) Flax. C) Gear box. D) Service station. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flax. 12. Where and when were the first Games held that were eventually to be known as the Commonwealth Games? A) Glasgow, Scotland, 1898. B) London, England, 1911. C) Hamilton, Canada, 1930. D) Sydney, Australia, 1938. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamilton, Canada, 1930. 13. Which of these is an ancient stringed musical instrument, belonging to the chordophone family? A) Cetra. B) Cromorne. C) Cornetto. D) Crumhorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cetra. 14. What does the Fermi Paradox refer to? A) Contradiction between the electrodynamic and the relativistic theories of electromagnetic mass. B) The existence of advanced extraterrestrial life. C) Quantum mechanics. D) The effects of magnetic fields on mercury vapour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The existence of advanced extraterrestrial life. 15. When simulated single cell automata (simple programs) interact to produce complex, seemingly intelligent outcomes without following specific recipes, this is a development from what? A) Information theory. B) AI. C) Game theory. D) Logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Game theory. 16. Where would ground-effect vehicles be used? A) Tunnelling in rock. B) In the sand of deserts. C) Low-flying above level surfaces. D) As low flat ground-hugging vehicles in military manoeuvres. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low-flying above level surfaces. 17. Who was nominated for an Academy Award for his animated film "Shrek" ? A) Andy Anderson. B) Adam Anderson. C) Adam Andrews. D) Andrew Adamson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andrew Adamson. 18. James Reese Europe was a leading early 20th century exponent of what? A) Ragtime music. B) International economic theory. C) Modern dance. D) Racing yacht design. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ragtime music. 19. What word is commonly used in North America to mean "soup" ? A) Ragout. B) Clambake. C) Chowder. D) Hooley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chowder. 20. How much treacle was there in the nursery rhyme "Pop! Goes the Weasel" ? A) An ounce and a half. B) A quarter pound. C) Fifty pounds. D) Half a pound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Half a pound. ← 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