This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1136 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1136 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When then self-governing Belize gained full independence from the United Kingdom in 1981, 1, 500 UK troops remained; for what reason? A) To assist in building the hydroelectric Chalillo Dam and Mollejon Dam. B) To help build Belize navy warships. C) To defend it against Guatemala who claimed Belize and refused to recognise it as a country. D) The transport ships to take them back to the UK was diverted to the Falklands War. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To defend it against Guatemala who claimed Belize and refused to recognise it as a country. 2. In the sentence "Wherever he went, he carried the scratching cat, his eyes red.", what part of speech is "his eyes red" ? A) Preposition. B) Dependent clause. C) Adjective. D) Adjectival phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjectival phrase. 3. Why was the 1974 revolution in Portugal called the Carnation Revolution? A) No shots were fired and at the end people filled the rifle muzzles with carnations. B) The revolutionaries all wore a carnation in their buttonhole. C) It was particularly bloody. D) It was sparked by a carnation grower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No shots were fired and at the end people filled the rifle muzzles with carnations. 4. In Scandinavian mythology, what was the home of the Gods, approached by a bridge (Bifrost), that contained a great hall and Valhalla? A) Utopia. B) Avalon. C) Nirvana. D) Asgard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asgard. 5. Ouagadougou is the capital of which country? A) Dahomey. B) Burkina Faso. C) The Republic of Kiribati. D) The People's Republic of Benin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burkina Faso. 6. Where is Campeche Bay? A) Gulf of Mexico. B) Caribbean Sea. C) Pacific Ocean. D) Gulf of California. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gulf of Mexico. 7. Where was the 2009 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting held? A) Vietnam. B) Peru. C) Australia. D) Singapore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Singapore. 8. In the 1960's, who had a hit record with Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" ? A) Peter, Paul and Mary. B) Petra, Paula and Mary. C) Peter, Paul and Murray. D) Petra, Paul and Murray. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peter, Paul and Mary. 9. Which of these is a translation into Spanish of the phrase "long live life" ? A) La Dolce Vita. B) Viva la Vida. C) In Vino Veritas. D) Viva Las Vegas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Viva la Vida. 10. Which of these describes a style of music played by groups like Led Zeppelin? A) Weightless vegetable. B) Light alloy. C) Heavy metal. D) Weighty mineral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heavy metal. 11. Where is Durendal mentioned in 11th, or possibly 12th, century literature? A) Beowulf. B) The Song of Roland. C) The Epic of Gilgamesh. D) Le Morte d'Arthur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Song of Roland. 12. What is needed to create a Tangram? A) Seven flat straight-sided shapes. B) A pencil or pen, and paper marked in a grid. C) Five concave-sided cubes. D) Scissors and plastic straws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seven flat straight-sided shapes. 13. Which of these was an American alternative rock band that existed from 1980 to 2009, originally formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with members singer/guitarist/songwriter Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, and drummers Victor DeLorenzo (1980-1993 & 2002-2009) and Guy Hoffman (1993-2002)? A) Simple Minds. B) Nirvana. C) R E M. D) Violent Femmes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Violent Femmes. 14. The first broadcast of the UK scifi series Dr Who on TV in November 1963 coincided with what? A) Enactment of female suffrage in Iran. B) The first push-button telephone made available to AT & T customers. C) Extended coverage of President John F. Kennedy's assassination the previous day. D) The Beatles one day recording of their debut album Please Please Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extended coverage of President John F. Kennedy's assassination the previous day. 15. The Fréjus Rail Tunnel (also called Mont Cenis Tunnel), a rail tunnel 13.7 km (8.5 miles) long, connects which two countries? A) France and Italy. B) France and Switzerland. C) Switzerland and Italy. D) France and Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France and Italy. 16. In 2009 Artem Silchenko was first in the Red Bull World Series held at Antalya, Turkey & Sisikon, Switzerland in which sport? A) Cliff diving. B) Kitesurfing. C) Free diving. D) Freestyle BMX. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cliff diving. 17. Which railway station, designed and overseen by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was covered by the largest train shed roof anywhere when it opened in 1854? A) London St Pancras. B) London Paddington. C) Victoria, or Chhatrapati Shivaii. D) Gare du Nord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) London Paddington. 18. In the film "Batman Forever", released in 1995, who played the villain called "Two Face" ? A) Jim Carrey. B) Arnold Schwarzenegger. C) Danny DeVito. D) Tommy Lee Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tommy Lee Jones. 19. Three quarters of the east boundary of the Republic of Malawi is what? A) The Indian Ocean. B) The Great Rift Valley. C) Lake Tanganyika. D) Lake Nyasa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lake Nyasa. 20. In the acronym NFT used in digital block-chain enabled transactions, what does the "F" stand for? A) Frangible. B) Fungible. C) Functional. D) Fragile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fungible. ← 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