This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1150 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1150 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where would you most likely see a Zamboni? A) On a menu. B) In a zoo. C) In the night sky. D) At an ice rink. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At an ice rink. 2. Who was said to have interceded to save the life of Captain John Smith, was later taken hostage and held at Jamestown, married John Rolfe, came to England and died at Gravesend in 1617? A) Little Sun. B) Minnehaha. C) Hinemoa. D) Pocahontas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pocahontas. 3. What French phrase means "sea-sickness" ? A) Mal de mer. B) Je ne sais quoi. C) Laissez faire. D) Pont du Garde. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mal de mer. 4. On 19 June 1975, an inquest jury named whom as the murderer of Sandra Rivett, the last time that an inquest was allowed to name the person they suspected of committing such a crime? A) Duke Ellington. B) Lord Lucan. C) Count Basie. D) Prince Michael. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Lucan. 5. The classic "Le Petit Prince" was written by someone who, as well as being a lyrical writer, worked as what? A) Military aviator. B) Diplomat. C) Engineer. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Military aviator. 6. Known as jowar, cholam, jonna, Guinea corn, and kaoliang in various areas, this grain plant was especially valued in hot and arid regions for its resistance to drought and heat, and is also known as what? A) Teff. B) Millet. C) Amaranth. D) Sorghum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sorghum. 7. What are the Waldere fragments which are held in the Danish Royal Library at Copenhagen? A) Pieces of a sword believed to be used by the legendary Walter of Aquitaine. B) Surviving parts of an early Anglo-Saxon epic poem (possibly 8th century ). C) Fragments of the armour of a 7th century king of Aquitaine. D) A missal created for the first Christian ruler of Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surviving parts of an early Anglo-Saxon epic poem (possibly 8th century ). 8. Which of these are trousers? A) Liverpool kisses. B) Cambridge circuses. C) Oxford bags. D) London eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxford bags. 9. What is the subject matter of the occasional TV series "Luther", starring the actor Idris Elba? A) Domestic romantic drama. B) Religious history. C) Crime detection. D) Dog training. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crime detection. 10. What object, which had been brought to Westminster Abbey in 1296 and placed under "St Edward's chair", was stolen and taken to Scotland in December 1950 and returned the following April? A) The Woolsack. B) The Crown Jewels. C) The Mace. D) The Coronation Stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Coronation Stone. 11. The anniversary that commemorates Captain Arthur Phillip's establishing in 1788 the first British settlement as a colony in what became known as Australia, is celebrated on which day every year? A) 16 June. B) 26 June. C) 16 January. D) 26 January. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26 January. 12. Which ex Formula One driver competed in the World Rally Championship in 2010? A) Michael Schumacher. B) Kimi Räikkönen. C) Walter Rohl. D) Damon Hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kimi Räikkönen. 13. Which of these is a musical instrument in the lute family? A) Mandrill. B) Mandolin. C) Mandrake. D) Mandalay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandolin. 14. What narrows do you sail through to reach Scotia Sea? A) Cook Strait. B) Magellan Strait. C) Drake Passage. D) Strait of Belle Isle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drake Passage. 15. What was the first name of the fictional character Gulliver, which was created by Jonathan Swift? A) Lemuel. B) Samuel. C) Caramel. D) Caravelle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lemuel. 16. Which 1987 film stars Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer? A) The Witches of Eastwick. B) The Bitches of Northwick. C) The Twitchers of Leatherwick. D) The Stitchers of Candlewick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Witches of Eastwick. 17. What are Albert King, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins & Albert Collins best known as? A) Snooker players. B) Blues musicians. C) NASCAR drivers. D) TV presenters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blues musicians. 18. Who composed the music for the 1979 musical "Sweeney Todd" ? A) Leonard Bernstein. B) Stephen Sondheim. C) George Gershwin. D) Philip Glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stephen Sondheim. 19. Embioptera, known as web weavers or webspinners, create silk from spinnerets located where? A) Under the mouth parts. B) Under the end of the abdomen. C) The ends of the two front legs. D) On every leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ends of the two front legs. 20. Who did Johnny Depp play in the film "Public Enemies" ? A) Machine Gun Kelly. B) Baby Face Nelson. C) Pretty Boy Floyd. D) John Dillinger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Dillinger. ← 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