This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1161 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1161 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Of the 12 Winter Olympics between 1924 and 1976 inclusive, how many were held outside of Europe? A) 6. B) 4. C) 5. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 2. When was UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) established? A) 1949. B) 1955. C) 1945. D) 1979. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1949. 3. Which of these is a line from the 1950 film "Sunset Boulevard" ? A) "Go ahead. Make my day.". B) "Frankly my dear, I don't giva damn.". C) "Eliza. Where the devil are my slippers?". D) "I am big. It's the pictures that got small.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I am big. It's the pictures that got small.". 4. Who plays Dalton Russell, who tells why he is in a cell, in the 2006 film "Inside Man" ? A) Clive Owen. B) Tom Hanks. C) Brad Pitt. D) Tom Cruise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clive Owen. 5. What instrument was musician and composer Wayne Shorter known for playing? A) Saxophone. B) Trumpet. C) Drums. D) Guitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saxophone. 6. A Hawaiian pizza is topped with ham and what else? A) Grapes. B) Pineapple. C) Taro. D) Yams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pineapple. 7. When were the first commercially available wingsuits for skydiving made? A) 1899. B) 1999. C) 1919. D) 2009. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1999. 8. Which political party won victories in the Canadian governments of Alberta in 1935 and British Columbia in 1952? A) Progressive Conservative Party. B) New Democratic Party. C) Social Credit Party. D) New Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social Credit Party. 9. In the 2016 spoof online video by President Barack Obama about his impending retirement from the post who is one of the people he discusses it with? A) Ex-Speaker John Boehner. B) His daughter Natasha. C) Ex-President George W Bush. D) Prime Minister David Cameron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ex-Speaker John Boehner. 10. The "African Surface", which covers large parts of Africa, is an example of what? A) Etchplain. B) Savannah. C) Tors. D) Pediplain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Etchplain. 11. In which city did Popes officially reside from 1309 to 1378? A) Nice. B) Paris. C) Perpignan. D) Avignon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Avignon. 12. From 1988 to 1991 The Traveling Wilburys were active as a group; who formed the group? A) Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. B) Judi Dench, Celia Imrie, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. C) Vidal Sassoon and Mr Kenneth. D) Bobby Flay, Rachel Ray and Guy Fieri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. 13. The Tri Nations Championship played between South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, was in what sport? A) Rugby union. B) Cricket. C) Baseball. D) Hockey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rugby union. 14. Telly Savalas played Theo Kojak in a TV series that first aired from 1973 to 1978. What confectionery is associated with the character? A) Ice cream. B) Chocolate bar. C) Lollipop. D) Turkish delight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lollipop. 15. What form of art is characterised by depicting objects by a rectangular or geometric treatment of their forms? A) Poster art. B) Impressionism. C) Surrealism. D) Cubism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cubism. 16. Twitch.tv, where people can among other things watch gamers playing online, was generated by what other site? A) Justin.tv. B) Own3d.tv. C) Daily Motion. D) YouTube. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Justin.tv. 17. One well-known spider in the genus of jumping spiders is named ..... ? A) Viola. B) Veronica. C) Rosemary. D) Portia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Portia. 18. What is a theremin? A) A breed of Alpine goat. B) An early electronic musical instrument. C) An antibiotic specific to staphylococcus aureus. D) A patterned Japanese silk scarf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An early electronic musical instrument. 19. Which of these is not one of the United Arab Emirates? A) Kuwait. B) Sharjah. C) Dubai. D) Abu Dhabi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kuwait. 20. What was the last royal capital of the Burmese kingdom before its annexation by the British in 1885 when King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat were exiled after the Third Anglo-Burmese War? A) Mandalay. B) Rangoon. C) Bangkok. D) Taipei. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandalay. ← 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