This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1164 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1164 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The state of Tabasco, where the sauce gets its name, is in which country? A) Spain. B) Mexico. C) Brazil. D) Argentina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mexico. 2. Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Limousin and Lorraine are all regions of which country? A) France. B) Germany. C) Spain. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France. 3. Who was president of the USA at the outbreak of World War II? A) Dwight D. Eisenhower. B) Woodrow Wilson. C) Richard Nixon. D) Franklin D. Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Franklin D. Roosevelt. 4. The artists Dame Evelyn Glennie, Gareth Farr, Neil Peart and Alexej Gerassimez are internationally known in what field? A) Percussion. B) Sculpture. C) Photography. D) Fashion design. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Percussion. 5. What is the prevailing climate in Uruguay? A) Arid. B) Temperate. C) Alpine. D) Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperate. 6. Karol Józef Wojtyła reached the high point of his career on 16 October 1978 as what? A) President of the Republic of Poland. B) Pope. C) Member of the satirical show "Björn Again". D) Concert pianist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pope. 7. After Montenegro was admitted in June 2006, how many member nations were there in the United Nations? A) 630. B) 69. C) 577. D) 192. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 192. 8. Which of these is an American author who became known as the "Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction", who wrote six novels from 1957 to 1962 known as "The Beebo Brinker Chronicles" ? A) Margaret Drabble. B) Ayn Rand. C) Ann Bannon. D) P D James. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ann Bannon. 9. In 2007, the general assembly of which US state voted to express "profound regret" for its involvement with slavery? A) Alabama. B) Virginia. C) Texas. D) Tennessee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Virginia. 10. What does Nowruz Day celebrate? A) Peace treaty between Persia (now Iran) and Turkey. B) The first day of spring. C) The last day of autumn. D) The first transit of the Hindu Kush. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first day of spring. 11. "Omnibus" is a word for a common form of public transport taken directly from Latin. What does it mean? A) For all. B) Many stops. C) Let the buyer beware. D) Bring a big book to read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For all. 12. The Penguin Islands lie off the coast of which country? A) Chile. B) Algeria. C) Argentina. D) Namibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Namibia. 13. A musical instruction to treat the piece of music "pizzicato" means to do what? A) Hit hard. B) Play boisterously. C) Blow continuously. D) Pluck. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pluck. 14. In the acronym PAL, used in the television industry, what does the "P" stand for? A) Pretty. B) Phase. C) Precious. D) Parting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phase. 15. What man-made waterway was constructed between 1859 and 1869? A) Corinth Canal. B) Panama Canal. C) Kiel Canal. D) Suez Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suez Canal. 16. Which 16th century dramatist wrote plays for the Earl of Nottingham's company? A) Alan Ayckbourn. B) William Wycherley. C) Oliver Goldsmith. D) Christopher Marlowe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Christopher Marlowe. 17. The woolsack is a seat for the president, the Lord Chancellor, of which group? A) US Congress. B) Masons. C) House of Commons. D) House of Lords. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) House of Lords. 18. The pasta called "conchiglie" is in the shape of what? A) Seashells. B) Shoe laces. C) Narrow tubes. D) Ribbons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seashells. 19. What band released the single "The Importance of Being Idle" in 2005? A) Gorillaz. B) Oasis. C) Coldplay. D) Good Charlotte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oasis. 20. Mohammad Reza "King of Kings" and "Light of the Aryans" was the second, and the last, monarch of which House to rule within his country? A) Pahlavi. B) Mohammadzai. C) Hashemite. D) Al-Fayṣal al-Saud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pahlavi. ← 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