This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1180 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1180 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did Michael Woodford gain international prominence in 2011? A) He led the US operation which killed Osama bin Laden. B) He documented a white dwarf with the hottest known surface temperature in the universe, at 200, 000 K. C) He captained the team which won the Cricket World Cup. D) He blew the whistle on accounting fraud at Olympus Corporation in Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He blew the whistle on accounting fraud at Olympus Corporation in Japan. 2. Where was the equipment colloquially known as Mr. Trash Wheel established in 2014? A) Jakarta, Indonesia. B) Belgrade, Serbia. C) The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Pacific Ocean. D) Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 3. The first name of the First Lady of which US president was Elizabeth, known as "Betty" ? A) Lyndon B Johnson. B) Richard Nixon. C) George H Bush. D) Gerald Ford. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerald Ford. 4. What title did King Edward VIII of the UK take after his abdication? A) Duke of Windsor. B) Duke of Marlborough. C) Duke of Wellington. D) Duke of Buckingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duke of Windsor. 5. Father Christmas is commonly identified with which saint? A) George. B) Christopher. C) Joan. D) Nicholas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nicholas. 6. "Come On-a My House" (1951), produced by Mitch Miller, was the first big chart hit for which singer? A) Doris Day. B) Connie Francis. C) Marilyn Monroe. D) Rosemary Clooney. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rosemary Clooney. 7. How did John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr., the elder son of US President John F. Kennedy, die in 1999? A) Land mine explosion. B) Assassination. C) Plane crash. D) Skiing accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plane crash. 8. Which of these was not killed by a stone or piece of metal propelled from a distance? A) Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. B) Goliath of Gath. C) Julius Caesar. D) King Harold II of England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Julius Caesar. 9. What is or was a belemnite? A) Somebody native to what is now known as Belize. B) Somebody in an asylum for people with a mental disorder. C) A squid-like marine animal extinct since the Cretaceous period. D) A diacritical mark in written language, e.g. circumflex or umlaut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A squid-like marine animal extinct since the Cretaceous period. 10. Who was the first elected female head of state in Africa? A) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. B) Eleanor Roosevelt. C) Condoleezza Rice. D) Golda Meir. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. 11. The Webb Ellis Cup is presented to the winners of the World Cup in what sport? A) Tennis. B) Cricket. C) Rugby. D) Golf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rugby. 12. World Chase Tag is an international championship based on what sport? A) Wheelchair racing. B) Skateboarding. C) Cycling. D) Parkour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parkour. 13. Steven Bochco co-created, wrote in, and produced which initially controversial police drama, from 1981 to 1987? A) NYPD Blue. B) Kojak. C) Colombo. D) Hill Street Blues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hill Street Blues. 14. Who sued Hootie and the Blowfish for plagiarism in their song "Only Wanna Be With You" in 1995, reaching an out-of-court settlement? A) Leonard Cohen. B) Yoko Ono (on behalf of the Lennon estate). C) Bob Dylan. D) John Betjeman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bob Dylan. 15. What was the title of the 1984 novel by J G Ballard that was set in China? A) Drowning in Tea. B) Empire of the Sun. C) The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon. D) The Owl and the Pussycat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Empire of the Sun. 16. Who was president of the USA at the outbreak of the Korean War? A) Franklin D. Roosevelt. B) George Washington. C) Richard Nixon. D) Harry S Truman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harry S Truman. 17. What is the next in this series: "Lucky Town", "The Ghost of Tom Joad", "The Rising", "Devils & Dust", "We Shall Overcome:The Seeger Sessions", "Magic" ..... ? A) It's Not Me, It's You. B) The Very Best of Bob Dylan. C) Working on a Dream. D) Philadelphia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Working on a Dream. 18. Which of these is in a human's thoracic cavity? A) Lungs. B) Liver. C) Spleen. D) Pancreas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lungs. 19. In England, what breed of dog is raced in an industry which, in 2007, attracted gates of around 3.2 million people at over 5, 750 meetings across 26 stadiums? A) Greyhounds. B) Corgis. C) Chihuahuas. D) Dachshunds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greyhounds. 20. The Great Lakes are called Superior, Erie, Ontario, Huron and which other? A) Quebec. B) Illinois. C) Wisconsin. D) Michigan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michigan. ← 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