This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1189 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1189 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Second Revolution, or Trois Glorieuses, in France in 1830 led to the overthrow of the restored Bourbon monarchy and to what? A) An 18 year period of anarchy. B) Democracy. C) The Orleanist monarchy. D) Restoration of the National Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Orleanist monarchy. 2. Denver, Colorado, USA calls itself what? A) The Busy City. B) The Windy City. C) The Dry City. D) The Mile High City. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Mile High City. 3. The Superclásico is contested between Boca Juniors and River Plate in Buenos Aires, in what sport? A) Baseball. B) Football. C) Beach Volleyball. D) Pelotte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Football. 4. The American War of Independence began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and how many British colonies in North America? A) 50. B) 26. C) 13. D) 35. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13. 5. Who was the chief deity of the Romans, the equivalent to the Greeks' Zeus? A) Pluto. B) Jupiter. C) Apollo. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jupiter. 6. Which of these novelists is not American? A) Herman Melville. B) Ernest Hemingway. C) H G Wells. D) Mark Twain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H G Wells. 7. Which American physician and associate professor of bacteriology conducted the first field trials of a safe and effective vaccine against polio in 1952? A) Jonas Salk. B) Albert Sabin. C) Edward Jenner. D) Alexander Fleming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jonas Salk. 8. What is a "passion play" about? A) Dedicated exploration in science. B) Fiery human love. C) The suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. D) The Roman Catholic Stations of the Cross. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 9. Who wrote the music for the 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance patter song "I am the very model of a modern Major-General" ? A) Sir Edward Elgar. B) Sir William Schwenck Gilbert. C) Sir Arthur Sullivan. D) William Byrd. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sir Arthur Sullivan. 10. What musical instruments does a luthier work with? A) Stringed. B) Wind. C) Percussion. D) Mediaeval. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stringed. 11. Which was the last year the Isle of Man TT was a round of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season? A) 1976. B) 1907. C) 2017. D) 2012. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1976. 12. Which TV series follows Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation in Sacramento, California, who solves serious crimes by using his skills of observation? A) The Avengers. B) The Enforcer. C) The Terminator. D) The Mentalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Mentalist. 13. In France, which of these establishments specialises in selling meat? A) Pâtisserie. B) Boulangerie. C) Charcuterie. D) Brasserie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charcuterie. 14. Calista Flockhart became engaged to whom in February 2009? A) Harrison Ford. B) Brad Pitt. C) Clint Eastwood. D) Sean Connery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harrison Ford. 15. Which western country was the first to extend the right to vote in national elections to women? A) Switzerland. B) Australia. C) USA. D) New Zealand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New Zealand. 16. Ashley Jensen played Maggie Jacobs in which TV series? A) Extras. B) The Forsyte Saga. C) Spooks. D) Upstairs and Downstairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extras. 17. What is the William Webb Ellis Cup awarded for? A) Winning the women's singles at Wimbledon. B) Winning the America's Cup yachting race. C) Winning the Rugby World Cup Championship. D) Winning the world slalom championship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winning the Rugby World Cup Championship. 18. Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, principal guest artist of The Royal Ballet from 2003, and international guest and touring artist until retirement as a dancer in 2015-who is the artist? A) Kevin O'Hare. B) Sir Peter Wright. C) Monica Mason. D) Carlos Acosta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carlos Acosta. 19. As of April 2010, who was the wealthiest person in the world? A) Warren Buffett, American investor & industrialist. B) Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft. C) Carlos Slim Helú, Mexican business magnate. D) Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carlos Slim Helú, Mexican business magnate. 20. Which of these is an example of an "anthropoid" ? A) Wasp. B) Ape. C) Deer. D) Bear. 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