This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1196 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1196 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the interest of graphologists? A) Handwriting. B) Pencils. C) Charts. D) Soft minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Handwriting. 2. Who wrote "Moll Flanders", "Captain Singleton", "Colonel Jack" and "Roxanna" ? A) Agatha Christie. B) Georges Sand. C) Daniel Defoe. D) Neville Shute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daniel Defoe. 3. What sort of bird is on the flag of the Commonwealth of Dominica? A) Eagle. B) Parrot. C) Wren. D) Robin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parrot. 4. Between 1821 and 1832 the Greeks fought to become free of which Empire? A) Ottoman. B) Russian. C) Holy Roman. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ottoman. 5. Which did NOT happen during the counter-Reformation initiative in the Christian Church, the Council of Trent in Italy 1545-1563? A) The beheading of the Protestant Charles I King of England, Scotland and Ireland. B) The accession of the Protestant Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland. C) The accession of the Catholic Mary I Queen of England and Ireland. D) Final peace signed to 65 years of turmoil in the Italian Wars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The beheading of the Protestant Charles I King of England, Scotland and Ireland. 6. Who is the individual responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of the interior of a residence? A) Butler. B) Housekeeper. C) Cook. D) Scullery maid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Housekeeper. 7. From its first series broadcast in 1988 until its 12th series in 2017 which UK TV youth series has had the same core cast members? A) Target Luna. B) Doctor Who. C) Mike and Angelo. D) Red Dwarf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red Dwarf. 8. Over the space of five years, from 1989 to 1994, the USA either on its own or with allies invaded three countries, Iraq and which others? A) Grenada and Panama. B) Panama and Kuwait. C) Grenada and Haiti. D) Panama and Haiti. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panama and Haiti. 9. Where was bulk printing of written works first known to have been developed? A) Italy. B) Germany. C) England. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 10. Where is the Strait of Messina? A) Between Greece and Italy's east coast. B) Between Sicily and Sardinia. C) Between the two sides of Istanbul. D) Between Sicily and the "toe" of Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between Sicily and the "toe" of Italy. 11. What do loxodromes contribute to? A) Map drawing. B) Study of spiral galaxies. C) Understanding of hurricanes. D) Sundials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Map drawing. 12. Which describes the saxophone-like wooden bodied musical instrument known as an octavin? A) Percussion. B) Reed instrument. C) Stringed instrument. D) Flute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reed instrument. 13. What name was given to the group of English artists which included Holman Hunt, Rossetti and Millais who, in 1848, broke away from the conventional art of the day with the idea of returning to the primitive outlook of the early Italian painters? A) Renaissance men. B) Impressionists. C) Pre-Raphaelites. D) Cubists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pre-Raphaelites. 14. Which river flows from north to south through eastern New York State, USA, and briefly forms the border between Pennsylvania and New York before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean? A) Hudson. B) Delaware. C) Merrimack. D) Colorado. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hudson. 15. In propositional logic and Boolean algebra, what does the symbol "V" mean? A) Or. B) And. C) Not. D) Less. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 16. Are magnolias evergreen or deciduous? A) It depends on the species and/or the temperature of the habitat. B) Deciduous. C) Evergreen. D) It depends on the species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It depends on the species and/or the temperature of the habitat. 17. On 1 June 1958, who became the oldest person to break a world record in a standard Olympic athletic event? A) Heidi Klum. B) Dana Zátopková. C) Yvette Williams. D) Heather Mills. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dana Zátopková. 18. In what year did Serena Williams and her sister Venus Williams win their first Grand Slam title as a double? A) 2000. B) 1998. C) 2002. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1999. 19. What word is used to describe someone who speaks many languages? A) Polymer. B) Polymorph. C) Polynomial. D) Polyglot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polyglot. 20. Approximately how much of the water on earth is fresh water? A) 13%. B) 3%. C) 37%. D) 10%. 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