This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1210 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1210 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where did Pluto, discovered in 1930 (and designated a planet at the time), get its name? A) Walt Disney cartoon. B) Greek legend. C) Oil pipeline. D) A constellation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greek legend. 2. George Bernard Shaw described dancing as "a vertical expression of ..... '' what? A) The inability to play an instrument. B) The need to boogie. C) An epileptic fit. D) A horizontal desire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A horizontal desire. 3. What was the setting for the British TV series "It Ain't Half Hot, Mum" (1974-81)? A) Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. B) Vietnam. C) South Korea. D) India and Burma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India and Burma. 4. Dr Who has been portrayed in the UK TV series of the same name by a number of actors other than those fronting the twelve incarnations in the series to 2014. Which of these was not one of them? A) John Hurt. B) Michael Jayston. C) David Bradley. D) Toby Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) David Bradley. 5. Which of these cities is the furthest from Wellington, New Zealand? A) Chicago. B) Bangkok. C) Sydney. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) London. 6. Which of these is a fictional elephant? A) Tigger. B) Rikki Tikki Tavi. C) Babar. D) Anatole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Babar. 7. What links do Bollywood, Hollywood and Lollywood have? A) Bonsai Christmas trees. B) Confectionery industry. C) Film-making. D) Boat building. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Film-making. 8. Which Olympic Games was the first for which the opening ceremonies were held indoors? A) 2014. B) 2012. C) 2008. D) 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2010. 9. When was the last death penalty carried out, by guillotine, in France? A) September 1966. B) September 1981. C) September 1977. D) September 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) September 1977. 10. Which sea surrounds the island of Martinique? A) Caribbean. B) Mediterranean. C) China. D) Black. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caribbean. 11. What is Canada's national day ("Canada Day")? A) 1 March. B) 1 December. C) 1 July. D) 1 September. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 July. 12. What is meerschaum? A) A magnesium silicate. B) A fine-grained wood. C) A stone. D) Fossilised hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A magnesium silicate. 13. In her "Adventures in Wonderland", where did Alice first meet the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse? A) While visiting the caterpillar. B) A pool of tears. C) The Queen of Hearts' rose garden. D) A tea party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tea party. 14. Photosynthesis is the system used by which of these to create food? A) Hadalpelagic bacteria. B) Sea anemones. C) Fungi. D) Kelp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kelp. 15. From 1801 to 1812 Lord Elgin, under a controversial permit from the Ottoman Empire, removed many marble sculptures from a famous building in which country, and brought them to the UK? A) France. B) China. C) Greece. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greece. 16. Which of these is a pachyderm? A) Male model. B) Skin disease. C) Moving van. D) Elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elephant. 17. In 2002 Wincanton in the UK twinned with what town in addition to its twins of Gennes / Les Rosiers in France and Lahnau in Germany? A) Maastricht in the Netherlands. B) Scott Base in Antarctica. C) Copenhagen in Denmark. D) The fictional Ankh Morpork from the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The fictional Ankh Morpork from the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. 18. Who was arrested on Christmas Day 2009 for assaulting real estate investor Brooke Mueller? A) Mel Gibson. B) Mike Tyson. C) Phil Spector. D) Charlie Sheen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charlie Sheen. 19. In the USA, what is the filling for a bread bun to make a "sloppy Joe" ? A) Baked beans. B) Cooked mince beef and tomato sauce. C) Bacon, lettuce and tomato. D) Fried egg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooked mince beef and tomato sauce. 20. What is zabaglione? A) Heroin. B) Skiing style. C) Suitcase made of lion skin. D) Dessert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dessert. ← 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