This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1213 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1213 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who succeeded Prince Rainier of Monaco? A) Prince Albert. B) Princess Caroline. C) Elizabeth II. D) President Franco. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prince Albert. 2. What cooking measure represents the amount that one can hold between thumb and forefinger? A) Pinch. B) Itch. C) Slap. D) Nip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pinch. 3. Ali and Robin Campbell, Jimmy Brown, Earl Falconer, Astro, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers and Michael Virtue were members of which band from 1979 to 2008? A) Take That. B) The Smiths. C) UB40. D) The Human League. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) UB40. 4. What is the last name of "Dr. Phil" ? A) MacKenzie. B) McKee. C) McGruder. D) McGraw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) McGraw. 5. Which of these is a genus of sauropod dinosaur, fossils first discovered in 1877 by S. W. Williston, that lived in western North America at the end of the Jurassic Period? A) Apatosaurus. B) Stegosaurus. C) Triceratops. D) Diplodocus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diplodocus. 6. What was the title of Lily Allen's first full single release? A) Grin. B) Chuckle. C) Smile. D) Smirk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smile. 7. Near what French town did Marie-Bernarde (Bernadette) Soubirous reportedly see visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858? A) Versailles. B) Lyons. C) Toulouse. D) Lourdes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lourdes. 8. On the Western Christian calendar, when is Trinity Sunday? A) Sunday after Whitsunday (Pentecost). B) Easter weekend. C) Sunday after Christmas Day. D) Third Sunday in May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunday after Whitsunday (Pentecost). 9. What novel was published by Bob Dylan in 1971? A) Cobra. B) Scorpion. C) Black Widow. D) Tarantula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tarantula. 10. In which famous piece of music by Tchaikovsky does the French national anthem appear? A) Swan Lake. B) The Nutcracker. C) The Sleeping Beauty. D) 1812 Overture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1812 Overture. 11. What film, released in 2000, is the story of Gilbert and Sullivan's first production of "The Mikado" ? A) The Piano. B) Life is Beautiful. C) Music And Lyrics. D) Topsy Turvy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Topsy Turvy. 12. Spain's war in 1898 with which power resulted in its loss of sovereignty over Cuba and the Philippine Islands? A) U S A. B) England. C) France. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) U S A. 13. Who is the city of Charleston, the largest city in South Carolina, named after? A) King Charles II of England. B) Emperor Charlemagne. C) Charles Dickens. D) Charles Darwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King Charles II of England. 14. In the USA, what was significant about The Long Island Motor Parkway built by William Kissam Vanderbilt II which opened on 10 October 1908? A) The first parking building. B) One of the first toll roads. C) The first "gated community". D) The first road to have electric lighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of the first toll roads. 15. Who directed the 1998 film "Celebrity", shot in black-and-white on location in New York City featuring Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Joe Mantegna, Winona Ryder, Leonardo DiCaprio and Melanie Griffith? A) Steven Spielberg. B) Woody Allen. C) James Cameron. D) Sam Mendes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Woody Allen. 16. What is the nickname of the Australian national rugby union team? A) Kangaroos. B) Wallabies. C) Diamonds. D) Boomers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wallabies. 17. An informal name for the British flag is the Union what? A) Paul. B) John. C) Bill. D) Jack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jack. 18. These are the first lines from what song: "I was a humdrum person, leading a life apart, when love flew in through my window wide, and quickened my humdrum heart" ? A) What Is This Thing Called Love. B) Help!. C) Look Through Any Window. D) Someone to Watch Over Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What Is This Thing Called Love. 19. Which was the first book for which the Australian author, academic and feminist Germaine Greer became famous? A) The Feminine Mystique. B) The Female Eunuch. C) The Color Purple. D) Fear of Flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Female Eunuch. 20. What element has the symbol "P" ? A) Phosphorus. B) Potassium. C) Platinum. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phosphorus. ← 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