This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 127 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 127 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The fighting video game, Pokkén Tournament, is a spin-off from which other game or games? A) Final Fantasy, and Warcraft. B) Pokémon. C) Pokenet. D) Pokémon, and Tekken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pokémon, and Tekken. 2. What animal takes part in Olympic "dressage" events? A) Gerbil. B) Pigeon. C) Chimpanzee. D) Horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horse. 3. Which of these is another name for the wolverine, mainly native to Canada? A) The glutton. B) The raider. C) The abominable snowman. D) The brown bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The glutton. 4. How many days did Britain "lose" in September 1752 on changing from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar? A) 45. B) 23. C) 11. D) 104. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 11. 5. What is the name for two collections of lymphoid tissues, one on either side of the throat, level with the base of the tongue? A) Nostrils. B) Tonsils. C) Tracheae. D) Thoraces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tonsils. 6. Who was licensed as a lawyer, cofounded a company that became one of their country's most successful and prolific entertainment studios, became a high profile name in their country and eventually led the country in disrupted and deeply troubled times? A) Volodymyr Zelensky. B) Boris Johnson. C) Indira Gandhi. D) Jacinda Ardern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volodymyr Zelensky. 7. "Imagination encircles the world" is an example of what figure of speech? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Adverbial phrase. D) Adjectival phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 8. Which of these are found in the blood? A) Stigmas. B) Platelets. C) Cuticles. D) Lathes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platelets. 9. Taking part of a sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or sound in a different sound work is usually referred to as what? A) Plagiarism. B) Sampling. C) Echoing. D) Splicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sampling. 10. What was one aspect characterising the races for the Louis Vuitton Cup in 2013? A) For much of some of the races there was only one boat competing. B) The Team NZ boat kept breaking a mast. C) A fourth team was included in the Round Robin at the last minute. D) The contest was a draw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For much of some of the races there was only one boat competing. 11. Where would a customer find "silver service" ? A) Jeweller. B) Restaurant. C) Supermarket. D) Butcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restaurant. 12. About how long would it take for bell ringers to ring a complete peal of 12 bells, i.e. with all its permutations? A) A day and a half. B) 9 hours. C) 40 years. D) 3 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40 years. 13. Where was the basis of Skype, the software that enables video and voice calls to be made via the internet, originally developed? A) Sweden. B) Estonia. C) Finland. D) Norway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Estonia. 14. A waltz is characterised by the rhythm of three whats in a bar? A) Grumbles. B) Crotchets. C) Uncertainties. D) Quavers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crotchets. 15. Cotopaxi in Ecuador is what? A) One of South America's most active volcanoes. B) Ecuador's longest mountain range. C) At its peak, the point on the Earth's surface most distant from its centre. D) Home to the ancient city, La Ciudad Perdida. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One of South America's most active volcanoes. 16. In 2005 what did Dame Ellen MacArthur's name became known for internationally? A) Fastest solo non-stop sailing circumnavigating the globe. B) First British woman to win the Transpacific Yacht Race. C) First woman to design the winning yacht in the America's Cup. D) She publicly announced her preventive mastectomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fastest solo non-stop sailing circumnavigating the globe. 17. Who published almost 100 books on many subjects, including the autobiography "My Life and Times" (10 vols, 1963-1971), "The Four Winds Of Love" (6 vols, 1937-45), "Whisky Galore" (1947) and "Monarch of the Glen" (1941)? A) Susan Boyle. B) Robert Louis Stevenson. C) Compton MacKenzie. D) Flora MacDonald. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compton MacKenzie. 18. Until the Simpsons came along, what was the most successful TV cartoon series? A) Scooby-Doo. B) The Flintstones. C) The Jetsons. D) Batman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Flintstones. 19. By what name is the Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus better known? A) Nero. B) Caligula. C) Augustus. D) Trajan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caligula. 20. What was Harry Buermeyer's club in 1878 when he became the first official amateur heavyweight boxing champion in America? A) Union Athletic Club of Boston. B) New York Athletic Club. C) BBBoC. D) NSAC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New York Athletic Club. ← 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