This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 138 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 138 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the name given to the period of Napoleon's attempted restoration, which ended with his defeat at Waterloo in 1815? A) The Bourbon Chaser. B) The Seven Years War. C) The Great Hiatus. D) The Hundred Days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Hundred Days. 2. Which city will hold the Summer Olympics 2024? A) Budapest. B) Los Angeles. C) Tokyo. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paris. 3. Which of these is an ingredient of a "piña colada" ? A) Rum. B) Gin. C) Whisky. D) Wine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rum. 4. What was the name of those at the centre of the series of comic strips and books by Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author Tove Jansson? A) Nils Holgersson and the wild geese. B) Pippi Longstocking and her friends. C) Hans Brinker and his family. D) The Moomins, or Mumintrolls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Moomins, or Mumintrolls. 5. Which of these actors is the youngest? A) Daniel Day Lewis. B) Anthony Hopkins. C) Michael Caine. D) John Mills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daniel Day Lewis. 6. The US state of Kentucky is known "the ..... (what) ..... Grass State" ? A) Blue. B) Rye. C) Green. D) Hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blue. 7. How did Rio de Janeiro get its name? A) The bay where the town was later built was discovered by Portuguese on 1 January. B) The first European explorer who sailed the river was called Janeiro. C) In honour of the wife of the first European explorer in the area. D) It was the name of the ship which first anchored in the area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bay where the town was later built was discovered by Portuguese on 1 January. 8. Edgar Mueller, Julian Beever, Kurt Wenner, Manfred Stader, and Eduardo Rolero are known for which form of expression? A) Poetry. B) Chalk art on pavements. C) Sculpture. D) Performance art. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chalk art on pavements. 9. Which of these was a 2006 American-Australian computer-animated comedy-drama film with music, directed and co-written by George Miller, incorporating some live action humans, that won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature? A) Merry Legs. B) Happy Feet. C) Gay Knees. D) Joyful Ankles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happy Feet. 10. Which of these is a dance form associated in its development in the 1960s with the Deepak family and dhol player Bhana Ram Sunami? A) Harappan. B) Kalamkari. C) Bhangra. D) Bhang Thandai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhangra. 11. Which of these is an American rock trio formed in 1987, originally part of the punk rock scene, consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass guitar, vocals), and Tré Cool (drums, percussion) for the majority of its existence? A) Black Month. B) Green Day. C) Red Night. D) Blue Month. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Green Day. 12. In basketball, what is the offence of running with the ball called? A) Keeping. B) Running. C) Holding. D) Travelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Travelling. 13. Which of these people appeared in the film "Gosford Park" ? A) Julia Roberts. B) Vanessa Redgrave. C) Judi Dench. D) Maggie Smith. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maggie Smith. 14. Which country holds the most medals in the World Masters Games? A) None, participants compete individually. B) USA. C) Germany. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) None, participants compete individually. 15. Which of these is a member of the crow family? A) Condor. B) Emu. C) Flamingo. D) Magpie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Magpie. 16. The name of the animal order Chiroptera derives from two ancient Greek words, one being "pteron", meaning "wing" . What does the other mean? A) Large. B) Hand. C) Bare. D) Webbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hand. 17. In July 2021 the International Olympic Committee recognised what sport as eligible to be included in programmes in future Olympic Games? A) Pigeon racing. B) Ultimate Frisbee. C) Bandy. D) Cheerleading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cheerleading. 18. Glyndebourne is associated with what type of festival? A) Food. B) Farming. C) Opera. D) Wine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opera. 19. It was a TV series written by Russell T Davies (who wrote the 2005 revival of "Doctor Who" among many much-awarded shows), starring Lesley Sharp and Alan Davies, controversial, and given Best Comedy Drama in the 2001 British Comedy Awards. Which was it? A) The Grand. B) Pair Dadeni. C) Dark Season. D) Bob & Rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bob & Rose. 20. What was the middle name of Noël Coward? A) Churchill. B) Wodehouse. C) Peirce. D) Dastardly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peirce. ← 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