This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 15 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where was the administrative capital of the Roman Empire and residence of the Emperor in 402 CE? A) Turin. B) Rome. C) Ravenna. D) Florence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ravenna. 2. What kind of heavy ammunition was fired from naval ships between the 13th and mid 19th centuries? A) Cannon balls. B) Inauguration balls. C) Gumballs. D) Thunder balls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cannon balls. 3. The 12th century Hildegard of Bingen, later Saint Hildegard, is known most usually now for what? A) Converting the king of Sweden, Olof SkΓΆtonung, to Christianity. B) Studies of beetles. C) Her music. D) Tales of Indian society. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her music. 4. In the USA, what is the minimum age that someone can become a senator? A) 30. B) 35. C) 25. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30. 5. The book "A Kestrel for a Knave" by Barry Hines was the basis for which 1969 film? A) Kes. B) Fiefdom. C) Merlin. D) Falcon Crest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kes. 6. Which of these is a fashion designer and the son of a London taxi-driver? A) Ossie Clark. B) Hardy Amies. C) Alexander McQueen. D) David Emanuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alexander McQueen. 7. Who directed the pilot episode of the award-winning US TV series "Boardwalk Empire" ? A) Jeremy Podeswa. B) Tim van Patten. C) Martin Scorsese. D) Ed Bianchi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Martin Scorsese. 8. What country changed its name to Burkina Faso? A) Constantinople. B) Persia. C) Burma. D) Republic of Upper Volta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republic of Upper Volta. 9. With a career that lasted from 1967 to 1971, who had 2 hit records that made #2 on the US charts and #1 and #5 on the UK charts: "Young Girl" and "Lady Willpower" ? A) Gary Lewis and the Playboys. B) Dino, Desi and Billy. C) Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. D) Huey Lewis and the News. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. 10. What name is given to people who try to influence the media's political viewpoint of events? A) Watchdogs. B) Ombudsmen. C) Spin doctors. D) Whistle blowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spin doctors. 11. Which part of the chilli is the hottest? A) Skin. B) Stalk. C) Seed. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seed. 12. Founded in 1934, the IBF was the international governing body for what? A) B.A.S.E. jumping. B) Boules. C) Breadmaking. D) Badminton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Badminton. 13. To obfuscate something or someone is to do what? A) Shadow. B) Darken. C) Splinter. D) Confuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confuse. 14. In 1997 at the World Snooker Championship, who made the fastest-recorded maximum break of 147? A) Jimmy White. B) Tony Drago. C) Ronnie O'Sullivan. D) Ali Carter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ronnie O'Sullivan. 15. Who was the father of Queen Elizabeth II? A) Tsar Nicholas II. B) George I. C) Henry VIII. D) George VI. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George VI. 16. Who starred with Ronald Reagan in his last cinema film before being elected as Governor of California, and then President of the USA? A) Steve Forrest. B) Nancy Davis (Reagan). C) Lee Marvin. D) Stanley Andrews. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lee Marvin. 17. Which musical, when made into a film in 1956, starred Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr? A) Hair. B) The King and I. C) Carousel. D) South Pacific. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The King and I. 18. In which country is the city of Maastricht? A) Belgium. B) The Netherlands. C) Germany. D) Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Netherlands. 19. The Catholic Christians known as Maronites are mainly in which country? A) Israel. B) Iraq. C) Jordan. D) Lebanon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lebanon. 20. From the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Brazilian swimmer Nicholas Santos holds a world record as what? A) Para athlete swimming in open competition to a medal result. B) The first Brazilian to feature in both the opening and closing ceremonies. C) The youngest medal winner. D) The oldest medal winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The oldest medal winner. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books