This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 177 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 177 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these places is furthest from Paris, France? A) Beijing, China. B) New York, New York, USA. C) Cape Town, South Africa. D) Mumbai, India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cape Town, South Africa. 2. Why is a Netball court divided into thirds? A) Different points are allocated, depending on where a ball is thrown from, through the net. B) To help referees know where they are on the court. C) To regulate where individuals of each position are allowed to move. D) Historically, netball has been played on basketball courts marked in this way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To regulate where individuals of each position are allowed to move. 3. How many sports were included in the first Summer Paralympics, in 1960? A) 5. B) 8. C) 10. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 4. Which of these players was signed by the "LA Galaxy" in 2007? A) Jonah Lomu. B) Babe Ruth. C) David Beckham. D) Venus Williams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) David Beckham. 5. The Tien Shan, or Tian Shan, mountains lie to the north of which? A) Beijing, China. B) Gobi Desert. C) Bhutan. D) Taklimakan Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taklimakan Desert. 6. The slang words "cool", "groovy", "cat", and "chick" came from the jazz music culture in what decades'? A) 1920s and 1930s. B) 1900s to 1910s. C) 1940s to 1950s. D) 1950s and 1960s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1920s and 1930s. 7. On 2 February 1997, Jeremy Sonnenfeld of Nebraska, USA, was the first to be recognised by the American Bowling Congress to do what while playing ten-pin bowling? A) Roll 40 points in a single game. B) Roll a perfect single game score of 300. C) Roll 10 consecutive strikes. D) Roll 3 perfect games of 300 in a 3-game series. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roll 3 perfect games of 300 in a 3-game series. 8. What phrase is frequently heard in London Underground stations? A) Howzat!. B) Cleared to land. C) Look out below. D) Mind the gap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mind the gap. 9. Who is the author of the books "The Comfort of Strangers" (1981), "The Innocent" (1990), "Enduring Love" (1997), "Atonement" (2001) and "Saturday" (2005)? A) Iain M. Banks. B) Ian McEwan. C) Alastair Sim. D) Anne Fine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ian McEwan. 10. Who was an 8 year old English girl murdered on 24 August 1867 by solicitor's clerk Frederick Baker in Alton, Hampshire:the body was found in a hop field, her head and legs severed, her eyes put out, her torso emptied and her organs scattered? A) Fanny Adams. B) Amanda Dowler. C) Danielle Jones. D) Hannah Williams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fanny Adams. 11. In 2023 Croatia adopted European what? A) Crochet style. B) Currency (the Euro). C) Canal boats. D) Chocolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Currency (the Euro). 12. Who wrote "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" between 1772 and 1787 (published from 1776 to 1789) in 6 volumes? A) Charles Dickens. B) Richard Burton. C) Edward Gibbon. D) Thomas Malory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Edward Gibbon. 13. Which of these events came first? A) Italy became the present Italian Republic. B) American Revolution. C) French Revolution. D) Russian Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) American Revolution. 14. Which English king destroyed over 60% of the people and economy of his kingdom, in a campaign called "the harrying of the north" ? A) William I. B) Stephen. C) John. D) Henry VII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William I. 15. Which one of these planets was not represented in the musical work by Gustav Holst called "The Planets" ? A) Venus. B) Saturn. C) Mercury. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth. 16. What was involved in what the media called "the battle of the Carmens" in 1988? A) Figure skating. B) Singing. C) Motorbike racing. D) Dressage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figure skating. 17. Which 2009 film is set in 2154? A) Coraline. B) Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen. C) The Hangover. D) Avatar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Avatar. 18. A hunter claimed to have seen what bird in 1688, thought to be the last recorded sighting? A) Gryphon. B) Roc. C) Phoenix. D) Dodo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dodo. 19. Eric Clapton recorded an album with whom, called "Riding With the King" ? A) Albert King. B) B.B. King. C) Freddie King. D) King Curtis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B.B. King. 20. Which of these is tallest? A) Tom Cruise. B) Clint Eastwood. C) Brad Pitt. D) Danny de Vito. 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