This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 187 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 187 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the name for a type of shelter built out of snow, originally built by the Inuit? A) Igloo. B) Bure. C) Wigwam. D) Kraal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Igloo. 2. Which French naval officer invented the aqualung? A) Georges Leopold Cuvier. B) Jacques-Yves Cousteau. C) Josep Marie Jacquard. D) Nicolas Appert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jacques-Yves Cousteau. 3. A referendum that took place in Quebec on 30 October 1995, which was defeated 49.42% "Yes" to 50.58% "No", proposed what? A) The beaver should be the official animal. B) English should replace French as the official language. C) The number of terms that a Premier can have should be restricted. D) Quebec should secede from Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quebec should secede from Canada. 4. Why, at Stockholm in 1912, did Jim Thorpe have his medals taken away after winning the decathlon and pentathlon? A) He was wearing shoes not approved for the event. B) He had deliberately tripped Avery Brundage. C) He had previously played baseball for a fee. D) He refused to stand on the winner's podium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had previously played baseball for a fee. 5. Which Tom's first leading role was in the 1983 film "Risky Business" ? A) Cruise. B) Drift. C) Float. D) Coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cruise. 6. The Pax Mongolica which influenced Mongolia, China and a large swathe of Eurasia as far westward as Hungary in the 13th and 14th centuries CE owed its force to what? A) Treaties by Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky and his dynasty. B) Conquests by Emperor Zhu and the Ming dynasty. C) Trading through the Silk Road. D) Conquests by Genghis Khan and his successors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conquests by Genghis Khan and his successors. 7. What ship was wrecked on sandbanks off the coast of The Netherlands in 1799, causing a staggering loss to Lloyds of London which had insured it and its cargo? A) Santa Maria de la Consolacion. B) The Vliegenthart (Flying Hart). C) Akerendam. D) HMS Lutine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) HMS Lutine. 8. The League of Nations was established to promote collective security, arbitration of international disputes, reduction of armaments and open diplomacy; when was this? A) Immediately following World War II (1939-45). B) Immediately following World War I (1914-18). C) Immediately following the Crimean War (1853-56). D) Immediately following the Balkan Wars (1912-13). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immediately following World War I (1914-18). 9. Which do historiographers study? A) The theory and history of historical writing. B) Letters to historians. C) Biographies of historians. D) Classification of historical periods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The theory and history of historical writing. 10. With which sport is Florence Griffith-Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo, associated? A) Netball. B) American football. C) Wife carrying. D) Sprinting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sprinting. 11. In the 1992 Summer Olympics the win in the Men's Lightheavyweight weightlifting was tied among three, all of whom had lifted the same weight. The bronze medal was decided by the contestants' weight, how were the silver and gold decided? A) By a toss of the coin. B) By who lifted the winning weight first. C) By who held their winning weight up longest. D) By the aggregate of their lifted weights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By who lifted the winning weight first. 12. What are one of the functions of statins? A) Lowering lipids. B) Reducing muscle pain. C) Dilating blood vessels. D) Thinning blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lowering lipids. 13. Which country became independent from the United Kingdom on 14 August 1947, and became a republic in 1956? A) Sri Lanka. B) Bangladesh. C) India. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pakistan. 14. When were the first Olympic Games to be held in a Spanish-speaking country held? A) 1992. B) 2016. C) 1968. D) 1948. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1968. 15. What sweet syrup is produced when sugar is refined and, when fermented, produces rum? A) Molasses. B) Tapioca. C) Maple syrup. D) Caramel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Molasses. 16. Which video game, on its release in 2020, was so badly reviewed that the developers issued a formal apology? A) Fast & Furious Crossroads. B) XIII remake. C) Remothered:Broken Porcelain. D) Gleamlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) XIII remake. 17. Historically, ringing bells were the way of telling time on ships. "8 bells" was rung every how many hours? A) 4. B) 12. C) 8. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 18. Who called in 1987 on "Mr Gorbachev" to "tear down this wall" ? A) Charles de Gaulle, President of France. B) John Kennedy, President of the USA. C) Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the UK. D) Ronald Reagan, President of the USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ronald Reagan, President of the USA. 19. Which team won the inaugural tournament for the FIFA World Cup in 1930? A) USA. B) Australia. C) France. D) Uruguay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uruguay. 20. Which one of the signs of the zodiac is inanimate? A) Capricorn. B) Libra. C) Cancer. D) Scorpio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Libra. ← 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