This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 223 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 223 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What religious organisation was formed under the leadership of George Fox in the mid 17th century? A) Plymouth Brethren. B) Seventh Day Adventists. C) Mormons. D) Quakers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quakers. 2. Who adopted Ziggy Stardust as an on-stage identity? A) David Bowie. B) Elton John. C) Ozzy Osbourne. D) Mick Jagger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) David Bowie. 3. In a curling contest an ice sheet, brooms and a specially shaped "stone" are needed, plus potentially what else? A) Shin pads. B) Puck. C) Special unmatched shoes. D) Skates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Special unmatched shoes. 4. After what or whom are the two classes of elementary particles named? A) Albert Einstein. B) Their behaviour. C) Two physicists (one Indian, one Italian). D) The research centres where they were discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two physicists (one Indian, one Italian). 5. What city was founded on the island of Manhattan by Peter Minuit in 1626? A) New Amsterdam. B) Pittsburg. C) New Holland. D) Van Diemen's Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Amsterdam. 6. On the Christian calendar, what is the day before Ash Wednesday? A) St Albert's Day. B) Black Tuesday. C) Ruby Tuesday. D) Shrove Tuesday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shrove Tuesday. 7. In mathematical terms what is a definition of infinity? A) A set of figures whose limits have not yet been defined. B) An unbounded quantity that is greater than every real number. C) The absolutely unknowable. D) The largest quantity than can be conceived plus 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An unbounded quantity that is greater than every real number. 8. Georges Pompidou, Prime Minister of France 1962-68) succeeded whom as President in 1969? A) Charles de Gaulle. B) Nicholas Sarkozy. C) Alain Poher. D) François Mitterrand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alain Poher. 9. Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, known as Cortes, conquered which empire in the Americas? A) Ottoman. B) Roman. C) Mongol. D) Aztec. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aztec. 10. Whose proposal was endorsed by the Pope in 1210, which led to forming the order known at the time as the "Lesser Brothers" (Order of Friars Minor also known as the Seraphic Order)? A) Hildegard of Bingen. B) Benedict of Nursia. C) Dominic de Guzmán. D) Francis of Assisi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Francis of Assisi. 11. If a skeet appears in the sky what is likely to be happening? A) A tornado. B) Kite flying. C) A shooting contest. D) A ballooning display. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A shooting contest. 12. Games such as geocaching, trigpointing, and lettermarking all share some characteristics; which of these is not one of them? A) Maps or GPS. B) Navigation or web searches to find hidden caches or markers. C) Online purchases made with bitcoins. D) Marking or recording the find with an ID personal to the gamer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Online purchases made with bitcoins. 13. In which country is the region of Aragon? A) Thailand. B) Turkey. C) Spain. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spain. 14. What is the capital of Australia? A) Mosquito. B) Lancaster. C) Canberra. D) Vulcan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canberra. 15. William Crapo Durant merged Oldsmobile and what other car company to form General Motors? A) Cadillac. B) Holden. C) Chevrolet. D) Buick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buick. 16. The USA PATRIOT Act (commonly known as the Patriot Act) of 2001 was enacted in response to what? A) Desire to increase special recognition of war veterans. B) Terrorist attacks on US soil, using anthrax and suicide planes. C) Request for new Presidential medals. D) Celebration of the millennium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terrorist attacks on US soil, using anthrax and suicide planes. 17. In Greek mythology, who was the wife of Zeus, and known as the "Queen of the Gods" ? A) Penelope. B) Helen. C) Hera. D) Amorata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hera. 18. Who was crowned MotoGP World Champion after he finished third in the Malaysian Grand Prix on 10 October 2010? A) Valentino Rossi. B) Andrea Dovizioso. C) Jorge Lorenzo. D) Casey Stoner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jorge Lorenzo. 19. What was the title of the spin off TV show from "Friends", starring Matt le Blanc? A) Cocks. B) Chandler. C) Ross. D) Joey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joey. 20. The French island of Réunion is in which body of water? A) The Antarctic Ocean. B) The Mediterranean Sea. C) The Seine. D) The Indian Ocean. 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