This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 23 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Wilberforce, Clarkson, Zachary, Macauley and Brougham were instrumental in ending what practice in the British Empire from 1807? A) Capital punishment. B) The slave trade. C) Arms sales to native persons. D) The sale of liquor to indigenous peoples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The slave trade. 2. Fondue originated in which country? A) Canada. B) Germany. C) France. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Switzerland. 3. A relatively modern religion laying claim to roots in an ancient belief system is ..... ? A) Deccan. B) Wiccan. C) Pecan. D) Toucan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wiccan. 4. Which of these is a caching and forwarding HTTP web proxy? A) Lobster. B) Squid. C) Crab. D) Octopus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Squid. 5. Which of these countries on the North American isthmus has only one coastline? A) El Salvador. B) Mexico. C) Costa Rica. D) Honduras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) El Salvador. 6. What country was the main source of the straw hats which became popular in the 18th and 19th century among gold seekers and work crews on a major canal being dug at the time? A) Argentina. B) Panama. C) Ecuador. D) Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecuador. 7. Which of these is a type of boat? A) Skiff. B) Tiff. C) Miff. D) Biff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skiff. 8. Jim Hawkins appeared in which book? A) The Commitments. B) Pride and Prejudice. C) Treasure Island. D) Casino Royale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treasure Island. 9. What did Basutoland change its name to in 1966? A) Zimbabwe. B) Lesotho. C) Tanzania. D) Botswana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lesotho. 10. Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack and Tanya Roberts starred at various times in which US TV series? A) The Gentle Touch. B) Charlie's Angels. C) NYPD Blue. D) Hill Street Blues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charlie's Angels. 11. Where do arboreal animals live? A) In burrows. B) In trees. C) Beside streams. D) On the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In trees. 12. Where would a dewclaw usually be found? A) Growing from the carpal pad. B) On a cat's hind legs. C) On a giraffe. D) High up on the foot of many mammals, birds and reptiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High up on the foot of many mammals, birds and reptiles. 13. In the name of the UK establishment RCHME what do the letters H and M stand for? A) Historical monuments. B) Hydrogen manufacture. C) Hulls and maritime. D) Historical manuscripts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical monuments. 14. Which Australian composer became particularly well-known for his theme, and incidental, music for the UK television series "Inspector Morse" ? A) Barrington Pheloung. B) Ronnie Hazlehurst. C) John Lunn. D) Ron Grainer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barrington Pheloung. 15. In which field was Marcello Gandini (1938-2024) a leading light? A) Fashion. B) Bridge design. C) Cuisine. D) Car design. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Car design. 16. In 1984, Parkinson's Disease was formally diagnosed in a retired international celebrity in what field? A) Stand-up comedy and acting. B) USA politics. C) Boxing. D) Civil rights activism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boxing. 17. By what name was Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, who was born in Üsküb, Ottoman Empire (now Skopje, capital of the Republic of North Macedonia) in 1910, better known? A) Madonna. B) Mother Teresa. C) Greta Garbo. D) Coco Chanel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother Teresa. 18. What did Shakespeare compare "Katharina" to? A) Horse. B) Pig. C) Shrew. D) Elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shrew. 19. What motto, coined by Thomas J. Watson while managing the sales and advertising departments at the National Cash Register Company became a motto for IBM? A) Thought. B) Think. C) Thunk. D) Thank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Think. 20. What is a "terp" ? A) An artificial mound created to give safe ground in high water. B) A contract interpreter for the military. C) An oil containing monoterpene alcohols added to a henna mix to darken the colour. D) Any of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Any of these. ← 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