This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 232 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 232 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which cartoonist, famous for his work for the British newspaper the "Daily Express", used a cartoon family (including Grandma, the enigmatic matriarch, and Chalkie, the tyrannical school teacher), to comment on current affairs? A) Matt Groening. B) Giles. C) Gary Larson. D) Ronald Searle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giles. 2. According to Greek legend, which of the 9 Muses was the muse of Lyric poetry? A) Terpsichore. B) Erato. C) Melpomene. D) Thalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erato. 3. What TV drama series is set in Bon Temps, Louisiana? A) The Dukes of Hazzard. B) True Blood. C) The Rockford Files. D) McCloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True Blood. 4. What field are T-ara, G-Dragon, and CL known in? A) Japanese recording studios. B) South Korean pop music. C) Vietnamese photography. D) Chinese IT research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South Korean pop music. 5. Which 1973 British horror film, directed by Robin Hardy starring Edward Woodward and set on a remote Scottish island, was remade in 2006, directed by Neil LaBute and starring Nicolas Cage, set on an island in Puget Sound, Washington? A) The Wicker Man. B) The Cotton Club. C) Possession. D) It Could Happen to You. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Wicker Man. 6. Which sport holds its World Cup, its largest tournament event, including over 3, 000 athletes and held each October at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Kissimmee, Florida? A) Temperaball. B) Crayonball. C) Paintball. D) Gouacheball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paintball. 7. Who won the Formula One Championship in 2008? A) David Coulthard. B) Felipe Massa. C) Luca di Montezemolo. D) Lewis Hamilton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lewis Hamilton. 8. Famous in NBA Basketball, Michael Jordan first retired in 1993 to develop a career in what? A) Baseball. B) Water polo. C) High jump. D) Go-kart racing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baseball. 9. What was one of the special aspects of the 2010 Queen's Baton which was carried in relay to the start of the Commonwealth Games? A) It was carried into the venue on an elephant. B) It had text messaging capabilities. C) It was in two pieces which travelled separately and were rejoined at the venue. D) It carried images of a wolf, a raven and an eagle with a frog in its mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It had text messaging capabilities. 10. The aim of a hot dog eating contest is to ..... ? A) Eat the hottest hot dogs. B) Eat a set number of hot dogs with the greatest elegance. C) Eat the most hot dogs in a set time. D) Give them a good wash and cool them down so that small children can eat them easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eat the most hot dogs in a set time. 11. What character is played by Michael Douglas in two films released in 1987 and 2010? A) Leopard. B) Gekko. C) Tokay. D) Bibron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gekko. 12. What is the song "Cracklin' Rosie", a 1970 song written and performed by Neil Diamond, about? A) A type of wine. B) A pig. C) A red-headed woman. D) A flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of wine. 13. Which of these is the title of a well known play by Henrik Ibsen? A) An Enemy of the People. B) Anemone is Purple. C) An Enema is Popular. D) And Everyone Needs Prompting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An Enemy of the People. 14. What about an 11 stringed lute resonates with a type of mushroom? A) Torban. B) Muscaria. C) Chanterelle. D) Agarica. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chanterelle. 15. Which of these is a stretch of water between the Isle of Wight and the south coast of the British mainland? A) The Irish Sea. B) The Wash. C) St George's Channel. D) The Solent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Solent. 16. When was the Siege of Masada? A) 117 CE. B) 135 CE. C) 73 CE. D) 48 CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 73 CE. 17. What does the O stand for in the abbreviation "VSOP" ? A) Octagonal. B) Ordinary. C) Over. D) Old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Old. 18. What spirit is traditionally made from maize grain, flavoured with juniper berries? A) Gin. B) Rum. C) Whisky. D) Vodka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gin. 19. Marajó is an island at the mouth of which river? A) Amazon. B) Rio de la Plata. C) Sao Francisco. D) Paraguay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazon. 20. Jessica was the daughter of which of these characters? A) Romeo. B) King Lear. C) Shylock. D) Macbeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shylock. ← 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