This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge โ Quiz 236 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 236 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why are many of the river bridges in Milwaukee, USA, built at an angle? A) It was a fashion at the time they were built. B) Liberal German refugees who peopled the early city wanted contrast with the grid street pattern. C) The confluence of so many rivers meant only variably stable banks for bridge foundations. D) Early rivalries made sure streets reaching either side of a river did not line up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Early rivalries made sure streets reaching either side of a river did not line up. 2. Which district of Los Angeles is the centre of the US film industry? A) Pinewood. B) Bollywood. C) Hollywood. D) Wellywood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hollywood. 3. In what country is the port town of Xai-xai, near the mouth of the Limpopo River? A) Venezuela. B) Brazil. C) Kenya. D) Mozambique. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mozambique. 4. The character played by "Mr. T" is from which US TV series? A) The A Team. B) Charlie's Angels. C) The Professionals. D) Hawaii Five-O. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The A Team. 5. Which river, 210 miles long, whose principal tributaries are the Wye, Avon and Teme, empties into the Bristol channel? A) Tyne. B) Severn. C) Derwent. D) Trent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Severn. 6. Where was the record for the longest professional tennis match broken in 2010 when John Isner & Nicolas Mahut took 11 hours and 5 minutes over a three day period? A) Australian Open. B) US Open. C) Wimbledon. D) French Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wimbledon. 7. In what country were measures announced on 22 April 2010 by the Prime Minister to cut consumption of power, affecting the length of the official weekend, signs, government offices, air conditioners, street markets, commercial centres, weddings and wells? A) UK. B) Pakistan. C) China. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pakistan. 8. After a controversial ballot in 2018 where Nicolรกs Maduro was re-elected President of Venezuela, over 50 governments have recognised another leader instead as interim president. Russia and China continued to support Maduro, together which other of these? A) Colombia. B) Cuba. C) Peru. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cuba. 9. Where is the park-like Imperial Palace and private residence of the Emperor of Japan? A) Nagoya. B) Kyoto. C) Tokyo. D) Osaka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tokyo. 10. The city of Kolkata, previously known as Calcutta, is a port on ..... ? A) The Bay of Bengal. B) The Gulf of Martaban. C) The Laccadive Sea. D) The Arabian Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Bay of Bengal. 11. In 1962, a 250cc World Championship for which sport was created, attracting machines built by Husqvarna, Bultaco, CZ and Greeves? A) Chainsaw sculpture. B) Sewing. C) Motocross. D) Go Karting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motocross. 12. What distinction does the Republic of Uzbekistan share with the Principality of Liechtenstein? A) Although landlocked it maintains a Naval Force. B) It has suspended its membership of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). C) Its military budget is over 80% of its GDP. D) It is double-landlocked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is double-landlocked. 13. The lines "You are the reason that I breathe, you are the reason that I still believe, you are my destiny" is from the theme song to which film? A) Viva Las Vegas. B) Titanic. C) Angels and Demons. D) Slumdog Millionaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slumdog Millionaire. 14. Which of these words is English slang for "ear" ? A) Chops. B) Lughole. C) Schnozzle. D) Bonce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lughole. 15. Hydroelectric power was first generated in Canada in 1881 using Chaudiรจre Falls on the Ottawa River, followed by plants at Montmorency Falls and the Lachine Rapids. In 1893, the first of a flourishing Canadian and then international power generation industry used water from where? A) Virginia Falls. B) DeCew Falls. C) Churchill Falls. D) Niagara Falls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Niagara Falls. 16. Which of these was not a member of the Care Bears line of toys that was popular in the 1980s? A) Friendly. B) Bedtime. C) Funshine. D) Love-a-Lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friendly. 17. The song "The Rain In Spain" is from which musical? A) My Fair Lady. B) The King And I. C) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. D) The Pajama Game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My Fair Lady. 18. Which of these is the slowest time? A) Adagio. B) Larghetto. C) Largo. D) Presto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Largo. 19. The largest islands of which group, 1500 miles north east of the Philippines, are Saipan, Timan, Rota and Guam? A) New Caledonia. B) Marshall Islands. C) Marianas. D) Tonga. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marianas. 20. Who reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days later, the shortest reign in papal history since 1605? A) John XXIII. B) John Paul II. C) John Paul I. D) Paul VI. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John Paul I. โ PreviousNext โRelated 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 ๐ Back to Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books