This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 257 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 257 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a goby? A) Fish. B) Mammal. C) Reptile. D) Bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fish. 2. Big Ben is in which London building? A) The Monument. B) Nelson's Column. C) Houses of Parliament. D) Cleopatra's Needle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Houses of Parliament. 3. Where was Meredith Hunter killed by a group of Hell's Angels on 6 December 1969 during a performance by the Rolling Stones? A) Altamont Speedway. B) Yasgur's Farm, Woodstock. C) Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio. D) The Hollywood Bowl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Altamont Speedway. 4. Where would a huntaway and a header be likely to compete? A) Crufts dog show. B) A soccer (football) field. C) A sheepdog trial. D) A card game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sheepdog trial. 5. What was QR-code labelling first developed for? A) American advertising industry. B) Japanese automotive industry. C) Chinese censorship. D) Indian textile industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japanese automotive industry. 6. Where does a shark carry denticles? A) Along the side of its tongue. B) Along its back. C) All over its skin. D) On the underside of its tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All over its skin. 7. Which of these is a legendary creature, supposedly with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle? A) Wyvern. B) Hippogryph. C) Manticore. D) Gryphon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gryphon. 8. What sportsman would perform a triple salchow? A) Show jumper. B) Figure skater. C) Gymnast. D) High diver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figure skater. 9. What name is given to English comedies written from 1660 to 1700 which signalled the rebirth of English drama after public stage performances had been banned for 18 years? A) Restoration comedy. B) Savoy Operas. C) Vaudeville. D) Comédie Française. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restoration comedy. 10. What is the name for the shape of a proscenium in a theatre? A) The proscenium square. B) The proscenium arch. C) The proscenium apron. D) The proscenium drop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The proscenium arch. 11. Which US river ends up at the Chesapeake Bay? A) Potomac River. B) Hudson River. C) Colorado River. D) Mississippi River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potomac River. 12. In 1998, who was the oldest woman to have a #1 hit single in the UK? A) Barbra Streisand. B) Tina Turner. C) Bette Midler. D) Cher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cher. 13. In December 2010, who apologised to his former groupies (over 1, 000 over 3 years) for taking advantage of his privileged position as an object of adoration? A) Joe Cocker. B) Bill Wyman. C) Paul McCartney. D) Mick Hucknall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mick Hucknall. 14. The many times operated on, and many times recovered, golfer Tiger Woods had another occasion for major surgery in February 2021 when he did what? A) Fell during rehabilitation from a previous surgery. B) Over-extended his swing in a practice session. C) Fell while he was free climbing. D) Crashed his car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crashed his car. 15. David Gest, a concert promoter, was the fourth husband of whom from March 2002 until their divorce in April 2007? A) Charlotte Church. B) Dinah Shore. C) Liza Minnelli. D) Barbra Streisand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liza Minnelli. 16. Who married Taylor Hackford (the director of "White Nights", in which she appeared), her partner since 1986, on 31 December 1997? A) Helen Mirren. B) Judi Dench. C) Maggie Smith. D) Wendy Richard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helen Mirren. 17. What was the first name of the political cartoonist known as Hogarth? A) William. B) Edward. C) Richard. D) Rupert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William. 18. What is the name of a small lift used to convey food, china etc in a restaurant? A) Silly server. B) Dizzy assistant. C) Dumb waiter. D) Dopey steward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dumb waiter. 19. Felipe Calderón became President of which country on 1 December 2006? A) Venezuela. B) Mexico. C) Colombia. D) Ecuador. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mexico. 20. The line "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse" is from which play? A) Richard III. B) King Lear. C) Troilus and Cressida. D) The Tempest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Richard III. ← 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