This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 283 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 283 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A "categorical imperative" is a concept from the 18th century in what? A) The military, as one of a series of military commands. B) The critical philosophy of Immanuel Kant. C) In armies as a requirement on a soldier to obey valid commands in all circumstances. D) In literary debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The critical philosophy of Immanuel Kant. 2. Who was elected Governor of the US State of Texas in 1994? A) George W Bush. B) George H Bush. C) George Banks. D) George Benson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George W Bush. 3. Ashley Madison, the British National Party, Scientology, and Sony Pictures have all been the subject of what? A) Critical tweets by President of the USA, Donald Trump. B) Corruption scandals. C) Major legal challenges to members of the governing body. D) Threatened or actual online leak of confidential details. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Threatened or actual online leak of confidential details. 4. British television journalist, producer and presenter Michael who, has made and/or fronted multiple science, medical and medical history TV programmes? A) Mosley. B) Kitchen. C) Phelps. D) Flatley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mosley. 5. Where is the Professional Darts Council based? A) Los Angeles, USA. B) Essex, UK. C) Menton, France. D) Berlin, Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Essex, UK. 6. In the southern USA, what is the name for an embankment that allows the water to flow at a higher level than the surrounding land? A) Levee. B) Canal. C) Dyke. D) Streetcar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Levee. 7. Netflix's 2018 film "Black Mirror:Bandersnatch" is intended to be what? A) A film without dialogue. B) Streamed only in VR. C) Interactive, where the viewer decides the storyline throughout. D) Played with a soundtrack chosen by the viewer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interactive, where the viewer decides the storyline throughout. 8. According to the old saying, what is "the spice of life" ? A) Variety. B) Money. C) Love. D) Bondage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Variety. 9. Mike Dee, Ad-Roc and MCA were members of which band? A) Run DMC. B) Beastie Boys. C) G-Unit. D) The Clash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beastie Boys. 10. Which of these literary figures was born in the 19th century? A) Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière). B) William Shakespeare. C) Richard Sheridan. D) Henrik Ibsen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Henrik Ibsen. 11. Florence Cameron was born daughter to the Prime Minister of which country in August 2010? A) France. B) South Africa. C) Canada. D) United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United Kingdom. 12. On 10 and 11 June 1964, what was at 2120 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA? A) The temporary headquarters of the United Nations. B) The Democratic Convention. C) Chess Records' studios. D) The birth of Jimmy Chamberlin, drummer, songwriter, and producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chess Records' studios. 13. In 1992, the land which lies along the eastern side of Lake Baikal, with a panhandle bordering Mongolia, declared itself the Republic of what? A) Altai. B) Buryatiya. C) Adygea. D) Khakassia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buryatiya. 14. What name is given to the "house" constructed by beavers? A) Lodge. B) Mansion. C) Castle. D) Cottage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lodge. 15. What is the only Southeast Asian nation that has never been colonised, mainly because it had a long succession of able rulers in the 1800s, and was able to exploit the rivalry between the French and the British? A) Thailand. B) Australia. C) Portugal. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thailand. 16. In 2014 and 2015 Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were, sadly, linked by what? A) Mourning for air crash victims. B) An epidemic of infections from the Ebola virus. C) The bottom's falling out of the futures market. D) Prolonged and major forest fires. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An epidemic of infections from the Ebola virus. 17. There was a General Strike in Britain in which of these years? A) 1916. B) 1926. C) 1953. D) 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1926. 18. The high-spirited, often drunk, incompetent Cockney nurse Mrs Sarah Gamp, or Sairey Gamp, from Charles Dickens's "Martin Chuzzlewit" gave her name to what? A) An umbrella. B) A cap. C) A particularly large measure of gin. D) An unwelcome, hard to dislodge employee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An umbrella. 19. Which of these relates to a US football team based in Washington DC? A) Indians. B) Cowboys. C) Redskins. D) Chiefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Redskins. 20. In October 2021, what was the name of the Facebook app changed to? A) Meta. B) It was not changed. C) Metaverse. D) Metamet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was not changed. ← 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