This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 285 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 285 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Vera Lynn sing would be "over the White Cliffs of Dover tomorrow, just you wait and see" ? A) Spitfires. B) Dogfights. C) Vultures. D) Bluebirds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bluebirds. 2. Who, as the WBA champion, beat Evander Holyfield in December 2008? A) Vitali Klitschko. B) Nikolai Valuev. C) Mike Tyson. D) Ricky Hatton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nikolai Valuev. 3. In which state of the USA would you find the Great Salt Lake? A) Idaho. B) Omaha. C) Utah. D) Oklahoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Utah. 4. Chuck Yeager in a plane first broke the sound barrier in level flight in 1947, Joseph Kittinger set a time in 1960 of 4m 37s in free fall from a height of 19.5 miles and reached a speed of 614 mph. On 14 October 2012 Austrian Felix Baumgartner set new records, which of these was not among them? A) First freefall to break the sound barrier. B) Longest freefall. C) Highest freefall. D) Fastest freefall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longest freefall. 5. Which of these characters was created by Cervantes? A) Zorro. B) Pinocchio. C) Don Quixote. D) Don Giovanni. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don Quixote. 6. Atlantic City is in which US state? A) New York. B) New Jersey. C) Maryland. D) Pennsylvania. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New Jersey. 7. By what name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known to his fans? A) Pelé. B) Ronaldinho. C) Madonna. D) Michael Jackson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pelé. 8. What did Bikini Atoll become famous for in 1946? A) As the target for the USA to drop an atomic bomb as a test. B) Inspiring a new type of swimwear. C) As the subject of early research by Jacques Cousteau into its marine life. D) Housing an emerging volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As the target for the USA to drop an atomic bomb as a test. 9. As what is Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) best known? A) Footballer. B) Philosopher. C) Architect. D) Poet and playwright. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poet and playwright. 10. According to Babylonian myth, who was Thisbe's lover? A) Oedipus. B) Orestes. C) Pyramus. D) Romeo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pyramus. 11. The lead singer for The Babys had a hit later as a solo musician with which song? A) Every Time I Think of You. B) Missing You. C) When I See You Smile. D) Working Class Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Missing You. 12. What is the name of a process of dyeing fabric to produce marbled colour effects using hot wax? A) Velveteen. B) Paisley. C) Batik. D) Organza. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Batik. 13. What chemical is mostly used in match heads? A) Iron. B) Sulphur. C) Magnesium. D) Phosphorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phosphorus. 14. What is a Thompson seedless? A) Apple. B) Grape. C) Melon. D) Tennis tournament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grape. 15. What do the "Hello Ruby" children's books concern? A) Global warming. B) Animal welfare. C) Concepts of computer programming and the internet. D) Being a big sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concepts of computer programming and the internet. 16. Lead poisoning, caused by increased levels of the metal lead in the blood, that may cause irreversible neurological damage, renal disease, and reproductive toxicity, is NOT also known in medical circles as ..... ? A) Plumbism. B) Saturnism. C) Gunshot wounds. D) Painter's colic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gunshot wounds. 17. What does a hierophant deal with? A) History of the immediate past. B) Ancient Egyptian writing. C) Ranking or social scale. D) Sacred mysteries or arcana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sacred mysteries or arcana. 18. Historically, what is a name of an official having authority for fiscal and other purposes within a defined area of England, typically a borough, port or shire? A) Baron. B) Lord. C) Reeve. D) Vassal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reeve. 19. What was the name of the team of young footballers and their coach rescued from a flooded cave system in Thailand in July 2018? A) Warrior Bears. B) Kopoon Warriors. C) Wild Boars. D) Blue Army. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wild Boars. 20. When Queen Victoria died in January 1901 how long had she been on the United Kingdom's throne? A) 2 years. B) 25 years. C) Over 63 years. D) 90 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over 63 years. ← 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