This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 292 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 292 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Hindu temple complex of Angkor Wat, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city, is in which country? A) Thailand. B) Myanmar. C) Cambodia. D) Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cambodia. 2. The name Gurlitt became widely associated in 2013 in the world press with what? A) Solo round-the-world yacht trip. B) Base jumping. C) Nazi-era paintings. D) Winning the TV contest American Idol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nazi-era paintings. 3. What might you find a "dowser" doing? A) Making boats. B) Throwing water over hot sailors. C) Searching for water underground with a forked stick. D) Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Searching for water underground with a forked stick. 4. According to the nursery rhyme, where does the Muffin Man live? A) In Drury Lane. B) Near Fleet Street. C) Cheapside. D) Clapham Common. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In Drury Lane. 5. Several animals or plants have a length of life which extends beyond recorded history. Estimates place possibly the longest lived individual as being what? A) Black coral. B) A bristlecone pine. C) A glass sponge. D) A box huckleberry bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A box huckleberry bush. 6. The "Ballad of Chevy Chase" is an old English folk song about what event? A) The beheading of Anne Boleyn. B) The Battle of Otterburn. C) The invention of golf. D) The defeat of the Spanish Armada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Battle of Otterburn. 7. Where is the Great Karoo found? A) South Africa. B) Angkor Wat, Cambodia. C) Bhutan. D) Beside Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South Africa. 8. What is "emf" ? A) Electric and magnetic fields. B) An alternative spelling of "oomph". C) An electrical frequency. D) External major force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electric and magnetic fields. 9. The shipbuilder and designer George Steers designed which famous 19th century craft? A) America, the yacht which won the first America's Cup. B) Cutty Sark, one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest. C) Cambria, the last barge trading under sail in 1971. D) USS Constitution, the longest-serving warship when it was retired at 85 in 1882. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) America, the yacht which won the first America's Cup. 10. The hula is traditional dance from where? A) Estonia. B) Hawaii. C) China. D) Hudson Bay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hawaii. 11. What is the highest hereditary title in the British peerage? A) Lord. B) Duke. C) Count. D) Marquess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Duke. 12. The phrase "Mountain Standard Time Zone" refers to which mountains? A) Andes. B) Appalachians. C) Ural. D) Rockies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rockies. 13. Who was Indiana Jones' 11 year old Chinese sidekick in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom? A) Short Round. B) Hop Sing. C) Cato Fong. D) Charlie Chan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short Round. 14. Which of these minerals is used in the manufacture of eyeliner? A) Kohl. B) Coal. C) Kaolin. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kohl. 15. In what country is the active volcano, Popocatépetl? A) Panama. B) Ecuador. C) Mexico. D) Venezuela. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mexico. 16. In freestyle skiing, what are the large bumps on the piste called? A) Risers. B) Bumps. C) Moguls. D) Tors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moguls. 17. What is "chapparal" ? A) Plateau. B) Ocean. C) Scrubland. D) Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scrubland. 18. Besides the assassination of US president John F Kennedy, what happened on 22 November 1963? A) The Beatles play at a Royal Variety Command Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. B) John Lennon's first son, Julian, is born. C) The album "With the Beatles" is released in London. D) The Beatles play their last-ever gig at The Cavern, Liverpool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The album "With the Beatles" is released in London. 19. What is produced from milk curds, and is drained, not pressed, so some whey remains and the individual curds remain loose? A) Cottage cheese. B) Bungalow cheese. C) Palace cheese. D) Shanty cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cottage cheese. 20. Man Ray was famous in what field? A) Architecture. B) Baseball. C) Photography. D) Horse racing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photography. ← 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