This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 296 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 296 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where would you find the Koh-I-Noor and the Cullinan? A) Indian agriculture. B) Tibetan mountains. C) Nirvana. D) British crown jewels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) British crown jewels. 2. In 2012, 49ers CEO, Jed York, tweeted a joke in relation to the Super Bowl championship game "There is no conspiracy. I pulled the plug." . What was he referring to? A) Nobody tuned in to watch. B) BeyoncΓ©'s husband, Jay Z, did not make an appearance at the halftime show. C) A 34 minute break in the game due to a power outage. D) The backroom hand basins had overflowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A 34 minute break in the game due to a power outage. 3. Chris Stein, Debbie Harry, Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri and Gary Valentine, originally billed as "Angel and the Snake", achieved fame under what name? A) Yes. B) Oasis. C) The Pretenders. D) Blondie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blondie. 4. Which high-rating American TV sitcom of the 1970s was based on the British BBC series "Till Death Us Do Part" ? A) All in the Family. B) The Cosby Show. C) Happy Days. D) The Brady Bunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All in the Family. 5. A study published in 2016 by Christina Zelano, Jay Gottfried and A Mohanty, Northwestern University, is of the effects on brain activity of what? A) Finger games. B) The sound of chewing. C) Overlearning. D) Inhaling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inhaling. 6. What was the profession of Hamlet in the play of the same name by William Shakespeare? A) Gravedigger. B) Jester. C) Prince. D) Playwright. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prince. 7. When jasmonic acid is sprayed directly onto flowers what is the main effect on the plant? A) It increases the scent component of the flowers' attractions for bees. B) Defence mechanisms against caterpillars and other herbivores are activated. C) It stimulates nectar development in the flowers. D) They curl up and shrivel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It stimulates nectar development in the flowers. 8. The heel of the forward foot must contact the ground before the toe of the rear foot leaves it is a rule of which sport? A) Walking. B) Triple jump. C) Discus. D) Shot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking. 9. Who was the last English king to be executed? A) George VI. B) Charles II. C) Edward VIII. D) Charles I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charles I. 10. When a figure is quoted in dollars, almost always the "United States dollar" is implied unless specified otherwise; in 2022, how many economies apart from the US also have a (different) dollar? A) 8. B) 5. C) 3. D) 23. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 23. 11. Which of these people were associated with chess? A) Evgeny Chigishev & Dmitry Lapikov. B) Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise. C) Jurgen Melzer & Philipp Petzschner. D) Gary Kasparov & Bobby Fischer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gary Kasparov & Bobby Fischer. 12. In cricket, what fielding position is on the boundary behind the wicket keeper, on the off side? A) Silly point. B) Third man. C) Extra cover. D) Long stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third man. 13. In mathematics, Grandi's series is ..... ? A) Convergent. B) Divergent. C) Hyperbolic. D) Harmonic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divergent. 14. What represents a 70th wedding anniversary? A) Pottery. B) Gold. C) Silver. D) Platinum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platinum. 15. Which of these is a playing position in rugby union? A) Stay. B) Column. C) Shoring. D) Prop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prop. 16. R J Mitchell designed which World War II aircraft? A) Lancaster. B) Hurricane. C) Mosquito. D) Spitfire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spitfire. 17. Who were the British fighting in the Crimean War at the time of the Charge of the Light Brigade? A) Persians. B) Russians. C) Spanish. D) Irish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russians. 18. What is used to play the German game of skat? A) Dice. B) Ball and hoop. C) Ball and skittles. D) Cards. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cards. 19. Which of these was a musical by Irving Berlin, which was written for Ethel Merman? A) Call Me For Lunch. B) Call Me Sir. C) Call Me Irresponsible. D) Call Me Madam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Call Me Madam. 20. Between 1979 and 1990, the Sandinistas and the Contras were participants in a Civil War in which country? A) Cuba. B) Nicaragua. C) Argentina. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nicaragua. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books