This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 297 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 297 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who has been engaged to US tennis player Jimmy Connors and married to British tennis player John Lloyd, Olympic downhill skier Andy Mill and Australian golfer Greg Norman? A) Steffi Graf. B) Chris Evert. C) Martina Navratilova. D) Venus Williams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chris Evert. 2. What was the comedy, poetry and music trio, active from 1964 to 1977, from Liverpool, England, made up of Mike McGear (a.k.a. Peter Michael McCartney), Roger McGough and John Gorman, that made the hit singles "Thank U Very Much" and "Lily the Pink" ? A) Hogsnort Rupert. B) The Scaffold. C) The Tweedles. D) The Goodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Scaffold. 3. Which new French wine is released annually on the third Thursday in November? A) Beaujolais. B) Sauvignon blanc. C) Cabernet Sauvignon. D) Merlot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beaujolais. 4. Which country won the Rugby League World Cup in 2008? A) New Zealand. B) Australia. C) South Africa. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Zealand. 5. Which of these are "pulse vegetables" ? A) Carrots and turnips. B) Onions and leeks. C) Cabbage and sprouts. D) Peas and beans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peas and beans. 6. After which Herschel is the periodic comet 35P/Herschel-Rigollet, discovered in 1788, named? A) Johann Heinrich Herschel. B) William Herschel. C) John Herschel. D) Caroline Herschel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caroline Herschel. 7. Where is "Drake's Passage" ? A) Between Japan and China. B) Between Singapore and the Asian mainland. C) Between South America & Antarctica. D) Between Russia and Alaska. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between South America & Antarctica. 8. What kind of plant is willow-leaf hebe, or koromiko? A) A tree. B) A bushy shrub. C) A low-growing annual. D) Ground cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A bushy shrub. 9. Where is the world's largest salt flat? A) Kalahari, Namibia. B) Utah, USA. C) Bolivia. D) Argentina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bolivia. 10. Who hosted the 2006 Academy Awards ceremony? A) Jay Leno. B) David Letterman. C) Jon Stewart. D) Conan O'Brien. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jon Stewart. 11. What is the only county in the USA to border 5 counties from 5 different states:Baca County, Colorado; Morton County, Kansas; Texas County, Oklahoma; Dallam County, Texas; Union County, New Mexico? A) Cimarron County. B) San Bernardino County. C) Bronx County. D) Niagara County. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cimarron County. 12. A regulation basketball court in international games is 28 by 15 meters (approx. 92 by 49 ft). What size should it be for NBA games? A) 85 by 45 feet (26 by 14 metres). B) 92 by 49 ft (28 by 15 metres). C) 110 by 60 feet (34 by 18 metres). D) 94 by 50 feet (29 by 15 metres). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 94 by 50 feet (29 by 15 metres). 13. Which of these songs was not produced by George Martin? A) Nellie the Elephant by Mandy Miller released in October 1956. B) Cold Turkey by John Lennon released in October 1969. C) I (Who Have Nothing) by Shirley Bassey released in September 1963. D) Reap the Wild Wind by Ultravox, released in October 1982. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold Turkey by John Lennon released in October 1969. 14. What word best describes a triangle where all sides are different lengths? A) Oblique. B) Equilateral. C) Scalene. D) Obtuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scalene. 15. Which of these bands had hit records with "Yellow", "Trouble" and "Viva La Vida" ? A) Coldplay. B) Childsplay. C) Coldchisel. D) Playboy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coldplay. 16. What Texas city stands on the Rio Grande (RΓo Bravo del Norte), across the border from Ciudad JuΓ‘rez, Chihuahua, Mexico? A) Amarillo. B) Toledo. C) El Paso. D) Eldorado. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) El Paso. 17. What profession had been followed by Yorick, a character in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" ? A) Priest. B) Gravedigger. C) Apothecary. D) Jester. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jester. 18. Who are the main characters in the UK television series "Dalziel and Pascoe" (1996-2007)? A) Science commentators. B) Gardeners. C) Celebrity chefs. D) Detectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Detectives. 19. Which of these countries is furthest north? A) Guatemala. B) Honduras. C) Nicaragua. D) Costa Rica. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guatemala. 20. Which British company announced, in 1960, a computer which introduced the use of core memory and was based on decimal instead of binary? A) Xansa. B) International Computers Limited (ICL). C) International Computers and Tabulators (ICT). D) Computer Developments Ltd (CDL). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) International Computers and Tabulators (ICT). 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