This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge โ Quiz 3 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was married to Whitney Houston from 1992 to 2007? A) Bobby Brown. B) Michael Jackson. C) Paul McCartney. D) George Hamilton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bobby Brown. 2. What is a hereditary disease of the blood in males, characterised by excessive bleeding and lack of ability of the blood to clot? A) Haemophilia. B) Haemoptysis. C) Haemorrhage. D) Haemorrhoids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haemophilia. 3. In which film did actor Helen Mirren sing the music hall favourite "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow" ? A) The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu. B) The Long Good Friday. C) Hussy. D) Cal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu. 4. What method of writing, consisting of wedge-shaped and rectangular marks, was used from around 30th century BC to the 1st century AD? A) Cuneiform. B) Triangulation. C) Latin. D) Double Dutch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cuneiform. 5. Who wrote the tale "The Princess and the Pea" ? A) The Brothers Grimm. B) Hans Christian Andersen. C) Enid Blyton. D) Ian Fleming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hans Christian Andersen. 6. Who had hit records with "Eh Eh", "Let's Dance" and "Poker Face" ? A) Julie Andrews. B) David Bowie. C) Lady Gaga. D) Gracie Fields. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lady Gaga. 7. A "pass" is the way that the ball is put into play in which game? A) Baseball. B) Rugby. C) Golf. D) Field hockey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Field hockey. 8. In 1648, Russian explorer Semyon Dezhnyov was the first European to sail through what Strait? A) Otranto. B) Bass. C) Hormuz. D) Bering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bering. 9. Which Archbishop of Canterbury was captured by Viking raiders in 1011 and killed by them the following year after refusing to allow himself to be ransomed? A) รlfheah. B) Thomas Becket. C) Canute. D) Uther Pendragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) รlfheah. 10. Who is the mother of actresses Natasha and Joely Richardson? A) Amanda Richardson. B) Vanessa Redgrave. C) Katharine Hepburn. D) Joanna Lumley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vanessa Redgrave. 11. Who was the person who orchestrated the only known attempt to steal the Crown Jewels in England? A) Sir Arthur Vicars. B) Colonel Thomas Blood. C) Talbot Edwards. D) Lord Haddo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colonel Thomas Blood. 12. What is a mainly instrumental piece of music by Elton John, the closing track of his 1978 album, "A Single Man" ? A) Your Song. B) Song for Guy. C) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. D) Albatross. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Song for Guy. 13. In the USA and Canada, what does "MLS" signify? A) An inning where no batter has hit the ball. B) Basketball's best player of the year award. C) A touchdown from an illegal move not seen by the referee. D) A professional soccer league. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A professional soccer league. 14. According to legend, what did St Patrick drive out of Ireland? A) Hairdressers. B) Toads. C) Mice. D) Snakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Snakes. 15. Who has played, on film, John Dillinger, Sweeney Todd, J M Barrie, Jack Kerouac and Ed Wood? A) Daniel Day-Lewis. B) George Clooney. C) Johnny Depp. D) Tommy Lee Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Johnny Depp. 16. What type of competition is "Western Pleasure", a popular type of competition in the USA? A) Swimming. B) Equestrian. C) Roping. D) Concours d'Elegance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equestrian. 17. Which of these items was invented in Budapest? A) Basketball. B) Volleyball. C) Rubik's Cube. D) Monopoly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rubik's Cube. 18. Which of these starred in the television series "Perry Mason" ? A) Raymond Burr. B) Peter Falk. C) James Garner. D) Telly Savalas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raymond Burr. 19. What sporting event is 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards)? A) World Ballooning Championship at Kyลซshลซ, Japan. B) Individual cycling pursuit. C) America's Cup competition. D) Marathon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marathon. 20. Which South American country has coasts on more than one named ocean or sea? A) Peru. B) Brazil. C) Colombia. D) Argentina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colombia. โ PreviousNext โRelated QuizzesGeneral QuizzesGeneral Knowledge Quiz 1General Knowledge Quiz 2General Knowledge Quiz 4General Knowledge Quiz 5General Knowledge Quiz 6General Knowledge Quiz 7General Knowledge Quiz 8General Knowledge Quiz 9General Knowledge Quiz 10 ๐ Back to Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books