This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 304 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 304 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In what game would a rook and a bishop associate to defend a king? A) Chess. B) Backgammon. C) Chinese checkers. D) Tower of Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chess. 2. A "triple peel" is a manoeuvre that is common in what sport? A) Synchronised swimming. B) Polo. C) Croquet. D) Gymnastics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Croquet. 3. Which of the actors who portrayed Dr Who, famous from the UK TV series of the same name, appeared as the character almost exclusively on radio, film, written works, and comic strips? A) Jon Pertwee. B) Sylvester McCoy. C) Paul McGann. D) Patrick Troughton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paul McGann. 4. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is run from where to where? A) Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. B) Nome to Candle, Alaska, and back. C) Anchorage to Barrow, Alaska. D) Whitehorse to Mackenzie Bay, Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. 5. What is the simple past tense of the verb "swim" ? A) Swum. B) Swam. C) Swern. D) Swimmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swam. 6. Andy Schleck competed in what sport at an international level? A) Formula One racing. B) American football. C) Tennis. D) Cycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cycling. 7. What was the popular name for the Paris prison at 232 Rue Saint-Antoine that was stormed during the French Revolution in 1789? A) Castile. B) Bastille. C) Chenille. D) Pastille. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bastille. 8. Who was the daughter of Mahomet and his first wife Kadijah? A) Atalie. B) Salome. C) Ruth. D) Fatima. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fatima. 9. Which of these events happened first in American history? A) Civil War. B) Declaration of Independence. C) Custer's Last Stand. D) Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declaration of Independence. 10. When SARS was discovered in 2003 it was only the third human coronavirus known, but by the end of 2012 a further three had been identified including one now known as MERS; what coronavirus is MERS most closely related to? A) One found in bats. B) SARS. C) New Haven. D) One found in the civet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One found in bats. 11. With which hip hop artists did Tupac Shakur record when he was 18 or 19, in 1990 and 1991, before he started his solo career? A) A Tribe Called Quest. B) MC New York. C) Digital Underground. D) Salt-n-Pepa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Digital Underground. 12. What is an eye defect due to the abnormal formation of the cornea or lens resulting in an inability to see horizontal and vertical objects clearly, simultaneously? A) Conjunctivitis. B) Astigmatism. C) Myopia. D) Bursitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astigmatism. 13. What is the state motto of the US state of California? A) Eureka. B) Gold and Silver. C) Under God the people rule. D) With God, all things are possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eureka. 14. The monumental book, "Γ la recherche du temps perdu", published in seven parts between 1913 and 1927, famously starts by referring to what? A) A stroke. B) Forgetfulness. C) An involuntary memory triggered by the smell of a small pastry. D) A research project. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An involuntary memory triggered by the smell of a small pastry. 15. Whose discovery, that there were other galaxies in existence besides the Milky Way, was announced in 1925? A) Milton Humason. B) George Hale. C) Harlow Shipley. D) Edwin Hubble. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Edwin Hubble. 16. The Russian choreographer and dancer Mikhail Fokin created which of these? A) La Boutique Fantasque (1919). B) Giselle (1841). C) Les Saisons (1900). D) Chopiniana (1907). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chopiniana (1907). 17. An annual international event featuring British and Commonwealth military tattoos and performances is held where? A) Times Square, New York, USA. B) Champs ElysΓ©es, Paris, France. C) The Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. D) Hyde Park, London, England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. 18. Newton Marshall, who won the 1600 km Iditarod dog sled race in Alaska in March 2010 was born where? A) England. B) Seattle, Washington, USA. C) Jamaica. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jamaica. 19. When did the right-wing political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) first win seats in the German federal parliament, the Bundestag? A) 2017. B) 2013. C) 1949. D) 2016. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2017. 20. Which US state borders Canada and the Connecticut River, and has the Green Mountains running through its centre? A) Illinois. B) Maine. C) Vermont. 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