This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 306 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 306 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is an Australian convicted murderer, currently serving 35 life sentences for murdering 35 people and injuring 21 others in the Port Arthur massacre, a shooting spree in Tasmania in 1996? A) John Clarke. B) John Howard. C) Rolf Harris. D) Martin John Bryant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Martin John Bryant. 2. Which actor, writer, producer and director, sometimes known as "Number 6", died in January 2009? A) Steve Austin. B) Lew Grade. C) Patrick McGoohan. D) John Drake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patrick McGoohan. 3. Which of these is an Olympic sport that uses hoops, ribbons, ropes, balls and clubs? A) Ice dancing. B) Greek wrestling. C) Prestidigitation. D) Rhythmic gymnastics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhythmic gymnastics. 4. The highly popular sport of skydiving started with what? A) Mary Poppins. B) Successful parachute jumps from a hot-air balloon in 1797. C) Drops of Allied troops into enemy territory in WW II. D) Methods of descent from helicopters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Successful parachute jumps from a hot-air balloon in 1797. 5. Larry Levine, an American audio engineer, who won a Grammy Award in 1966 for "A Taste of Honey" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass and contributed to The Beach Boys' 1966 album "Pet Sounds", was best known for his co-operation on the Wall of Sound recording technique with which producer? A) Phil Spector. B) Shel Talmy. C) George Martin. D) Lou Reed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phil Spector. 6. Which of these is the principal seaport on the island of Cyprus? A) Marsamxett Harbour. B) Limassol. C) Heraklion. D) Messina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limassol. 7. Surgery for which, took Roger Federer out of competitive tennis during 2020 and early 2021? A) His gall bladder. B) His elbow. C) His ankle. D) His knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His knee. 8. Which of these affects the heart? A) Bursitis. B) Atrial fibrillation. C) Laryngitis. D) Haemorrhoids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atrial fibrillation. 9. Pointillism is found in what field? A) Charcoal sketching. B) Painting. C) Foil fencing. D) Astronomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Painting. 10. What is the name of the group of 140 islands 25 miles south west of Lands End, Cornwall, England? A) Scilly Isles. B) Channel Islands. C) Canary Islands. D) Friendly Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scilly Isles. 11. What was the prize money (in $ US) for the winner of the 2015 Men's World Open Squash Championship? A) $ 1.2m. B) $ 48, 000. C) $ 160, 000. D) $ 750, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $ 48, 000. 12. Where is the area that France administers called Terre Adélie? A) Antwerp. B) Antipodes. C) Antilles. D) Antarctica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antarctica. 13. What is the word commonly thought to mean "a morbid fear of open spaces" ? A) Arachnophobia. B) Vertigo. C) Agoraphobia. D) Bulemia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agoraphobia. 14. Approximately what is the population of China? A) 5, 000 million. B) 1, 400 million. C) 1, 000 million. D) 500 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1, 400 million. 15. Which was Wayne "Buddy" Van Horn's last film as a director? A) Absolute Power (1997). B) Any Which Way You Can (1980). C) The Dead Pool (1988). D) Pink Cadillac (1989). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pink Cadillac (1989). 16. What word best describes a political situation common to England in 1647, France in 1789, Spain in 1936 and Jamaica in 1720? A) Communism. B) Feudalism. C) Oligarchy. D) Anarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anarchy. 17. In September 2010, The Beach Boys allegedly threatened a lawsuit due to a line in which song by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg? A) "Waking Up in Vegas". B) "Hot n Cold". C) "California Gurls". D) "I Kissed a Girl". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "California Gurls". 18. In Greek mythology, who was the sister of Apollo? A) Artemis. B) Nike. C) Hera. D) Delphi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artemis. 19. A US senator is elected for term of how many years? A) 5. B) 3. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 20. What was the nickname of Australian opera singer Joan Sutherland? A) La Gioconda. B) La Mancha. C) La Stupenda. D) La Carioca. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) La Stupenda. ← 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