This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 313 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 313 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What popular name is given to a situation where a man cannot make up his mind which of two women to marry? A) A Romeo square. B) The Mormon complex. C) The Betty and Veronica syndrome. D) Double entendre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Betty and Veronica syndrome. 2. What was the Watergate building that was the subject of a US political scandal that began in 1972? A) Hospital. B) Bank. C) Office building. D) Hotel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Office building. 3. Which country, in 2013, announced plans to launch a project similar to Google Earth? A) China. B) North Korea. C) Iran. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iran. 4. What can cabotage involve? A) Dogs. B) Ships. C) Market gardening. D) Carpentry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ships. 5. What are found, although in small amounts, in certain seeds and stones, such as those of apple, mango, peach, and bitter almonds? A) Cyanides. B) Opiates. C) Glutamates. D) Ungulates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyanides. 6. When did the first African American woman take her seat in the US House of Representatives? A) 1972. B) 1870. C) 1969. D) 1988. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1969. 7. Classical Greek theatre, and several current theatre spaces, such as La Boite in Australia, The Globe in Canada, Blue Orange Theatre in the UK, L'Européen in France and Theatre '47 in the USA, specialise in what style of performance? A) Comedy musical. B) Thrust stage. C) Theatre in the round. D) Costume drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theatre in the round. 8. What was the Roman name for Scotland? A) Caledonia. B) Cambria. C) Hibernia. D) Gaul. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caledonia. 9. Roller Hockey was known as Hardball Hockey in the USA until 2008, when what official USA name was adopted? A) Sticks on Skates. B) Rink Hockey. C) Balls on Wheels. D) Quad Hockey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rink Hockey. 10. What was the "Scopes Monkey Trial" about? A) Keeping dangerous animals as domestic pets. B) Ill-treatment of animals in a Tennessee zoo. C) Teaching the theory of evolution in schools. D) A London fraud involving amounts of £500. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teaching the theory of evolution in schools. 11. Which Olympic sport was contested in only 1904 and 1908, by teams from only 3 countries (Canada, USA and Germany) altogether? A) Synchronised swimming. B) Pétanque. C) Croquet. D) Lacrosse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lacrosse. 12. What is the name used for the young of a kangaroo? A) Joey. B) Phoebe. C) Rachel. D) Chandler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joey. 13. The ancient Celtic two-person game fidchell is thought to have been most similar to which modern game? A) Yahtzee. B) Chess. C) Chinese Checkers. D) Backgammon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chess. 14. Which American blues artist died on 21 June 2001? A) Howlin' Wolf. B) Buddy Guy. C) Willie Dixon. D) John Lee Hooker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Lee Hooker. 15. The Serbian Empire came under Turkish domination after which battle in 1389? A) Battle of Bull Run. B) Battle of Kosovo. C) The Siege of Sevastopol. D) Battle of the Bulge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Battle of Kosovo. 16. Structuralism in anthropological thinking is an approach that does what? A) Looks at the effects of what humans have constructed or built. B) Explains cultures by what they build. C) Finds unchangeable structures in cultures. D) Interprets elements of human culture in terms of their relationships to or in a broader system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interprets elements of human culture in terms of their relationships to or in a broader system. 17. The term "radar", of American origin, coined in 1941, replaced the British abbreviation "RDF" which stood for "Radio Direction Finding" . What does "radar" stand for? A) Radio Amplification to Detect Aerial Raiders. B) Radio Aerial Routefinding. C) Reconnaissance Activated by Diffusion and Reception. D) Radio Detection and Ranging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radio Detection and Ranging. 18. The 1812 Overture was written to commemorate the defence of which city against Napoleon? A) Moscow. B) Rome. C) Vienna. D) Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moscow. 19. What is the oldest existing lighthouse in America, built in 1764? A) Boston Light, Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts. B) Sandy Hook Lighthouse, New Jersey. C) Charleston Light, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. D) Morris Island Light, South Carolina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sandy Hook Lighthouse, New Jersey. 20. What weapon is associated with Robin Hood? A) Bow and arrow. B) Spear. C) Musket. D) Light sabre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bow and arrow. ← 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