This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 33 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was responsible for the walls of lighted glass and glass columns which filled the dining room and "grand salon" of the liner "SS Normandie", and the interior fittings, cross, screens, reredos and font of "St. Matthew's Churches" at Millbrook in Jersey, USA? A) Barbara Hepworth. B) Aubrey Beardsley. C) René Lalique. D) Mary Quant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) René Lalique. 2. Which New Zealand born writer produced the award-winning "The Theory of Everything" (2014)? A) Andrew Adamson. B) Greg McGee. C) Anthony McCarten. D) Graham Moore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthony McCarten. 3. What does the Saffir-Simpson Scale measure? A) Earthquake damage to housing. B) Parkinsonian movement disorder. C) Wind speed. D) Intensity of tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind speed. 4. What does the Tchoukball Charter explicitly require of players? A) Balls must not be hit during the game by a hand or foot. B) Sportsmanship, and that players respect each other always when playing. C) Silence during the game. D) Handshakes with opponents before the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sportsmanship, and that players respect each other always when playing. 5. In baseball, which base is most frequently stolen by the runners? A) First. B) Second. C) Third. D) Fourth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second. 6. In Central and South America it is possible to find several rivers named Colorado, in Costa Rica, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina; where is the source of the Colorado River in Argentina? A) The Andes. B) The Cordillera Occidental. C) The Sierra Madre. D) The Rockies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Andes. 7. Which of these constellations is visible in the south of the southern hemisphere? A) Perseus. B) Cassiopeia. C) Phoenix. D) Cepheus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phoenix. 8. What is cholesterol? A) An amino acid derivative. B) Signalling molecule, known as an eicosanoid. C) A naturally occurring steroid. D) A protein hormone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A naturally occurring steroid. 9. What play has the characters Lady Bracknell, Miss Prism and Doctor Chasuble? A) Entertaining Mr Sloane. B) The Importance of Being Earnest. C) Look Back in Anger. D) Private Lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Importance of Being Earnest. 10. Which of these is a children's game which uses a pattern (usually chalked) on the ground and a stone, that mainly involves getting from one square to another on one leg? A) Jump-paddy. B) Hopscotch. C) Bounce-a-pom. D) Skip Taffy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hopscotch. 11. Where is Grissom Hill? A) On Mars. B) On the Moon. C) Arkansas, USA. D) Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Mars. 12. Which movement was begun in 1909 by Richard Schirrmann, a German schoolteacher, and Wilhelm Münker, a conservationist? A) Boy scouts. B) Youth Hostels. C) The "Holiday Inn" hotel chain. D) Organised bicycling holidays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Youth Hostels. 13. From which sport do we get the expression "Struck out" ? A) Cricket. B) Baseball. C) Association Football (Soccer). D) Tennis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baseball. 14. What characterises the land in The Sahel? A) Marshland. B) Tropical forest. C) Mountain ranges. D) Semi-arid savannah. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semi-arid savannah. 15. Who fronted the BBC 2 specials "Gambling in Las Vegas" , "The Most Hated Family in America" , "Under The Knife" , "Behind Bars" , "African Hunting Holiday" , "Law and Disorder in Philadelphia" and "A Place for Paedophiles" ? A) David Frost. B) Louis Theroux. C) David Attenborough. D) Sean Summerfield. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Louis Theroux. 16. Until the introduction of the euro, on 1 January 2002, which country had the schilling as its basic currency unit? A) Greece. B) The Philippines. C) Austria. D) Romania. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Austria. 17. Comedian Ernie Wise was the subject of a publicity campaign launched in the UK on 1 January 1985 as being the first person in the UK to use what? A) Hovercraft. B) Microwave oven. C) Mobile phone. D) Steam iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mobile phone. 18. The Lotophagi, an island people who ate the fruit of the lotus tree, are mentioned in which of these books? A) The Odyssey. B) The NeverEnding Story. C) Gulliver's Travels. D) War and Peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Odyssey. 19. What does a mordent involve? A) A four-note trill. B) A flutter before a note is sounded consisting of the note itself and the note above or below it. C) Three successive tones on a keyboard sounded at the same time. D) It is the sign for the tenor clef. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A flutter before a note is sounded consisting of the note itself and the note above or below it. 20. Who released the album "Tissues and Issues" in 2005? A) Charlotte Church. B) Fergie. C) Pink. D) Taylor Swift. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charlotte Church. ← 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