This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 331 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 331 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The US state of Virginia was named after which queen? A) Freddie Mercury. B) Elizabeth II. C) Victoria. D) Elizabeth I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elizabeth I. 2. What are the last words of the film "Gone With The Wind" ? A) Tomorrow is another day. B) Thus with a kiss I die. C) No man is an island. D) Don't mention the war. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tomorrow is another day. 3. Chess tournaments are typically conducted in round robin (individual against individual), Swiss system, elimination, and what other system? A) Antwerp. B) Scheveningen. C) Dortmund. D) Katwijk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scheveningen. 4. Professional snooker players usually wear which of these? A) Cycle clips. B) Bow tie. C) Mouthguard. D) Helmet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bow tie. 5. Which of these is a professional boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1962 by knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round? A) Sonny Liston. B) Sonny Bono. C) Sunny Side. D) Sunny Brooke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sonny Liston. 6. What is a derogatory term for verse considered of little literary value? A) Doggerel. B) Cattery. C) Mousing. D) Ratatouille. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doggerel. 7. In 1858 the Mughal Emperor in India was defeated in battle, and deposed by whom or what? A) Persia. B) Great Britain. C) The British East India Company. D) Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The British East India Company. 8. Which 2008 three act musical comedy-drama miniseries, produced exclusively for internet distribution, won the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form? A) WALL-E. B) Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. C) The Constant. D) The Graveyard Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. 9. Which of these is the world's largest single-drop waterfall by volume and among the tallest and most powerful waterfalls in the world? A) The Kaieteur Falls, Guyana. B) Guaíra Falls, Paraguay. C) Celilo Falls, Oregon, USA. D) Dry Falls, Washington, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Kaieteur Falls, Guyana. 10. What word is used to describe how to remove rubber from trees? A) Faucet. B) Tap. C) Bidet. D) Bath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tap. 11. What are Mondopoint, Paris point and barleycorn? A) Positions in fencing. B) Shoe sizings. C) Embroidery stitches. D) Decorative facings in architecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shoe sizings. 12. Which Jewish sect whose revolt against Roman Emperor Justinian in 529AD was put down so severely that tens of thousands died or were enslaved? A) Samaritans. B) Pharisees. C) Semites. D) Hamites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Samaritans. 13. Which group or individual held the first and third spots in the USA Billboard Year End Charts for 1985? A) Madonna. B) Wham!. C) Dionne and Friends. D) Prince. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wham!. 14. Ballet choreography was widely and internationally influenced in the mid-20th century by artists working in which of these countries or continents? A) Australia. B) Japan. C) South America. D) Russia and Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Russia and Europe. 15. Which people qualify as competitors in the Special Olympic Games? A) Medal winners from Olympic Games 20 years or more prior to the current Games. B) Athletes or sportspeople over the age of 45 with a physical disability. C) Children and adults with intellectual disability. D) Refugee athletes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children and adults with intellectual disability. 16. On the table for which gambling game would you see the words Passe, Pair, Manque, Impair and pictures of black and red diamonds? A) Chemin de Fer. B) Baccarat. C) Roulette. D) Craps. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roulette. 17. What is one of the functions of flavonoids? A) Assisting plant roots to grow. B) Determining intensity of flavour in wine. C) Producing yellow or red/blue pigmentation in flower petals. D) Assisting photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producing yellow or red/blue pigmentation in flower petals. 18. Where is the term "brinelling" used? A) In coastal waters. B) Suspension bridges. C) In cooking, when food is soaked in brine. D) When measuring a surface's hardness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When measuring a surface's hardness. 19. What principle moves fluid in a diaphragm pump? A) Displacement. B) A decrease in volume causes an increase in pressure in a vacuum and vice versa. C) Pressurising fluid in an enclosed cylinder. D) Harnessed gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A decrease in volume causes an increase in pressure in a vacuum and vice versa. 20. Where does the Republic of Djibouti have a coastline or coastlines? A) The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. B) The Indian Ocean. C) The Mediterranean Sea. D) None, it is landlocked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. ← 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