This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 333 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 333 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these pairs has not starred in a film called "A Star Is Born" ? A) Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. B) Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. C) Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey. D) Judy Garland and James Mason. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey. 2. What US federal agency that was founded on 3 March 1915 was dissolved on 1 October 1958? A) National Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC). B) National Weaponry Development Commission (NWDC). C) National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). D) National Segregation Monitoring Authority (NSMA). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). 3. Which of these is a concrete noun? A) Truck. B) Liberty. C) Chastity. D) Architecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Truck. 4. Benjamin Caunt (1815-1861) from Nottinghamshire, England's heavy weight champion boxer 1838-1845 although his fights occasionally suffered claims of fouls, is supposed by some to have been the source of what name? A) Big Ben, the bell hung in 1858 in the clock in Westminster. B) The village of Caunton in Nottinghamshire. C) Benzene, first isolated and named 1825-1845. D) Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" (1843) by Charles Dickens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Big Ben, the bell hung in 1858 in the clock in Westminster. 5. What is the name for the act of murdering of one's own brother? A) Sororicide. B) Patricide. C) Matricide. D) Fratricide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fratricide. 6. Where was "the Aberfan Disaster" where the collapse of a colliery spoil-tip in 1966 killed 144 people, including 116 children? A) Sweden. B) Somalia. C) Texas, USA. D) Wales. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wales. 7. Which of these starred in the 2005 film "The Island" ? A) Clive Owen. B) Ewan McGregor. C) John Hurt. D) John Cleese. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ewan McGregor. 8. The wine "Tokay" originated where? A) Western Africa. B) Japan. C) South East Asia. D) Hungary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hungary. 9. Chester Gould created which comic character, which first appeared in 1931? A) Jane. B) Betty Boop. C) Dick Tracy. D) Batman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dick Tracy. 10. What did Ellen MacArthur achieve with "B & Q/Castorama" on 7 February 2005? A) Won the Gold Cup for Steeplechase at the Cheltenham Festival. B) Broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe. C) Became the first woman to win a Scottish sheep dog trial. D) Broke the Water Speed Record at Coniston Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe. 11. Rubbing a balloon on one's hair and then sticking it to a wall is an example of what type of electricity? A) Static. B) Kinetic. C) Magnetic. D) Induced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Static. 12. In which of these is there a city named Palm Springs? A) Hawaii. B) Spain. C) California. D) Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) California. 13. Fatima Whitbread was a competitor in which Olympic event? A) Shot put. B) Discus. C) Hammer. D) Javelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Javelin. 14. Which venomous snake is able to dilate its neck into a hood? A) Boa. B) Mamba. C) Cobra. D) Rattlesnake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cobra. 15. In the 1960s, how many African countries became independent from the UK and joined the "Commonwealth of Nations" ? A) 20. B) 13. C) 5. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 13. 16. Ivan the Terrible was a czar of what country? A) Yugoslavia. B) Australia. C) France. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Russia. 17. Stari Most, originally built in the 15th century, rebuilt in the mid 16th century, destroyed by shelling in 1993, and rebuilt to open again in 2004, is a what? A) Fortress. B) Palace. C) Bridge. D) Warship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bridge. 18. British world champion, double Olympic gold medalist and extreme sportsman James Cracknell won his medals in what sport? A) Javelin. B) Archery. C) Equestrian eventing. D) Rowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rowing. 19. Most mushrooms or toadstools are not poisonous but a few are fatal. Which of these is NOT fatal? A) Destroying Angels (Amanita species). B) Death Cap (Amanita phalloides). C) Autumn Skullcap (Galerina marginata). D) Sulphur Shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sulphur Shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus). 20. Which of these characters was the first to appear in "Coronation Street" ? A) Les Battersby. B) Stan Ogden. C) Percy Sugden. D) Ken Barlow. 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