This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 343 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 343 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is called the "Madame Jeanette" ? A) The Dainty Lady statue. B) A Caribbean goat. C) A garrotte. D) A type of chili pepper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A type of chili pepper. 2. Charlie Chaplin started filming this satire on fascism in September 1939 and released it in 1940. Which film was it? A) Limelight. B) Modern Times. C) Monsieur Verdoux. D) The Great Dictator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Great Dictator. 3. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, commissioned in 1892, is awarded in which sport? A) Lacrosse. B) Field hockey. C) Baseball. D) Ice hockey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ice hockey. 4. The Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815 by the forces of the United Kingdom leading armies from the Seventh Coalition and of Prussia against those of which country? A) Belgium. B) France. C) Corsica. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) France. 5. How many hours are there in a week? A) 60. B) 3, 600. C) 24. D) 168. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 168. 6. Which 20th century American composer wrote the American Festival overture in 1939, and Symphony No. 3 considered the most important new work of 1942, and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1943? A) Robert Schumann. B) William Schuman. C) Clara Wieck Schumann. D) Walter Schumann. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Schuman. 7. What is the capital of the province of New Brunswick, Canada? A) Fredericton. B) St John. C) Moncton. D) Sydney. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fredericton. 8. What Greek letter is used to denote the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter? A) Pi. B) Rho. C) Delta. D) Theta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pi. 9. What term is used to refer to moths and butterflies? A) Chrysalises. B) Arachnids. C) Beetles. D) Lepidoptera. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lepidoptera. 10. The Olympic torch reached the North Pole, for the first time, during its journey to which Olympic venue? A) Helsinki, 1952. B) Sochi, 2014. C) Stockholm, 1956. D) Calgary, 1988. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sochi, 2014. 11. Katia Zatuliveter, who was deported from the UK in December 2010 on suspicion of spying for the Russians, worked in the House of Commons for which MP? A) Denis MacShane (Rotherham) Labour initially. B) Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk) Conservative. C) Michael Hancock (Portsmouth South) Liberal Democrats. D) Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Michael Hancock (Portsmouth South) Liberal Democrats. 12. In what sport were the Leominster Rams consistently champions? A) Street hockey. B) American football. C) Ice hockey. D) Basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Street hockey. 13. Who did Barbie break up with in February 2004? A) Marvin. B) Brian. C) Jack. D) Ken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ken. 14. What is the circumference of a circle whose radius is 7 inches? A) 14 inches. B) 22 inches. C) 7 inches. D) 44 inches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 44 inches. 15. Which Roman Emperor in 482 CE promoted the Henotikon or "instrument of union", signed by all Eastern bishops of the Christian Church with the design of solving the monophysite controversy about Jesus Christ's "nature" ? A) Vespasian. B) Zeno the Isaurian. C) Elegabalus. D) Leo I the Thracian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zeno the Isaurian. 16. Of whom, when told he intended to return to private life and retire to his plantation, did King George III say, "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world" ? A) George Washington. B) Henry Lee. C) Benjamin Franklin. D) Andrew Jackson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George Washington. 17. Which early 20th century American novelist wrote "The Crisis", "Crossing", "Coniston", "Mr Crewe's Career" and "Far Country" ? A) Spenser Churchill. B) Randolph Churchill. C) Winston Churchill. D) Charles Churchill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winston Churchill. 18. In what world championships do competitors play on links? A) Golf. B) Archery. C) Camel racing. D) Elephant polo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Golf. 19. What usually completes the phrase "As ..... as a grig? A) Grim. B) Merry. C) Small. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merry. 20. Which of these British titles is of the lowest rank? A) Baron. B) Viscount. C) Duke. D) Earl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baron. ← 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