This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 345 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 345 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who wrote the opera "Pagliacci" ? A) Leoncavallo. B) Rossini. C) Puccini. D) Bizet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leoncavallo. 2. Whose version of the song from the musical Carousel, "You'll Never Walk Alone", became popular from the 1960s as an anthem for the city of Liverpool and with audiences and fans of Liverpool's soccer (football) team at games? A) Elton John. B) Gerry and the Pacemakers. C) Cliff Richards and the Shadows. D) Queen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerry and the Pacemakers. 3. What was the reason for the collapse in March 2024 of several sections of the 52 year old Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, USA? A) Concrete failure. B) Bombs. C) A container ship collided with one of the supports. D) Planned demolition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A container ship collided with one of the supports. 4. Over two days in 1921 a lynch mob destroyed 35 blocks of thriving businesses and homes, and between 30 and 300 people were killed and 10, 000 left homeless. For more than 70 years it was barely mentioned and multiple records of the disaster were destroyed. Where? A) Tulsa, Oklahoma. B) East St. Louis, Illinois. C) Chicago, Illinois. D) Duluth, Minnesota. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tulsa, Oklahoma. 5. Who holds the record for being the world heavyweight boxing champion? A) Joe Louis. B) Jack Dempsey. C) Muhammad Ali. D) Rocky Marciano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joe Louis. 6. Motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with routines on a course consisting of multiple jumps of varying lengths and angles that generally occupy one to two acres (.4 to .8 hectares) in what sport? A) BMX. B) Scrambling. C) Motorcycle trial. D) Freestyle Motocross. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freestyle Motocross. 7. Which of these is on Spain's north coast? A) Costa Dorado. B) Costa Brava. C) Costa Del Sol. D) Costa Verde. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Costa Verde. 8. Glencoe, Praga, Peterloo, Waterloo Creek, and Hue are names given to what? A) Music festivals. B) Battles. C) Massacres. D) University cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Massacres. 9. In the film "The Yellow Submarine" (1968) what was Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band there to do? A) Man the yellow submarine. B) Chase off the Blue Meanies. C) Inhabit, and then restore Pepperland. D) Make scrumpy from fallen apples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inhabit, and then restore Pepperland. 10. What association, currently of 27 members, holds over just 7% (in 2011) of the global population and generates approximately 20% of global GDP when thought of in terms of purchasing power parity? A) USA. B) EU. C) ASEAN. D) UN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EU. 11. What shape hole is found in the resonating chamber of a banjo? A) None, it does not have one. B) Circular. C) F-shape. D) Semi-circular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) None, it does not have one. 12. Which of these is not a real element on the periodic table? A) Churchillian. B) Cobalt. C) Cerium. D) Copernicum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Churchillian. 13. For what is "Halliwell's" is a reference book? A) Motor racing. B) Cricket. C) Baseball. D) Film. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Film. 14. What colour is the medal presented for winning an event at the Olympic Games from 1904 onwards? A) Gold. B) Green. C) Blue. D) Scarlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gold. 15. Which best characterises deep sleep? A) Delta waves. B) Rapid eye movement (REM). C) Theta waves. D) Dreaming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delta waves. 16. Where are the Straits of Mackinac? A) Between Alaska and Russia. B) Between Lakes Huron & Michigan. C) Northwest Turkey, between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. D) Between Tierra del Fuego and the South American mainland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between Lakes Huron & Michigan. 17. Brian Cox, who is known among other things for presenting science TV programmes in the UK, is a professor at the University of Manchester in what field? A) Theoretical Physics. B) Astronomy. C) Mathematics. D) Particle Physics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Particle Physics. 18. Who sang and performed at the 2017 Superbowl in the USA? A) Lady Gaga. B) BeyoncΓ©. C) Justin Timberlake. D) Bruno Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lady Gaga. 19. The peace treaty, the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I, was signed between the Allied Powers and which nation? A) Russia. B) France. C) Japan. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany. 20. Which of these is a percussion instrument? A) Sanshin. B) Biwa. C) Tsuzumi. D) Shakuhachi. 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