This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 365 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 365 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In probability theory and statistics, what is a measure of the variability or dispersion of a population, a data set, or a probability distribution? A) Standard deviation. B) A posteriori probability. C) Index of dispersion. D) Regression discontinuity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Standard deviation. 2. Who was the host of a TV variety show based in New York which was broadcast on Sunday nights from 20 June 1948 to 6 June 1971? A) Jack Paar. B) Andy Williams. C) David Letterman. D) Ed Sullivan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ed Sullivan. 3. In the American sitcom "Full House" (1987-1995) the widowed father of the three children in the house asks whom, to help him bring them up? A) His sister-in-law. B) His brother-in-law and his best friend. C) His mother. D) His brother and his best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His brother-in-law and his best friend. 4. In 1951 and 1952, American Jim Fuchs won 88 consecutive meetings and set four world records in what sport? A) Pole vault. B) Discus. C) Triple jump. D) Shot put. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shot put. 5. What sign of the zodiac is represented by a sheep? A) Aries. B) Taurus. C) Pisces. D) Gemini. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aries. 6. According to Greek mythology, who accompanied Jason on his journey to find the Golden Fleece? A) Astronauts. B) Argonauts. C) Cosmonauts. D) Dreadnoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argonauts. 7. What paraffin-derived clear, transparent liquid developed in 1924 by W. J. Stoddard and Lloyd E. Jackson began to be used by dry cleaners in 1928 and has become a common organic solvent used in painting and decorating? A) White spirit. B) Turpentine. C) Kerosene. D) Methylated spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White spirit. 8. Although an annual Thanksgiving Day had been observed in several colonies throughout what became the USA, who proclaimed USA's first national Thanksgiving Day? A) Abraham Lincoln. B) George Washington. C) Theodore Roosevelt. D) Harry S. Truman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George Washington. 9. What are karanga weka, pΕ«tΕrino, and poi Δwhiowhio? A) Root vegetables grown in Papua New Guinea. B) Species of North Australian bird. C) Traditional Maori clothing for sacred occasions. D) Maori musical instruments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maori musical instruments. 10. What product name did Westerners in the 19th century give to the "road", or network of trade routes, across the Asian continent connecting East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean world, as well as North and Northeast Africa and Europe? A) Spice. B) Silk. C) Sugar. D) Salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silk. 11. Which of these is the name for an ancient burial mound? A) Barrow. B) Hod. C) Sled. D) Trailer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barrow. 12. What team in 1905-6 is known as "The Originals" ? A) The Mikaelson vampires of New Orleans. B) New Zealand's national rugby union team. C) The team to prepare for Roald Amundsen's expedition in 1911 to the South Pole. D) The first passengers to travel on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New Zealand's national rugby union team. 13. Dili is the capital of which country? A) Zambia. B) Sri Lanka. C) Bahrain. D) East Timor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) East Timor. 14. Who was the first person, in 1969, to join the Rolling Stones after they had become well-established? A) Brian Jones. B) Mick Taylor. C) Ronnie Wood. D) Bill Wyman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mick Taylor. 15. Which of these is part of a watering can? A) Rose. B) Carnation. C) Gladioli. D) Daffodil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rose. 16. An operation known since prehistory, to relieve pressure inside the skull or remove splintered bone is known as what? A) Trepanging. B) Trepidating. C) Treponemation. D) Trepanning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trepanning. 17. Which of these is a TV drama series set in New Jersey which revolved around a mobster played by James Gandolfini and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads? A) The Altos. B) The Tenors. C) The Baritones. D) The Sopranos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sopranos. 18. Creative director and film director Spike Jonze guides what, which was simultaneously launched in the USA and Canada in 2016? A) Viceland (a cable TV channel). B) Vogue North America (a magazine). C) Black Bear Pictures (a film production company). D) JonZone (graphic designers). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Viceland (a cable TV channel). 19. Which of these is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, USA, founded in 1879 by Ed Schieffelin? A) Gravepebble. B) Tombstone. C) Cenotaphrock. D) Coffinboulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tombstone. 20. Which of these is a name for a book of directions for the preparation of medicines? A) Grey's Anatomy. B) Pharmacopoeia. C) Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. D) Sanctum Moleculae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pharmacopoeia. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books