This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 372 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 372 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where would one find a famous example of a campanile that is not properly vertical? A) Westminster, London. B) St Marks Square, Venice. C) Pisa. D) St Peters, Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pisa. 2. The islands of Malta, Sardinia, Sicily and Corsica are in which Sea? A) Red Sea. B) Caspian Sea. C) Aegean Sea. D) Mediterranean Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mediterranean Sea. 3. Which of these cooking methods does not involve water or similar liquid in some stage of the process? A) Braising. B) Poaching. C) Steaming. D) Broiling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broiling. 4. Which of these is a shade of blue? A) Sepia. B) Magenta. C) Azure. D) Ecru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Azure. 5. Elizabeth Ashton, Fritz Ligges, Josef Neckermann, Bridget Parker, Mark Phillips and Harvey Smith competed in what sports at the 1972 Olympic Games? A) Gymnastics. B) Swimming. C) Track and Field. D) Equestrian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equestrian. 6. Where is the extremely large lagoon known as Lagoa dos Patos? A) Venezuela. B) Southern Portugal. C) Central Chile. D) Southern Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southern Brazil. 7. Where was the Mary Celeste headed when she sailed in 1872 but was found adrift and deserted mid-Atlantic less than a month later? A) The Antarctic. B) USA. C) The Arctic. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Italy. 8. Which of these songs is not by Hoagy Carmichael? A) Skylark. B) Stardust. C) A Foggy Day (in London Town). D) Georgia on my Mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Foggy Day (in London Town). 9. How does the World Health Organisation (WHO) define health? A) The absence of disease or infirmity. B) A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. C) A state of physical well-being. D) The absence of disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. 10. Which city was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles as a trading settlement in 1819? A) Hong Kong. B) Singapore. C) Mumbai. D) Bougainville. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singapore. 11. On All Saints' Eve, 31 October, in 1517 a treatise which is regarded as a primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation was popularly described as being nailed to the door of where in Germany? A) The University of Wittenberg. B) Wartburg Castle, Eisenach. C) Schlosskirche (Castle Church), Wittenberg. D) Alte Kirche (Old Church), Dresden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schlosskirche (Castle Church), Wittenberg. 12. As musical instruments, tubular bells are what kind? A) Wind. B) String. C) Brass. D) Percussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Percussion. 13. In which country was there a civil war which lasted several decades following independence in November 1975, when three main guerrilla groups, the FNLA, MPLA and UNITA, fought each other? A) Congo. B) Lebanon. C) Syria. D) Angola. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angola. 14. The Waverley in Scotland is the world's last what? A) Functioning broch. B) Zoo which breeds feathered skinks. C) Sea-going paddle steamer. D) Mixed gender monastery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sea-going paddle steamer. 15. Who was Britain's only Prime Minister of Jewish birth? A) Andrew Bonar Law. B) William Gladstone. C) Arthur Balfour. D) Benjamin Disraeli. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benjamin Disraeli. 16. The eruption of Mt Tarawera in New Zealand almost destroyed the natural wonder, the Pink and White Terraces. When did this happen? A) Three years after the globe-changing 1883 eruptions at Krakatoa. B) 1912, the same time as the Mt Pinatubo, Philippines, eruption. C) Four years before the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, Indonesia. D) The year following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three years after the globe-changing 1883 eruptions at Krakatoa. 17. Which of these might be used to add a sweet, sour, fruity smell and taste to food? A) Tarhana. B) Tofu. C) Tamarisk. D) Tamarind paste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tamarind paste. 18. What battle cry of Richard I at the Battle of Gisors in 1198 was adopted as the motto of the arms of England where, except for changes during the reigns of Elizabeth I, Anne and William III, it has been since 1340? A) Dieu Et Mon Droit. B) Semper Eadem. C) Je Maintiendrai. D) Ad Astra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dieu Et Mon Droit. 19. Buckey O'Neill Cabin, Kolb Studio, El Tovar Hotel, Hopi House, Verkamp's Curios, Lookout Studio, Desert View Watchtower and Bright Angel Lodge are historical buildings located at which tourist destination? A) Niagara Falls. B) Grand Canyon. C) Yellowstone National Park. D) Las Vegas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grand Canyon. 20. Who was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the UK from 1930 to 1967, who is best remembered for the classic children's novels "The Midnight Folk" and "The Box of Delights" and many poems, including "Sea-Fever" from his anthology "Saltwater Ballads" ? A) John Betjeman. B) John Dryden. C) John Masefield. D) John Lennon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John Masefield. ← 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