This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 38 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The First Lady of which US president was known as "Lady Bird" ? A) Richard Nixon. B) Gerald Ford. C) George H Bush. D) Lyndon B. Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lyndon B. Johnson. 2. What chemical change happens to a catalyst in a chemical reaction? A) Nothing. B) It acquires an-OH particle. C) The same change as in the chemical reaction it is catalysing. D) A small part of it evaporates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing. 3. What did Twitter establish as the maximum number of characters (including spaces) that can be used in a "tweet" ? A) 160. B) 120. C) 140. D) 180. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 140. 4. What is a Fata Morgana? A) A type of mirage. B) Indian princess. C) A member of the Spanish royal family. D) Religious ceremony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of mirage. 5. Which country has as its national coat of arms a shield bearing a vicuña, a cinchona tree and a cornucopia spilling mineral wealth in the shape of coins? A) Peru. B) Bolivia. C) Argentina. D) Chile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peru. 6. What are the names of the two largest islands in The Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa? A) Unguja and Pemba. B) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. C) Trinidad and Tobago. D) Troilus and Cressida. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unguja and Pemba. 7. What is the usual colour of gondolas in Venice? A) Green. B) Multi-coloured. C) White with black trimmings. D) Black. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Black. 8. Shotgun and running target world championships have been held by the International Shooting Sport Federation from 1934, including the discipline of trap and, in 1950, which of these? A) Skeet. B) Double trap. C) 10 m running target. D) Para Trap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeet. 9. Of whom did the 1954 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians say his music was "monotonous in texture ..... consist[ing] mainly of artificial and gushing tunes" and predicted that his popular success was "not likely to last" ? A) Cole Porter. B) Elvis Presley. C) Irving Berlin. D) Sergei Rachmaninoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sergei Rachmaninoff. 10. Who knighted Humphry Davy, chemist & inventor? A) George III. B) Charles II. C) George V. D) Victoria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George III. 11. From 1949 to 1989, with final closure in 1991, what did the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) do in the then Kazakh Republic? A) Carry out its main nuclear testing and explosions. B) Drill the main infantry units in its army. C) Carry out tank manoeuvre drills. D) Establish its main biological research centre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carry out its main nuclear testing and explosions. 12. What happened in and after the finale of the 2009 (13th) season of the American reality television "The Bachelor" ? A) The bachelor and the winner broke off their engagement and he and the runner-up subsequently married. B) Both the previous front runners were rejected and no winner was declared. C) The winner and the bachelor declined to become formally engaged. D) The bachelor was found to be already married, as was the winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bachelor and the winner broke off their engagement and he and the runner-up subsequently married. 13. What were the Commonwealth Games called from 1930, when the first Games were held, until 1950? A) British Empire Games. B) Empire Games. C) The Games. D) British Commonwealth Games. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) British Empire Games. 14. In 1992, Boutros Boutros-Ghali became head of what organisation? A) European Community. B) Greenpeace. C) N A T O. D) United Nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United Nations. 15. In Greek mythology, Zeus disguised himself as a swan to seduce whom? A) Leda. B) Secunda. C) Runrup. D) Luza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leda. 16. Which of these cheeses is made from whey? A) Appenzeller. B) Wensleydale. C) Bocconcini. D) Ricotta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ricotta. 17. Which of these is a type of camera lens? A) Bug eye. B) Broad angle. C) Zoom. D) Near to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zoom. 18. Which of these Canadian provinces does not border Hudson Bay? A) Ontario. B) Manitoba. C) Quebec. D) Alberta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alberta. 19. The TV series "Broadchurch" (2013-present) stars Olivia Colman together with what actor famous for his Dr Who persona? A) Matt Smith. B) David Tennant. C) Peter Capaldi. D) Christopher Ecclestone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) David Tennant. 20. Christmas Island is administered by which country? A) Australia. B) France. C) USA. D) Chile. 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