This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 380 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 380 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What term is applied to a left-handed boxer? A) Pugilist. B) Leftie. C) Sinister type. D) Southpaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southpaw. 2. Diapause is an ability in animals to achieve what? A) Survival in oxygen-poor environments. B) Lowered heart rate. C) Delayed development in response to adverse environmental conditions. D) Halted breathing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delayed development in response to adverse environmental conditions. 3. In the nursery rhyme, who sat on a wall and had a great fall? A) Humpty. B) The Duke of Gloucester. C) Jack Sprat. D) Mary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humpty. 4. In the IT field, with what are the names "Lisa" and "Twiggy" associated? A) The breakup in 2000 of Microsoft Corporation into two parts. B) Development of VR (virtual reality). C) Slimline casing developed for Dell laptops. D) The Apple computer which immediately preceded the Macintosh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Apple computer which immediately preceded the Macintosh. 5. Which company established the TV series "SmackDown" in 1999? A) WWW. B) WWFE. C) AEW. D) NEW. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WWFE. 6. In what sport would one "bully off" ? A) Badminton. B) Squash. C) Hockey. D) Sumo wrestling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hockey. 7. The city of Las Vegas is in which US state? A) Texas. B) California. C) Nevada. D) Arizona. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nevada. 8. The Chicago White Sox won the baseball World Series in 2005. When had they last won it? A) 2004. B) 1917. C) 1950. D) 1985. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1917. 9. Which of these was never a member of the Rolling Stones? A) Mick Taylor. B) Peter Green. C) Bill Wyman. D) Brian Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter Green. 10. Who was the elected President of Mexico from 1877 after the overthrow and execution of Emperor Maximilian until, with a gap from 1880 to 1884, a rebellion in 1911? A) Bartholomew Diaz. B) Cameron Diaz. C) Porfirio Díaz. D) José Feliciano. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Porfirio Díaz. 11. Who created the character of Dame Edna Everage? A) Kylie Minogue. B) Barry Humphries. C) Clive James. D) Rolf Harris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barry Humphries. 12. Who called foxhunting "The unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable" ? A) Shakespeare. B) W B Yeats. C) Oscar Wilde. D) John Milton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oscar Wilde. 13. John Cleese played what character in the film "The World is not Enough" ? A) Q. B) James Bond. C) M. D) Q's assistant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Q's assistant. 14. Bayer A.G., which was the first company to market aspirin, and heroin (as a non-addictive cough suppressant), originally manufactured what? A) Bottles. B) Bandages. C) Dyestuffs. D) Beer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dyestuffs. 15. What is the longest river in the world? A) Amazon. B) Congo. C) Nile. D) Rhine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nile. 16. If Andrew ran 72 miles in 16 hours, on average how many miles did he run per hour? A) 4. B) 3.5. C) 3. D) 4.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4.5. 17. What is the formal title of Guernsey, the British Crown Dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy? A) County of Guernsey. B) Commonwealth of Guernsey. C) Bailiwick of Guernsey. D) Isle of Guernsey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bailiwick of Guernsey. 18. Where did Princess Diana, ex-wife of the Prince of Wales, UK, die? A) The Tunnel de l'Etoile, Paris, France. B) The Grand Prix road tunnel, Monaco. C) The Pont de l'Alma road tunnel, Paris, France. D) In bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Pont de l'Alma road tunnel, Paris, France. 19. To which city would you go to see "Grant's Tomb", a memorial to Ulysses S Grant, once President of the USA? A) New York. B) Washington. C) Boston. D) Gettysburg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New York. 20. The French Academy of Sciences was founded, Shah Jahan (the builder of the Taj Mahal) died, and the Great Fire of London burnt in what year? A) 1660. B) 1766. C) 1560. D) 1666. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1666. ← 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