This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 395 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 395 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What piece of music was used by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean when they won Olympic gold medals at Sarajevo in 1984? A) Ravel's "Bolero". B) Bernstein's "Tonight". C) Hendrix's "Purple Haze". D) Gershwin's "Summertime". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ravel's "Bolero". 2. Where would halophiles be found? A) Salt pans. B) Equatorial sea areas. C) Hypersaline lakes. D) Deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypersaline lakes. 3. Which of these Arabic words strictly means a Sufi, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic? A) Sikh. B) Yogi. C) Fakir. D) Guru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fakir. 4. What does the "K" stand for in the letters "SWALK" written on an envelope? A) Kiss. B) Koala. C) Kilowatt. D) Karate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kiss. 5. When did Bishop Robert Burnell draft the first Statutes of Westminster, which codified the existing law in England? A) 13th century. B) 11th century. C) 15th century. D) 17th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 13th century. 6. The Talmud is studied and venerated as a holy book in what religion? A) Zoroastrianism. B) Judaism. C) Yazidism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Judaism. 7. Who was the writer of the books on which the UK comedy TV series "Doctor in the House" (1969-70) were based? A) G K Chesterton. B) James Herriot. C) Nino Culotta. D) Richard Gordon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Richard Gordon. 8. London Bridge, bought for US$ 2.5 million from the City of London when the bridge was replaced in 1968, crosses a 930ft (280m) long man-made canal in Lake Havasu City in which US state? A) Arizona. B) New Mexico. C) Nevada. D) Iowa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arizona. 9. Who was on the throne of England when Francis Drake fought the Spanish Armada in 1588? A) Queen Victoria. B) Henry VIII. C) Harold II. D) Elizabeth I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elizabeth I. 10. Which game has 5 players per team (who are not allowed to wear shoes), who play for 36 minutes in three 12 minute periods on a stretch of sand that is 35-37m (38.2-40.4 yds) long and 26-28m (28.4-30.6 yards) wide? A) Beach volleyball. B) Beach soccer. C) Beach 100 m relay. D) Beach power walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beach soccer. 11. With which sport is Babe Ruth associated? A) Ice hockey. B) Football. C) Baseball. D) Synchronised swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baseball. 12. What word means a "sudden revelation" ? A) Epitome. B) Epiphone. C) Epiphany. D) Epicure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphany. 13. Which frigate captured numerous merchant ships and defeated four British warships (HMS Guerriere, HMS Java, HMS Cyane and HMS Levant) and a 16-gun schooner (HMS Pictou) in the War of 1812 against Great Britain? A) USS Constellation. B) USS United States. C) USS Chesapeake. D) USS Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) USS Constitution. 14. What are raced in the Melbourne Cup? A) Go karts. B) Horses. C) Jet boats. D) Swans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horses. 15. Which virus spread by fleas was deliberately introduced into Australia to control rabbits in 1951? A) Cat scratch fever. B) Psittacosis. C) Measles. D) Myxomatosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myxomatosis. 16. The TV series "Peaky Blinders", aired first in 2013, is based on late 19th and early 20th century urban youth gangs in what city? A) Chicago, USA. B) Manchester, UK. C) Birmingham, UK. D) Marseilles, France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birmingham, UK. 17. What is the dish called "Piccalilli" ? A) A relish of chopped pickled vegetables and spice. B) A savoury sauce of melted cheese and other ingredients, served hot on toast. C) Finely shredded cabbage, fermented by various lactic acid bacteria. D) Rice, cooked flaked fish & hard boiled eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A relish of chopped pickled vegetables and spice. 18. Which subscription streaming service offers film from National Geographic? A) YouTube. B) Netflix. C) Amazon Prime. D) Disney+. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disney+. 19. What was the design known as VuΔko, the little wolf, designed by Slovenian designer and illustrator JoΕΎe Trobec? A) The mascot for the 1984 Winter Olympics. B) An emblem for Kansas City Chiefs. C) One of the designs for use by National Geographic. D) A design for a giveaway toy in breakfast cereals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The mascot for the 1984 Winter Olympics. 20. Who played the role of Howard Hughes in the 2004 film "The Aviator" ? A) George Hamilton. B) Will Smith. C) Leonardo DiCaprio. D) Clint Eastwood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leonardo DiCaprio. 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