This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 396 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 396 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these characters was created first? A) Philip Marlowe. B) Superman. C) Tarzan. D) Don Quixote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don Quixote. 2. Who is the lead character in the TV series "House" ? A) White House. B) Arden House. C) Somerset House. D) Gregory House. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gregory House. 3. Where is the only population of wild apes in Europe? A) The Alhambra, Granada. B) Belgrade. C) Gibraltar. D) Turin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gibraltar. 4. FINA announced in November 2008 that the cities that had expressed interest in hosting the 2013 World Aquatics Championships were Belgrade (Serbia), Budapest and Balatonfüred (Hungary), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Hamburg (Germany), Hong Kong (China), Madrid (Spain), and which other? A) Paris (France). B) London (England). C) Moscow (Russia). D) Melbourne (Australia). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moscow (Russia). 5. What is the force that causes unsupported objects to fall to the ground? A) Gravity. B) Cavity. C) Sagacity. D) Strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravity. 6. On 20 May 2002, which country gained independence from Indonesia? A) Java. B) Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor. C) West Papua. D) Sumatra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor. 7. Phobos and Deimos are the moons of which planet? A) Mars. B) Earth. C) Uranus. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mars. 8. What is Kick 'em Jenny? A) A 100% proof liqueur. B) A mule. C) A volcano. D) A playground game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A volcano. 9. Which of these is a word for an educated, intellectual woman? A) Bluegrass. B) Bluebird. C) Bluetooth. D) Bluestocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bluestocking. 10. Lake Huron is connected by the Sault Ste. Marie Canal to which other lake? A) Michigan. B) Erie. C) Ontario. D) Superior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Superior. 11. Rhinitis is inflammation of the mucus membranes of what? A) Germans. B) Rhinoceroses. C) Nose. D) Throat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nose. 12. Who became the youngest actor to have 6 Oscar nominations with her Best Actress nomination for "The Reader" (which was her first win!)? A) Cate Blanchett. B) Bette Davis. C) Natalie Wood. D) Kate Winslet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kate Winslet. 13. Which of these characters was not created by Mark Twain? A) Tom Sawyer. B) Huckleberry Finn. C) Jennings. D) Becky Thatcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jennings. 14. Where is the Ṣalālah coastal plain and the Al-Qarā Mountains? A) Kuwait. B) Saudi Arabia. C) Dhofar, Oman and Yemen. D) Jordan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dhofar, Oman and Yemen. 15. What was the stage name of Bernard Jewry? A) Mick Jagger. B) Alvin Stardust. C) Ringo Starr. D) Bono. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alvin Stardust. 16. Set to poetry, owing much to fairy tales of the same kind as those used by Hans Christian Andersen, and an enduring Czech masterpiece this was first performed in 1901. What is the piece? A) Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák. B) The Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana. C) Alexandre Bis by Bohuslav Martinů. D) Svätopluk by Eugen Suchoň. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák. 17. What is the standard length of the bars in the uneven parallel bars or asymmetric bars, an artistic gymnastics apparatus used only by female gymnasts? A) 420 cm. B) 240 cm. C) 150 cm. D) 200 cm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 240 cm. 18. When archery was included for the first time at the Summer Olympics, in 1900, how many nations competed? A) 6. B) 22. C) 14. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 19. In 2013 Bhutan pledged to become a 100% organic, the first sovereign country to do so, and alongside the developments by Vedic agriculture expert Dr. A. Thimmaiah invited international advisers one of whom is ..... ? A) Environmental activist, Vandana Shiva. B) Dr Pema Gyamtsho. C) Professor Tim Benton. D) Dr. Bevan Morris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental activist, Vandana Shiva. 20. Before the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 2002, which of these countries did not have the franc as its basic currency unit? A) The Netherlands. B) France. C) Belgium. D) Luxembourg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Netherlands. ← 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