This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 407 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 407 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. From which one of these is somebody most likely to issue a call to prayer? A) Minak. B) Minas Tirith. C) Minato tower. D) Minaret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Minaret. 2. Which of these is an acclaimed Colombian singer, songwriter, performer and dancer? A) Shania. B) Ariana. C) Fonseca. D) Shakira. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shakira. 3. Where is or are the Sundarbans? A) South Vietnam. B) Banff National Park of Canada. C) It is a name for the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta. D) North east Mongolia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a name for the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta. 4. What was the name of the 156 foot yacht that Johnny Depp and his family lived on in Puerto Rico while filming "The Rum Diary" early in 2009? A) Ed Wood. B) Pirate of the Caribbean. C) VaJoLiRoJa. D) Scissor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) VaJoLiRoJa. 5. In 1960 an area which declared itself as the State, or Republic, of Katanga seceded from which country? A) Republic of Angola. B) Democratic Republic of the Congo. C) Republic of Zambia. D) Republic of Congo-Léopoldville. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republic of Congo-Léopoldville. 6. Irish-born Francis Bacon (1909-1992) is known in what field? A) Painting. B) Haute cuisine. C) Yachting. D) Athletics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Painting. 7. What is the first name of the Canadian singer whose last name is Dion? A) Céline. B) Cheryl. C) Mariah. D) Tori. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Céline. 8. Neighbouring South American countries Suriname and Guyana share what apart from a border? A) They lie on the same mountain range. B) They are the two smallest sovereign states in South America. C) A star on their flag. D) Vehicles in both drive on the left. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vehicles in both drive on the left. 9. If you went due east of Rio De Janeiro, what country would you get to first? A) Somalia. B) Namibia. C) India. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Namibia. 10. When did women first compete in the Olympics in gymnastics? A) 1920. B) 1924. C) 1932. D) 1928. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1928. 11. Where are the terms "recto" and "verso" applied? A) In a game of Monopoly. B) In a religious ceremony. C) To a cricket bat. D) To a leaf in a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To a leaf in a book. 12. Which of these models was born in Australia? A) Claudia Schiffer. B) Elle MacPherson. C) Naomi Campbell. D) Cindy Crawford. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elle MacPherson. 13. What does "TT" stand for in the name of the race first held on the Isle of Man in 1907? A) Tourist Trophy. B) Top Ten. C) Thin Tyres. D) Time Trials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tourist Trophy. 14. Which of these British bridges is the most southerly? A) Clifton Suspension Bridge. B) Forth Road Bridge. C) Menai Suspension Bridge. D) Humber Bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clifton Suspension Bridge. 15. What was the stage name of American jazz singer and songwriter Eleanora Fagan? A) Pail Away. B) Caddy Vacation. C) Bucket Break. D) Billie Holiday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Billie Holiday. 16. Who captained Bangladesh to their 4-0 series win over New Zealand in the one day international cricket series completed in October 2010? A) Mashrafe Mortaza. B) Shakib Al Hasan. C) Rubel Hossain. D) Imran Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shakib Al Hasan. 17. The Armagnac region of France lies between the Adour and Garonne rivers and near which other feature? A) Lac de Neuchâtel. B) The island of Jersey. C) The Maritime Alps. D) The Pyrenees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Pyrenees. 18. It originated in the 5th century BCE or earlier as training for the military, could involve up to 200 a game, was fêted for both men and women in Persian poetry and art. Which game is it? A) Shinty. B) Lacrosse. C) Polo. D) Football. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polo. 19. Which of these is the title of a well known book by H E Bates? A) The Sweetheart Flowers of August. B) The Pretty Blooms of June. C) The Darling Buds of May. D) The Pretty Stems of March. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Darling Buds of May. 20. Which country has Sucre as its capital city? A) Tahiti. B) Guyana. C) Bolivia. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bolivia. ← 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