This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 42 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Battle of Balaclava was in which war? A) Crimean War. B) Korean War. C) World War I. D) English Civil War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crimean War. 2. What character was the child of the character played by Tom Hanks in the film "Sleepless in Seattle" ? A) Ruth. B) Joshua. C) Ezekiel. D) Jonah. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jonah. 3. Prints of which 1927 silent German expressionist science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang were discovered in Australia, the Museo del Cine in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the National Film Archive of New Zealand, to become the basis for a restoration project for a DVD/BD? A) Modern Times. B) Metropolis. C) R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots). D) Things to Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metropolis. 4. According to Greek legend, who ferried the souls of the dead across the river that divided the world of the living from that of the dead? A) Aeneas. B) Hermes. C) Orpheus. D) Charon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charon. 5. If you sailed directly East from New York, which of these harbours would be nearest your landfall on the other side of the Atlantic? A) Liverpool. B) Bordeaux. C) Casablanca. D) Lisbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lisbon. 6. What is the function of the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body A) To contract the iris of the eye. B) To control tics in the eyelid. C) To control the movement or vibration of the stapes in the ear. D) To contract the uvula at the back of the throat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To control the movement or vibration of the stapes in the ear. 7. Which of these is a style of music? A) Hop Off. B) Hip Cats. C) Hep Hup. D) Hip hop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hip hop. 8. Ultrasonic sound is what? A) Background noise emitted by, e.g., a TV set. B) Beyond the range of human hearing. C) Coming from outer space. D) Sound that rises in pitch as it approaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beyond the range of human hearing. 9. Which pop group, initially a studio only band for Tony Burrows and songwriter/record producers Tony Macaulay and Barry Mason, are best known for their 1970 record, "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" ? A) Lindisfarne. B) Lynyrd Skynyrd. C) Edison Lighthouse. D) Steeleye Span. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Edison Lighthouse. 10. In the 13th century BCE, as recorded in the Jewish Torah (in the book of "Names", or "Exodus"), Moses was commanded on Mount Sinai to do many things, one of which was to ..... ? A) Take 100 wives. B) Embrace his brother, Aaron. C) Prepare a cure for leprosy. D) Carry out a census of the Israelites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carry out a census of the Israelites. 11. What is the highest value card after the ace in the game of pinochle? A) Joker. B) King. C) Jack. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10. 12. What play does the character Blanche Dubois appear in? A) School for Women. B) Death of a Salesman. C) A Streetcar Named Desire. D) Noises Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Streetcar Named Desire. 13. What are a pony, a jigger and a jackpot? A) Stakes, or wagers, in games. B) Specialist fairground attractions. C) Units of measurement of volume. D) Types of freshwater pond life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Units of measurement of volume. 14. Which of these countries does not use the euro as standard currency? A) Italy. B) France. C) Great Britain. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Britain. 15. Canada contains much of the world's fresh water, including approximately how many large lakes? A) 680. B) 190. C) 12, 000. D) 31, 700. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 31, 700. 16. In the 6th century BC, where was the empire of Cyrus the Great? A) India. B) Mexico. C) Persia. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persia. 17. What fate made Spencer Perceval unique among British Prime Ministers? A) He was deported. B) The King removed him from office. C) He was assassinated. D) He was beheaded for treason. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was assassinated. 18. The air we breathe is made up of 78.09% of what gas? A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Argon. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 19. The head of state of Jersey and Guernsey, which are both Crown dependencies and not part of the United Kingdom, is the monarch of Great Britain. They rule there because they hold what title? A) Viceroy. B) Duke or Duchess of Malfi. C) Defender of the Faith. D) Duke of Normandy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Duke of Normandy. 20. Where are fluid catalytic cracking units likely to be used? A) Petroleum refineries. B) Nuclear reactors. C) Milking machinery. 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