This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 424 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 424 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was known as the "Moses of her people" for leading escaped slaves to freedom during the US Civil War? A) Angela Davis. B) Rosa Parks. C) Harriet Tubman. D) Mary Hunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harriet Tubman. 2. Which of these countries is immediately north of Bulgaria? A) Romania. B) Belgium. C) Netherlands. D) Estonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romania. 3. What type of beer takes its name from the German word for "storage" ? A) Dunkel. B) Pilsner. C) Bock. D) Lager. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lager. 4. Which group, named after its keyboardist, had its first hit record when the members included Mike Hugg, Mike Vickers, Tom McGuinness and Paul Jones? A) Manfred Mann. B) Georgie Fame. C) Alan Price. D) Brian Auger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manfred Mann. 5. Who created the character of Doctor Frankenstein? A) George Eliot. B) Baroness Orczy. C) Mary Shelley. D) Emily BrontΓ«. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary Shelley. 6. Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of the assassination of whom? A) John F Kennedy. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) Robert Kennedy. D) Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robert Kennedy. 7. Which British playwright is known for a body of increasingly non-naturalistic work, two of which are "Cloud Nine" and "Top Girls" ? A) Sarah Daniels. B) Sarah Kane. C) Caryl Churchill. D) Winsome Pinnock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caryl Churchill. 8. Tonga is a ..... ? A) Dictatorship. B) Principality. C) Republic. D) Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kingdom. 9. In England, what were Lloyds, Barclays, Westminster, Midland and National Provincial? A) Clothing stores. B) Supermarkets. C) Fast food outlets. D) Banks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Banks. 10. If somebody is going to "tread the boards" what are they likely to do? A) Dance a disco. B) Build a deck. C) Act in a play. D) Walk overboard from a ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act in a play. 11. Who is said to be "the father of history" ? A) Herodotus. B) Cicero. C) Sophocles. D) Lygdamis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herodotus. 12. Where is the Temple of Confucius? A) Angkor Wat. B) Machu Picchu. C) Qufu. D) Giza. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Qufu. 13. As what are Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder collectively known? A) Radiohead. B) Arctic Monkeys. C) Pearl Jam. D) U2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pearl Jam. 14. From what does vinegar derive its sour taste? A) Acetic acid. B) Calcium. C) Chlorine. D) Citric acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acetic acid. 15. Once the most famous clipper and the fastest, and profitable because of that speed, the UK's Cutty Sark, for a decade from 1885, forged the beginning of a major trade for Australia in what commodity? A) Wool. B) Tea. C) Aluminium. D) Botanical specimens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wool. 16. What was the name of the IBM computer that defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997? A) Deep Blue. B) Big Brain. C) Big Blue. D) Deep Throat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deep Blue. 17. Which of these countries proclaimed itself a republic on 11 February 1873, following the abdication of Amadeo? A) France. B) Spain. C) Brazil. D) Austria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spain. 18. Trumps, tricks, brisques and melds are part of which of these card games? A) Bezique. B) Whist. C) Faro. D) Piquet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bezique. 19. What is the name of the note that is 1/8 the length of a semi-breve? A) Quaver. B) Breve. C) Semi-quaver. D) Crotchet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quaver. 20. In 2001, Count Jacques Rogge replaced Juan Antonio Samaranch as head of what body? A) International Olympic Committee (IOC). B) European Union (EU). C) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). D) President of the USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) International Olympic Committee (IOC). 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