This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 428 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 428 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which British inventor, industrial designer, and entrepreneur is known for vacuum cleaners? A) Isambard Kingdom Brunel. B) Sir Richard Branson. C) Sir Keith Murdoch. D) Sir James Dyson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sir James Dyson. 2. What is the British Engineerium, in Hove? A) An engineering and steam power museum. B) An advanced wind tunnel facility. C) A university. D) A land transport museum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An engineering and steam power museum. 3. What shape are the faces on eight-sided dice? A) Square. B) Octahedron. C) Triangle. D) Hexagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Triangle. 4. In a 1980 episode of the TV series "Dallas", what character was Sue Ellen's scheming sister, who shot J.R. after having an affair with him? A) Pamela Ewing. B) "Miss Ellie". C) Kristin Shepard. D) Lucy Ewing Cooper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kristin Shepard. 5. Which of these countries has never hosted a Summer or Winter Olympics? A) Greece. B) New Zealand. C) Australia. D) Finland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New Zealand. 6. Steve Redgrave is most associated with which of these? A) Rowing. B) Land speed records. C) Show jumping. D) Golf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rowing. 7. Which country was divided at the 17th parallel in 1954? A) Japan. B) Vietnam. C) China. D) Laos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vietnam. 8. "Why don't you come up sometime and see me" was a famous line by Mae West in the 1933 film "She Done Him Wrong" . Which actor did she say it to? A) Henry Fonda. B) John Wayne. C) Gary Cooper. D) Cary Grant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cary Grant. 9. The sport parkour developed from what? A) Skateboard techniques. B) Athletics training. C) Military style exercise. D) Free running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Military style exercise. 10. American singer Alison Mosshart and English guitarist Jamie Hince are what indie rock band? A) Arctic Monkeys. B) Pixies. C) The Kills. D) Bloc Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Kills. 11. Where were the Qumran Scrolls discovered between 1946 and 1956? A) Fields in Xi'an, China. B) Caves in cliffs near the Dead Sea. C) A tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. D) Caves in the Ouled NaΓ―l Range, Algeria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caves in cliffs near the Dead Sea. 12. In what style of painting is small distinct dots of colour used to create the impression of a wide selection of other colours and blending, making use of the phenomenon of depicted imagery emerging from disparate points? A) Abstract expressionism. B) Still life. C) Landscape. D) Pointillism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pointillism. 13. What is a Chilean guemal or huemul? A) A broad-brimmed hat. B) A type of pepper. C) A species of deer. D) A small stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A species of deer. 14. The exploits of the hero Beowulf, thought to date from the 8th century or before, are associated with which country or countries? A) Russia. B) Canada. C) Denmark and Sweden. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denmark and Sweden. 15. Which of these is the title of a documentary by Michael Moore? A) Roger & Me. B) Bowling for Clementine. C) Psycho. D) Fahrenheit 451. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roger & Me. 16. One of the longest African rivers is also recorded as the world's deepest. What is the measured depth in parts of the river? A) 178 m (584 ft). B) 200 m (656 ft). C) Around 220 m (720 ft). D) 116 m (381 ft). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around 220 m (720 ft). 17. On which 1986 album did South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo feature? A) Liph' Iqiniso. B) Graceland. C) Gift of the Tortoise. D) Master of Puppets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graceland. 18. The Man Booker prize is awarded for what? A) Science. B) Sculpture. C) Painting. D) Literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Literature. 19. Morten Harket was the lead singer for which band? A) Aqua. B) Animals. C) A-ha. D) ABBA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A-ha. 20. Polocrosse is a sport combining polo and what else? A) Angry Birds. B) Cross-country running. C) Lacrosse. D) Ice hockey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lacrosse. 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