This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 443 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 443 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these characters drives around in the "Mystery Machine" ? A) Garfield. B) Batman. C) Scooby-Doo. D) Sherlock Holmes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scooby-Doo. 2. Where was the city Thonis-Heracleion? A) Near Anatolia. B) At the southern tip of the island of Crete. C) On the island of Santorini. D) At the mouth of the Nile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the mouth of the Nile. 3. When did freestyle skiing first become a sport contested at the Winter Olympics? A) 2014. B) 1992. C) 1936. D) 1924. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1992. 4. Who appeared briefly but spectacularly at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics as Super Mario? A) The governor of Tokyo. B) The Japanese Prime Minister. C) The mayor of Rio de Janeiro. D) Leader of the Games' organising committee, Carlos Arthur Nuzman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Japanese Prime Minister. 5. Burning methane in the presence of oxygen produces water and what gas? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Krypton. C) Argon. D) Xenon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 6. What was Maria Callas? A) Basketballer. B) Singer. C) Windsurfer. D) Theatre director. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singer. 7. At which Winter Olympics did a drug scandal lead to Russia being excluded as a competing country from some of the next Summer Olympics and all of the next Winter Olympics? A) 2014 at Sochi, Russia. B) 2018 at PyeongChang, South Korea. C) 1984 at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina). D) 2002 at Salt Lake City, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2014 at Sochi, Russia. 8. "Two to the power of five" means what? A) 2 multiplied by 5. B) 2 multiplied by itself 4 times. C) All the numbers between 2 and 5 inclusive. D) 2 divided by 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 multiplied by itself 4 times. 9. Which of these is a keyboard instrument? A) Kazoo. B) Sackbut. C) Spinet. D) Balalaika. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinet. 10. How many volumes are there in Spike Milligan's autobiography, the last volume of which was entitled "PeaceWork" ? A) 7. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7. 11. What nationality was Abel Janszoon Tasman the voyager, explorer and map maker? A) Australian. B) Greek. C) Dutch. D) Venetian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dutch. 12. Dr Benjamin Spock wrote books on what subject? A) Astrology. B) Elephants. C) Child care. D) Ears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Child care. 13. In 2009 Terry Herbert found a hoard of Saxon warrior metal artefacts on land owned by Fred Johnson, which has become known as the Staffordshire Hoard. Which ancient kingdom do the objects come from? A) Northumbria. B) Powys. C) Mercia. D) Wessex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercia. 14. The video game "The Legend of Zelda" (originally released in 1986) was inspired by the experiences of the designer as a child in where? A) Kolvananuuro, Finland. B) The Black Forest, Germany. C) Sonobe, Japan. D) Altamira, Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sonobe, Japan. 15. What modern sport can trace its origin back to a Scramble that took place at Camberley, Surrey England in 1924? A) Motocross. B) Rallying. C) Orienteering. D) BMX. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motocross. 16. Which of these is not a play by Oscar Wilde? A) The Importance of Being Earnest. B) She Stoops to Conquer. C) Lady Windermere's Fan. D) An Ideal Husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She Stoops to Conquer. 17. London bridges-Battersea, Albert, Putney, Hammersmith-were built, re-built or substantially altered into their present-day form following what other major building project? A) The London sewer network and pumping system. B) St Paul's Cathedral. C) The Brighton Pavilion. D) The present Palace of Westminster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The London sewer network and pumping system. 18. Which of these is a hoofed mammal with a partly leopard-spotted coat, developed in the current form of the breed in north-west America? A) Positron. B) Appaloosa. C) Lusitano. D) Bentheim Black Pied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appaloosa. 19. How many carats is pure gold? A) 100. B) 12. C) 124. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24. 20. A find in January 1848 by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in the USA, started what? A) A series of archaeological digs. B) The California Gold Rush. C) The manufacture of Tabasco Sauce. D) Tarsealing of major cross-country highways. 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