This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 45 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In 2003, who did the American Film Institute vote the greatest movie villain of all time? A) Hannibal Lecter. B) Norman Bates. C) Darth Vader. D) Michael Corleone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hannibal Lecter. 2. "Nimrod" is a piece of music written by Edward Elgar as part of what larger work? A) The Enigma Variations. B) The Planets. C) Pomp and Circumstance. D) The opera "Peter Grimes". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Enigma Variations. 3. Peter Bogdanovich is well known for which activity? A) Fashion designer. B) Film director. C) TV cooking personality. D) Sports commentator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Film director. 4. Britney Spears, at her first international performance since 2003, mimed to "Gimme More" in a performance that was met with derision and disappointment by fans and critics alike. Where was this? A) The 2008 Grammy Awards. B) The 2007 Video Music Awards. C) The 2009 Academy Awards. D) The inauguration of Barack Obama, 20 January 2009. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The 2007 Video Music Awards. 5. What is the more common name for methylenedioxymethamphetamine? A) Rum. B) P. C) Methanol. D) Ecstasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecstasy. 6. Why did Britain and the Netherlands carry out the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816? A) To deter a planned Barbary raid up the English Channel/La Manche. B) As retaliation for Algerian raids on Gibraltar. C) To enforce a European trade route. D) To "encourage" the Dey of Algiers to stop enslaving white Christians. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To "encourage" the Dey of Algiers to stop enslaving white Christians. 7. According to NASA where do the majority of meteorites found on Earth originate from? A) Comets. B) Asteroids. C) The Moon. D) Outside Earth's solar system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asteroids. 8. An expression that means to talk too much concerns which animal? A) Mouse. B) Rabbit. C) Gopher. D) Hamster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rabbit. 9. In which century was the Panama Canal opened? A) 20th. B) 12th. C) 21st. D) 17th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20th. 10. Which of these airlines is based in Germany? A) Ryanair. B) Aeroflot. C) Lufthansa. D) KLM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lufthansa. 11. George H Bush became widely known for not liking what food item? A) Cheese. B) Carrots. C) Potatoes. D) Broccoli. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broccoli. 12. Which island was sold by Genoa to France in 1764, was ruled by Britain for two years from 1794 to 1796, and then returned to France? A) Crete. B) New Guinea. C) Madagascar. D) Corsica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Corsica. 13. Which band, comprising David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth, had hit records including "Burning Down the House" and "Psycho Killer" ? A) Wandering Hands. B) Speaking Tongues. C) Running Feet. D) Talking Heads. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Talking Heads. 14. What is the nickname of the Australian national basketball team? A) Boomers. B) Kangaroos. C) Wallabies. D) Diamonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boomers. 15. What is the name for the largest of the living primates, that are ground-dwelling and predominantly herbivorous, inhabiting the forests of central Africa? A) Mercenary. B) Chimpanzee. C) Gorilla. D) Rhesus monkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gorilla. 16. When was the French Tricolore flag officially adopted? A) 1830. B) 1816. C) 1589. D) 1794. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1794. 17. Which 1962 film directed by Roman Polanski shows the differences in economic status of an unemployed youth and a successful older man, played out as a psychological contest to possess the older man's wife? A) Knife In The Water. B) Kanal. C) Ashes and Diamonds. D) Two Men And A Wardrobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knife In The Water. 18. "The Grand Old Duke Of York" was whose son? A) George II. B) George III. C) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. D) William IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George III. 19. A diuretic could be prescribed as a treatment for what? A) Kidney disease. B) High blood pressure. C) Gout. D) Overeating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High blood pressure. 20. In which of Shakespeare's plays is Brutus described as "the noblest Roman of them all" ? A) Troilus and Cressida. B) Anthony and Cleopatra. C) Coriolanus. D) Julius Caesar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Julius Caesar. ← 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