This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 451 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 451 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What forms roches moutonnΓ©es? A) Volcanic activity. B) Glacier movement. C) Earthquakes. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glacier movement. 2. Who played Jasper in "The 101 Dalmatians", a 1996 live-action film produced by Walt Disney Pictures? A) Tim McInnerny. B) Jeff Daniels. C) John Shrapnel. D) Hugh Laurie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hugh Laurie. 3. What is the current name of the country that was ruled by the Pahlavi dynasty from 1925 to 1979? A) Iran. B) Greece. C) Spain. D) The Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iran. 4. Where is the Celebes Sea? A) Between Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. B) On the Moon. C) On Mars, near Olympus Mons. D) Between the Philippines, Borneo and the islands of Indonesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between the Philippines, Borneo and the islands of Indonesia. 5. Which is the capital city of New Zealand? A) Wellington. B) Canberra. C) Russell. D) Auckland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wellington. 6. What is a synonym for hypothecated? A) Conditional. B) Notional. C) Excessive. D) Pledged. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pledged. 7. Tony Robinson, well-known as the scruffy offsider Baldrick in the UK TV series "Blackadder", has been the presenter for a series of UK TV programmes since 1994, which focus on what? A) Archaeology and history. B) TV comedy. C) Herpetology. D) Famous valets and batmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archaeology and history. 8. Of the 6 Summer Olympics held between 1988 and 2008 inclusive, how many were in Europe? A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 9. What term describes a deep ravine with sloping sides that is often dry in summer? A) Estuary. B) Mesa. C) Bight. D) Coulee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coulee. 10. What is the official language of Brazil? A) French. B) Cantonese. C) English. D) Portuguese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Portuguese. 11. Which company was founded and named after the inventor of vulcanised rubber in 1898, almost 4 decades after his death, by Frank Seiberling? A) Goodyear. B) Dunlop. C) Macintosh. D) Pirelli. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goodyear. 12. Complete the title of this James Bond film: "Quantum of ..... '' A) Martini. B) Solace. C) Gamma Rays. D) Theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solace. 13. What was the first propeller driven ship and the first iron ship to cross the Atlantic? A) Titanic. B) Great Britain. C) Mauretania. D) Great Eastern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great Britain. 14. The sci-fi horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (released 1959) marked the last appearance on film by screen icon Bela Lugosi. How did some critics describe it by the 1980s? A) Lugosi was magnificent but past his best. B) The film to demonstrate that silent film stars should not work in talkies. C) "Worst Film Ever". D) Lugosi was not a good fit for sci-fi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Worst Film Ever". 15. What is a food consisting of sweetened milk thickened with rennet into a curd, sometimes flavoured with brandy? A) Junket. B) Whey. C) Bubble and squeak. D) Blancmange. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Junket. 16. Which of these is a type of psaltery with strings stretched across a triangular frame which are struck with hammers? A) Trumpet. B) Balalaika. C) Ocarina. D) Dulcimer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dulcimer. 17. What is the connection between the computer programming language ADA, developed in 1980, and the daughter of poet Lord Byron? A) The "Dreamworks" film production company. B) A Bugatti. C) Bill Gates. D) Charles Babbage's "analytical engine". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charles Babbage's "analytical engine". 18. What colour connects 29 October 1929, 19 October 1987 and 22 November 1963 in US history? A) Red. B) Black. C) Orange. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black. 19. The flag of which country is a horizontal tricolour of "deep saffron" at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom with, in the centre, a navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes? A) Russia. B) Italy. C) Canada. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 20. The country of Belgium is on what continent? A) Asia. B) South America. C) Europe. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europe. 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