This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 467 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 467 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does LIDAR measure distance? A) Measures ultrasonic pulses sent to and reflected from a target. B) Measures pulses of a laser light sent to and reflected from a target. C) Measures changes in a target's passive radiation. D) Differences in GPS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Measures pulses of a laser light sent to and reflected from a target. 2. Which of these best describes what led to the formation of the Panama Isthmus? A) Fringe left after volcanic eruptions. B) Rise of the sea bed under a body of water separating the north and south continents. C) Remains following meteor impact. D) Remains after the North and South American continents drifted apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rise of the sea bed under a body of water separating the north and south continents. 3. What role was played by Robbie Coltrane in the 2005 film "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" ? A) Lord Voldemort. B) Dumbledore. C) Frank Bryce. D) Hagrid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hagrid. 4. Calling someone a doofus means what? A) Refers to their habit of star-gazing. B) Praises their skill. C) Categorises them as deaf. D) Implies they are inept and foolish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Implies they are inept and foolish. 5. James Prescott Joule gave his name to a unit of energy, and to what else? A) Joule-Thomson Effect:temperature change in an insulated environment. B) A drummer in a Canadian indie rock band. C) The wife of a celebrity chef. D) Decorative valuables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joule-Thomson Effect:temperature change in an insulated environment. 6. Characteristics of gothic church architecture include tall designs, flying buttresses, vaulted ceilings, light and air, gargoyles, decorative and ornate finishes, and what else? A) Bell towers. B) Stained glass. C) Pointed arches. D) Stone masonry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pointed arches. 7. Karl Malone, described as one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history, was also widely known by what nickname? A) Magic. B) Tiger. C) Babe. D) The Mailman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Mailman. 8. What is the fluid in which the human foetus grows? A) Eau de Cologne. B) Virginia water. C) Amniotic fluid. D) Sea of Tranquillity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amniotic fluid. 9. On what is one most likely to find the French words "par avion" written? A) Umbrella. B) Sheet music. C) Menu. D) Envelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Envelope. 10. When spectacles have them, what are the holders which sit on either side of the head and curve over the ears to hold the spectacles in place called? A) Holders. B) Straps. C) Temples. D) Aisles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temples. 11. Which Frenchman, who never learned to speak Swedish, became King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway? A) Jean Baptiste Bernadotte. B) Victor Hugo. C) Napoleon II. D) Charles de Gaulle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jean Baptiste Bernadotte. 12. How many different colours are used for the circles on a "Twister" mat? A) 4. B) 3. C) 6. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 13. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan border what area? A) The Black Sea. B) Gaza Strip. C) Mediterranean Sea. D) The Red Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Red Sea. 14. Who was the British general who was defeated at Yorktown, 1781, during the American War of Independence? A) Sir Henry Clinton. B) Sir William Howe. C) Lord Cornwallis. D) John Burgoyne. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Cornwallis. 15. Where does the zebra mantis shrimp usually live? A) Under the Antarctic ice shelves. B) In coral shelters. C) In a burrow in relatively shallow sandy sea floors. D) In the deep sea in the Atlantic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a burrow in relatively shallow sandy sea floors. 16. In 1970 the Norwegian ethnologist and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl built and sailed a craft based on ancient Egyptian models. Where did he sail the craft, called Ra II, and what was it made of? A) From Senegal to Cuba, mangrove wood. B) From Chile to Easter Island (Rapa Nui), balsa wood. C) From Peru to the Tuamotus in French Polynesia, balsa wood. D) From Morocco to Barbados, papyrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From Morocco to Barbados, papyrus. 17. What was the acronym for the headquarters of the strategic command set up in 1951 to co-ordinate the armed forces of NATO? A) SMERSH. B) SPECTRE. C) SHAPE. D) SHAEF. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SHAPE. 18. What song plays over the opening credits of the film "Christine" (1983)? A) "Bad To The Bone" by George Thorogood and the Destroyers. B) "Bad" by Michael Jackson. C) "Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf. D) "Christine" by Siouxsie and the Banshees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Bad To The Bone" by George Thorogood and the Destroyers. 19. Which of these is a district of London, England? A) Salop. B) Soho. C) Cumberland. D) Cardigan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soho. 20. What small green fish with blue reflections (due to a silver longitudinal stripe that runs from the base of the caudal fin) is found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans? A) Plankton. B) Herring. C) Silverside. D) Anchovy. 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