This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 491 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 491 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which 1959 film starring Charlton Heston won a record 11 Academy Awards? A) The Lord of the Flies. B) Spartacus. C) The Ten Commandments. D) Ben Hur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ben Hur. 2. What type of animal is a mikrogeophagus altispinosus, sometimes known as a Bolivian Ram? A) Goat. B) Fish. C) Butterfly. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fish. 3. Which was the first Olympic Games to held in the Balkans, after the 1896 Games in Athens? A) 1988 Summer Olympics. B) 1984 Winter Olympics. C) 1998 Winter Paralympics. D) 2014 Winter Paralympics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1984 Winter Olympics. 4. Where in the USA are the lowest point in North America together with the highest point in the contiguous 48 states of the USA? A) Colorado. B) Louisiana. C) California. D) Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) California. 5. Bertrand Russell, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Immanuel Kant and Socrates are most usually described as what? A) Swimmers. B) Fishmongers. C) Philosophers. D) Playwrights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Philosophers. 6. An eruption in Iceland, known as the Laki eruption, where lava erupted from a 17-mile crack rather than from a standard volcano and lava tubes extended lava travel to more than 50 miles, devastated the country killing 80% of livestock, caused starvation for over 20% of the population, and affected areas as far as Africa and Asia. When was this? A) 1092-3. B) 1510-11. C) 1783-4. D) 1297-8. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1783-4. 7. Which Swiss scientist is known for his work to synthesise, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)? A) Albert Hofmann. B) Paul Karrer. C) Emil Theodor Kocher. D) Paul Hermann Müller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Albert Hofmann. 8. Who was British prime minister at the start of World War I? A) Herbert Asquith. B) Andrew Bonar Law. C) Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. D) David Lloyd George. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herbert Asquith. 9. Why was Formula One's 1975 Grand Prix round in Spain stopped permanently mid race? A) One of the cars crashed and then flew over a barrier killing 5 spectators. B) A nearby crane toppled onto the track, severely damaging more than half the cars. C) There was a bomb scare. D) Too many drivers did not like the safety set-up and retired after the initial two or three rounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One of the cars crashed and then flew over a barrier killing 5 spectators. 10. What is the name of the process by which a wave motion such as light or sound is turned back on reaching a boundary between two media? A) Referendum. B) Refraction. C) Reflation. D) Reflection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reflection. 11. We the People, which started a new direction in the wargame movement and is influential in current wargame design, is what kind of game? A) Miniatures. B) Cards. C) Flip-book. D) Counters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cards. 12. What is the name of the leather ring that a scout uses to hold his scarf together? A) Boggle. B) Woggle. C) Toggle. D) Goggle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Woggle. 13. Who were the brothers of Helen of Troy? A) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. B) Castor and Pollux. C) Scylla and Charybdis. D) The Captain and Tenile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Castor and Pollux. 14. How many members are there in the French lower house, the National Assembly? A) 646. B) 321. C) 577. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 577. 15. What nationality is Peter Carey, twice Booker Prize winner for his books "Oscar and Lucinda" and "True History of the Kelly Gang" ? A) Inuit. B) Nigerian. C) Australian. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Australian. 16. What physics principle is important in operating a funicular railway? A) Flotation. B) Inertia. C) Wave theory. D) Counterbalance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counterbalance. 17. Figure skating was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. There were 5 events:Mens & Ladies singles, Special figures, Mixed pairs, and Ice Dancing. Which country won the most medals (6)? A) Sweden. B) Great Britain. C) Russia. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great Britain. 18. Which of these is a 1967 British film starring Sidney Poitier, Christian Roberts, Judy Geeson, Suzy Kendall and Lulu that was based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by E. R. Braithwaite? A) To Sir, with Love. B) Blackboard Jungle. C) Goodbye, Mr. Chips. D) Grease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To Sir, with Love. 19. When English King Henry I died apparently from eating a surfeit of lampreys in 1135, what is he thought to have done? A) Eaten a toxic salt water type of lamprey by mistake. B) Eaten stale fish. C) Eaten too much of the fish. D) Choked on the fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eaten too much of the fish. 20. What was the title of George Washington's pronouncement in 1793 that provided a basis for the USA to avoid any involvement in foreign conflicts? A) Edict of Non-Involvement. B) Proclamation of Neutrality. C) Declaration of Isolation. D) Doctrine of Demarcation. 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