This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 494 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 494 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is missing (e.g. has been airbrushed out) from the cover of later copies of The Beatles "Abbey Road" album that was published in the original? A) Paul's cigarette. B) John's Rolex. C) George's handkerchief. D) Ringo's cigar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paul's cigarette. 2. Who, after a distinguished cricketing career, in his last ever test match innings was bowled out for a duck by Eric Hollies? A) Brad Pitt. B) Don Bradman. C) Pittman Short. D) Shawn Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don Bradman. 3. Which is the 17th century German mathematician and astronomer (at one time assistant to Tycho Brahe) whose works, including '' Epitome of Copernican Astronomy", provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation? A) Heinrich Decimator. B) Christiaan Huygens. C) John Flamsteed. D) Johannes Kepler. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Johannes Kepler. 4. Where did Emperor Jimmu rule, in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE? A) China. B) Japan. C) Cambodia (Kampuchea). D) Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japan. 5. Who wrote the play "Oedipus Rex", "Antigone" and "Electra" ? A) John Osborne. B) Sophocles. C) Arthur Miller. D) Peter Shaffer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sophocles. 6. Dampier in Western Australia is noted for iron ore and which other? A) Opal mines. B) The largest man-made solar evaporation salt pans. C) Bauxite. D) Promotion of aboriginal art. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The largest man-made solar evaporation salt pans. 7. Which location-based enhanced reality game developed by Niantic for iOS, Android, and Apple Watch devices was released in July 2016? A) Fallout 4:Far Harbor. B) Super Mario Maker. C) Reality on Demand. D) PokΓ©mon GO. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PokΓ©mon GO. 8. About how long does it take for the moon to make one orbit of the Earth? A) 27 days. B) 1 day. C) 365 days. D) 183 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 27 days. 9. What nationality was the writer who created the character Pinocchio? A) German. B) American. C) Italian. D) Japanese. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italian. 10. In 1929 Frederick Freed and his wife and an assistant founded a UK company which specialises in what? A) Designing and making pointe and other dance shoes. B) Halloween masks and costumes. C) Bespoke tailoring. D) Theatre lighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Designing and making pointe and other dance shoes. 11. The main character in the film "Memento" (2000) suffered from what mental condition? A) Anterograde amnesia. B) Retrograde amnesia. C) Repressed memory. D) Dissociative fugue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anterograde amnesia. 12. Where is the Djebel Babor formation, part of the Tell Atlas and one of few remaining habitats for the endangered Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus? A) Tunisia. B) Morocco. C) Algeria. D) Libya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Algeria. 13. Who was engaged to two heirs to the British throne, and during her life saw two of her sons become King and her grand-daughter become Queen? A) Catherine of Aragon. B) Eleanor of Aquitaine. C) Mary of Teck. D) Mary of York. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary of Teck. 14. Who was "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" ? A) Quasimodo. B) Frankenstein. C) Sasquatch. D) Les Miserable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quasimodo. 15. Where are the adenoids? A) Lungs. B) Throat. C) Feet. D) Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Throat. 16. Which boxers fought in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in 1974? A) Muhammed Ali and George Foreman. B) George Foreman and Joe Frazier. C) Joe Frazier and Mike Tyson. D) George Foreman and Mike Tyson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muhammed Ali and George Foreman. 17. Who is a senior servant in a large household, specifically in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantries? A) Secretary. B) Footman. C) Butler. D) Valet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Butler. 18. The chemical compound trinitrotoluene is what colour when solid? A) Black. B) Dark blue. C) Pale yellow. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pale yellow. 19. If you travel due south from midtown Detroit, Michigan, USA, what is the first country you reach? A) Mexico. B) Canada. C) Cuba. D) Puerto Rico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canada. 20. According to a quote from William Congreve's play "The Mourning Bride" (1697), spoken by Zara in Act 3, Scene 2, "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman ..... '' what? A) When she finds the seat up. B) On a bicycle. C) Scorned. D) At a post-Christmas sale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scorned. 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