This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 495 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 495 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When was the inaugural race held in the Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) Race for motorcycles? A) 1949. B) 1911. C) 1923. D) 1907. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1907. 2. What was the popular name for Bethlem (or Bethlehem) Hospital, the first home for the insane in Britain established in 1403? A) Tower of Babel. B) Chaos. C) Mad House. D) Bedlam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bedlam. 3. In China what does the phrase "996" apply to? A) Length of the working week. B) Emergency number for police. C) Architectural design. D) Proportions in the Central Military Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Length of the working week. 4. What is represented by the peace symbol, which looks like a 3 legged inverted "Y" inside a circle? A) A pitchfork stuck in the ground. B) An inverted "Victory" sign on a stick. C) A combination of the semaphore letters N and D, standing for "nuclear disarmament". D) The alternative paths that humankind can decide to take. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A combination of the semaphore letters N and D, standing for "nuclear disarmament". 5. Which could be used in manipulation or analysis of data? A) Qubit. B) Quango. C) Quadriceps. D) Quibbles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qubit. 6. In 1389, Queen Margaret ruled over Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Greenland, Iceland and which other country? A) Japan. B) Scotland. C) Papua New Guinea. D) Finland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Finland. 7. What resin, often used as food flavouring and for medicine, is currently drawn from the trees of various Styrax species native to Sumatra, Java, and Thailand? A) Copal. B) Sandarac. C) Benzoin. D) Dammar, or damar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Benzoin. 8. Where did Jonathan Swift set his imaginary island of Lilliput? A) Indian Ocean. B) Pacific Ocean. C) Atlantic Ocean. D) Arctic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indian Ocean. 9. What does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis concern? A) Physical development in athletics. B) Electrical impulses. C) The effects of artistic expression. D) Linguistic relativism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linguistic relativism. 10. What does the name "backgammon" refer to? A) The ham typically eaten during long games to sustain players. B) The type of loss in the game. C) The material of which the pieces were originally made. D) The technicalities of board production. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The type of loss in the game. 11. When did the territory known as New France, also sometimes known as the French North American Empire or Royal New France, become British? A) 1513. B) 1763. C) 1774. D) 1688. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1763. 12. American Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino, who was convicted for treason in 1949 and pardoned by US President Gerald Ford in 1977, was popularly known as whom? A) Yoko Ono. B) Tokyo Rose. C) Madam Butterfly. D) The Nightingale of Nanking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tokyo Rose. 13. Which of these is not made to be sat on? A) Ottoman. B) Korma. C) Chaise longue. D) Sofa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Korma. 14. Who in the 16th century founded the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits? A) Father William. B) Ignatius de Loyola. C) St Francis of Assisi. D) Cardinal Richelieu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ignatius de Loyola. 15. Which of these is a very good hand in the game of blackjack? A) 4 fives and a jack. B) A King and an Ace. C) A three, a seven, a six and a King. D) Ace, 7, 8 and 9 of hearts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A King and an Ace. 16. In what sport would one use a carabiner and a piton? A) Polo. B) Parallel bars. C) NASCAR racing. D) Climbing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climbing. 17. Who took the official photographs on 25 November, relating to the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton, which were released in December 2010? A) Robert Altman. B) Tim Walker. C) Michael Cooper. D) Mario Testino. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mario Testino. 18. Which of these is a TV series, first aired in 2005, about survivors of a plane crash? A) Lost. B) Stolen. C) Strayed. D) Washed Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lost. 19. What is the oldest continuous Olympic team sport? A) Water polo. B) Soccer. C) Basketball. D) Rugby Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water polo. 20. What name is given to a general practitioner's business? A) Rehearsal. B) Practice. C) Run through. D) Coaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practice. ← 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