This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 518 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 518 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Three Gordon Bennett Cups were established for motor racing and ballooning early in the 20th century by James Gordon Bennett, Jr. Of what business was he the millionaire owner? A) The Times of London. B) New York Herald. C) Cadbury Chocolate Factory. D) A shipbuilding company on the Tyne. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New York Herald. 2. Princes Street and The Royal Mile are in which British city? A) Cardiff. B) Birmingham. C) Edinburgh. D) Truro. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Edinburgh. 3. One of Canada's UNESCO World heritage sites is "Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump", which was used for 5, 500 years by which indigenous people to kill buffalo, by driving them off the 10 metre high cliff? A) Redhand. B) Blackfoot. C) Bluenose. D) Brownfinger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blackfoot. 4. Which country declared war on Japan 7 days before it surrendered? A) Thailand. B) Brazil. C) Russia. D) Portugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Russia. 5. A popular understanding is that The White House in Washington DC was painted white to cover what damage? A) Earthquake of 1805. B) Burning by the British in 1812. C) Paint-throwing during the Slave-owners' Uprising of 1860. D) Confederate Army attack during the American Civil War, 1862. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning by the British in 1812. 6. Which of these structures is the oldest? A) UN Building, New York, U S A. B) Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia. C) Empire State Building, New York, U S A. D) Eiffel Tower, Paris, France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eiffel Tower, Paris, France. 7. English musician and composer William Byrd was particularly celebrated for developing what kind of music? A) Madrigal. B) Opera. C) Music hall. D) Ballads. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madrigal. 8. Which of these is an artist born in Mexico? A) Salvador Dali. B) Diego Rivera. C) Hélio Castroneves. D) Hugo Chávez. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diego Rivera. 9. Where is gesture known as "dabbing" most used? A) When bathing. B) In icing a cake. C) When bird watching. D) In street dance, or in celebration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In street dance, or in celebration. 10. A dress worn at President John F Kennedy's birthday party at Madison Square Garden on 19 May 1962 was sold at auction in 1999 for $ 1.26 million. Who wore it at the party? A) Teddy Kennedy. B) Jacqueline Kennedy. C) Marilyn Monroe. D) Eleanor Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marilyn Monroe. 11. What does the "W" stand for in the letters "SWALK" written on an envelope? A) Worthy. B) Want. C) Willing. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With. 12. What is the next in this series:Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold), Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Siegfried, ..... ? A) Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersinger of Nuremberg). B) Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman). C) Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods). D) Die Feen (The Fairies). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods). 13. What word is derived from the Spanish word for "chestnut" ? A) Castanet. B) Marimba. C) Mariachi. D) Valencia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Castanet. 14. When was the current theme for the BBC television programme Top Gear first released on an album? A) 2000. B) 1976. C) 1973. D) 1977. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1973. 15. What was the title of the film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood that was about a thinly disguised episode in John Huston's life? A) Making of the African Queen. B) White Hunter, Black Heart. C) In The Line Of Fire. D) Heartbreak Ridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) White Hunter, Black Heart. 16. "Bonanza" is the Spanish word for what? A) Fine weather. B) Cattle ranch. C) Lottery. D) Chest of gold coins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fine weather. 17. The French song "Alouette" describes plucking what kind of bird? A) Sparrow. B) Lark. C) Duck. D) Goose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lark. 18. What military unit was established in 1831 so that foreign nationals could serve in a nation's Army? A) The Special Air Service. B) The French Foreign Legion. C) The Special Boat Service. D) The Territorials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The French Foreign Legion. 19. By what name was Lucille Le Sueur better known? A) Joan Crawford. B) Lana Turner. C) Lauren Bacall. D) Katharine Hepburn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joan Crawford. 20. During a 22-season career (1890-1911) this player established numerous records which lasted more than a century in what sport? A) Swimming. B) Ping pong. C) Baseball. D) Golf. 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