This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 559 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 559 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Pablo Picasso's 1967 work known as the "Chicago Picasso" ? A) Ceramic. B) Painting. C) Print. D) Sculpture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sculpture. 2. Mike D'abo, Klaus Voorman, Tom McGuinness and Mike Hugg were four fifths of which band which had a 1968 hit with "Mighty Quinn" ? A) Manfred Mann. B) The Four Seasons. C) The Thompson Twins. D) The Ramones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manfred Mann. 3. How many times was Franklin D. Roosevelt elected president of the USA? A) 12. B) 8. C) 4. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 4. Who created the English aviator "Biggles" ? A) Richmal Crompton. B) Anthony Buckeridge. C) Captain W. E. Johns. D) Enid Blyton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captain W. E. Johns. 5. In the inaugural 1896 modern Olympic Games, the Greek runner Stamata Revithi ran and completed the marathon (from which 7 runners had dropped out) but was not included in official records. What was one of the reasons? A) She was believed to have ridden part of the way on horseback. B) The record of the times and facts was lost. C) The record was confused with that of another runner. D) She was female and excluded from running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was female and excluded from running. 6. Which celebrated actor appears to have pronounced camptodactyly? A) Stephen Fry. B) Bill Nighy. C) Megan Fox. D) Gemma Arterton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill Nighy. 7. Which country has the largest area and population in South America? A) Peru. B) Ecuador. C) Brazil. D) Uruguay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brazil. 8. What are the last words of the film "The Wizard of Oz" ? A) Breaking up is hard to do. B) There's no place like home. C) Behold-the head-of a traitor!. D) Poor bears! Oh, poor, poor bears!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There's no place like home. 9. British engineers Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Robert Stephenson built their most impressive structures and locomotives in which century? A) 19th. B) 18th. C) 20th. D) 17th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 19th. 10. Who was the oldest man to win the world heavyweight boxing title? A) Cassius Clay. B) Floyd Patterson. C) Sonny Liston. D) George Foreman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George Foreman. 11. Naturopathy combines modern treatment with traditional methods, and focusses on approaches which includes prevention, personal responsibility to optimise health and which of these? A) The body's capacity to heal itself. B) Achieving deep sleep. C) Meditation. D) Laughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The body's capacity to heal itself. 12. Early in 2009, the American Premier League announced that it would play cricket in a converted baseball venue. Where? A) Phoenix, Arizona. B) Los Angeles, California. C) Denver, Colorado. D) Staten Island, New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Staten Island, New York. 13. What was the nickname of the British army regiment called the "6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons ''? A) The Skins. B) The Crossbelts. C) The Death or Glory Boys. D) The Green Horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Skins. 14. If you are looking at a "sillion", what are you seeing? A) Shining coins. B) A bird, called a windhover. C) Soil turned over by a plough. D) An extra pad behind a saddle to permit a second pillion rider. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil turned over by a plough. 15. Which country annexed Korea in 1910? A) Suriname. B) Japan. C) Monaco. D) San Marino. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japan. 16. Which of these singers is identified with the song "My Way" ? A) Frank Sinatra. B) Nat King Cole. C) Louis Armstrong. D) Madonna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frank Sinatra. 17. What name was given to the English Civil war in the 15th century between the rival houses of Lancaster and York? A) The Oxford Debate. B) The London Matchgirls' Strike. C) American War of Independence. D) Wars of the Roses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wars of the Roses. 18. How many cards are used in a deck to play the game 500? A) 53. B) 106. C) 20. D) 43. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 43. 19. What part of the manufacture of a woven carpet suggests the presence of a dog? A) Snarl. B) Rover. C) Pelt. D) Woof. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Woof. 20. Which infectious disease, usually occurring in childhood, is characterised by eruptions of successive crops of vesicles? A) Mumps. B) Chickenpox. C) Measles. D) Whooping cough. 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