This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 563 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 563 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these states of the USA extends the furthest north? A) Vermont. B) Texas. C) New Mexico. D) Florida. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vermont. 2. In 2009, Heikki Kovalainen, Kimi Raikkonen, Sebastian Vettel, Robert Kubica and Nico Rosberg were competitors in which sport? A) Motor racing. B) Skiing. C) Weight lifting. D) Cycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motor racing. 3. Which of these is a wrestling hold? A) New York oyster. B) Cincinnati lobster. C) Boston crab. D) Las Vegas squid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boston crab. 4. Which team was the runner-up at the 3rd American Football World Cup in Kawasaki, Japan, in 2007? A) Germany. B) United States. C) Japan. D) Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Japan. 5. If the two sides of a right-angled triangle which enclose the right angle are 3 and 4 units long respectively, what is the length of the other side? A) 6 units. B) 8 units. C) 7 units. D) 5 units. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 units. 6. Thom Yorke is the lead singer for which band? A) R E M. B) Radiohead. C) Blink 182. D) Travis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radiohead. 7. Which of these countries is the first to start each new day? A) New Zealand. B) Kiribati. C) Hawaii. D) United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kiribati. 8. When did the final armistice for World War I come into effect? A) Noon on 12 December. B) 11am on 11 November. C) 10am on 10 October. D) 9am on 9 September. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 11am on 11 November. 9. Who designed the white chiffon one-shoulder gown worn by Michelle Obama at the series of 10 balls celebrating US President Barack Obama's inauguration? A) David and Elizabeth Emanuel. B) Isabel Toledo. C) Gianni Versace. D) Jason Wu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jason Wu. 10. What 1956 film was remade in 2004 starring, respectively, David Niven / Steve Coogan and "Cantinflas" / Jackie Chan A) Don Quixote. B) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town. C) Around the World in 80 Days. D) The King and I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around the World in 80 Days. 11. In rhyming slang, what is "to talk a lot" ? A) Beaver. B) Rabbit. C) Squirrel. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rabbit. 12. What is the main substance or substances used to make most watch faces glow in the dark? A) Promethium. B) Radium. C) Strontium aluminate combined with europium. D) Phosphorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strontium aluminate combined with europium. 13. General Victoriano Huerta, Emiliano Zapata and "Pancho" Villa feature in the history of which country? A) New Guinea. B) Mexico. C) Korea. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mexico. 14. Herodotus, Josephus, Michael King, Simon Schama and Edward Gibbon share what common focus? A) History. B) Medicine. C) Sculpture. D) Romance novels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) History. 15. What is a meal of bread, cheese and pickle known as? A) Apple-picker's lunch. B) Fireman's lunch. C) Postman's lunch. D) Ploughman's lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ploughman's lunch. 16. In what land did the remains of the giant statue stand which were inscribed with a saying of Ozymandias "King of Kings", and which inspired a poem by English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley? A) Morocco. B) Egypt. C) The Amazon basin. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Egypt. 17. Which of these painting media consists of pigment suspended in water? A) Egg tempera. B) Oils. C) Gouache. D) Acrylic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gouache. 18. In November 1986, US President Ronald Reagan set up the Tower Commission to investigate what? A) Whether more national monuments were desirable. B) The Iran Contra scandal. C) Construction methods for tall buildings. D) Safety standards for city airports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Iran Contra scandal. 19. Which country, whose capital is Doha, has a population of 1.6 million and an average daily temperature in June and July of 40 degrees Celsius, was ruled until 2013 by Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani? A) Abu Dhabi. B) Qatar. C) Syria. D) Dubai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qatar. 20. What is an inselberg? A) A narrow glacier in otherwise unglaciated land. B) A small flat iceberg. C) An isolated rock hill or ridge rising abruptly, often from the middle of a plain. D) A rock-free plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An isolated rock hill or ridge rising abruptly, often from the middle of a plain. ← 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