This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 568 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 568 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is in the constellation of Orion? A) Betelgeuse. B) Vega. C) Pollux. D) Polaris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Betelgeuse. 2. Prominent UK philanthropist Dr Naim Dangoor CBE set up and heads which charitable foundation? A) The Arcadia Fund. B) The Exilarch's Foundation. C) Tearfund. D) The Said Foundation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Exilarch's Foundation. 3. What instrument was designed to measure variations in temperature by the expansion or contraction of a liquid or gas? A) Gasometer. B) Barometer. C) Anemometer. D) Thermometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermometer. 4. The Rhine, the Mississippi and the Amazon are all what type of geographical feature? A) Canals. B) Mountains. C) Oceans. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rivers. 5. What planet orbits between Uranus and Pluto? A) Earth. B) Saturn. C) Neptune. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neptune. 6. Barbara Vine is another writing name for which author? A) Charles Dickens. B) P D James. C) Ngaio Marsh. D) Ruth Rendell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ruth Rendell. 7. The Black Hawk War was for possession of lands east of the Mississippi. In which modern day state was the first confrontation, at Stillman's Run, on 14 May 1832, which resulted in a victory for Chief Black Hawk's Sauk and Fox warriors over the local militiamen commanded by Major Isaiah Stillman? A) Illinois. B) Wisconsin. C) Indiana. D) Missouri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illinois. 8. What was Genghis Khan's usual method of transport when going to war? A) Reindeer. B) Horse. C) Sleigh. D) Skis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horse. 9. The logo of which car manufacturer is based on an arrangement of three red diamonds? A) Fiat. B) Lada. C) Mitsubishi. D) Peugeot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitsubishi. 10. The Mazda Cosmo, which began to be marketed in 1990, was the first car to be equipped with what as an option? A) GDI. B) ABS. C) DOHC. D) GPS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) GPS. 11. According to Greek legend, what was the 9 headed monster from the Lerna marshes killed by Hercules? A) Minotaur. B) Hydra. C) Harpy. D) Valkyrie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydra. 12. Which is India's biggest salt lake? A) Qinghai. B) Urmia. C) Chilika. D) Van. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chilika. 13. Approximately how long is the traditional Scottish caber? A) 50 feet. B) 30 feet. C) 40 feet. D) 20 feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20 feet. 14. Actor Omar Sharif was one of the world's leading and best known players of which game? A) Poker. B) Bridge. C) Chess. D) Vingt-et-un. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bridge. 15. What kept tennis champion Novak Djokovic from competing in the Australian Open in January 2022? A) He left Australia to help in a major disaster in his home town. B) He broke his wrist. C) He would not confirm vaccination against CoViD-19. D) He decided to retire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He would not confirm vaccination against CoViD-19. 16. "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1927), on which the multi-award winning 1948 American film was based, was written under the pen-name B. Traven by someone understood to be of what nationality? A) Mexican. B) German. C) American. D) Canadian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) German. 17. What was the 1908 Tunguska Event? A) The subsidence of a 3km wide sinkhole in northern Canada. B) An earthquake in the Arctic measuring 9.5 on the Richter scale. C) A major meteor strike in Siberia. D) The first international sled dog race in Alaska. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A major meteor strike in Siberia. 18. When and where was the first Rugby League World Cup held? A) France, 1954. B) Australia, 1957. C) UK, 1960. D) France, 1972. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France, 1954. 19. The centre of a well-known UK TV series was a doctor, but was not a medical series. What was the name of the doctor? A) Where. B) Which. C) Who. D) Why. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who. 20. Scottish singer Sheena Easton sang the theme song for which James Bond film? A) For Your Eyes Only. B) Moonraker. C) Octopussy. D) The Man with the Golden Gun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For Your Eyes Only. ← 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