This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 584 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 584 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. At the 1968 Olympic Games held at Mexico City, what was the now-universal style introduced to the high jump? A) RezovΓ round turn. B) Carruthers crash. C) Gavrilov gavotte. D) Fosbury flop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fosbury flop. 2. Music which consists of at least two independent lines sounding at the same time is most usually called what? A) Polyphony. B) Melisma. C) Fugue. D) Melodic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polyphony. 3. Where is the village of Chibok? A) Nigeria. B) Mali. C) Cameroon. D) Chad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nigeria. 4. Who starred in "The Long Good Friday" (1979), a British gangster film set in London, England? A) Michael Caine & Audrey Hepburn. B) Pierce Brosnan & Brigitte Bardot. C) Bob Hoskins & Helen Mirren. D) Ray Winstone & Katharine Hepburn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bob Hoskins & Helen Mirren. 5. What is the name of the superocean surrounding a southern hemisphere prehistoric supercontinent? A) Panthalassa. B) Pangaea. C) Gaia. D) Iapetus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panthalassa. 6. Which of these is an island that belongs to Malaysia? A) Sri Lanka. B) Mauritius. C) Tasmania. D) Penang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Penang. 7. What organisation was formed in 1670 when King Charles II of England granted a charter to Prince Rupert and others to give them large tracts of land and the trading rights over a large area? A) New Zealand Company. B) East India Company. C) Hudson's Bay Company. D) Bad Company. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hudson's Bay Company. 8. Where is "Neverwhere", the novel of the TV series, sited? A) The London below London, UK. B) At the end of the rainbow. C) Lyonesse. D) The black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The London below London, UK. 9. Maine Coon, Munchkin, Oriental Shorthair, Persian, Ragamuffin, Russian Blue, Siamese, Siberian, Snowshoe, Sphynx, Tonkinese and Manx are all breeds of what? A) Dog. B) Cat. C) Horse. D) Pig. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cat. 10. In the TV series "Extras", Stephen Merchant played what role? A) A cellphone salesman who was in only one episode. B) Darren's assistant, Barry. C) An actor who played Lord Byron. D) The agent, Darren Lamb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The agent, Darren Lamb. 11. Christopher Nolan's second film, "Memento" (2000), was based on what book? A) "Amnesia" by Peter Carey. B) "Memento Mori" by Jonathan Nolan. C) "Amnesia:the Dark Descent" by Mikael Hedberg. D) "Amnesia Moon" by Jonathan Lethem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Memento Mori" by Jonathan Nolan. 12. Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarch and Giotto were based in what city in the first half of the 14th century? A) Rome. B) Florence. C) Paris. D) Turin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Florence. 13. What is the official language of Suriname's eastern neighbour? A) French. B) Dutch. C) English. D) Portuguese. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) French. 14. Which 17th century author is known particularly for establishing the modern fairy tale, e.g. Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty? A) The Brothers Grimm. B) Geoffrey Chaucer. C) Charles Perrault. D) Joel Chandler Harris ("Uncle Remus"). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charles Perrault. 15. In which of Shakespeare's plays did the Montague and Capulet families appear? A) Macbeth. B) Twelfth Night. C) King Lear. D) Romeo and Juliet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Romeo and Juliet. 16. Who was the first driver to complete all 1, 100 racing miles (1, 800 km), and finish in the top six for both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same day (The Double)? A) John Andretti. B) Michael Schumacher. C) Tony Stewart. D) Scott Dixon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tony Stewart. 17. Who won the 500cc Motorcycle World Championship in 1976 & 1977 and retired from racing in 1984? A) Kenny Roberts. B) Barry Sheene. C) Marco Lucchinelli. D) Randy Mamola. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barry Sheene. 18. What is a saraband? A) Egyptian soldier. B) Belt for trousers. C) Dance. D) Desert wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dance. 19. Whose adopted children are David Banha and Chifundo "Mercy" James? A) Courtney Cox-Arquette. B) Jennifer Aniston. C) Madonna. D) Beyonce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Madonna. 20. The aggressive meat ant, Iridomyrmex purpureus, also known as the gravel ant or southern meat ant, is endemic to which country? A) Australia. B) Argentina. C) Angola. D) Laos. 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