This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 587 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 587 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It was formed in 1885 by members of the Theosophical Society, was a major force in the Indian independence movement and is still a potent political party in India. What is it called? A) United Progressive Alliance. B) Indian National Congress. C) Indian National Association. D) Janata Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian National Congress. 2. In the fantasy novel series, The Throne of Fire, the characters must play what ancient Egyptian game? A) Backgammon. B) Chess. C) Go. D) Senet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Senet. 3. Agatha Christie is famous for writing what type of book? A) Cookery. B) Detective fiction. C) Travel. D) Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detective fiction. 4. What professional golfer was known as "The Great White Shark" ? A) Jack Nicklaus. B) Tiger Woods. C) Greg Norman. D) Gary Player. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greg Norman. 5. Ajuga is also known as what? A) Wormwood. B) Bugleweed. C) Apple mint. D) Cattle yoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bugleweed. 6. What kind of kite flying was banned in 2000 in the Punjab in India? A) Flying other than at an official festival. B) Flying kites of Disney characters. C) Flying near airports. D) A kite with metallic wire, or any thread coated with sharp material. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A kite with metallic wire, or any thread coated with sharp material. 7. Where would a fricative be found? A) In spoken language. B) Where two surfaces are rubbed together. C) In an argument. D) In sweet-making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In spoken language. 8. Where is Ge'ez found? A) Northern Egypt. B) Ethiopia and Eritrea. C) Israel. D) Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethiopia and Eritrea. 9. Above the confluence of the Rio Negro the Amazon River is known by another name in Brazil, which is ..... ? A) Solimões. B) Marañón. C) Ucayali. D) Apurímac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solimões. 10. Which of these films by Walt Disney was the last to be released? A) Pocahontas. B) Sleeping Beauty. C) Beauty and the Beast. D) The Aristocats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pocahontas. 11. By what name is Domenico Theotocopuli better known? A) El Greco. B) Socrates. C) Gerald Durrell. D) Theodore Bikel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) El Greco. 12. Where was the family farm of American writer, John Steinbeck? A) County Cork, Ireland. B) Salinas, California, USA. C) Pacific Grove, California, USA. D) Heiligenhaus, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heiligenhaus, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. 13. Which forces were defeated by Ho Chi Minh's forces at the battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam in May 1954? A) American. B) French. C) Australian. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) French. 14. Which of these is not a type of broomstick mentioned in the Harry Potter books? A) Bluebottle. B) Strickwarbler. C) Tinderblast. D) Swiftstick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strickwarbler. 15. The highest temperature at which a liquid can have a stable existence is known as what? A) Float. B) Stasis. C) Liquidity. D) Boiling point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boiling point. 16. Where in Paris, France, is the Notre Dame cathedral? A) On the Île de la Cité. B) Beside the Sorbonne. C) Near to the Moulin Rouge. D) In the Pompidou Centre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the Île de la Cité. 17. What was introduced in schools in Sweden in 1880? A) Folk dancing. B) Skiing. C) Compulsory gymnastics. D) Business studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compulsory gymnastics. 18. What is the Italian for the English word "air" ? A) Etude. B) Sonata. C) Concerto. D) Aria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aria. 19. After 1857 the princedom of Kashmir came under the suzerainty of what? A) The Emperor of China. B) The British Crown. C) The Tsar of Russia. D) The Emperor of France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The British Crown. 20. On April 6, 2018, in Saskatchewan, Canada, a truck collided with a bus carrying a team of young players in what sport?. A) Lacrosse. B) Ice hockey. C) Sumo. D) Fencing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ice hockey. ← 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