This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 588 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 588 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which island territory is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the U S A? A) Dominica. B) New Caledonia. C) Virgin Islands. D) Puerto Rico. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Puerto Rico. 2. Ostriches are known for their long and powerful legs, and, among other things, for their what? A) Sensitive taste buds. B) Keen sense of smell. C) Thin concealed spurs on the outward joint of their wings. D) Lunellas on their claws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keen sense of smell. 3. The Limpopo River separates Zimbabwe and Botswana from what country? A) South Africa. B) Zambia. C) Mozambique. D) Namibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South Africa. 4. A stratigraphic approach to the history revealed in what, was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? A) Hoarding. B) Archaeology. C) Art conservancy. D) Literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archaeology. 5. What sport competes for the Bermuda Bowl as part of its World Championship? A) Basketball. B) Football (soccer). C) Golf. D) Bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bridge. 6. Artist Ai Weiwei was resident, until 2015, in what country? A) Taiwan. B) Spain. C) France. D) People's Republic of China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People's Republic of China. 7. Who is Grizabella? A) The founder of a line of fashion tights. B) An alter ego of Jean Racine. C) One of the witches in Macbeth. D) A character in Cats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A character in Cats. 8. Which of his children did Michael Jackson famously hang over a hotel balcony? A) Sheet. B) Blanket. C) Pillow. D) Eiderdown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blanket. 9. Where is a sea anemone's sphincter? A) In its foot. B) Round the opening to its mouth. C) Round the ostium. D) At the base of the gastro-vascular cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Round the opening to its mouth. 10. Which of these was a Flemish painter whose mythological works featured voluptuous female nudes? A) Rubens. B) Rembrandt. C) Hieronymus Bosch. D) Titian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rubens. 11. What century were the four major eruptions of the volcano on Krakatoa, heard some 3, 000 miles away and changing global weather patterns and temperatures for years? A) 15th. B) 19th. C) 12th. D) 18th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 19th. 12. What do the 13 stripes on the US flag represent? A) The 13 greatest battles against the British forces. B) The first 13 people to sign the Declaration of Independence. C) The original 13 colonies that became the USA. D) The first 13 Presidents of the USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The original 13 colonies that became the USA. 13. In 2009, The Mongoose Bat was introduced into which sport, with the aim of providing 20% more power and 15% more bat speed? A) Baseball. B) Cricket. C) Softball. D) Rounders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cricket. 14. What vehicle was sold to John and Maureen Hendricks at the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2005, for a record $ 3, 240, 000? A) 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Convertible Concept Car. B) 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 "Super Snake". C) 1950 General Motors Futurliner "Parade of Progress" tour bus. D) 1954 Pontiac Bonneville special concept car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Convertible Concept Car. 15. What are Prowl, Sunstreaker, Wheeljack, Ironhide, Skids, Swoop, Gears, Huffer, Windcharger, Reflector and Soundwave? A) Smurfs. B) Characters from "American Gladiator". C) Transformers. D) Wombles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transformers. 16. Who was Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585)? A) A poet. B) A playwright. C) An economist. D) An engineer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A poet. 17. Which city was the capital of Italy from 1865 to 1871? A) Milan. B) Rome. C) Florence. D) Ravenna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Florence. 18. Which of these led the US basketball team in the 1984 Olympics and was a member of the squad In the 1992 Olympics, becoming one of 3 US men's basketball players to win Olympic golds as amateurs and professionals? A) Michael Jordan. B) O J Simpson. C) Earvin "Magic" Johnson. D) Larry J. Bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Michael Jordan. 19. What was the main form of transport used by the Japanese army in their invasion of Singapore in World War II? A) Aeroplanes. B) Bicycles. C) Ships. D) Trucks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bicycles. 20. Which of these was a famous lexicographer? A) Daniel Webster. B) Noah Webster. C) John Webster. D) Aaron Webster. 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