This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 597 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 597 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is a farinaceous food prepared from the starchy pith of palms originating in South East Asia? A) Rice. B) Sago. C) Sugar. D) Flour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sago. 2. The Anemone hupehensis (commonly known as the Japanese anemone, Japanese thimbleweed, or Japanese windflower) was originally native to where? A) Northern Korea. B) Eastern Mongolia. C) Northern Japan. D) Central China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central China. 3. Zirconium, hafnium and rutherfordium are elements in the same group in the periodic table of elements, and transition metals; which is another member of this group? A) Scandium. B) Vanadium. C) Titanium. D) Chromium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Titanium. 4. Which of these is not a sparkling wine? A) Cava. B) Asti Spumante. C) Champagne. D) Rioja. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rioja. 5. What is in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris? A) Cleopatra's Needle. B) The statue "The Thinker" ("Le Penseur") by Auguste Rodin. C) 4 glass and metal pyramids. D) The "Astrolabe", ship of French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4 glass and metal pyramids. 6. Who was American author Jack London writing about in his 1903 book "People of the Abyss" ? A) The poor in the slums of the East End in London, UK. B) Indigenous people in the Canim Lake Indian Reserve in British Columbia, Canada. C) Workers in jute mills. D) Prisoners and warders in Erie County Penitentiary, Buffalo, New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The poor in the slums of the East End in London, UK. 7. Where is the Ténéré? A) Southern Mozambique. B) Across an area of northeastern Niger and western Chad. C) Morocco. D) Northeastern Libya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across an area of northeastern Niger and western Chad. 8. Which company distributed the web series "StartUp" (2016) starring Martin Freeman as Phil Rask, an FBI Agent? A) Grouper. B) Netflix. C) Crackle. D) Pemberley Digital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crackle. 9. .... is an approximation, in binary, of a mathematical constant relating to what? A) A circle's circumference and diameter. B) The electron's gyromagnetic ratio using quantum electrodynamics. C) The reciprocals of twin primes. D) Conic sections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A circle's circumference and diameter. 10. The first iron suspension bridge of its kind in the world, which established the potential of suspension bridge technology to achieve both long and high spans, was built over the fast-flowing, dangerous waters of which? A) Menai Strait, Wales. B) The East River, New York, USA. C) The Firth of Forth, Scotland. D) Ohio River, Kentucky, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Menai Strait, Wales. 11. Who, in 1977, was the last British woman to win the singles event at Wimbledon? A) Virginia Wade. B) Helen Jacobs. C) Helen Moody. D) Billie Jean King. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Virginia Wade. 12. "The Knowledge" is an examination taken by what group of people? A) Greek philosophers. B) London taxidrivers. C) Egyptian camel drivers. D) New York senators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) London taxidrivers. 13. Which manufacturer of pens had a large production plant in Birmingham, UK, during the first half of the 20th century? A) Pelikan. B) Parker. C) Waterman. D) Osmiroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osmiroid. 14. What is the name of the major Greek stadium in Athens that was the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics events and the football (soccer) final at the 2004 Summer Olympics? A) Yankee Stadium. B) The Olympic Stadium. C) Telstra Dome. D) National Cricket Stadium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Olympic Stadium. 15. Who was Johann Reichhart (1893-1972)? A) The first serial killer to be executed as such in Austria. B) A judicial executioner. C) Designer of the military zeppelin. D) Rescuer of victims of Nazi doctors' experimentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A judicial executioner. 16. What would a stethoscope most often be used for? A) To listen to the heart or lungs, and other internal workings of the body. B) To measure blood pressure. C) To measure wind pressure. D) To measure temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To listen to the heart or lungs, and other internal workings of the body. 17. From the 17th century, the soldiers from which country were known as "redcoats" ? A) France. B) England. C) Belgium. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) England. 18. Which of these does not describe "oxidation" ? A) Rust. B) Corrosion. C) Trepidation. D) Formation of oxides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trepidation. 19. In 2024 which men's cricketing team, for the first time in 27 years, beat Australia on home ground in their second Test? A) England. B) South Africa. C) Pakistan. D) West Indies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Indies. 20. Who died in 1658, was buried at Westminster Abbey, and was disinterred and hanged in 1660? A) Samuel Pepys. B) Charles I. C) Oliver Cromwell. D) Admiral Lord Nelson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oliver Cromwell. ← 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