This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 598 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 598 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What caused Richard I of England to be out of the country between 1190 and 1194, when his younger brother John tried to take control? A) The Seven Years War. B) The Third Crusade. C) Exploration of central Africa. D) Voyage to Greenland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Third Crusade. 2. Which is the fastest sinking city in the world? A) Mexico City. B) Venice, Italy. C) Jakarta, Indonesia. D) Ho Chi Minh City. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jakarta, Indonesia. 3. "Jessica", the theme tune of the TV programme "Top Gear", was originally recorded by whom? A) The Allman Brothers Band. B) Eric Clapton. C) Fleetwood Mac. D) Chicken Shack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Allman Brothers Band. 4. Who was the author of the plays "The Professor's Love Story", "Quality Street", "The Admirable Crichton" and "Peter Pan" ? A) J M Barrie. B) J B Priestley. C) George Bernard Shaw. D) Oscar Wilde. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J M Barrie. 5. Kingston is the capital of which country? A) Japan. B) Jordan. C) Jamaica. D) Jakarta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jamaica. 6. What was the middle name of Franklin D Roosevelt? A) Delano. B) David. C) Dennis. D) Denton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delano. 7. Which of these countries is named for a leader in the Spanish American wars of independence? A) Colombia. B) Venezuela. C) Bolivia. D) Guatemala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bolivia. 8. The fighting style known as mixed martial arts (MMA) is an extreme sport, initially banned in 36 of the 50 states of the USA for its no-holds-barred violence. In the rules later developed which of these is not considered a foul? A) Throat strikes of any kind and heels to the kidney. B) Groin attacks and eye gouging. C) Placing a finger into any orifice, or into any cut or laceration of your opponent. D) Timidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Placing a finger into any orifice, or into any cut or laceration of your opponent. 9. The satellite "Aryabhata", launched on 19 April 1975, to conduct experiments in X-ray astronomy, aeronomics, and solar physics, was built by which country? A) Indonesia. B) Arab League. C) India. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 10. Which 2007 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti is based on Antonio Pennacchi's novel? A) My Brother Is An Only Child. B) Juke box. C) Ginger and Cinnamon. D) Hide the Salami. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My Brother Is An Only Child. 11. What was special about Shirley Eaton's costume in the 1964 James Bond movie "Goldfinger" ? A) It was just gold body paint. B) It was the smallest bikini seen on screen. C) It was made of meat. D) It brought out a rash that delayed filming for 4 weeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was just gold body paint. 12. What fictional newspaper was edited by Perry White? A) The Daily Planet. B) The Daily Bugle. C) The Observer. D) The Trumpet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Daily Planet. 13. What is "guacamole" ? A) Cake dipped in coffee. B) Soup, served cold. C) An avocado-based dip. D) Highly spiced sausage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An avocado-based dip. 14. Who was the Princess of Tyre who, after her brother Pygmalion killed her husband Sichaeus, fled to Africa where she founded Carthage? A) Lady Gaga. B) Madonna. C) Enya. D) Dido. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dido. 15. What term is used to refer to a structural deformity of the bones and the joint between the foot and big toe, and is usually used to refer to the bump on the side of the big toe joint? A) Onion. B) Bunion. C) Dungeon. D) Runyan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bunion. 16. When and where did Harki troops fight alongside the French Army? A) 1942, in Bir Hakeim. B) 1956-62, in Algeria. C) 1954, in Dien Bien Phu. D) 1914, in Mulhouse (or Alsace). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1956-62, in Algeria. 17. What are pince-nez? A) Spectacles. B) A breed of pig. C) Freckles on the nose. D) Clasp handbags. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spectacles. 18. Where were the Cinque Ports? A) Around the Baltic Sea. B) Northern France. C) Belgium and Holland. D) On the coasts of Kent and Sussex, England. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the coasts of Kent and Sussex, England. 19. If someone is dismissed from employment, what are they said to have been? A) Fired. B) Lit. C) Sparked. D) Burnt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fired. 20. What is the setting for the John Carpenter film "Halloween" ? A) Amity Island. B) Bodega Bay. C) Haddonfield, Illinois. D) Black Lake, Maine. 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