This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 6 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is a Shakespearean play in which the character of Ophelia appears? A) Hamlet. B) Dragnet. C) Death of a Salesman. D) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamlet. 2. On 1 September 2010, in the Iraq War, the USA replaced the name "Operation Iraqi Freedom" by what? A) Operation Real Thing. B) Operation New Deal. C) Operation New Dawn. D) Operation Schoolhouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Operation New Dawn. 3. What distinguishes a yacht from other sailing or motor vessels? A) Type of use. B) Method of propulsion. C) Size. D) Country of origin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Type of use. 4. Sofia is the capital of which country? A) Poland. B) Bulgaria. C) Estonia. D) Serbia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bulgaria. 5. Which writer, winner of the 1985 Man Booker Prize, lived almost exclusively in a remote settlement called Okarito on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island? A) J.L. Carr. B) Eleanor Catton. C) Peter Carey. D) Keri Hulme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keri Hulme. 6. During the period 1916-17 what did Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (neΓ© Zelle) become particularly known for? A) Mistress to King George V. B) Developing hardware for submarines. C) Spying. D) Aviation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spying. 7. Which was the first (in 1958) of the long running series of UK films titled "Carry On ..... " to be released? A) Carry On London. B) Carry On Nurse. C) Carry On Up the Kyber. D) Carry On Sergeant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carry On Sergeant. 8. The General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, opened in 1962 and named after a distinguished hero of the War of Independence in the country, spans what? A) Orinoco River near Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela. B) Guanabara Bay, connecting the cities of Rio de Janeiro and NiterΓ³i, Brazil. C) Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. D) Riachuelo River, connecting Buenos Aires to its outskirts, Argentina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. 9. Which English actress, model, singer and film director is best known for her duet "Je t'aime ..... moi non plus" with Serge Gainsbourg in 1969? A) Twiggy. B) Jean Shrimpton. C) Jane Birkin. D) Marianne Faithfull. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jane Birkin. 10. Lemony Snicket wrote which series of children's books? A) Under My Thumb. B) A Series of Unfortunate Events. C) Things my Grandma Taught Me. D) A World of Fantasy and Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Series of Unfortunate Events. 11. Meerschaum is mainly used for which of these? A) Tie pins. B) Walking sticks. C) Beard combs. D) Pipe bowls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pipe bowls. 12. Of the eight golfers in the first Open Championship, held in Scotland in 1860, how many were Welsh? A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0. 13. About 40% of the vast West Siberian taiga, an area about 1, 800 km west-east by 1, 000 km north-south, is what? A) Scrub. B) Forest. C) Wetland. D) Grassy plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wetland. 14. Where is the time signature for a piece of music written? A) Above the stave. B) Vertically across the stave. C) Below the stave. D) As part of the title. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertically across the stave. 15. Which bridge is nearest to the Royal National Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames, London? A) Tower. B) London. C) Waterloo. D) Westminster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waterloo. 16. Bela Lugosi's most famous role was as who? A) James Bond. B) Sherlock Holmes. C) Dracula. D) Tarzan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dracula. 17. Which of these is a private club offering a variety of recreational sports facilities? A) Country seat. B) Country club. C) Country mile. D) Country life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Country club. 18. Which US illustrator created images of Americana for the Saturday Evening Post? A) Norman Rockwell. B) Aubrey Beardsley. C) M C Escher. D) Edvard Munch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Norman Rockwell. 19. What car was in production in Britain for the longest time, until 1971? A) Ford Escort. B) Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. C) Morris Minor. D) Vauxhall Viva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Morris Minor. 20. What comic strip is about the family of Dagwood Bumstead (who works at J.C. Dithers & Company), his wife, their 2 children (Alexander, originally referred to as "Baby Dumpling", and daughter Cookie) and Daisy, the dog? A) Dennis the Menace. B) Bringing Up Father. C) Blondie. D) Garfield. 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