This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 605 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 605 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What field of activity does a potager usually supply? A) Oil painting. B) Cooking. C) Building. D) Politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooking. 2. In literature, what is the word for a person, or a group of people who are the main character, or the main characters (in simple terms, "the hero")? A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Antithesis. D) Prototype. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. 3. When does a biannual event occur? A) Every two centuries. B) Every two years. C) Twice a century. D) Twice a year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Twice a year. 4. The Treaty of Wallingford, signed in 1153, ended the civil war between Empress Matilda and her cousin King Stephen, which was fought over what? A) Who to invite to the Christmas celebrations. B) The ownership of the Bayeux tapestry. C) The rule, and the succession to the crown, of England. D) Whose place to stay in during the holidays. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rule, and the succession to the crown, of England. 5. Who were the two contenders for the America's Cup in yachting in 2013? A) New Zealand and Italy. B) USA and New Zealand. C) USA and Switzerland. D) Italy and Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) USA and New Zealand. 6. The mural-size canvas painted in oils, known as "Guernica", was painted by whom? A) Pablo Picasso. B) Vincent van Gogh. C) Leonardo da Vinci. D) Jackson Pollock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pablo Picasso. 7. The singer Frank Sinatra was known by what nickname? A) Old Red Eyes. B) Old Blue Eyes. C) Old Black Eyes. D) Old White Eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Old Blue Eyes. 8. What is the name for a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3, 000 ft (914.4 m). A) Murdo. B) Mulligan. C) Malvern. D) Munro. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Munro. 9. How many times has cricket been an Olympic sport? A) 4. B) 2. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1. 10. What is the most abundant element in the earth's crust? A) Tin. B) Iron. C) Silicon. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silicon. 11. Which of these Mediterranean islands is the most eastern? A) Corsica. B) Crete. C) Cyprus. D) Corfu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyprus. 12. In the 25 years from 1962 to 1986, which golfer won a record 18 professional major championships? A) Raymond Floyd. B) Jack Nicklaus. C) Andy Bean. D) Curtis Strange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jack Nicklaus. 13. What is the title of the patriotic anthem by Julia Ward Howe that contains the line "His truth is marching on" ? A) Hail to the Chief. B) The Star Spangled Banner. C) The Battle Hymn of the Republic. D) This Land is Your Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Battle Hymn of the Republic. 14. The chief rivers of which country are the Ebro, Jucar, Guadalquivir, Tagus, Douru and Minho? A) Nicaragua. B) Guadeloupe. C) Spain. D) Estonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spain. 15. Which artist performed with the group From Scratch and pop/rock/alternative band Blam Blam Blam, and co-founded the musical/theatrical band Front Lawn and the rock/alternative band The Mutton Birds? A) Harry Sinclair. B) Chris Sheehan. C) Don McGlashan. D) Neil Finn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don McGlashan. 16. What are the Passerelle Clauses? A) Clauses in Dutch legislation which protect migratory birds. B) Clauses in the Treaties of the European Union. C) Fittings for ramps in European proscenium theatres with orchestra pits. D) Covered spaces in gangways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clauses in the Treaties of the European Union. 17. In which film was Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" used to underscore a helicopter attack? A) M*A*S*H. B) Blackhawk Down. C) The Matrix Revolutions. D) Apocalypse Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apocalypse Now. 18. When were taxes on income first established as a permanent federal feature in the USA? A) 1913. B) 1861. C) 1894. D) 1795. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1913. 19. What name was given to an uprising of rural workers in the south and east of England in 1830 who wanted to stop reductions in their wages and protest against the new threshing machines? A) The Tonypandy Riots. B) The Luddite disturbances. C) Homeless Workers' Movement. D) The Swing Riots. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Swing Riots. 20. What computer game has variants such as Sudoku, Stax, Arcade, Jungle and Higher higher? A) Sokoban. B) Pacman. C) Tetris. D) Frogger. 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