This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 610 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 610 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did the man who later became Britain's King George VI break with tradition when he married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923? A) He did not wear military uniform. B) First British royal since William the Conqueror to be married outside England. C) First non-morganatic marriage between prince and non-royal since accession of the House of Hanover. D) His best man was Roman Catholic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First non-morganatic marriage between prince and non-royal since accession of the House of Hanover. 2. The Verona Amphitheatre, or Arena, which has staged major musical performances continually apart from the two World Wars since 1913 was first restored for theatre when? A) In the Renaissance (16th century). B) In the early 19th century. C) In the late 19th century. D) 1910-1913. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the Renaissance (16th century). 3. In curling, how do team members help to direct the "stones" towards the target? A) Kicking. B) Sweeping. C) Blowing. D) Yelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweeping. 4. Traditionally, prosciutto is made from what? A) The rump of an ox. B) The shoulder of a pig. C) The hind leg of a two-year old sheep. D) The hind leg or thigh of a wild boar or pig. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The hind leg or thigh of a wild boar or pig. 5. In which city was Andre Agassi born? A) Tehran. B) Ankara. C) San Francisco. D) Las Vegas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Las Vegas. 6. Einstein-Rosen bridges are bridges between areas of what? A) Space. B) The South China Sea. C) Japan's southern islands. D) The Hawaiian Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Space. 7. In April 2013 Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh, caught world attention for what? A) A political demonstration at which 120 Muslim protesters were killed. B) A major fire in a shopping mall, thought to be started by terrorists, and over 65 deaths. C) Collapse of a building containing five clothing factories, and the death of over 1, 100 workers. D) An art installation of 5, 000 people in swan costume. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collapse of a building containing five clothing factories, and the death of over 1, 100 workers. 8. Which of these words refers to a short hymn of praise added to the end of canticles, psalms, and hymns? A) Eucharistic prayer. B) Kaddish. C) Eulogy. D) Doxology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doxology. 9. A 2005 remix of the song "Axel F", music originally released in 1984 as the theme for the film "Beverly Hills Cops", became known as what? A) Axel F 2005. B) The Annoying Thing. C) The Crazy Frog song. D) BHC Again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Crazy Frog song. 10. In 1797 Norman Cross in Huntingdon, Great Britain, saw something described as the first what? A) A purpose-built prisoner of war camp. B) Wearing of a top hat in public. C) The issue of the first Bank of England notes which could not be converted to gold. D) Openly admitted opium-affected poem, "Kubla Khan" by Samuel T. Coleridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A purpose-built prisoner of war camp. 11. What is the stage name of the Scottish singer-songwriter, actress and model born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie who is most famous for her hits "To Sir, With Love" and "Shout" ? A) Lulu. B) Fifi. C) Gaga. D) Choo-choo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lulu. 12. Which band in 1992 released its first record, an EP, with the title of "Opiate"; it was self-described as "slam and bang" heavy music? A) Korn. B) Tool. C) Type O Negative. D) Machine Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tool. 13. Horatio was a legendary Roman hero who defended a bridge against which army? A) Persian. B) Etruscan. C) Egyptian. D) Mongol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Etruscan. 14. Which can be called nyabinghi? A) A Caribbean reed instrument. B) Throat music. C) A twirling dance, such as used by the Sufi order. D) Ritual drumming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ritual drumming. 15. In croquet, what is used to hit the ball? A) Raquet. B) Club. C) Mallet. D) Bat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mallet. 16. What is measured using the Rankine scale? A) Rainfall. B) Wind speed. C) Temperature. D) Earthquake intensity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature. 17. Where is the contest for the FA Cup held? A) UK. B) USA. C) Italy. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UK. 18. What phrase can be applied to a conclusion that is incorrectly drawn or does not follow from the premises? A) Cave canem. B) Ad hominem. C) Non sequitur. D) Caveat emptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non sequitur. 19. If you sailed from the Aegean through the Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, and followed the Volga-Don canal, where would you end up? A) North Sea. B) White Sea. C) Caspian Sea. D) Black Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caspian Sea. 20. What name was given to the political and social movement that united the states of the Italian peninsula into the single country of Italy in the 19th century? A) El Cordobés. B) La Traviata. C) The Renaissance. D) Il Risorgimento. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Il Risorgimento. ← 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