This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 619 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 619 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Wu Zetian (625-705), also known as Wu Zhao and Tian Hou, is the only woman in the history of China to do what? A) Make discoveries in astronomy. B) Travel to Europe before 1900. C) Reign as Empress in her own right. D) Lead a peasants' revolt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reign as Empress in her own right. 2. Which country, the oldest existing monarchy in Europe, whose national flag is the oldest state flag in continuous use, became a constitutional monarchy in 1849 and a parliamentary democracy in 1901? A) Denmark. B) Germany. C) France. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denmark. 3. A swallowtail is a type of what? A) Butterfly. B) Deer. C) Beetle. D) Reptile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Butterfly. 4. As at 2015, after he was runner-up in the Australian Open, what was Scotsman Andy Murray's world ranking in tennis? A) 10. B) 4. C) 3. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 5. On or with what does a hoatzin move around? A) Claws. B) Suckers. C) Feet. D) Fins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claws. 6. An Elizabethan sea captain and explorer was Sir Francis who? A) Duck. B) Drake. C) Goose. D) Peacock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drake. 7. Which of these tunes is from the 1940 American animated film produced by Walt Disney "Pinocchio" ? A) I Whistle a Happy Tune. B) Whistle Down the Wind. C) Give a Little Whistle. D) Whistle While You Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Give a Little Whistle. 8. Of which country in South America are both the Ticuna and Yanomami indigenous peoples? A) Brazil. B) Argentina. C) Chile. D) Ecuador. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brazil. 9. Not all of the USA's 50 states are formally called a "state"; what are the others formally known as? A) Federal district. B) Commonwealth. C) Inhabited territory. D) Unincorporated territory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commonwealth. 10. Which of these was the earliest to marry one of the children of Queen Elizabeth II? A) Camilla Parker-Bowles. B) Sophie Rhys-Jones. C) Sarah Ferguson. D) Timothy Laurence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarah Ferguson. 11. The final carrier of the Olympic flame in the Olympic Torch Relay is often kept secret until the last moment, and is usually who? A) Someone from Greece. B) The head of state of the host country. C) A sports celebrity of the host country. D) A sports celebrity of the previous host country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sports celebrity of the host country. 12. Which fictional character in the land of Oz, created by L. Frank Baum, is sometimes named "Locasta" or "Tattypoo" ? A) The Good Witch of the North. B) The heroine, usually called Dorothy. C) Dorothy's dog. D) The Wicked Witch of the West. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Good Witch of the North. 13. The band, "Eric Burdon & The Animals", has which of the original Animals as one of Eric Burdon's backing musicians? A) Steve Conte. B) Hilton Valentine. C) John Steel. D) Chas Chandler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hilton Valentine. 14. How many Great Lakes, on or close to the border between Canada and the USA, are there? A) 6. B) 4. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 15. Who married Heidi Klum in May 2005? A) Eminem. B) Prince. C) Seal. D) Charlie Sheen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seal. 16. What is typical of an ungulate? A) More than one stomach. B) Hooves. C) 24 deciduous teeth. D) A tufted tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hooves. 17. What is one of the motifs which characterises the saz artistic style? A) Tall thin nude human figures. B) Long serrated leaves. C) Mountains and lakes. D) Tortures in hell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long serrated leaves. 18. The critically acclaimed Australian TV series "Cloudstreet" was based on a play developed from a novel by which writer? A) Markus Zusak. B) Peter Carey. C) Thomas Kenneally. D) Tim Winton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tim Winton. 19. Kickflips, ollies, Nollies and nosediving are moves in what sport? A) BASE jumping. B) BMX. C) Skateboarding. D) Ice skating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skateboarding. 20. What is a word game where paragraphs are written in which a particular letter or group of letters is omitted? A) Lipogram. B) Tangram. C) Pangram. D) Anagram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lipogram. ← 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