This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 627 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 627 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. About how often does our solar system orbit around the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way? A) 5 million years. B) 1 year. C) 2 million years. D) 250 million years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 250 million years. 2. Which of these was not a nickname of Phil Tufnell, English test cricketer from 1990 to 2001? A) Slowhand. B) Tuffers. C) The Cat. D) Two Sugars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slowhand. 3. Where was the starting point for the 2015 Tour de France, for the sixth time? A) Netherlands. B) Belgium. C) Germany. D) UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Netherlands. 4. Which of these titles, first used for Charlemagne in 800 CE, existed until the early 20th century? A) Defender of the Faith. B) Emperor. C) Nabob. D) Kaiser. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kaiser. 5. What profession requires the artist to know about "F stops" ? A) Photography. B) Carpentry. C) Baking. D) Truck driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photography. 6. Oak Ridge, Tennessee is widely associated with what? A) The Manhattan Project. B) The Roswell UFO Incident. C) Charles Mason, one of the surveyors of the Mason-Dixon Line, who came from here. D) The playwright Tennessee Williams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Manhattan Project. 7. Which drummer for the 1960s rock band "Holy Modal Rounders" (featured in the movie "Easy Rider") received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play, "Buried Child" ? A) David Mamet. B) Sam Shepard. C) Tom Stoppard. D) Tony Kushner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sam Shepard. 8. Whose armies were defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815? A) General Franco. B) Adolf Hitler. C) Ivan the Terrible. D) Napoleon Bonaparte. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Napoleon Bonaparte. 9. Which of these is a French film actress, who has had roles in "AmΓ©lie" (2001), "The Da Vinci Code" (2006) and "Priceless" (2006)? A) Audrey Tautou. B) Audrey Hepburn. C) Audrey Roberts. D) Audrey Meadows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audrey Tautou. 10. Pi squared is closest to which of these numbers? A) 10. B) 9. C) 11. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 11. In what is birdsmouthing, or birdmouthing, used? A) Construction, e.g. a cut to seat a rafter on wall structure. B) Hunting ducks. C) Scandinavian folk music. D) Playing some wind instruments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Construction, e.g. a cut to seat a rafter on wall structure. 12. When was the first message transmitted between UK and the USA by submarine telegraph cable? A) 1801. B) 1866. C) 1901. D) 1858. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1858. 13. What was the signature tune of 1950s popular pianist Winifred Attwell? A) The Sting. B) Baby Elephant Walk. C) Black and White Rag. D) Blueberry Hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Black and White Rag. 14. The USA purchased Alaska in 1867; when did it become one of the states in the United States? A) 1940. B) 1880. C) 1918. D) 1959. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1959. 15. Nicole Kidman married which country singer in 2006? A) Keith Urban. B) Glenn Campbell. C) Kris Kristofferson. D) Kenny Rogers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keith Urban. 16. Who wrote the song "Fascinating Rhythm" ? A) Frederick Converse. B) George and Ira Gershwin. C) Cole Porter. D) Jerome Kern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George and Ira Gershwin. 17. Reincarnation is not part of which of these religions? A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Baptist. D) Theosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baptist. 18. In December 2019 the wreck of what ship was discovered close to the Falkland Islands (Malvinas); it had sunk in battle almost exactly 105 years earlier carrying down the Vice Admiral of its fleet? A) HMS Sheffield. B) HMS Monmouth. C) ARA General Belgrano. D) SMS Scharnhorst. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SMS Scharnhorst. 19. How long is each round in a boxing match at the Olympic Games? A) 3 minutes. B) 1 minute. C) 5 minutes. D) 10 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 minutes. 20. Which of these is a female whale? A) Sow. B) Cow. C) Pow. D) Dhow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cow. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books