This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 630 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 630 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is the dangerous oval-shaped reef and island known as Banc du Geyser? A) At the northern access to the Mozambique Channel. B) Off Nouméa. C) At the mouth of the Oyapok River in French Guiana. D) In the River Rhine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the northern access to the Mozambique Channel. 2. What does the phrase "lickety spit" imply? A) Informal cleaning. B) Considerable speed. C) A very clean state. D) Equal like and dislike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Considerable speed. 3. The show "Mozart in the Jungle", first streamed 2014-2018, focussed more in its third and fourth seasons on what? A) Crossover between classical and street music. B) Street groups in southern Africa featuring western classical music. C) Travelling classical musicians in the Darién Gap. D) Women composers and conductors in classical music who have been forgotten or under-represented. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Women composers and conductors in classical music who have been forgotten or under-represented. 4. Normally, a string quintet contains how many violins? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 5. What does the 1954 book "The Bafut Beagles" describe? A) Collecting wildlife in the Cameroons. B) Dog breeding. C) Colonialism and its effects in Africa. D) Training athletes for the Olympic Games. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collecting wildlife in the Cameroons. 6. A baby's first teeth are called what? A) Milk teeth. B) Vodka teeth. C) Water teeth. D) Tea teeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Milk teeth. 7. The Manhattan Project, led by the USA and including scientists from the UK and Canada, was the codename for a project that ran from 1942 to 1946 to develop what? A) Tall buildings. B) Refrigeration. C) Atomic bomb. D) Four-wheel drive vehicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atomic bomb. 8. Mother Teresa is mostly associated with which of these cities? A) Mumbai. B) Calcutta. C) Da Nang. D) Hong Kong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcutta. 9. What is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes, that were named in 1735 by Carolus Linnaeus? A) Protea. B) Bougainvillea. C) Hydrangea. D) Geranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protea. 10. The plot of the book and films entitled "The Day of the Jackal" concerns an attempt to kill the leader of which nation? A) Germany. B) Spain. C) France. D) Belgium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) France. 11. Which country has the International Dialling prefix 44? A) France. B) USA. C) Australia. D) United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United Kingdom. 12. What was the first song played on MTV on 1 August 1981? A) "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. B) "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles. C) "Penny Lane" by The Beatles. D) "You Better Run" by Pat Benatar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles. 13. What is a scuppernong? A) A grape native to the southeastern USA. B) An Australian marsupial. C) An item of rubbish thrown from a ship. D) A form of ice dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A grape native to the southeastern USA. 14. Who was the early 17th century literary character Rosinante, or Rocinante? A) An Italian princess. B) A horse. C) A commedia dell'arte mischief-maker. D) A tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A horse. 15. The mountainous Kyrgyz Republic borders which of these countries? A) The Socialist Republic of Vietnam. B) The Republic of Lithuania. C) The Republic of Kazakhstan. D) The Russian Federation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Republic of Kazakhstan. 16. The symphonic poem "Tintagel" in 1921 is a well-known work of which composer, poet, and author? A) George Butterworth. B) Harriet Cohen. C) Sir Henry Wood. D) Sir Arnold Bax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sir Arnold Bax. 17. The hymn "I vow to thee, my country" was set by Gustav Host to which of his "The Planets" suite? A) Mars. B) Jupiter. C) Saturn. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jupiter. 18. Which art museum, on the eastern edge of Central Park in New York City, USA, has a permanent collection containing more than two million works of art? A) Queens Museum of Art. B) The Hyde Collection. C) The Tate Gallery. D) The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 19. Who was the king of England who succeeded James I? A) Charles I. B) Charles II. C) James II. D) Henry V. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charles I. 20. The skin condition urticaria takes its name from the Latin word for which of these? A) Holly. B) Ivy. C) Thistle. D) Nettle. 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