This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 635 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 635 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. LandibΓ© silk is a wild silk spun from the cocoons of various moths of the genus Borocera, found exclusively where? A) India. B) Madagascar. C) Java. D) Chile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Madagascar. 2. The last words of which book of the Bible are "all is vanity" ? A) Numbers. B) Ecclesiastes. C) Deuteronomy. D) Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecclesiastes. 3. Which of these sportsmen is best known as a rally driver? A) Michael Doohan. B) Sebastian Loeb. C) Nelson Piquet. D) David Tua. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sebastian Loeb. 4. What country was never defeated during its participation in the FIFA World Cup tournament in South Africa in 2010? A) Netherlands. B) Spain. C) New Zealand. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New Zealand. 5. What phrase means to speak under one's breath, literally "under voice" ? A) Mea culpa. B) Sub judice. C) Coup de grace. D) Sotto voce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sotto voce. 6. Which of these is not an animal native to Australia? A) Platypus. B) Koala. C) Capybara. D) Kangaroo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capybara. 7. Which is a major mountain system in Africa? A) Altai. B) Caucasus. C) Atlas. D) Jura. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atlas. 8. Which of these is not usually a member of a string quartet? A) Viol. B) Viola. C) Violin. D) Violoncello. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Viol. 9. What is the name of the mythical beast that roams the Himalayan Alps? A) Yeti. B) Loch Ness monster. C) Bigfoot. D) Sasquatch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yeti. 10. The ..... what ..... of dawn is in the very early morning? A) Pop. B) Chasm. C) Snap. D) Crack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crack. 11. In 1856, who invented the process whereby 5 tons of steel could be made in 30 minutes instead of in 50lb batches over 10 days and nights, at a tenth of the cost? A) Henry Bessemer. B) Isambard Kingdom Brunel. C) George Stephenson. D) Jethro Tull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry Bessemer. 12. What was the title of the book that sold for $ US556, 500 at auction in New York in June 2009? A) Moby Dick. B) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. C) Poor Richard's Almanac. D) The Bible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poor Richard's Almanac. 13. Who were the majority of the people to feature in the death toll from the violent riots in Gujarat, India, in 2002? A) Hindu. B) Muslim. C) Christian. D) Sikh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muslim. 14. Which actress began her professional film career aged six in "Bright Eyes" in 1934? A) Mary Pickford. B) Shirley Temple. C) Norma Shearer. D) Bette Davis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shirley Temple. 15. Which of these is a word for the sign "/", called a slash, forward slash, stroke, diagonal, right-leaning stroke, oblique dash, slant, separatrix, scratch comma, slaok, over, slak or whack? A) Virgule. B) Vienna. C) Vestal. D) Virginian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Virgule. 16. In which country did the idea of Father Christmas coming down the chimney and leaving presents originate? A) Holland. B) USA. C) Germany. D) Romania. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) USA. 17. Which of these cards is different? A) Jack. B) King. C) Queen. D) Ace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ace. 18. In Western films, what is a "saloon" ? A) Hardware store. B) Bar. C) Stable. D) Jail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bar. 19. What airport was known as "Idlewild Airport" when planned in the late 1930s, was renamed "Major General Alexander E. Anderson Airport" when construction began in 1943, then "New York International Airport, Anderson Field" when flights began in 1948, had another name change in 1963? A) O'Hare International Airport. B) La Guardia Airport. C) John F. Kennedy International Airport. D) John Lennon Airport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John F. Kennedy International Airport. 20. Abkhazia claims independence from which country? A) Kazakhstan. B) Georgia. C) Turkey. D) Armenia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Georgia. 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