This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 651 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 651 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these cities is closest to the ruins of Pompeii? A) Bari. B) Naples. C) Salerno. D) Venice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Naples. 2. How did the Presidency of Charles de Gaulle end in France? A) He was dismissed following a scandal. B) He died in office. C) He failed to win the election. D) He resigned following the failure of a referendum he initiated on Senate and local government reform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He resigned following the failure of a referendum he initiated on Senate and local government reform. 3. The Apennines is a mountain range that runs for 870 miles in what country? A) Italy. B) Spain. C) Brazil. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italy. 4. The Indus River flows the length of Pakistan and is Pakistan's main source of water for industry and drinking; where does it rise? A) Kyrgyzstan. B) North Kashmir. C) Tajikistan. D) Tibet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tibet. 5. Which of these was a hit record for the band The Undisputed Truth in 1971? A) Daddy Cool. B) Oh Mein Papa. C) Papa Was a Rollin' Stone. D) Papa Don't Preach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Papa Was a Rollin' Stone. 6. In which continent does the Mekong River rise? A) Asia. B) Africa. C) Australia. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 7. Which British TV series starring John Simm as DCI Sam Tyler and Philip Glenister as DCI Gene Hunt was remade in the USA starring Jason O'Mara and Harvey Keitel? A) The Office. B) Ashes to Ashes. C) Life On Mars. D) Gene Genie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life On Mars. 8. A full size replica of Chauvet Cave in the Ardèche in southern France was opened in 2015 to provide public access to what? A) 35, 000+ year old cave paintings, without damaging the originals. B) The history of winemaking in the region. C) Rare glowworm colonies. D) Extensive and elaborate stalactite and stalagmite formations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 35, 000+ year old cave paintings, without damaging the originals. 9. Toamasina, the chief seaport of its country, is on what sea or ocean? A) Mediterranean. B) Indian. C) Caribbean. D) Pacific. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian. 10. What equipment puts an object in rotation around a fixed axis, applying a force perpendicular to the axis, and uses the sedimentation principle to cause heavier particles to move out along the radius? A) Gravimeter. B) Centrifuge. C) Accelerometer. D) Cyclotron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Centrifuge. 11. Quicksilver is the alternative name for what? A) Mercury. B) Iron. C) Brass. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mercury. 12. Which medal awarded in the Australian Football League is informally known as "Charlie" ? A) Bally Medal. B) Abel Prize. C) Brownlow Medal. D) Cook Cup. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brownlow Medal. 13. Who was the youngest First Lady of the USA? A) Pat Nixon. B) Jacqueline Kennedy. C) Michelle Obama. D) Frances Cleveland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frances Cleveland. 14. "The Unsinkable Seven" is a nickname given to the only competitors to finish what rally, in both 1963 and 1968? A) The Mille Miglia. B) East African Safari Rally. C) The Acropolis Rally. D) Tour de Corse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) East African Safari Rally. 15. What US public holiday falls on the 3rd Monday in February every year? A) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. B) Memorial Day. C) Independence Day. D) Washington's Birthday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Washington's Birthday. 16. Who designed the Shavian alphabet? A) George Bernard Shaw. B) Ronald Kingsley Read. C) Isaac Pitman. D) James Pitman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ronald Kingsley Read. 17. Ground-breaking research into American sexual habits was made by which couple? A) Pierre and Marie Curie. B) William Masters and Virginia Johnson. C) Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox. D) Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Masters and Virginia Johnson. 18. Salmon is used to make which of these dishes? A) Consomme. B) Lox. C) Vichyssoise. D) Lassi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lox. 19. Which story by Hans Christian Andersen involves Kai, Gerda and a splintered mirror? A) The Snow Queen. B) The Little Mermaid. C) The Ice Maiden. D) The Little Match Girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Snow Queen. 20. What machine, that enables a person to breathe when the work of breathing exceeds their ability to do so, was invented by Phillip Drinker and Louis Agassiz Shaw in 1928 and improved upon by John Haven "Jack" Emerson in 1931? A) Electro-cardiograph. B) Incubator. C) Combine harvester. D) Iron lung. 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