This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 655 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 655 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What disaster hit Bangladesh on 13 November 1970, killing 500, 000 people? A) Cyclone Bhola. B) Dhaka earthquake. C) Bhutan avalanche. D) Flooding of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyclone Bhola. 2. Which Scotswoman is an Oscar, Brit and Grammy award-winning pop musician and vocalist who, after 3 years as lead singer of "The Tourists", formed the duo "Eurythmics" with British musician Dave Stewart? A) Susan Boyle. B) Lulu. C) Fiona McDonald. D) Annie Lennox. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Annie Lennox. 3. What is the oldest missionary organisation in the Church of England? A) Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK). B) Salvation Army. C) Society for the Protection of Community Standards. D) The Royal Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK). 4. Which 1957 film directed by David Lean was the story of the construction and demolition of a civil engineering work in Burma? A) The Bridge On The River Kwai. B) Road To Morocco. C) Ice Station Zebra. D) Hobson's Choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Bridge On The River Kwai. 5. Which of these touches or crosses Colombia's northern border? A) The headwaters of the Amazon River. B) The Pan-American Highway. C) The Cordillera Oriental. D) The Darién Gap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Darién Gap. 6. The Smithsonian Institution's Feather Identification Laboratory has identified which birds as the most damaging to airplanes in terms of bird strike? A) Turkey vultures. B) Pigeons. C) Albatrosses. D) Hawks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turkey vultures. 7. What tectonic plate lies between the South America and the Antarctic plates? A) Scotia. B) Somalia. C) Nubia. D) Pacific. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scotia. 8. Which event held in Alberta, Canada, which bills itself as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, is a large festival, exhibition, and rodeo held for 10 days every summer in July, and attracts more than 1.2 million visitors? A) The Corroboree. B) The Running of the Bulls. C) The Blossom Festival. D) The Calgary Stampede. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Calgary Stampede. 9. Which of these is a technical word for blood poisoning? A) Toxaemia. B) Taxonomy. C) Toxoplasmosis. D) Toxicology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toxaemia. 10. Which religion has grown from 19th century teachings, of a man born in present day Iran and who died after a 24 year imprisonment in present day Israel? A) Jainism. B) Bahá'í. C) Hoahaoism. D) Sikh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bahá'í. 11. What name is given to the rocks that orbit the sun mainly between Mars and Jupiter? A) Planetoids. B) Androids. C) Haemorrhoids. D) Asteroids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asteroids. 12. What name is given to a young goat? A) Cub. B) Pup. C) Kid. D) Calf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kid. 13. What is a knickerbocker glory? A) Cocktail made with a gin base. B) Ice cream sundae. C) Rhinestone covered long underwear. D) Underwear in a presentation pack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ice cream sundae. 14. The 1920 Olympics marked several firsts, including ..... ? A) The Olympic Oath was voiced. B) All of these. C) The Olympic Flag was presented to the International Olympics Committee and flown. D) The Olympic symbol of five rings was officially displayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of these. 15. Where was the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting held in the year 2000? A) Chile. B) People's Republic of China. C) Mexico. D) Brunei. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brunei. 16. The Stanley Cup Final is a best-of-seven playoff series to determine the National Hockey League champion. In the 2009-10 season, how many games were needed to decide the best of seven between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Chicago Blackhawks? A) 5. B) 7. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 17. Which of these is worn by Christian clergy? A) Russet. B) Hassock. C) Tussock. D) Cassock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cassock. 18. In 2003, which team broke Australia's winning streak of the World Netball Tournaments since 1971? A) England. B) New Zealand. C) Fiji. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New Zealand. 19. When was the legendary Minos first mentioned in written record as a king in Crete? A) 6, 000 years ago. B) 4, 000 years ago. C) 3rd century BCE. D) 9th or 8th century BCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 9th or 8th century BCE. 20. The phrase "Victorian Values" is most associated with which 20th century British Prime Minister? A) John Major. B) Harold Wilson. C) Edward Heath. D) Margaret Thatcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Margaret Thatcher. ← 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