This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 656 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 656 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What autism spectrum disorder was first identified in 1944 due to a study of children who lacked nonverbal communication skills, demonstrated limited empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy? A) Parkinson's disease. B) Asperger syndrome. C) Alzheimer's disease. D) Schizophreniform disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asperger syndrome. 2. What or who is Hale-Bopp? A) 20th century mathematician. B) Comet. C) Hard rock musician. D) Parasitic vine from Mozambique. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comet. 3. Founded in 1931 in Poland and now headquartered in Switzerland, with values including precision, intensity, innovation, heritage, fairplay and sport for all, what world and olympic sport does WA govern? A) Aikido. B) Alpine skiing. C) Abseiling. D) Archery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archery. 4. Where were the first World Taekwondo Championships held? A) Beijing, China. B) Chicago, United States. C) Havana, Cuba. D) South Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) South Korea. 5. Erik the Red was convicted of killing both Thorgest (after a dispute over a shovel) and Valthjof (who had killed some of his slaves) and banished from Iceland. He led a group of approximately 500 settlers to settle in what country? A) Canada. B) Greenland. C) Scotland. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greenland. 6. A statement of the kind "a + b = c" is an intrinsic part of what form of mathematics? A) Fractal geometry. B) Trigonometry. C) Set theory. D) Algebra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Algebra. 7. Which of these entertainers was born in Canada? A) Robbie Williams. B) Rihanna. C) Lady Gaga. D) Justin Bieber. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Justin Bieber. 8. Which of these is the largest natural satellite in the solar system? A) Lysistrata. B) Corstorphine. C) Caligula. D) Ganymede. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganymede. 9. What nationality was the 17th century leader Stenka Razin? A) Caucasian Kalmyk. B) Don Cossack. C) Crimean Tartar. D) Polish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don Cossack. 10. What word means the energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time? A) Angora. B) Miniver. C) Taverna. D) Stamina. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stamina. 11. Which of these forms part of the international boundary between the USA and Canada? A) Strait of Magellan. B) Palk Strait. C) Strait of Juan de Fuca. D) Bass Strait. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strait of Juan de Fuca. 12. What caused Maria Sharapova's provisional suspension at the beginning of 2016 from professional tennis? A) Doping. B) Swearing at the umpires. C) Displaying unsanctioned advertising on her sports bag. D) Tweeting a potentially racist comment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doping. 13. In the film "Batman Returns", released in 1992, who played the villain called "The Penguin" ? A) Jim Carrey. B) Danny DeVito. C) Alan Rickman. D) Heath Ledger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Danny DeVito. 14. The words "the", "a" and "an" are what parts of speech? A) Itemisers. B) Pieces. C) Articles. D) Ordinals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Articles. 15. The marine reserves in the world's seas and oceans were increased by the coming into force in mid 2016 of two of the largest reserves to date. Where were they? A) Chagos Archipelago, and Channel Islands. B) Goat Island, and the Kermadecs. C) Bird Island and Pitcairn Islands. D) Pitcairn Islands, and Hawaii. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pitcairn Islands, and Hawaii. 16. Which of these is an acute inflammation of the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids, mainly of humans, dogs and cattle, that is commonly due to an allergic reaction or an infection? A) Congratulation. B) Campanology. C) Conjugality. D) Conjunctivitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conjunctivitis. 17. The humerus bone connects what joints? A) Knee and hip. B) Ankle and knee. C) Elbow and wrist. D) Elbow and shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elbow and shoulder. 18. What is the name for the lump in a human throat? A) Gary's Grape. B) Barry's Banana. C) Peter's Peach. D) Adam's Apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adam's Apple. 19. What was the eventual stage name of Clem Campbell, who auditioned for band leader Johnny Dankworth in 1951? A) Tommy Steele. B) Debbie Reynolds. C) Cleo Laine. D) Billy Fury. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cleo Laine. 20. Which series, originally released in 2003 on Disney Channel, was the first in the network's history to produce 100 episodes? A) That's So Raven. B) Phil of the Future. C) So Weird. D) Phineas and Ferb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's So Raven. ← 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