This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 657 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 657 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the game that developed the variant known as Blackjack called in France? A) Chemin de Fer. B) Baccarat. C) Vingt-et-un. D) Faro. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vingt-et-un. 2. Norfolk Island is closest to which large body of land? A) Australia. B) India. C) France. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Australia. 3. What is the next in this series:Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, ..... ? A) Lithuania. B) Poland. C) Ukraine. D) Belarus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lithuania. 4. With what instrument are Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Tiny Grimes, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Jimmy Raney, Tal Farlow, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, and Jim Hall associated? A) Trumpet. B) Guitar. C) Trombone. D) Saxophone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guitar. 5. Skywalks in Jasper National Park (Canada), in Arizona over the Grand Canyon (USA), and in Tianmen Mountain (China), have what in common? A) They are open only to people over 25. B) People may only access them after blessing by a religious group. C) They are glass-bottomed. D) They were designed by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are glass-bottomed. 6. What do the "C"s stand for in the acronym CCUS? A) Commander (in) Chief. B) Climate change. C) Competition (between) China. D) Carbon capture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon capture. 7. In which city was the Sri Lankan cricket team attacked with a bomb, grenade launcher and rifles in March 2009? A) Mumbai. B) Lahore. C) Calcutta. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lahore. 8. What is a green liqueur made from anise, hyssop, angelica and mint? A) Absinthe. B) Kahlua. C) Crème de cacao. D) Tia Maria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absinthe. 9. Football Golf has annual World and European Championships, as well as Open Tournaments in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and what other country? A) The Netherlands. B) Finland. C) Estonia. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spain. 10. Richard Colvin Reid is a self-admitted member of al-Qaeda who pleaded guilty in 2002 in US federal court to 8 criminal counts of terrorism stemming from his attempt to destroy a commercial aircraft in-flight by detonating explosives hidden where? A) In his underpants. B) Under his hat. C) In his shoes. D) Up his jumper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In his shoes. 11. Chapulines are often eaten in Mexico. What are they? A) Black ant eggs. B) Chicken breast in adobo. C) Goat cheese patties. D) Grasshoppers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grasshoppers. 12. What is a background which scientists Marie and Pierre Curie, writer Marguerite Duras, churchman Thomas Aquinas, actor Bill Murray and lawyer and politician Christine Lagarde all share? A) They all had a daughter named Irène. B) They are all alumni of the Sorbonne (the University of Paris). C) Their first choice of career was in visual art. D) They all have an overwhelming fear of cats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are all alumni of the Sorbonne (the University of Paris). 13. Tony Kushner wrote the award-winning play "Angels in ..... ? A) Taiwan. B) America. C) Arrears. D) A pickle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) America. 14. In the UK, General Elections are usually held on what day of the week? A) Thursdays. B) Fridays. C) Saturdays. D) Sundays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thursdays. 15. What is a person who studies objects and matter in the universe outside Earth's atmosphere known as? A) Astronomer. B) Horologist. C) Hopeful. D) Horoscoper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astronomer. 16. The name of Friedrich Esmarch (1823-1908) is associated with developing and establishing what? A) Safe canning of vegetables and meat. B) The modern scalpel. C) Refrigeration techniques. D) Civil first aid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Civil first aid. 17. What peace treaty, signed on 28 June 1919, officially ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers after World War I? A) The Treaty of London. B) The Treaty of Versailles. C) The Treaty of Moscow. D) The Treaty of Lausanne. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Treaty of Versailles. 18. How did Vesna Vulovic make history in 1972? A) She was electrocuted on stage at a concert at the Isle of Wight. B) She survived a fall of over 10, 000 metres from an aeroplane. C) She was the first woman to win a pie-eating contest in the USSR. D) She gave birth to 10 children:dectuplets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She survived a fall of over 10, 000 metres from an aeroplane. 19. Which 19th century French novelist wrote "Le Comte de Monte Cristo", "La Reine Margot" and "La Tulipe Noire" ? A) Alexandre Dumas. B) Victor Hugo. C) Molière. D) Francois Rabelais. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alexandre Dumas. 20. Which of these was not part of a famous family of Italian 15th century painters? A) Vincenzo Bellini. B) Giacomo Bellini. C) Giovanni Bellini. D) Gentile Bellini. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vincenzo Bellini. ← 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