This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 665 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 665 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who were John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock? A) The Sex Pistols. B) Joint winners of the Nobel prize for Chemistry in 1985. C) Gold medal winners at the 1960 Olympics in equestrian events. D) Conspirators to assassinate John F Kennedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Sex Pistols. 2. Which of these is the furthest north? A) Estonia. B) France. C) Greenland. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenland. 3. What is a term for the illusion that one is moving, in relation to some other relatively large object within a limited field of vision, when in fact it is the object which is moving? A) Vectitation. B) Vection. C) Convection. D) Vecteezy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vection. 4. What body of water does the Mississippi River empty into? A) Pacific Ocean. B) Atlantic Ocean. C) Gulf of Mexico. D) Hudson Bay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gulf of Mexico. 5. Which logic puzzle, described by the Crossword Editor of The New York Times as being the creation of Canadian Jacob E. Funk first published in 1950, was later revised and rebranded by Nikoli of Japan? A) Slitherlink. B) Kenken. C) Sudoku. D) Kakuro. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kakuro. 6. What is a word for a man dedicated to his smart appearance? A) Dormouse. B) Dandy. C) Dimwit. D) Dingleberry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dandy. 7. In the first 30 years since the first World Elephant Polo annual championship was held in 1982 how many countries have been represented among the winners? A) 2. B) 7. C) 3. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7. 8. Who was Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers during the occupation of Japan immediately following World War II? A) Richard E Grant. B) Dwight D Eisenhower. C) Harry S Truman. D) Douglas MacArthur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Douglas MacArthur. 9. Herodotus, one of the earliest writers now to be called a historian, lived when? A) 1066. B) 5th century BCE. C) 1st century BCE. D) 7th century CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5th century BCE. 10. In the 18th century, the capital of Russia was moved from Moscow to where? A) St Petersburg. B) Kiev. C) Novgorod. D) Vladivostok. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) St Petersburg. 11. Which of these is the word for a coin collector? A) Ornithologist. B) Philatelist. C) Philanderer. D) Numismatist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Numismatist. 12. In 1284, Prince Edward (later King Edward II of England), the first son born to Edward I of England, was the first English-born what? A) Defender of the Faith. B) Prince of Wales. C) Prime Minister. D) Worshipful Master in Freemasonry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prince of Wales. 13. When a snooker game is set up, what ball is set closest to the centre of the table? A) Pink. B) Green. C) Blue. D) Black. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue. 14. What is a point of difference between beer or ale poured from a keg from that served from a cask? A) The drink has virtually no head when served from a keg. B) Pressurised carbon dioxide and nitrogen are used to serve from kegs. C) Kegs give an oaked character. D) There is no difference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pressurised carbon dioxide and nitrogen are used to serve from kegs. 15. Which construction, designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel in 1947, that stands 630 feet (192 m) tall and is 630 feet (192 m) wide at its base, is called "the tallest monument in the USA" ? A) Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC. B) Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. C) The Gateway Arch, in St. Louis, Missouri,. D) The Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington DC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Gateway Arch, in St. Louis, Missouri,. 16. Who plays the lead female role in the 2016 addition to the Star Wars drama, "Rogue One:A Star Wars Story" ? A) Amy Adams. B) Jennifer Lawrence. C) Felicity Jones. D) Natalie Portman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Felicity Jones. 17. A "throw in" or "bowl" is the way that the ball is put into play in which of these? A) Tennis. B) Croquet. C) Rounders. D) Polo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polo. 18. Where is the lowest point in the USA? A) Niagara. B) Grand Canyon. C) Death Valley. D) North Dakota. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Death Valley. 19. In Norse mythology, who was best known for carrying a hammer? A) Freyr. B) Thor. C) Loki. D) Odin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thor. 20. What did the Green March in 1975 precede? A) The Western Sahara War 1975-1991. B) The Green Revolution in India. C) Iranian election protests. D) The rise of Muammar Gaddafi's regime in Libya. 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