This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 667 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 667 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where are grackles, or grakles, most usually found? A) Touring in large groups in the British Isles. B) Flying in the Americas. C) On a horse's nose. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 2. What is hopping from site to site on the internet called? A) Sledging. B) Swimming. C) Goggling. D) Surfing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surfing. 3. What is the highest mountain in Austria? A) Mont Blanc. B) Grossglockner. C) Bernina. D) HochkΓΆnig. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grossglockner. 4. In 1982 the City of Edinburgh, British Airways Flight 9, was the first commercial flight to discover the effects of what? A) Use of mobile phones during flight. B) Aircraft icing. C) Sustainable aviation fuel. D) Flying through volcanic ash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flying through volcanic ash. 5. Where are gelada native? A) Antarctica. B) Ethiopia. C) Java. D) Kenya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethiopia. 6. What does the "E" stand for in UNESCO? A) Enlightenment. B) Environmental. C) Economic. D) Educational. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Educational. 7. Which of these is an alkali metal? A) Iron. B) Aluminium. C) Lithium. D) Magnesium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lithium. 8. Quadrille, a popular card game in the 18th century, is for four players with a deck of how many? A) 53. B) 40. C) 26. D) 104. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 40. 9. In June 2009 American neuroscientist Dr Gary Arendash claimed to have evidence that drinking a few cups of coffee a day could prevent or reverse the effects of what? A) Alzheimer's disease. B) Frontotemporal dementia. C) Disseminated sclerosis. D) Motor neurone disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alzheimer's disease. 10. "Silverback" is the name given to a dominant male what? A) Dog. B) Cat. C) Gorilla. D) Giraffe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gorilla. 11. Where is it believed that fireworks were invented? A) China. B) Mexico. C) Egypt. D) Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China. 12. What substance in the human body causes blood vessels to dilate when released as part of an allergic reaction? A) Insulin. B) Cortisone. C) Haemoglobin. D) Histamine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Histamine. 13. What is traditionally written in a ledger? A) Stock take figures. B) Appointments. C) Accounts. D) Orders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accounts. 14. With how many pieces does each player start a game of Backgammon? A) 5. B) 10. C) 20. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 15. 15. Who wrote the books "Fourplay" (published in 2001), "The Ex Files" (2003), "dot.homme" (2004), "Second Wives Club" (2005) and "Love @ First Site" (2005)? A) Patricia Cornwell. B) Jane Moore. C) Sara Paretsky. D) Hannah Wolfe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jane Moore. 16. What famous fictional character's name means "pine eye" ? A) Quasimodo. B) Pinhead. C) Pinocchio. D) Sancho Panza. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pinocchio. 17. What fictional ship, with black hull and sails, was originally named "Wicked Wench" ? A) Black Pearl. B) Stormcloud. C) Pequod. D) Minnow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black Pearl. 18. Which famous singer released her first song in 1981 at the age of 12? A) Charlotte Gainsbourg. B) Mariah Carey. C) Celine Dion. D) Leslie Bourgouin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Celine Dion. 19. Which standard recurring character Batman comic book character did not appear in the film "Batman" (1989) nor "Batman Returns" (1992), but was in "Batman Forever" (1995) and "Batman & Robin" (1997)? A) Passepartout. B) Robin. C) Tonto. D) Sancho Panza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robin. 20. Which film, released at the end of 2008, was directed by Ron Howard and starred Michael Sheen and Frank Langella? A) Frost / Nixon. B) Face / Off. C) Brokeback Mountain. D) Seven Pounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frost / Nixon. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books