This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 691 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 691 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which decade was George Washington born? A) 1650s. B) 1670s. C) 1750s. D) 1730s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1730s. 2. Which of these areas, along with parts of New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming, and most of Arizona, were added to US territory after diplomat Nicholas Trist negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848? A) Illinois, Wisconsin & Arkansas. B) Washington, Oregon & Iowa. C) California, Nevada & Utah. D) Texas & Florida. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) California, Nevada & Utah. 3. The constellation of Gemini includes which two bright stars? A) Rosencratz and Guildenstern. B) Castor and Pollux. C) Captain and Tenille. D) Scylla and Charybdis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Castor and Pollux. 4. Which country produces the most of the world's olive oil? A) South Africa. B) Jordan. C) Greece. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spain. 5. Which of these was a mathematician and author on the faculty of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois from 1955-1990, and of Eastern Michigan University from 1990-1999, most famous for writing "The Elements of Real Analysis" and "The Elements of Integration" ? A) Robert G. Bartle. B) Christopher Bartle. C) Andrew Bartle. D) Shane Bartle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert G. Bartle. 6. What is the nearest land mass east of the Shetland Islands? A) Ireland. B) Scotland. C) Norway. D) Belgium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Norway. 7. What is the technical term for a nose bleed? A) Pyrosis. B) Alopecia. C) Epistaxis. D) Aneurism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epistaxis. 8. Quickly is what part of speech? A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 9. Billy Bob Thornton won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for which film? A) Pin Head. B) Sweet Virginia. C) Slime balls. D) Sling Blade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sling Blade. 10. Brother Walfrid, is a celebrated figure in the history of what? A) The Celtic Football Club. B) The spread of the Christian Gospel in Ireland. C) The Diet of Worms. D) Edinburgh University. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Celtic Football Club. 11. Lydia Ko who took the 2012 Canadian Women's Open as a 15 year old amateur, became the youngest person to win an LPGA Tour event. What is her nationality? A) USA. B) South Korean. C) China. D) New Zealander. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New Zealander. 12. In July 2009, why did Russian physicists begin trying to synthesize Ununseptium? A) The Ununseptium mines are running out of ore. B) It was an undiscovered chemical element. C) It is a cheap chemical that can be used to cure AIDS. D) A proposed trade embargo by China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was an undiscovered chemical element. 13. On what continent is Niagara Falls? A) Asia. B) South America. C) Africa. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North America. 14. What is used on a greyhound racetrack to induce the dogs to race? A) A very loud starting gun. B) A moving lure. C) A thrown stick. D) Video of other races. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A moving lure. 15. The most famous films of which English-born comedian were "Road To Morocco", "Paleface" and "The Iron Petticoat" ? A) Bing Crosby. B) Bob Hope. C) Arthur Askey. D) Sidney James. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bob Hope. 16. What happens in areas where there is a pattern of a mixed semi-diurnal tide? A) Two high tides and two low tides each day with different heights. B) Two high tides and two low tides each day. C) Moments of slack water which differ from those of high and low water each day. D) Two high tides each day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two high tides and two low tides each day with different heights. 17. In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas", what were there five of? A) Gold rings. B) French hens. C) Turtle doves. D) Calling birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gold rings. 18. Whose career, from 1922 to 1946, included World Billiards Champion 4 times and World Snooker Champion 20 times? A) Alfred E Neuman. B) Whispering Jack Smith. C) Joe Davis. D) Clark McConachy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joe Davis. 19. What people drove out the Toltecs and were conquered by Spain in the 16th century? A) Ghurkas. B) Incas. C) Tamils. D) Aztecs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aztecs. 20. Which of Shakespeare's plays was made into a film in 1953 starring Marlon Brando, James Mason, Louis Calhern, John Gielgud, Deborah Kerr and Greer Garson? A) Julius Caesar. B) Henry V. C) Hamlet. D) Romeo and Juliet. 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