This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 709 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 709 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. First released in 2009 and based on stylised wingless fighters, the game is called what? A) Crush the Castle. B) Really Annoyed Turkeys. C) Pigs in Space. D) Angry Birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angry Birds. 2. What is a voluntary association of mainly former British colonies that co-operate with common values and goals that include the promotion of democracy, human rights, good governance, the rule of law, individual liberty, egalitarianism, free trade, multilateralism and world peace? A) Commonwealth of Nations. B) British Empire. C) Channel Islands. D) G12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commonwealth of Nations. 3. 19th century English theatrical manager and producer Richard D'Oyly Carte was responsible for the building of which London theatre? A) Mermaid. B) Drury Lane. C) Old Vic. D) Savoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Savoy. 4. What is the standard shape of counters used in Connect Four, or Connect 4? A) Spheres. B) Square discs. C) Round discs. D) Cubes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Round discs. 5. The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations was licensed in 2006 as what? A) Training institution for stockbrokers. B) Stock market. C) Lending institution. D) National securities exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) National securities exchange. 6. What characterises deep sleep? A) Genital activity. B) Slow wave synchronised EEG activity in the brain. C) Rapid eye movement. D) Instant and alert awakening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slow wave synchronised EEG activity in the brain. 7. What was the name of the first British jet bomber built in 1949 by English Electric? A) Lancaster. B) Spectre. C) Canberra. D) Harrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canberra. 8. What is the only sequel to win an Academy Award for Best Picture? A) The Godfather Part II. B) Charlie's Angels:Full Throttle. C) The Lord of the Rings:The Return of the King. D) Oceans Twelve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Godfather Part II. 9. What was the title of the U S TV series starring Carroll O'Connor that was based on the British series called "'Til Death Us Do Part" ? A) The Family Guy. B) Til Death. C) All In The Family. D) Love And Marriage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All In The Family. 10. The French game popular in World War I called "L'Attaque", and the American game published in 1890 called "Baslinda", are similar to what other game? A) Whist. B) Connect 4. C) Battleship. D) Tacspiel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Battleship. 11. Mount Fuji is in what country? A) Iran. B) Japan. C) Zimbabwe. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japan. 12. Pi mesons almost always decay into what? A) Quark. B) Protons. C) Electrons. D) Muons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muons. 13. The lyrics of which song were inspired by the successful American defence of Fort McHenry in September 1814? A) My Country 'Tis Of Thee. B) The Star-Spangled Banner. C) Hail To The Chief. D) This Land Is Your Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Star-Spangled Banner. 14. What small group does the short-lived 21 episode TV series "Earth 2" (1994-5) follow? A) The Syndrome Rescue. B) The Gaia Expedition. C) The Eden Project. D) The Gardeners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Eden Project. 15. On 24 July 1969, what object from outer space splashed down in the Pacific Ocean? A) The first weather satellite returning after being decommissioned. B) Apollo 11, carrying astronauts home from the first moon landing. C) A 3 m (10 ft) wide meteor. D) A Dreamweaver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apollo 11, carrying astronauts home from the first moon landing. 16. Canadian broadcaster Ron MacLean is known for his association with what sport? A) Ice hockey. B) Lacrosse. C) Rugby. D) Hockey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice hockey. 17. What virtual cricketing prize began in 1882 when Australia beat England by 7 runs? A) The Grace Gates. B) The Ashes. C) The Silver Pads. D) The Dustings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Ashes. 18. What is Spider-Man's secret identity? A) Bruce Wayne. B) Peter Parker. C) Clark Kent. D) George W Bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter Parker. 19. What fraction of a millimetre is a nanometre? A) One thousandth. B) One millionth. C) One hundredth. D) One ten thousandth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One millionth. 20. In 1970, who began to popularise a style of journalism known as "Gonzo journalism" ? A) Hunter S. Thompson. B) James Thurber. C) Jann Wenner. D) Tom Wolfe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunter S. 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