This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 727 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 727 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which country became a self-governing state within the British Empire on 3 June 1959, with Lee Kuan Yew sworn in as the first prime minister 2 days later? A) Brunei. B) Burma. C) Malaya. D) Singapore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Singapore. 2. Which of these was a 2005 hit for the Arctic Monkeys? A) Womanizer. B) I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor. C) Trust Me. D) Wooden Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor. 3. Where would one find the Appleton layer? A) In the oceans. B) The earth's crust. C) Saturn's rings. D) The earth's upper atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The earth's upper atmosphere. 4. What waterway was opened to shipping on 15 August 1914 but not officially opened until 12 June 1920? A) Caledonian Canal. B) Suez Canal. C) St Lawrence Seaway. D) Panama Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panama Canal. 5. How many terrestrial planets are there in our solar system? A) 8. B) 9. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 6. Which religion features the Five Duties or the Five Pillars? A) Judaism. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Islam. 7. What was "The Hindenburg Line" ? A) A system of defences in northeastern France during World War I. B) A rope to secure an airship to the ground. C) A dynasty of German kings. D) A disaster prophesied to occur when all planets were aligned on the same side of the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A system of defences in northeastern France during World War I. 8. Which of these countries has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean? A) Lesotho. B) Mozambique. C) Egypt. D) Angola. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angola. 9. The caves in the tepuis (table top mountains) in South America are formed in what kind of rock? A) Limestone. B) Quartz sandstone. C) Shale. D) Granite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quartz sandstone. 10. When did homosexuality between consenting adults cease to be illegal in England and Wales? A) 1957. B) 1967. C) 1977. D) 1987. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1967. 11. Which song contains the lyric "There'll be fun and laughter and joy ever after tomorrow when the world is free" ? A) Keep Right On To The End Of The Road. B) The Biggest Aspidistra In The World. C) Leaning On A Lampost. D) The White Cliffs Of Dover. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The White Cliffs Of Dover. 12. What caused the sinking of the British ship "The Royal Oak" on the night of 13 and 14 October 1939? A) Bombing from airplanes. B) Torpedos from a submarine. C) Kamikaze attacks launched from an aircraft carrier. D) Scuttled by its crew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Torpedos from a submarine. 13. The San Andrés and Providencia island group near the Central American coast, together with Gorgona Island and Malpelo Island, are part of the territory of which country? A) Ecuador. B) Panama. C) Colombia. D) Venezuela. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colombia. 14. Which American dancer, also a rapper, record producer, ordained minister and entrepreneur, was co-founder of the short-lived DanceJam.com, exclusively dedicated to dancing video competitions, techniques and styles? A) Aaliyah. B) Paula Abdul. C) M.C. Hammer. D) Ciara. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) M.C. Hammer. 15. At the awards for "The Best of the Booker", a special prize awarded in commemoration of the Booker Prize's 40th anniversary, it was noted that two authors had won the Booker twice, J.M. Coetzee and who else? A) A S Byatt. B) Salman Rushdie. C) Peter Carey. D) Margaret Atwood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peter Carey. 16. Which of these people is concerned with the study of gorillas? A) Diane Wheeler. B) Diane Keaton. C) Diana Rigg. D) Dian Fossey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dian Fossey. 17. How high, including about 20 cm landing mat, should a pommel horse be? A) 100 cm. B) 115 cm. C) 130 cm. D) 150 cm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 115 cm. 18. What dessert consists of peach halves, raspberry sauce and ice cream? A) Baked Alaska. B) Peach Melba. C) Knickerbocker Glory. D) Petit four. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peach Melba. 19. What is raced in the annual I-500 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, on the border between the USA and Canada? A) Snow Pod Racers. B) Skis. C) Dog sleds. D) Snowmobiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Snowmobiles. 20. Innsbruck is the capital of which Austrian state? A) Vorarlberg. B) Salzburg. C) Tyrol. D) Burgenland. 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