This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 739 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 739 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Jock Paget, a New Zealand equestrian international competitor, was not able to compete from October 2013 to August 2014; what was the reason? A) He had to train a new horse after his current mount died. B) He was seriously injured in a fall. C) He was accused and subsequently cleared of using a horse with a banned substance in its system. D) He took time out to star in a TV series. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was accused and subsequently cleared of using a horse with a banned substance in its system. 2. It was a highly popular music hall song in 1910, a signature tune of Harry Champion, and was revived and popularised by Joe Brown and by Herman's Hermits, and is ..... ? A) I'm Henery the Eighth, I am. B) My Old Man Said Follow the Van. C) Where Did You Get That Hat. D) Burlington Bertie From Bow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm Henery the Eighth, I am. 3. How did Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt leave office in 1967? A) He died of a heart attack. B) He was unseated by a coup from within his parliamentary party. C) He retired. D) He disappeared while swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He disappeared while swimming. 4. What is the palace and fortress complex of the Moorish rulers of Granada in southern Spain constructed during the mid 14th century that occupies a hilly terrace on the southeastern border of the city of Granada, Spain? A) Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias. B) Palacio de Generalife. C) The Alhambra. D) Mosque of CΓ³rdoba. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Alhambra. 5. A petard, a small bomb which was first used in the 16th century to attach to and create a breach in fortifications and similar, gets its name from a word meaning what? A) To grumble at. B) A small stone. C) A strong metal box or safe. D) To break wind, or fart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To break wind, or fart. 6. Which of these volcanoes has not been active in the 21st century? A) Erta Ale, Ethiopia. B) KΔ«lauea in the Hawaiian Islands. C) Stromboli, off the north coast of Sicily. D) Vesuvius. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vesuvius. 7. Where is the "Summer Palace" which is also known as the "Garden of Nurtured Harmony" ? A) Bangkok. B) Tokyo. C) Beijing. D) Seoul. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beijing. 8. The two active volcanoes, Mount Nyiragongo and Mount Nyamuragira, which both erupted in 2021 during the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, are in which country? A) Arab Republic of Egypt. B) Republic of Chile. C) Republic of South Africa. D) Democratic Republic of the Congo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic Republic of the Congo. 9. Where did Henry Ford, in the early twentieth century, establish the Ford Motor Company? A) Manchester, UK. B) Moscow, USSR. C) Abu Dhabi, UAE. D) Detroit, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Detroit, USA. 10. Which country, a founder member of the Arab League in 1945 was suspended from the League from 1979 to 1989 after it signed a peace treaty with Israel? A) Iraq. B) Egypt. C) Jordan. D) Lebanon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Egypt. 11. The song "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" is from which musical? A) Damn Yankees. B) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. C) L'il Abner. D) Oklahoma!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. 12. What tourist facility, occupying more than 85 acres, opened in Anaheim, California, in 1955? A) Neverland Ranch. B) Universal Studios. C) Legoland California. D) Disneyland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disneyland. 13. What was the special field of history examined by English historian and Member of Parliament, Edward Gibbon? A) English parliamentary practice. B) The decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and the history of early Christianity and of Europe. C) The rise and fall of piracy in the Americas and Europe. D) Alexander the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and the history of early Christianity and of Europe. 14. Who was the main character in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novels "A Study In Scarlet", "The Sign of Four" and "The Hound of the Baskervilles" ? A) Robin Hood. B) Colombo. C) Sherlock Holmes. D) Margaret Thatcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sherlock Holmes. 15. In the song "Seventy-Six Trombones" from the musical "The Music Man" (1957) how many cornets were "close at hand" ? A) 210. B) 105. C) 110. D) 100 and more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 110. 16. The film, Tess of the Storm Country (1914), was an early highlight in releases by the company, Famous Players in Famous Plays; this company merged with others to form another company now known as what? A) Paramount Pictures. B) Gaumont Film. C) MGM. D) Universal Studios. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paramount Pictures. 17. Joe Calzaghe, known as "The Pride of Wales", was a boxing world champion in which category? A) Welterweight. B) Lightweight. C) Heavyweight. D) Super middleweight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Super middleweight. 18. What is the name for the coloured part around the pupil of the eye? A) Iris. B) Flag. C) Lily. D) Arum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iris. 19. With what is the non-profit international organisation called DoCoMoMo concerned? A) Conservation of modern architecture. B) Ancient British monuments. C) Preserving old Morris Minor cars. D) Uncovering historical documents from the Russian communist era. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservation of modern architecture. 20. Beginning in 1612 lotteries were held in America under the auspices of King James I to do what? A) Establish a baseball stadium. B) Purchase further Crown jewels. C) Raise funds for Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent British settlement in North America. D) Counter the objections of Quaker settlements to gaming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raise funds for Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent British settlement in North America. 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