This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 748 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 748 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an annual holiday in some parts of the world, celebrated on 31 October, that has its roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints? A) Ramadan. B) Easter. C) Halloween. D) Hanukkah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Halloween. 2. When General Francisco Franco, Leader of Spain, died in 1975 what became of the government in Spain? A) Ten years of civil war. B) Juan Carlos was crowned king. C) Franco's son took power but handed it to a grandson of the previous royal line, Juan Carlos. D) His deputy General Juan Carlos took power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juan Carlos was crowned king. 3. What is the most southerly city, capital of its region, in Chile? A) Lands End. B) Punta Arenas. C) Ciudad Magella. D) Cape Verde. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punta Arenas. 4. Which Norse god is a giant who personifies destructive fire? A) Thor. B) Logi. C) Vulcan. D) Cupid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logi. 5. Vulgaria is what in the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? A) Land. B) Wicked witch. C) Car. D) Plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land. 6. When was the Euro first used as a unit of currency? A) 1998. B) 2000. C) 1999. D) 1996. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1999. 7. It was a co-production with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television about two mice and when it was released 1995 to 1998 it was the first animated television series to be presented in Dolby Surround; what was it? A) The Americans. B) The Goddamn George Liquor Program. C) Fievel's American Tails. D) Pinky & the Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pinky & the Brain. 8. Which of these is not a line from "The Skye Boat Song" ? A) Over the sea to Skye. B) Like a bird on the wing. C) Speed bonnie boat. D) Sit down the sailors cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sit down the sailors cry. 9. The American game Halma, inspired by the English game Hoppity devised in 1854, is played on what shape board? A) Diamond. B) Circular. C) Star. D) Square. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Square. 10. What name is given to a woman divorced, separated, or living away from her spouse? A) Grass widow. B) Iron maiden. C) Scarlet woman. D) Dark lady. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grass widow. 11. What is more likely to be associated with a sward? A) Chewings fescue. B) Buckler. C) A soffit. D) Darwin's bark spider. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chewings fescue. 12. What does the word "faro" not refer to? A) A card game. B) A Danish island. C) A god in Mande mythology. D) A type of ale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Danish island. 13. Bikram Choudhury is associated with what activity? A) Cricket. B) Yoga. C) Hockey. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yoga. 14. Where are purlins used? A) In a swimming pool. B) In the roof or walls of a building. C) In knitting. D) In gardening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the roof or walls of a building. 15. In the Bible, Goliath was a member of what group? A) Philistines. B) Canaanites. C) Sumerians. D) Persians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Philistines. 16. Which of these is a vegetable? A) Stroller bean. B) Jogger bean. C) Trotter bean. D) Runner bean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Runner bean. 17. In December 2010 Paul McCartney played for charity, to raise money to prevent the closure of which club and live music venue in London? A) CBGBs. B) Ronnie Scott's. C) The 100 Club. D) The Marquee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The 100 Club. 18. The musical "West Side Story" is associated with which geographical area? A) Austria. B) London. C) New York. D) Thailand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New York. 19. The 2nd and 6th presidents of the USA had the same surname. What was it? A) Jefferson. B) Adams. C) Grant. D) Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adams. 20. What is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada? A) Lethbridge. B) Edmonton. C) Red Deer. D) Calgary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calgary. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books