This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 754 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 754 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these became an independent country in 1776? A) USA. B) Sri Lanka. C) Thailand. D) Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) USA. 2. What branch of the British military wear red caps? A) Military police. B) Catering corps. C) Entertainment division. D) Transport section. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Military police. 3. Which of these is a type of boat that was originally steam-powered and is associated with Venice? A) Calzone. B) Rigoletto. C) Cannelloni. D) Vaporetto. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vaporetto. 4. "Vichyssoise" is a type of what? A) Sausage. B) Cake. C) Stew. D) Soup. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soup. 5. What type of creature is a salamander? A) Mammal. B) Amphibian. C) Bird. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amphibian. 6. What does "With lifebelts on they may not have drowned" mean? A) They did wear lifebelts but still drowned. B) They didn't wear lifebelts and have drowned; lifebelts could maybe have saved them. C) They could have been wearing lifebelts and could still be alive. D) Lifebelts are a lifesaver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They could have been wearing lifebelts and could still be alive. 7. The Trades are what? A) Barter system. B) Dealings on the stock exchange. C) Winds. D) A baroque music group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winds. 8. Approximately how many railway lines in the world are standard gauge, also called the Stephenson's, International, UIC or European gauge? A) 95%. B) 55%. C) 32%. D) 80%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 55%. 9. In 1500 King Manuel I of Portugal sent Gaspar Corte-Real to Greenland to do what? A) To claim new land for Portugal. B) Search for a Northwest Passage to Asia. C) To establish a trading post. D) To expand hunting and trapping for fur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Search for a Northwest Passage to Asia. 10. What is a main impetus for millions of refugees emigrating to countries round the Middle East and Europe, or being displaced internally, since the beginning of 2011? A) Climate change. B) The Syrian Civil War. C) An unusually large majority of young people in the populations. D) A series of comets was held to prophesy upheaval. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Syrian Civil War. 11. Which of these, in the strict sense of the word, is a bug? A) Praying mantis. B) Ant. C) Woodlouse, or slater. D) Water boatman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water boatman. 12. In France, what is the SNCF? A) Railway network. B) Post office. C) Motorway system. D) Television network. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Railway network. 13. "Farrow" is a term for a pig's giving birth, or the piglets, but is also used of what other animal? A) Cattle. B) Deer. C) Racoons. D) Hedgehogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cattle. 14. Which of these battles is the most recent? A) Battle of the Somme. B) Battle of Culloden. C) Battle of Britain. D) Battle of Waterloo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Battle of Britain. 15. What are "Ice Cream Man", "Puppet Master", "Hard To Die" and "Chopping Mall" ? A) Direct-to-video horror films from the 1990s. B) Jelly bean flavours. C) Trouser styles. D) Rides in a fun-fair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct-to-video horror films from the 1990s. 16. If someone has Lichtenberg figures on their skin what is likely to the cause? A) Gout. B) Hypothermia. C) Jellyfish stings. D) Lightning strike. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lightning strike. 17. In the TV series "Emmerdale", how is Zak Dingle related to Chastity Dingle? A) Uncle. B) Father. C) Brother. D) Husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uncle. 18. While performing on TV on "Saturday Night Live" in 1992, singer Sinead O'Connor tore up a picture of whom? A) John F Kennedy. B) The Pope. C) John Lennon. D) Madonna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Pope. 19. What kind of TV programme does Professor Brian Cox present? A) Cooking. B) Art. C) Science. D) Engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science. 20. By what name is the Australian Rugby Union team known? A) The Wallabies. B) The Wombats. C) The Galahs. D) The Cockatoos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Wallabies. ← 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