This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 777 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 777 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What phrase was used to describe the separation of China from the West during the Cold War? A) Bamboo curtain. B) Closed kimono. C) The Panda Line. D) Paper Tigers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bamboo curtain. 2. When was the "Prince of Denmark's March" or the "Trumpet Voluntary", which was played at the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981, composed? A) Mid 20th century. B) Mid 19th century. C) Late 15th century. D) Late 17th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Late 17th century. 3. What amateur rowing club based at Henley on Thames, England, was founded in 1818? A) Henley Rowing Club,. B) Leander Club. C) Upper Thames Rowing Club. D) Phyllis Court Rowing Club. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leander Club. 4. What is the Greek name for the Roman god known as Cupid? A) Eros. B) Venus. C) Aphrodite. D) Marilyn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eros. 5. Which of these was the companion of Don Quixote? A) Passepartout. B) Dick Grayson. C) Tonto. D) Sancho Panza. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sancho Panza. 6. Goliath is the name for a South American spider that eats what? A) Cows. B) Cats. C) Dogs. D) Birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Birds. 7. The entire continent of South America lies south of the ..... ? A) Tropic of Cancer. B) Tropic of Capricorn. C) Equator. D) Southern horse latitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropic of Cancer. 8. What is the name for a two-edged sword traditionally used by Scottish highlanders? A) Tam o'Shanter. B) Sporran. C) Claymore. D) Plaid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claymore. 9. Who under the monarch of the United Kingdom governs the Bailiwick of Jersey? A) The Governor General. B) The Bailiff. C) The Lieutenant Governor and the Bailiff. D) The Procurator Fiscal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Lieutenant Governor and the Bailiff. 10. Which sisters have been romantically linked to Nick Lachey, John Mayer, Tony Romo and Pete Wentz? A) Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë. B) Venus and Serena Williams. C) Jessica and Ashlee Simpson. D) Nicky and Paris Hilton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jessica and Ashlee Simpson. 11. Who released the album "The Transformed Man" in 1968? A) David Bowie. B) Leonard Nimoy. C) William Shatner. D) Richard Burton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Shatner. 12. What kind of geographical feature is La Guajira in Colombia and Venezuela? A) Lake. B) Desert. C) Canyon. D) Oil field. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert. 13. Wembley Stadium is in what city? A) Cardiff. B) Aberystwyth. C) Edinburgh. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) London. 14. What lotion is used to soothe and protect the skin following external irritation? A) Calamine. B) Camomile. C) Canola. D) Calamansi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calamine. 15. Which of these is a type of worm? A) Nightjar. B) Night Watch. C) Night Crawler. D) Night Rider. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Night Crawler. 16. The Vedic Age in India, ca 1500 BCE to 600 BCE, began with an influx of immigrating peoples known as what? A) Mesopotamian. B) Mauryan. C) Aryan. D) Melanesian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aryan. 17. Bill Bryson called his 2006 autobiography "The Life and Times of ..... '' who? A) The BB Man. B) A Traveller in Jest. C) A Small Man. D) The Thunderbolt Kid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Thunderbolt Kid. 18. The dance Merengue originated where? A) Caribbean. B) Scotland. C) Spain. D) Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caribbean. 19. The Crucible, a 1953 play by Arthur Miller, was set in what city? A) Scranton. B) Minneapolis. C) Cincinnatii. D) Salem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salem. 20. An impala is a type of what? A) Duck. B) Bear. C) Crocodile. D) Antelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antelope. ← 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