This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 778 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 778 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the middle name of Sir Austin Powers, KBE, a fictional character who first appeared in "Austin Powers:International Man of Mystery" (1997) and is portrayed by Mike Myers? A) Morris. B) Mouse. C) Danger. D) Slipshod. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Danger. 2. Which of these statements is incorrect? A) The square of an odd number is always an even number. B) The sum of two whole numbers, whether they are odd or even, is always a whole number. C) The sum of two numbers, where both are either odd or even, is always an even number. D) The sum of an even number and an odd number is always an odd number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The square of an odd number is always an even number. 3. What did the writings of Howard L. Chace on "Anguish Languish" deal with? A) The influence of context and pronunciation on understanding spoken language. B) Long term delayed effects of trauma. C) The psychology of pain. D) Dark contexts for fairy tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The influence of context and pronunciation on understanding spoken language. 4. The Macrocarpa tree is native to what continent? A) Antarctica. B) Australia. C) Europe. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North America. 5. Before the 2016 film "Fences" provided a role in which actress Viola Davis won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, SAG Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, what US TV series (premiering in 2014) also starred the actress? A) Daredevil. B) Code Black. C) How To Get Away With Murder. D) The Briefcase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How To Get Away With Murder. 6. Who sings: "But with nothing to consider they forget my name. They call me 'Hell', They call me 'Stacey', They call me 'her', They call me 'Jane', That's not my name" ? A) The Ding a Lings. B) The Ting Tings. C) The Ping Pongs. D) The Bing Bongs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Ting Tings. 7. When did Channel Four and the Welsh language channel SC4 first broadcast in the UK? A) December 2002. B) January 1955. C) June 1992. D) November 1982. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) November 1982. 8. Cassius Chaerea led the assassination of which Roman emperor during the Palatine games in January 41AD? A) Tiberius. B) Julius Caesar. C) Caligula. D) Claudius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caligula. 9. The works Gil Blas, Till Eulenspiegel, The Tin Drum, Lazarillo de Tormes, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn all share a similar characteristic, which is that they are ..... ? A) Picaresque. B) Plot-driven. C) Youth literature. D) Religious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Picaresque. 10. What is ramen? A) A lubricant. B) A type of noodles in broth. C) A type of pollen. D) A Japanese lichen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A type of noodles in broth. 11. With what activity is the name Boris Spassky associated? A) Wrestling. B) Weightlifting. C) Chess. D) Boxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chess. 12. What is the meaning in English of the French word "éclair" ? A) Brightness. B) Sticky. C) Lightning. D) Clarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lightning. 13. In 146BCE Rome sacked Carthage and what other major city? A) Corinth. B) Memphis. C) Persepolis. D) Hatra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corinth. 14. H2SO4 is the chemical symbol for what? A) Common salt. B) Sulphuric Acid. C) Opium. D) Arsenic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sulphuric Acid. 15. Which actor played Queen Elizabeth II in the final series of the Netflix drama "The Crown" ? A) Imelda Staunton. B) Brenda Blethyn. C) Judi Dench. D) Maggie Smith. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imelda Staunton. 16. When Hugo Chávez entered the Venezuelan Military Academy in 1971 at the age of 17, what was he aiming to be? A) A fire fighter. B) A naval engineer. C) A professional baseball player. D) An aviator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A professional baseball player. 17. Record medal winner in the Rio Olympics 2016 Simone Biles from the USA competed in what discipline? A) Diving. B) Rhythmic gymnastics. C) Swimming. D) Gymnastics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gymnastics. 18. What is the dominant land type of Namibia's long western border on the Atlantic Ocean? A) Desert. B) Marsh. C) Mountain. D) Deltas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 19. Which of these people are associated with the guitar? A) Margot Fonteyn. B) Leonard Bernstein. C) Sergei Rachmaninoff. D) Leo Fender. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leo Fender. 20. Which of these is a sign of the zodiac? A) Spider. B) Crab. C) Anaconda. D) Condor. 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