This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 789 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 789 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many bridges cross the Orinoco River, one of the longest rivers in South America (2, 140 km/1, 300 mi)? A) 2. B) 7. C) None. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 2. Who was the goalkeeper for England's opening match in the 2010 FIFA World Cup against the USA on 12 June, whose performance made headlines in the UK such as "The Hand of Clod" ? A) Edwin Scarlet. B) Gordon Brown. C) Robert Green. D) Chalky White. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robert Green. 3. Mount Fuji is on which Japanese island? A) Honshu. B) Hokkaido. C) Kyushu. D) Shikoku. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Honshu. 4. Since its debut in the UK in 1998, international versions of which TV programme have spawned in over a hundred countries, more than any other game show? A) Pop Idol. B) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. C) Whose Line is it Anyway. D) The Price is Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. 5. Footballer Luis Suárez was given a nine-match ban in internationals, and banned from setting foot in any stadium even as a spectator for four months in mid-2014. Why? A) He racially abusing a Manchester United player. B) He bit a Chelsea player in a Premier League game (the second time he had done this). C) He bit a PSV opponent when playing for Ajax. D) He bit an Italian player at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He bit an Italian player at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. 6. In simple terms, what is "Bode's Law" ? A) If there are two possible explanations, choose the one with the fewer assumptions. B) Planets that have irregular orbits break up into asteroid belts. C) If anything can go wrong, it will. D) Bodies in the solar system orbit at regular distances which can be calculated mathematically. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bodies in the solar system orbit at regular distances which can be calculated mathematically. 7. As the River Ganges enters Bangladesh the main branch becomes known as what river? A) Ganges (it keeps the same name). B) Padma. C) Hugli. D) Meghna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Padma. 8. The character of "Flashman" first appeared in which book? A) Tom Brown's Schooldays. B) Blackadder Goes Forth. C) The Lord of the Flies. D) Nineteen Eighty-Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom Brown's Schooldays. 9. Where is the "Day of the Dead" celebrated on 2 November? A) Bolivia. B) Mexico. C) Sri Lanka. D) Myanmar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mexico. 10. What was the name of the English law court, subsequently abolished in 1641, that had a mandate from Henry VII to deal with nobles who were too powerful to be punished by ordinary courts? A) Old Bailey. B) Star Chamber. C) The Althing. D) Kangaroo Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Star Chamber. 11. Which element, with a melting point of 3, 370 degrees C was discovered in 1783 by José and Fausto Elhuyar? A) Mercury. B) Aluminium. C) Phosphorus. D) Tungsten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tungsten. 12. Which Saint's Day is 30 November? A) St David. B) St Andrew. C) St George. D) St Patrick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) St Andrew. 13. In speleology, what does phreatic action achieve? A) Erodes a trench in a cave floor. B) Forms cave passages by dissolving the limestone in all directions. C) Forms stalactites. D) Erodes a well funnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forms cave passages by dissolving the limestone in all directions. 14. Some tarantulas, caterpillars and plants share what defence mechanism? A) Camouflage as a dangerous animal or insect. B) Toxic breath. C) Urticating hairs. D) Playing dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urticating hairs. 15. One of the longest ruling monarchs of the 20th century and a massive and dangerous volcano in the USA share which name? A) Augustine. B) Lassen. C) Rainier. D) Helen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rainier. 16. What is the meaning of the word "micturition" ? A) Heating food. B) Passing University Entrance examinations. C) Manipulating cells under a microscope. D) Urinating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urinating. 17. What island, 1 mile from Manhattan, which has been used by the army as an isolation centre for infectious diseases (such as typhoid and TB) and as a drug rehabilitation centre, is now deserted? A) Ellis Island. B) Rikers Island. C) Bedloe's Island. D) North Brother Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North Brother Island. 18. Which city was founded in 1624 as a commercial trading post by the Dutch, who called it New Amsterdam, and was a nation's capital from 1785 until 1790? A) New York. B) Boston. C) Philadelphia. D) Richmond. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New York. 19. Nikkei is a ..... ? A) Sports shoe. B) Camera. C) Bouncy toy. D) Stock market index. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stock market index. 20. The borders of which country which became independent in 1971 were established with the partition of Bengal and India in 1947, when the region became the eastern wing of the newly formed Pakistan? A) Clangacymbal. B) Getiton. C) Bangagong. D) Bangladesh. 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