This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 790 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 790 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Sphinx is in which country? A) Egypt. B) Somalia. C) Ethiopia. D) Yemen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Egypt. 2. Martini & Rossi is a brand of what drink? A) Vermouth. B) Port. C) Brandy. D) Rum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vermouth. 3. What distinguished the ship known as a clipper? A) Three masts, extra large sail area, projecting bow, narrow streamlined hull. B) Three masts, squat extra-sturdy build. C) Steam-driven paddlewheels. D) Two masts, extra large sail area, provision for steam power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three masts, extra large sail area, projecting bow, narrow streamlined hull. 4. What was the subject of "The Knowledge" (1979), a film written by Jack Rosenthal for UK TV? A) Mathematical algorithms. B) Conjuring. C) Training in routes for taxicab drivers in London. D) Mastermind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Training in routes for taxicab drivers in London. 5. At the death of the reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who was the heir to the British throne? A) Prince Charles. B) Duke of Edinburgh. C) Tony Blair. D) Sarah, Duchess of York. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prince Charles. 6. The film actor Maurice Micklewhite is better known by what name? A) Clark Gable. B) Michael Caine. C) Anthony Hopkins. D) Steve Martin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Michael Caine. 7. What is the name of the hand signalling system used by bookmakers to convey horses' odds? A) Tic-toc. B) Tic-tac. C) Tuc-tuc. D) Tok-tac. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tic-tac. 8. Dancer and actress Josie Marcus was the third wife of whom? A) Billy the Kid. B) Wyatt Earp. C) Buffalo Bill. D) Wild Bill Hickcok. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wyatt Earp. 9. Which beef cut is the Argentine delicacy known as chinchulin, or chunchullo? A) Tongue. B) Neck chops. C) Tail bones. D) Upper part of the small intestines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Upper part of the small intestines. 10. What is the media nickname of Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who was said to be the inspiration for Nicolas Cage's character in the 2005 film "Lord of War" ? A) Pale Rider. B) The Jackal. C) Nemesis. D) Merchant of Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Merchant of Death. 11. Who is a Greek god of gambling? A) Poseidon. B) Dionysus. C) Apollo. D) Hermes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hermes. 12. The medical specialty called obstetrics is to do with what? A) Trauma following amputations. B) Feet and ankles. C) Heart and lungs. D) Pregnancy & childbirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pregnancy & childbirth. 13. What is the name for the 225 million years that it takes the sun to go around the galaxy? A) Cosmic year. B) Solar year. C) Leap year. D) Annual stipend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cosmic year. 14. What type of play did William Shakespeare never write? A) Histories. B) Kitchen sink drama. C) Tragedies. D) Comedies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kitchen sink drama. 15. What is a common name for flying insects known for their extremely short life spans-one day in the adult winged stage-and emergence in large numbers in the summer months? A) Dragonflies. B) Damselfly. C) Midge. D) Mayfly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mayfly. 16. Which of these could be needed to groom a horse? A) Orange stick. B) Rollers. C) Saddle cloth. D) Curry comb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curry comb. 17. What 3-wheeled microcar manufactured in 1962 and 1965 on the Isle of Man retailed for £199, and holds the record for the smallest-ever automobile to go into production? A) Suzuki Alto. B) Peel P50. C) Sinclair C5. D) TRS 80. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peel P50. 18. How many states of the USA begin with the letter "M" ? A) 8. B) 6. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8. 19. Which is not one of the quarter days in Scotland, and (until the 18th century) northern England? A) Lammas. B) Candlemas. C) Whitsunday. D) Michaelmas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michaelmas. 20. In sport, what is the next country in the sequence China, Sweden, USA, USA, China, Germany, Canada ..... ? A) USA. B) France. C) Japan. D) New Zealand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) France. ← 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