This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 799 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 799 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Scientists' work in Peru's northern Zaña Valley in 1989 discovered what ancient artefacts, a mitigation of the valley's dry climate? A) Deep wells to access confined aquifers. B) System of reservoirs and artificial lakes. C) Stone-lined irrigation channels, canals or aqueducts, from 0.6 to 2.5 miles (1 to 4 km) in length. D) What are thought to be two de-salination systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stone-lined irrigation channels, canals or aqueducts, from 0.6 to 2.5 miles (1 to 4 km) in length. 2. Who was the singer, trumpeter and big band leader behind songs such as "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow", "Riders in the Sky" and "On Top of Old Smoky" ? A) Vaughn Monroe. B) Duke Ellington. C) Herb Alpert. D) James Monroe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vaughn Monroe. 3. In which country do these laws apply:the 1975 State Protection Act (Article 10 b), which grants the government the power to imprison persons for up to five years without a trial, and the Law to Safeguard the State Against the Dangers of Those Desiring to Cause Subversive Acts (Article 10 a)? A) Thailand. B) Fiji. C) Myanmar. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myanmar. 4. Where is London Zoo? A) Central Park. B) Regent's Park. C) Holland Park. D) Mansfield Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regent's Park. 5. Tom Cruise played which role in the 1996 film "Jerry Maguire" ? A) George Bernard Shaw. B) Spartacus. C) Oscar Wilde. D) Jerry Maguire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jerry Maguire. 6. Daniel Carroll and Akakida Kakhiashvili are unusual in Olympic history for what reason? A) They have both won gold medals while representing two entirely different countries. B) Both missed their medal award ceremonies. C) Both won by default as there were no other competitors. D) Both were sent home after failing drug tests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They have both won gold medals while representing two entirely different countries. 7. In snooker, what coloured ball scores 2 points? A) Yellow. B) Green. C) Blue. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellow. 8. How does history better know Ioseb Jughashvili, who changed his surname to mean "steel" ? A) Joseph Goebbels. B) Joseph Haydn. C) Joseph Stalin. D) Joseph Conrad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joseph Stalin. 9. What is the name for the position in the orbit of a heavenly body when it is nearest the sun? A) Perimason. B) Perigee. C) Perihelion. D) Permeation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perihelion. 10. Which sport is contested at the biennial international competition known as the Bermuda Bowl? A) Cricket. B) Contract bridge. C) Yachting. D) Croquet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contract bridge. 11. Which king formed the first English parliament? A) George IV. B) Richard I. C) Edward II. D) Henry III. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Henry III. 12. A standard archery target is marked with how many evenly spaced concentric rings? A) 15. B) 20. C) 10. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10. 13. Who won the 1986 World Cup Squash title, breaking another player's five year unbeaten run? A) Jansher Khan. B) Jahangir Khan. C) Ross Norman. D) Chris Dittmar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ross Norman. 14. The band Aqua, well-known for their chart-topping single "Barbie Girl", released three albums-Aquarium in 1997, Aquarius in 2000 and which other? A) Megalomania. B) How R U Doin?. C) Playmate to Jesus. D) Cartoon Heroes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Megalomania. 15. Before she was a Member of Parliament, what was Margaret Thatcher's occupation? A) Kindergarten teacher. B) Grocer. C) Architect. D) Barrister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barrister. 16. George Fox is associated with the founding of which religion? A) The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). B) Seventh Day Adventists. C) Mormons. D) Plymouth Brethren. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). 17. Which British TV series, a contest to decide the best new pop singer in the UK based on viewer voting, debuted in October 2001 and became an international franchise? A) Sing star. B) Singing Idol. C) Sing sing sing. D) Pop Idol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pop Idol. 18. Which Scottish sailor was rescued four years after being put ashore by William Dampier at Juan Fernandez in 1703, for insubordination? A) Alexander Selkirk. B) Fletcher Christian. C) Horatio Hornblower. D) Horatio Nelson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alexander Selkirk. 19. Where is the Golden Pond which features in the 1981 US film "On Golden Pond" starring Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda? A) Vermont, USA. B) Maine, USA. C) New Hampshire, USA. D) Quebec, Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New Hampshire, USA. 20. Which of these was a hit for Avril Lavigne in 2002? A) Dilemma. B) Hot in Herre. C) Sk8er Boi. D) Ain't It Funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sk8er Boi. ← 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