This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 812 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 812 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Exxon Valdez oil spill, considered one of the most devastating human-caused environmental disasters ever to occur at sea, happened on 24 March 1989 in the Prince William Sound, in which state of the USA? A) Oklahoma. B) Nebraska. C) South Dakota. D) Alaska. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alaska. 2. Which American blues, soul, R & B, rock & roll and jazz singer/songwriter has won 4 Grammys, 17 Blues Foundation Music Awards, and been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (1993), the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame (2001) and the Grammy Hall of Fame (both 1999 & 2008)? A) Patti LaBelle. B) Etta James. C) Aretha Franklin. D) Irma Thomas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Etta James. 3. When did the European Union come into being? A) 7 February 1992. B) 1 November 1993. C) 1 January 2001. D) 1 January 1980. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1 November 1993. 4. Martin and Charlie are the first names of actors with what surname? A) Carradine. B) Douglas. C) Sheen. D) Attenborough. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sheen. 5. What sport is played by the Catalan Dragons? A) Hockey. B) Football. C) Rugby League. D) Baseball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rugby League. 6. Where were tanks used for the first time in battle? A) Gettysburg, 1863. B) Belgium, 1939. C) Somme, 1916. D) Ladysmith, 1899. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somme, 1916. 7. Snakes are kept in a what? A) Aquarium. B) Terrarium. C) Aviary. D) Apiary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terrarium. 8. The capital of the USA is named after which US president? A) Bill Clinton. B) George Bush. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George Washington. 9. Who supplied tyres for all A1 Grand Prix cars? A) Bridgestone. B) Dunlop. C) Michelin. D) Olympic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Michelin. 10. Amelia Earhart is famous for what area of activity? A) Aviation. B) Medicine. C) Broadcasting. D) Fashion designing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aviation. 11. Movistar, Bharti Airtel, Telenor, TeliaSonera & Etisalat are what? A) Computer languages. B) Egyptian gods. C) Communications companies. D) Film production companies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communications companies. 12. Which former champion sportsperson was known for the phrase "You cannot be serious" ? A) John McEnroe. B) O.J. Simpson. C) Mike Tyson. D) Donald Trump. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John McEnroe. 13. What is the world's largest cat species? A) Tiger. B) Cheetah. C) Panther. D) Lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tiger. 14. Who was the US president when women got the vote in the USA due to the ratification of The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution? A) Theodore Roosevelt. B) Warren G. Harding. C) Abraham Lincoln. D) Woodrow Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Woodrow Wilson. 15. What old English unit equalling ⅓ inch (8.46 mm) is the base for the English and the US shoe sizing system? A) Barleycorn. B) Hand. C) Cubit. D) Nail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barleycorn. 16. Which of these seas is not on the coast of Europe? A) Arafura Sea. B) Adriatic Sea. C) North Sea. D) Mediterranean Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arafura Sea. 17. The poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas is written in what poetic form? A) Sonnet. B) Blank verse. C) Elegy. D) Villanelle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Villanelle. 18. Which of these British TV costume dramas was the first to be aired? A) Brideshead Revisited. B) Sharpe. C) Upstairs and Downstairs. D) The Forsyte Saga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Forsyte Saga. 19. Who had a hit record in 1990 with "U Can't Touch This" ? A) FC Crowbar. B) DC Screwdriver. C) MC Hammer. D) OC Spanner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MC Hammer. 20. What does "coup d'etat" mean? A) Taking over a government. B) Ability to act appropriately in social situations. C) A magnificent effort. D) Newly rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking over a government. ← 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