This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 826 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 826 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. King Kamehameha V, Walter M. Gibson, Queen LiliΚ»uokalani, John L. Stevens, Sanford Dole and James Henderson Blount were figures in the history of which area in the late 19th century? A) Tonga. B) Hawaii. C) Fiji. D) Guatemala. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hawaii. 2. In February 2016 the king of which country switched on the first phase of what is planned to be the world's largest concentrated solar power plant when completed? A) Bahrain. B) Spain. C) Jordan. D) Morocco. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Morocco. 3. On which body of knowledge was the 1552 "Badianus" manuscript of botanical medicine (in various libraries in Europe but not published until early 20th century) based? A) Greek. B) Aztec. C) Breton. D) Inuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aztec. 4. What is the term for the geological feature that includes Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Augusta and Columbus? A) Rift Valley. B) Claypan. C) Fall Line. D) Slump. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fall Line. 5. What is the name given to a class of coal that contains a high percentage of fired carbon and burns smokelessly with intense heat? A) Atalicite. B) Dolomite. C) Pharmacite. D) Anthracite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anthracite. 6. What is the main ingredient of "tarte tatin" ? A) Orange. B) Strawberry. C) Apple. D) Rhubarb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apple. 7. Francis Drake captained the ship "Revenge" during naval engagements concerning what? A) Trafalgar. B) The Spanish Armada. C) The Nile. D) The Coral Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Spanish Armada. 8. What is it about maple wood that makes it so popular for making musical instruments? A) It carries sound waves well. B) Its attractive grain. C) Its colour. D) It weathers well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It carries sound waves well. 9. Which mathematician, astronomer and physicist is known in the West for his discoveries on light and vision, among other seminal scientific achievements, and as the father of modern optics? A) Hypatia (c. 370-415 CE). B) Archimedes (c. 287 BCE-212 BCE). C) Alhazan (c. 965-c. 1040 CE). D) Euclid (c. 325 BCE-c. 270 BCE). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alhazan (c. 965-c. 1040 CE). 10. The Motion Picture Production Code, a set of industry self-censorship guidelines relating to content for most motion pictures released by major studios in the US, was first adopted in 1930, enforced from 1934, and replaced when? A) 1954. B) 1968. C) 1982. D) 1946. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1968. 11. Which King was less than a year old when he became King of England? A) William the Conqueror. B) Elizabeth I. C) Henry VIII. D) Henry VI. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Henry VI. 12. Harold I of England was nicknamed "Harold ..... '' what? A) Crowfoot. B) Oxfoot. C) Harefoot. D) Dogfoot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harefoot. 13. What fashion in French architecture had much to do with the regency of Marie de' Medici? (The greatest architects of the style were Salomon de Brosse and Jacques Lemercier.) A) Renaissance. B) Louis XIII. C) Rococo. D) Gothic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Louis XIII. 14. A fathom has varied slightly in definition over the hundreds of years since the term was first used, but is currently standardised as what? A) 2 chains. B) 6 feet. C) 2 metres. D) 120 yards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6 feet. 15. Following the Battle of Borodino, fire raged for four days, destroying an estimated three-quarters of which city? A) Chicago. B) London. C) Moscow. D) Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moscow. 16. How many players from each team usually make up a rugby sevens scrum? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 17. Who wrote "The Thirty Nine Steps" ? A) Arthur C Clarke. B) John Buchan. C) Joseph Heller. D) Jules Verne. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Buchan. 18. "Tiramisu" is a type of what? A) Alcoholic beverage. B) Soup. C) Stew. D) Cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cake. 19. Pina Bausch (1940-2009), Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is recognised as a significant contributor to development internationally in what field? A) Music. B) Literature. C) Dance. D) Architecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dance. 20. How many countries border France? A) 6. B) 4. C) 3. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books