This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 827 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 827 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The River Danube is on what continent? A) Antarctica. B) South America. C) Australia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Europe. 2. In the United Kingdom, the "Civil List" covered whose expenses? A) The Archbishop of Canterbury. B) The King or Queen. C) The Prime Minister. D) The Home Office. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The King or Queen. 3. Which British journalist has written biographies of Princess Diana, Monica Lewinsky, David and Victoria Beckham, Madonna, and Tom Cruise? A) Norman Mailer. B) James Boswell. C) Andrew Morton. D) Kitty Kelley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Andrew Morton. 4. The Pamir mountains lie mostly in which country? A) Vietnam. B) Japan. C) Tajikistan. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tajikistan. 5. Which government banned the Ainu language in 1869? A) Alexander II's government in Russia. B) The Fox government in New Zealand. C) The Folketing in Denmark. D) The Meiji government in Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Meiji government in Japan. 6. Why is there is a 4.9 m-radius semi-circular "circle" at each end of a netball court? A) It is played on a basketball court, which is where those markings are relevant. B) There must be a maximum of 2 players in it. C) There must be a minimum of 1 players in it at all times. D) All scoring shots must be taken from it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All scoring shots must be taken from it. 7. Who was the last British monarch to die in battle? A) Henry V. B) Charles I. C) Richard III. D) Richard I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Richard III. 8. If Christmas Day falls on a Tuesday, on what day will New Year's Day fall? A) Tuesday. B) Wednesday. C) Thursday. D) Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tuesday. 9. Who coined the expressions 'a curate's egg' and 'bedside manner', and wrote three novels, including "Peter Ibbetson" (adapted to a 1935 film starring Gary Cooper and an opera), and another which gave its name to the trilby, a type of hat? A) J B Priestley. B) Samuel Pepys. C) George du Maurier. D) T. S. Eliot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George du Maurier. 10. Ex-US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plays which musical instrument? A) Violin. B) Piano. C) Sousaphone. D) Oboe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piano. 11. The island of HonshΕ« is part of which country? A) Taiwan. B) Japan. C) China. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japan. 12. What was the effect of the Treaty of Kiel concluded at the beginning of 1814? A) Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire & formation of the French-controlled Confederation of the Rhine. B) Dissolution of the alliance between France and Germany. C) End of hostilities between UK/Sweden and Denmark/Norway during the Napoleonic Wars. D) Abdication of NapolΓ©on Bonaparte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End of hostilities between UK/Sweden and Denmark/Norway during the Napoleonic Wars. 13. A way of looking at mathematical relationships and operations using abstract symbols instead of specific numbers is called what? A) Trigonometry. B) Geometry. C) Algebra. D) Game theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Algebra. 14. Who played the title role in "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992)? A) Brad Pitt. B) Gary Oldman. C) Liam Neeson. D) Vincent Price. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gary Oldman. 15. Apart from his partnership with Sir Arthur Sullivan in musicals, Sir W. S. Gilbert wrote several plays. What was the central character in his last play "The Hooligan, A Character Study" (1911)? A) The leader of a troupe of actors who take political power. B) A young Cockney murderer in prison awaiting execution. C) A renegade accountant. D) A young peer turned boardroom pirate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A young Cockney murderer in prison awaiting execution. 16. Which of these is a type of vegetable? A) Walker bean. B) Runner bean. C) Stepper bean. D) Jogger bean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Runner bean. 17. Which of these is not a type of newt found in Britain? A) Red-spotted. B) Smooth. C) Great Crested. D) Palmate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red-spotted. 18. Who was the first woman to walk in space as well as, 36 years later, to reach the deepest known spot in the ocean? A) Sally Ride. B) Kathy Sullivan. C) Valentina Tereshkova. D) Svetlana Savitskaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kathy Sullivan. 19. Which of these is a Greek island? A) Sunros. B) Cloudros. C) Skyros. D) Searos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skyros. 20. When were the first world championships in alpine skiing held? A) 1931. B) 1861. C) 1960. D) 1999. 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