This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge โ Quiz 832 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 832 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is a form of heavy sword with one cutting edge, that is usually curved towards the point? A) Foil. B) Sabre. C) Epee. D) Kris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sabre. 2. In what field was Eliot Elisofon (1911-1973) particularly well-known? A) Publishing. B) Athletics. C) Civil Engineering. D) Photography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photography. 3. Who, known primarily for dreamy, other-worldly scenes, painted his first album cover in 1968 for "Gun", in 1971 began a partnership with the progressive rock band "Yes" and created covers for "Budgie", "Uriah Heep" & "Gentle Giant" ? A) Robert Fraser. B) Roger Dean. C) Peter Blake. D) Andy Warhol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roger Dean. 4. Which two countries have dominated the gold medals in the Bandy World Championship since it was established in Finland in 1957? A) Japan and Germany. B) Finland and Norway. C) USSR and then Russia. D) United States and Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USSR and then Russia. 5. In 2015 Swiss explorers Bertrand Piccard and Andrรฉ Borschberg completed what? A) A voyage by sampan from Vancouver to Vietnam. B) Submarine sailing of the complete length of the mid-Atlantic rift at sea-floor level. C) The first half of the first around the world zero-fuel, solar-powered flight. D) Scaling every mountain peak over 8, 000 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The first half of the first around the world zero-fuel, solar-powered flight. 6. A large long-haired bovine animal native to central and northern Asia has a species which is farmed for milk, meat, pelt and other products. Which of these would be milked? A) Yak. B) Nak. C) Lak. D) Dak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nak. 7. What musical is set in Deadwood? A) Calamity Jane. B) Annie Get Your Gun. C) The Music Man. D) Oklahoma!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calamity Jane. 8. Which of these is native to Australia? A) Kiwi. B) Panda. C) Marmoset. D) Black Swan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Black Swan. 9. Benoรฎt B. Mandelbrot worked on a wide range of mathematical problems, including mathematical physics and quantitative finance, but is best known as the father of what? A) Fractal geometry. B) Calculus. C) Geometry. D) Trigonometry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fractal geometry. 10. What is the name for a set of marks stamped on gold and silver articles to attest to the genuineness of the metal and the year of testing? A) Hall Mark. B) Provenance. C) Birth Mark. D) Watermark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hall Mark. 11. Who, about to leave the Animals as bassist, brought Jimi Hendrix to London, signed him to a management and production contract and helped him form The Jimi Hendrix Experience? A) Chas Chandler. B) Michael Jeffery. C) Noel Redding. D) Mitch Mitchell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chas Chandler. 12. Whose famous painting, "The Potato Eaters", is of five peasants sitting down to dinner? A) Pablo Picasso. B) Vincent Van Gogh. C) Salvador Dali. D) Andy Warhol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vincent Van Gogh. 13. What was the occupation of W.M. Keck who founded an institution, in 2020 a billion dollar one, supporting scientific, engineering and medical research in the United States? A) Engineer. B) Banker. C) Oil prospector. D) Railway builder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil prospector. 14. The annual Nobel Prizes are awarded in six areas; which of these is not one of them? A) Literature. B) Economic Sciences. C) Physiology. D) Mathematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mathematics. 15. Betsy Ross was a figure in the history of the USA in what century? A) 19th. B) 18th. C) 20th. D) 17th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18th. 16. The epiglottis is in what part of the body? A) Stomach. B) Skin. C) Throat. D) Ring finger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Throat. 17. Which of these can be seen in the Tower of London? A) Madame Tussauds. B) Royal weddings. C) Coronations. D) The crown jewels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The crown jewels. 18. What is another word for journey? A) Fall. B) Stumble. C) Trip. D) Totter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trip. 19. Which of these least fits the definition of "Ace" ? A) Tennis shot impossible to return. B) Playing card with one pip. C) The lead soprano in an opera. D) Expert fighter pilot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The lead soprano in an opera. 20. "Leggie" is a term that is used in what sport? A) Netball. B) Cricket. C) Volleyball. D) Polo. 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