This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 844 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 844 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is a type of gull? A) Herring. B) Sprat. C) Shark. D) Mackerel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herring. 2. What religious organisation was founded in England by William Booth in 1877? A) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. B) Y. M. C. A. C) Plymouth Brethren. D) Salvation Army. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salvation Army. 3. What was a feature of the gold medals awarded for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics? A) The gold was mined and extracted without the use of mercury. B) The gold was partly recycled (about 30% by mass). C) They were larger than the silver and bronze medals combined. D) They did not feature the traditional image of Nike. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The gold was mined and extracted without the use of mercury. 4. What is the name of the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space? A) Metroscopy. B) Geomatics. C) Geodynamics. D) Geodesy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geodesy. 5. The San Andreas fault extends through California in three segments, from Salton Lake in the south to where in the north? A) The Mendocino Triple Junction offshore from Cape Mendocino. B) The Murray Fracture Zone. C) Cobb Seamount. D) The Blanco Fracture Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Mendocino Triple Junction offshore from Cape Mendocino. 6. What is pedal oedema? A) Swollen tissues in the foot. B) Seized up bicycle equipment. C) Bunions. D) Children's colic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swollen tissues in the foot. 7. On 10 January 1902 Ellen Dougherty became the first registered what in the world? A) Economist. B) Plumber. C) Teacher. D) Nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nurse. 8. Where in the human body is the sacroiliac joint? A) Between the base of the spine and the pelvis. B) Between the head and the neck. C) Between the shoulder blade and the upper arm. D) Between the pelvis and the thigh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between the base of the spine and the pelvis. 9. Which bank robber, whose exploits were sensationalized across the USA, was shot dead by police in an ambush outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago in 1934? A) Pretty Boy Floyd. B) John Dillinger. C) Al Capone. D) Clyde Barrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Dillinger. 10. Who or what were the first living creatures sent up to test the hot air balloon invented and first flown (unmanned) by the Montgolfier brothers in France earlier in 1783? A) A mouse and a pig. B) Two convicted criminals. C) The Montgolfier brothers. D) A sheep, a duck and a rooster. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A sheep, a duck and a rooster. 11. What is the dividend of 22 divided by 7? A) 3.14159 . B) 7. C) Pi. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22. 12. What creature is on the flag of Bhutan? A) Elephant. B) Eagle. C) Dragon. D) Lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dragon. 13. Who was the first person (and only person, except for "Sergeant Pepper") other than The Beatles themselves, to have their image on the front cover of a Beatles LP? A) Klaus Voorman. B) Brian Epstein. C) Billy Preston. D) Eric Clapton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Klaus Voorman. 14. The first final for what was held at Kennington Oval on 16 March1872. A) The Auld Mug. B) The Bledisloe Cup. C) Webb Ellis Cup. D) FA Cup. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FA Cup. 15. Since 1980, what has been the official country residence of the British Foreign Secretary? A) Clarence House. B) Checkers. C) Chevening. D) Charming House. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chevening. 16. Someone is unsuccessfully trying to look well-dressed is said to be "dressed up like a" what? A) Budgie's dessert. B) Elephant's breakfast. C) Dog's dinner. D) Gerbil's lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dog's dinner. 17. Who created the English schoolboy hero "Jennings" ? A) Anthony Buckeridge. B) Captain W. E. Johns. C) Richmal Crompton. D) Enid Blyton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthony Buckeridge. 18. Which character in the comic strip "Peanuts" plays the piano? A) Schroeder. B) Franklin. C) Linus. D) Lucy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schroeder. 19. J. E. Brandenberger, a Swiss chemist and textile engineer, discovered the process to make what? A) Cellophane. B) Chanel no. 5. C) Bakelite. D) Nylon stockings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cellophane. 20. The majority of active volcanoes in Africa are in which country? A) Tanzania. B) Kenya. C) Democratic Republic of the Congo. D) Ethiopia. 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