This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 854 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 854 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is the unusual Perito Moreno Glacier? A) South Island of New Zealand. B) Southwest Argentina. C) Switzerland. D) Tibet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southwest Argentina. 2. Which creature gives its name to the centre of a shooting target, or the shot which strikes it? A) Goat. B) Bull. C) Cat. D) Peacock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bull. 3. What is the largest (by population) landlocked country? A) Switzerland. B) Afghanistan. C) Ethiopia. D) Burkina Faso. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethiopia. 4. In 2001, who began a relationship with director Tim Burton with whom she has two children:Billy (born 2003) and Nell (born 2007)? A) Helena Bonham Carter. B) Susan Sarandon. C) Julia Roberts. D) Sigourney Weaver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helena Bonham Carter. 5. In 2012 where was the magnetic North Pole? A) In Knud Rasmussen Land, Greenland. B) It coincides with the true North Pole. C) In Beaufort Sea, Alaska, USA. D) In the District of Franklin, Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In Beaufort Sea, Alaska, USA. 6. Which English duo had hits between 1984 and 1987 that included "West End Girls", "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)", "Love Comes Quickly", "Suburbia", "It's a Sin", "What Have I Done to Deserve This?", "Rent" and "Always on My Mind" ? A) Cheap Trick. B) Eurythmics. C) Pet Shop Boys. D) Black 'n Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pet Shop Boys. 7. The term "syzygy" is used in activities in what kind of area? A) Iron-making. B) Astronomy. C) Jazz performance. D) Railway operation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astronomy. 8. In 2024 researchers at the University of Helsinki and Aalto University in Finland studied what, as an example of multispecies design? A) Fishing nets. B) Birdfeeders. C) Insecticides. D) Paragliders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Birdfeeders. 9. What is the basic design of the new state flag adopted by The Republic of the Union of Myanmar on 21 October 2010 to replace the former flag that had been in use since 1974? A) Red, white & blue vertical stripes. B) Yellow, green & red horizontal stripes with a five-pointed white star in the middle. C) 13 stars circled in a corner with 13 red and white horizontal bars. D) Red, with a green horizontal stripe through the centre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow, green & red horizontal stripes with a five-pointed white star in the middle. 10. Which of these can mean a chill or fit of shivering, or a condition, especially associated with malaria, characterised by alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating? A) Ague. B) Ebola. C) Rickets. D) Spontaneous dental regeneration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ague. 11. Which of these is in the English Channel/La Manche? A) Eddystone Lighthouse. B) Hilbre Island Lighthouse. C) Cromer Lighthouse. D) Bell Rock Lighthouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eddystone Lighthouse. 12. To create the musical "The Capeman" (1998), Paul Simon collaborated with what Nobel laureate? A) Derek Walcott. B) Toni Morrison. C) Seamus Heaney. D) Wole Soyinka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derek Walcott. 13. Which manufacturer of pens was established in 1884 in New York City, USA? A) Osmiroid. B) Waterman. C) Parker. D) Pelikan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waterman. 14. What would a joiner use to bore a hole? A) Cummerbund and chew. B) Belt and gnaw. C) Suspender and chomp. D) Brace and bit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brace and bit. 15. What is the name of the strip of land between a golf tee and the green? A) Highway. B) Fairway. C) Runway. D) Tearaway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fairway. 16. Rabbits have been reported as a problem at London's Stansted Airport as leading to what? A) Nibbled wiring. B) Bird strike. C) Undermined runways. D) Unfavourable press attention when they are run over by ground vehicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bird strike. 17. In 2022 the National Tax Agency in Japan designed a campaign to do what? A) Lift the Agency's profile. B) Increase spending nationally as restrictions to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic eased. C) Encourage young people in Japan to drink more alcohol. D) Canvass an increase in sales tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Encourage young people in Japan to drink more alcohol. 18. In the 5 part 2009 UK TV series "The Queen", Emilia Fox, Samantha Bond, Susan Jameson and Barbara Flynn took the role of Queen Elizabeth II at different stages of her reign. Who took the role for the last episode? A) Honor Blackman. B) Diana Rigg. C) Billie Whitelaw. D) Diana Quick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diana Quick. 19. In Greek mythology, who was required to carry out ten labours set by Eurystheus? A) Tyndareus. B) Perseus. C) Zeus. D) Heracles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heracles. 20. In February 2021, at the age of 43, Tom Brady was voted MVP for the 5th time as part of the winning team in which game? A) The Rugby World Cup. B) The World Series. C) Superbowl. D) Basketball Championship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Superbowl. ← 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