This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 864 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 864 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The 2008 British film "Slumdog Millionaire" directed by Danny Boyle is an adaptation of what 2005 novel? A) "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy. B) "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup. C) "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling. D) "Baumgartner's Bombay" by Anita Desai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup. 2. Where did Pope Benedict XVI make his first visit as Pope? A) Austria. B) Germany. C) England. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 3. In 1980 Lech Walesa co-founded what trade union in Poland? A) Free Trade Unions of the Coast. B) Solidarity. C) Polish United Workers' Party. D) DGB. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solidarity. 4. Historian Richard B. Morris, in his book "Seven Who Shaped Our Destiny" (1973), identified Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton as the key what? A) Jonas Brothers. B) Nursing Mothers. C) Band of Brothers. D) Founding Fathers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Founding Fathers. 5. Where would a haulm usually be found? A) In the deep sea. B) As part of a suit of armour. C) In a towing connection in a transport trailer. D) In a garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a garden. 6. Feta cheese sold in Europe must contain 70% of milk from what animal? A) Sheep. B) Cow. C) Camel. D) Llama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sheep. 7. In 1992, aged 56, Woody Allen became romantically involved with 21 year old Soon-Yi Previn, who was the adopted daughter of whom? A) Mia Farrow. B) Katharine Hepburn. C) Linda Ronstadt. D) Donna Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mia Farrow. 8. For aspects of what, are "front", "dew point", "indian summer", "ridge" and "isobar" terms? A) Preparation for canoeing. B) Dog grooming. C) Weather. D) Cooking fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather. 9. The chayote, also known as chuchu, sayote, tayota, choko, chocho, chow-chow, christophene and mirliton, is a type of what? A) Edible plant. B) Short-tailed monkey. C) Poisonous fish. D) Wilddog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edible plant. 10. Who succeeded Lyndon Johnson as president of the USA on 20 January 1969? A) Richard Nixon. B) Gerald Ford. C) Dwight D Eisenhower. D) Jimmy Carter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Richard Nixon. 11. Where are the "Spanish Steps" ? A) Denmark. B) Madrid. C) London. D) Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rome. 12. In Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book", what animal was Kaa? A) Wolf. B) Snake. C) Panther. D) Elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snake. 13. What is the capital of the state of North Dakota, USA? A) Pierre. B) Fargo. C) Bismarck. D) Sioux Falls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bismarck. 14. If you were travelling in an easterly direction from the Mississippi, which of these rivers would you see first? A) Colorado. B) Ganges. C) Darling. D) Thames. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thames. 15. In the first Olympic Games in which Arts were part of the programme there were five categories; how many medals were awarded? A) 11. B) 14. C) 6. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 16. Which English poet wrote "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, cantos I & 2" ? A) Percy Shelley. B) Lord Byron. C) John Keats. D) John Milton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Byron. 17. When did the USA formally end its state of war with Germany after the end of hostilities in 1945 in World War II? A) 1992. B) 1951. C) 1948. D) 1989. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1951. 18. Toe wrestling needs what? A) A big toe each. B) Comfortable cushions. C) At least five toes between the two contestants. D) A constant supply of beer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A big toe each. 19. By what name have Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards sometimes been known since 1974? A) The Glimmer Twins. B) The Glitter Pair. C) The Gleaming Meemees. D) The Shining Duo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Glimmer Twins. 20. The legendary Hercules was said to have what quality? A) Strength. B) Mischief. C) Eloquence. D) Musicianship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strength. ← 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