This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 869 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 869 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In what context would fougades be used? A) War or other military conflict. B) Confectionery. C) Chess. D) Diving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) War or other military conflict. 2. What is the surname of the father and son actors Kirk and Michael? A) Franklin. B) Douglas. C) Dillard. D) Caine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Douglas. 3. Under a hire purchase agreement, whereby an item is purchased in installments, when do the goods in question become the property of the purchaser? A) When more than 25% has been paid for. B) When the agreement is signed. C) When more than 50% has been paid for. D) When it is fully paid for. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When it is fully paid for. 4. If Guy Berryman and Will Champion are the rhythm section, what is the band? A) Green Day. B) Coldplay. C) Maroon 5. D) Arctic Monkeys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coldplay. 5. At the 1956 Olympic Games, an extremely violent semi-final match in what sport was played between Hungary and Russia? A) Soccer. B) Water polo. C) Hockey. D) Ice hockey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water polo. 6. Which sportsman appeared in the James Bond film "Octopussy" with Roger Moore? A) Bob Charles. B) Sebastian Coe. C) Shane Warne. D) Vijay Amritraj. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vijay Amritraj. 7. The Anglo-Irish William Joyce (1906-1946), born in America and politically active in Ireland and England, was better known for his last five or six years as who or what? A) The White Mouse. B) William Morris. C) Lord Haw Haw. D) Tyler Kent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Haw Haw. 8. Approximately when were the present-day universities of Al-Azhar in Egypt, al-Qarawiyyin in Morocco, Ez-Zitouna in Tunisia, and Hunan in China first established as recognised places of higher learning? A) 16th century. B) 4th century. C) 14th century. D) 10th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10th century. 9. What is the study of the history of words and how their form and meaning have changed over time? A) Etymology. B) Entomology. C) Ethnology. D) Embryology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Etymology. 10. What word best describes a triangle where one angle is equal to 90 degrees? A) Obtuse. B) Isosceles. C) Scalene. D) Right angled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Right angled. 11. The Priestley medal is awarded for excellence in what field? A) Portraiture. B) Playwrighting. C) Chemistry. D) Gymnastics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemistry. 12. Martha's Vineyard was home to one of the earliest known US communities of what kind? A) Vintners. B) Deaf people. C) Whalers. D) Polygamous communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deaf people. 13. Which of these is a woodwind instrument? A) Flute. B) Lute. C) Lyre. D) Flugelhorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flute. 14. Which English golf player was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1997? A) Michael Bonallack. B) Sir Nick Faldo. C) Jim Barnes. D) Tony Jacklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sir Nick Faldo. 15. What does MUD stand for in contract bridge? A) Mixed Up Double. B) Middle Up Down. C) Minor Under Diamonds. D) Merrimax Undertrick Double. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle Up Down. 16. Zambia is neighbour to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia, and which other country? A) South Africa. B) Angola. C) The Gabon. D) Kenya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angola. 17. What did the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 signify in British history? A) End of effective challenge by ex-King James II of England to his replacement, King William III. B) Establishment of English rule over Ireland. C) Union of all Ireland under one ruler. D) End of Scottish hopes of conquering Ireland and imposing their own religious settlement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End of effective challenge by ex-King James II of England to his replacement, King William III. 18. Which of these is often written in a time signature similar to a waltz? A) Tango. B) Gavotte. C) Polka. D) Minuet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Minuet. 19. Which of these is food for a dragonfly? A) Other insects. B) Giraffes. C) Apples. D) Dragons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Other insects. 20. In which 1994 Walt Disney animated film did the phrase "Hakuna matata" become famous? A) Mulan. B) Toy Story. C) Aladdin. D) The Lion King. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Lion King. ← 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