This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 870 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 870 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which country is the city of Kandahar? A) Iran. B) Turkey. C) Afghanistan. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Afghanistan. 2. What was the subject of the British TV programme "The South Bank Show" ? A) Arts. B) Sport. C) News. D) Fashion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arts. 3. A major fire in February and March 2015 threatened which Argentinian National Park in the Patagonia region, home to larch trees dating back more than 1, 000 years? A) Tongariro National Park. B) Torres del Paine National Park. C) Jaú National Park. D) Los Alerces National Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Los Alerces National Park. 4. Despite being no longer generally considered a true planet Pluto has its own moons; which of these is not one of them? A) Triton. B) Charon. C) Nix. D) Styx. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triton. 5. What changed its name as a result of the Treaty of Maastricht signed in 1992? A) Andorra. B) European Community. C) Luxembourg. D) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) European Community. 6. Which automobile design has a passenger cabin with an integrated cargo space, accessed from behind by a single, top-hinged tailgate or large flip-up window, commonly with two rows of seats, with the rear seat able to fold down to increase cargo space? A) Hatchback. B) Cabriolet. C) Coupe. D) Convertible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hatchback. 7. Where the Brazilian state of Paraná borders Argentina, the area includes what National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986? A) Pantanal Matogrossense. B) Manú. C) Lauca. D) Iguaçu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iguaçu. 8. The weekly television programme "Hour of Power", first broadcast in 1970, is concerned with what? A) DIY electrical work in the home. B) Religion. C) Legends of superheroes. D) Politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religion. 9. Which of these scientists has been quoted as saying "God does not play dice" ? A) Einstein. B) Newton. C) Archimedes. D) Galileo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Einstein. 10. Where is Singapore? A) Africa. B) Asia. C) Europe. D) Antarctica. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asia. 11. The game of Sudoku involves filling in squares with what numbers? A) 1 to 10. B) 10 to 100. C) 1 to 99. D) 1 to 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 to 9. 12. The singspiel "The Philosopher's Stone, or the Enchanted Isle" (1790) was composed jointly by Johann Baptist Henneberg, Benedikt Schack, Franz Xaver Gerl, and who else? A) Jean-Philippe Rameau. B) Emanuel Schikaneder, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. C) André Grétry and Georg Anton Benda. D) Anton Schweitzer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emanuel Schikaneder, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 13. Midway between very steep rapids and a low waterfall, the largest by volume of annual flow rate in the world, these falls are where? A) Paraguay and Brazil. B) Democratic Republic of Congo. C) Oregon and Washington, USA. D) Champasak Province, Laos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Republic of Congo. 14. Which ocean is closest to the capital of the USA? A) Atlantic. B) Pacific. C) Indian. D) Arctic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atlantic. 15. Which of these is the approximate temperature of the sun's surface in degrees Fahrenheit? A) 1, 000. B) 1, 000, 000. C) 100, 000. D) 10, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10, 000. 16. What is the name of the golf league set up in 2022 by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, rival to the western-backed PGA Tour? A) LVI. B) LIV. C) PIFG. D) SLIV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LIV. 17. San Antonio is the main port in which country? A) Mexico. B) Spain. C) Portugal. D) Chile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chile. 18. When did the Japanese Emperor move his capital to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto)? A) 1186 CE. B) 1485 CE. C) 794 CE. D) 538 CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 794 CE. 19. In which 20th century conflict did the "Tet offensive" take place? A) Korean War. B) Vietnam War. C) World War II. D) World War I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vietnam War. 20. The Pilton Festival that started in 1970 and is held annually is now called what? A) Isle of Wight Festival. B) Cropredy Convention. C) Glastonbury Festival. D) Hammerfest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glastonbury Festival. ← 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