This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 878 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 878 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why was air travel across western and northern Europe disrupted in April and May 2010? A) Extensive clouds of volcanic ash from eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland. B) A series of bomb scares on aircraft. C) Discovery of a technical malfunction affecting most commercial planes flying in Europe. D) Strike by air traffic controllers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extensive clouds of volcanic ash from eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland. 2. In 1965, who became the first non-American golfer to win the Masters, the US Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship? A) Gene Sarazen. B) Gary Player. C) Jack Nicklaus. D) Ben Hogan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gary Player. 3. What is the name of the type of curve traced by a point on a rolling wheel? A) Hyperbola. B) Parabola. C) Cycloid. D) Distribution curve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cycloid. 4. Under which British monarch was Warren Hastings appointed first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal) and the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, effectively the first Governor-General of India? A) George III. B) Victoria. C) William IV. D) George IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George III. 5. What is another name for zucchini? A) Courgette. B) Aubergine. C) Eggplant. D) Avocado. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Courgette. 6. James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, declared himself King and was crowned in Chard and in Taunton in 1685 in an attempt to overthrow whom? A) Elizabeth I. B) Charles II. C) James II. D) George III. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James II. 7. What type of creature is a katydid? A) Lion. B) Bird. C) Insect. D) Elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insect. 8. Which of these was published first? A) A Streetcar Named Desire. B) A Bear Called Paddington. C) The Da Vinci Code. D) Going Rogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Streetcar Named Desire. 9. The Chancellor is the head of government in which of these countries? A) Iran. B) Italy. C) France. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany. 10. Which is the first gas giant in our solar system, journeying outwards from the Sun? A) Jupiter. B) Mars. C) Uranus. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jupiter. 11. Tropical glaciers are rare, and found only in scattered mountains in East Africa, islands in Southeast Asia, and where? A) The Andes. B) The Atlas Mountains. C) The Caucasus. D) The Blue Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Andes. 12. Where is 0 degrees latitude and 180 degrees longitude? A) Among the islands that make up Kiribati. B) The Canary Islands, due west of Morocco. C) In the Atlantic Ocean, 20 degrees west of Lisbon, Portugal. D) Wrangel Island, Russia, between the Chukchi Sea and East Siberian Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Among the islands that make up Kiribati. 13. Which Formula One team, founded in 1963 by a New Zealander, were the first to design a car using a carbon fibre monocoque? A) McLaren. B) Brabham. C) Williams. D) Lotus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) McLaren. 14. Who was the proprietor of "New York World" who made a bequest to award 12 prizes annually to American authors and composers? A) Joseph Pulitzer. B) Alfred Nobel. C) Oscar de Laurentis. D) Arnold Bloomberg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joseph Pulitzer. 15. In 1906 which country became the second in the world since the 18th century to grant full suffrage to all adult citizens, and the first country to grant all women full political rights, not only to vote but also to stand for election to parliament? A) Estonia. B) Finland. C) Belgium. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finland. 16. Which of these is a sweet-tasting, foul smelling fruit? A) Apricot. B) Durian. C) Yam. D) Mango. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Durian. 17. Which of these is a very large dulcimer with a double sounding board, approximately 6 ft (2 m) long, with about 200 strings of both gut and metal, some double-or triple-strung? A) Crumhorn. B) Sackbut. C) Rebec. D) Pantalon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pantalon. 18. Australia, France (through New Caledonia), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu surround what sea? A) Solomon Sea. B) Coral Sea. C) Tasman Sea. D) Celebes Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coral Sea. 19. What is the Scottish name for the evening before All Saints Day, a Christian ceremony grafted onto an ancient pagan ceremony? A) Saint Andrew's Day. B) Hogmanay. C) Haggis. D) Hallowe'en. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hallowe'en. 20. What was the capital of Italian East Africa between 1936 and 1941? A) Addis Ababa. B) Mogadishu. C) Harare. D) Gondar. 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