This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 888 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 888 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What rock is where the "Pilgrim Fathers" are said to have landed in North America in 1620? A) Plymouth. B) Heavy. C) Kraut. D) Folk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plymouth. 2. The Book of Mormon, central book of the Mormon faith developed in the 1820s, was published in Palmyra, New York, on what date? A) July 1 1844. B) January 1 1825. C) September 22 1840. D) March 26 1830. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) March 26 1830. 3. What sport is associated with Vladimir Putin, the second President of the Russian Federation? A) Fencing. B) Soccer. C) Tennis. D) Judo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Judo. 4. Who was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of India when it was created in 1947? A) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Don Stephen Senanayake. C) Sirimavo Bandaranaike. D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. 5. What is the next name in this series:Ross Kemp, Ben Stiller, Kate Winslet, Samuel L. Jackson, Les Dennis ..... ? A) Patrick Stewart. B) Orlando Bloom. C) Sir Ian McKellen. D) David Bowie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patrick Stewart. 6. In 2004, Barbie dumped Ken for an Australian. What was his name? A) Blaine. B) Bruce. C) Bazza. D) Brian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blaine. 7. A toxophilite does what? A) Studies bee-flies. B) Tests for poisons. C) Archery. D) Practises alternative medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archery. 8. The "Authorised Version" of the Bible published in 1611 is also known as what? A) The King James Bible. B) The Margaret Thatcher Text. C) The New English Bible. D) The Good News Bible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The King James Bible. 9. The FA cup is contested in Britain for what sport? A) Football, or soccer. B) Cricket. C) Swimming. D) Tennis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Football, or soccer. 10. What nationality is the rapper who released his fifth studio album in 2018, which produced three number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "God's Plan", "Nice for What" and "In My Feelings" ? A) Amerindian. B) American. C) British. D) Canadian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canadian. 11. How many sports were competed at the first Winter Olympics, then known as the Olympic Winter Games? A) 26. B) 3. C) 45. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 12. Charles Lindberg's first transatlantic flight was between which two cities? A) St Louis and Bristol. B) New York and Paris. C) Chicago and Stockholm. D) Toronto and London. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New York and Paris. 13. Where are the headquarters of the FΓ©dΓ©ration Internationale des Γchecs or World Chess Federation? A) Paris, France. B) Athens, Greece. C) Moscow, Russia. D) Pasadena, California. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Athens, Greece. 14. Which river forms the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia? A) Congo. B) Zambezi. C) Nile. D) Limpopo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zambezi. 15. Who identified "The Four Freedoms" (freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear) in a message to the US Congress? A) George Washington. B) F D Roosevelt. C) Abraham Lincoln. D) George W Bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F D Roosevelt. 16. Which international treaties of 1899 and 1907 cover the use of weapons in war? A) Geneva Convention. B) Hague Conventions. C) Berne Convention. D) The Treaties of Utrecht. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hague Conventions. 17. Who wrote the plays "The Seagull", "The Cherry Orchard", "The Three Sisters" and "Uncle Vanya" ? A) Ticket. B) Chekhov. C) Putin. D) Tchaikovsky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chekhov. 18. What was the Wilhelm Gustloff? A) The aircraft which bombed the RMS Lancastria in 1940. B) A ship torpedoed in 1945 with possibly the worst single maritime loss of life in World War II. C) The last German ship to be sunk in World War II. D) The hot air balloon in which people escaped in 1979 from East to West Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A ship torpedoed in 1945 with possibly the worst single maritime loss of life in World War II. 19. Who wrote the book "What Pet Should I Get?" ? A) Dr Seuss. B) James Herriot. C) Margaret Mahy. D) Elinor McGrath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr Seuss. 20. The seed of which of these nuts is green when mature? A) Cashew nut. B) Walnut. C) Brazil nut. D) Pistachio nut. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pistachio nut. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books