This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 897 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 897 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What, among other things, has the work led by Russian-Armenian nuclear physicist Yuri Oganessian discovered or created? A) Existence of dark matter. B) New super-heavy elements, which have now been added to the periodic table. C) Detection of gravitational waves. D) A way to convert water to fuel in the form of synthetic diesel, petrol, and kerosene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New super-heavy elements, which have now been added to the periodic table. 2. In legend, what was centaury used for? A) To heal a wound from a poisoned arrow. B) To flavour the drink of the gods. C) To wash Achilles and protect him from Harm. D) To clean the Augean stables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To heal a wound from a poisoned arrow. 3. On 24 October 1971, with a distance of 2, 028 yards (1, 854 m), Harry Drake broke the world record for the longest what? A) Shot put. B) Javelin throw. C) Shot with a longbow. D) Throw of a gumboot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shot with a longbow. 4. Which of the Millennium Prize Problems listed by the Clay Mathematics Institute in 2000 has been solved? A) The Poincaré conjecture. B) Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture. C) Hodge conjecture. D) P versus NP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Poincaré conjecture. 5. Which English town is known for its collection of concrete cows? A) Gloucester. B) Ironbridge. C) Chiswick. D) Milton Keynes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Milton Keynes. 6. Who was the female star of the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" ? A) Sigourney Weaver. B) Glenn Close. C) Bette Davis. D) Sally Field. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sigourney Weaver. 7. What is the name for a natural satellite that orbits a planet? A) Moon. B) Townshend. C) Entwhistle. D) Daltry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moon. 8. The pneumatocysts found in many kelp species assist the kelp to do what? A) Guard against attack from disease. B) Absorb nutrients from photosynthesis. C) Stand upright in the water column. D) Catch warmth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stand upright in the water column. 9. A non-slip leather historically used for some book bindings and in the hilts and scabbards of swords and daggers is made from the skin of horse or asses, or what other animals? A) Sharks or rays. B) Turkeys. C) Camels. D) Crocodiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sharks or rays. 10. At which Olympic Games was Women's diving introduced for competition? A) 1948. B) 1904. C) 1924. D) 1912. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1912. 11. Harry Vardon was the first British golfer from the Bailiwick of Jersey to win which of these? A) Senior Players Championship. B) Senior British Open Championship. C) The Tradition. D) US Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) US Open. 12. Where was opera singer Maria Callas born? A) Italy. B) USA. C) Greece. D) Portugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) USA. 13. What term is used to describe the layers of smells and aromas perceived in an aged wine? A) Posy. B) Bouquet. C) Nosegay. D) Buttonhole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bouquet. 14. Guitarist and composer Bill Frisell, known in the fields of world fusion, New Acoustic, Americana, experimental rock, grindcore, country, folk, and film soundtrack, also has an Emmy award for what? A) Best Rock Performance. B) Best Contemporary Jazz Album. C) Best Roots Gospel Album. D) Best Opera Recording. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Best Contemporary Jazz Album. 15. What NFL wide receiver is referred to as "Megatron" ? A) Calvin Johnson. B) Jerry Rice. C) Dez Bryant. D) Vincent Jackson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calvin Johnson. 16. What does "plantigrade" mean? A) A style of walking, with toes and foot bones flat on the ground. B) A botanical classification system. C) The plantain family. D) Plants used in heraldry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A style of walking, with toes and foot bones flat on the ground. 17. What is the name of the large seat covered with red cloth, being the seat of the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords, the Upper House of the UK Parliament? A) The La-Z-Boy. B) The Throne. C) The Big Chair. D) The Woolsack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Woolsack. 18. If someone is fain to do something, what are they? A) Feeling tired, or sick. B) Disinclined. C) Glad or willing. D) Puzzled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glad or willing. 19. Who was shot at with poisoned bullets by Fanny Kaplan in August 1918? A) Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. B) Charles de Gaulle. C) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. D) Woodrow Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. 20. Harvey Littleton, Dominick Labino, Dale Chihuly, Dante Marioni, Fritz Driesbach and Marvin Lipofsky are associated with producing art from what material? A) Stone. B) Paint. C) Metal. D) Glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glass. ← 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