This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge โ Quiz 903 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 903 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What strait is between the Russian island of Sakhalin and the Japanese island of Hokkaidล? A) La Manche. B) La Perouse Strait. C) The Solent. D) Bass Strait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) La Perouse Strait. 2. Which of these was an American photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American west, who was most active from the 1920s to 1950s? A) John Quincy Adams. B) Scott Adams. C) Bryan Adams. D) Ansel Adams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ansel Adams. 3. What is the main unit of currency in Turkey? A) Franc. B) Pound. C) Lira. D) Dollar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lira. 4. In which game are the clues mimed? A) Blind Man's Buff. B) Postman's Knock. C) Charades. D) Simon Says. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charades. 5. Which of these lands are thought to have originated in the prehistoric supercontinent of Gondwana? A) The Arctic. B) South America. C) Iceland. D) Eurasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South America. 6. In Commonwealth countries sugar soap, used for cleaning greasy or tarry deposits from surfaces, contains what chemical(s)? A) Potassium hydroxide. B) Turpentine. C) Sugar. D) Sodium carbonate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sodium carbonate. 7. Which of these is a country in northern South America? A) Gamelan. B) Ptarmigan. C) Parmesan. D) Suriname. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suriname. 8. Ben Hollioake who with his brother Adam made his England Test debut in the 1997 One Day International (ODI), made two test appearances and earned 20 ODI caps before he died in 2002 at the age of 24 in Australia. How did he die? A) He was taken by a salt water crocodile. B) He was hit in the head during a Test game by a fast ball. C) In a street robbery. D) He crashed his car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He crashed his car. 9. In which city is the Imperial Spanish Riding School? A) Berlin. B) Madrid. C) Rome. D) Vienna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vienna. 10. Who, aged 54, married 18 year old Oona O'Neill, the daughter of American playwright Eugene O'Neill, in June 1943? A) Al Capone. B) Humphrey Bogart. C) Charlie Chaplin. D) Spencer Tracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charlie Chaplin. 11. What is the Louisiana Creole cuisine spice, gumbo filรฉ, made from? A) Young sassafras stems and leaves. B) Molasses. C) Dried parsley. D) Sundried shrimp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Young sassafras stems and leaves. 12. Which were the first Summer Olympic Games in which more than 100 nations participated? A) 1912, Stockholm. B) 1980, Moscow. C) 1968, in Mexico. D) 2020, Tokyo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1968, in Mexico. 13. BAFTA winning film "The Theory of Everything" is adapted from which book? A) "Alan Turing:The Enigma" by Andrew Hodges. B) "Travelling to Infinity:My Life with Stephen" by Jane Wilde Hawking. C) "Good Omens:The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch" by T. Pratchett and N. Gaiman. D) "The Left Hand of the Electron" by Isaac Asimov. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Travelling to Infinity:My Life with Stephen" by Jane Wilde Hawking. 14. What is a medical term referring to the presence of pathogenic organisms in the bloodstream, leading to blood poisoning? A) Tetanus. B) Septicemia. C) Hypertension. D) Bursitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Septicemia. 15. What is the capital of the province of Quebec, Canada? A) Hull. B) Montreal. C) Trois Riviรจres. D) Quebec. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quebec. 16. Who was the composer behind the 2023 musical "The Little Big Things" ? A) Nick Butcher. B) Andrew Lloyd Webber. C) John Debney. D) Lin-Manuel Miranda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nick Butcher. 17. Emma Watson starred in what 2012 film, the year after the Harry Potter series and her role as Hermione Granger finished? A) Noah. B) The Perks of Being a Wallflower. C) Beauty and the Beast. D) The Tale of Despereaux. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 18. After his defeat at Waterloo, to where was Napoleon exiled? A) St Helena. B) Malta. C) Bermuda. D) Elba. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) St Helena. 19. Which British fashion designer spent his working life from 1934 to 1979 at 26 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, and designed for the Royal family, notably the wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth in 1947 for her marriage to Prince Philip, the 1953 Coronation Dress of Queen Elizabeth II and those of all the major royal ladies, including the wedding dress of HRH Princess Margaret in 1960? A) Ian Thomas. B) Norman Hartnell. C) Hardy Amies. D) Christian Dior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Norman Hartnell. 20. The Tower of Babel is mentioned in which book of the Bible? A) Numbers. B) Genesis. C) Acts. D) Romans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genesis. โ PreviousNext โRelated 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 ๐ Back to Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books