This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 908 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 908 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In 2020, where is the world's tallest building? A) Taipei. B) Mecca. C) Shanghai. D) Dubai. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dubai. 2. Which of these is a type of mushroom? A) Cantaloupe. B) Chanterelle. C) Truffle. D) Gladioli. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chanterelle. 3. What was the name of the last of NASA's five space shuttles to be built? A) Discovery. B) Endeavour. C) Columbia. D) Challenger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endeavour. 4. What was agreed by the Treaty of Northampton in 1328? A) The power of the British parliament, as the Magna Carta was implemented. B) Scotland was recognised as an independent kingdom. C) The precise location of the Welsh border. D) Religious freedom for Druids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scotland was recognised as an independent kingdom. 5. Which of these is a type of music? A) Intern. B) Nocturne. C) Postern. D) Bartle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nocturne. 6. Which US state borders another country, and no other US state? A) New Mexico. B) Hawaii. C) Texas. D) Alaska. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alaska. 7. Who was elected Mayor of New York City in 2001? A) Hillary Clinton. B) Mark J. Green. C) Rudy Giuliani. D) Michael Bloomberg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michael Bloomberg. 8. English actress Talulah Riley was married to whom from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2013 to 2016? A) Hunter Biden. B) Mark Zuckerberg. C) Emmanuel Macron. D) Elon Musk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elon Musk. 9. When the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered what is now known as Tasmania, Australia, in his 1642 voyage what did he name it? A) Terra australis. B) Tasmanlandt. C) Neue Zeeland. D) Anthoonij van Diemenslandt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anthoonij van Diemenslandt. 10. With what sport is Dennis Compton associated? A) Rugby Union. B) Polo. C) Cricket. D) Baseball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cricket. 11. Which country has as its official capital a city largely destroyed in 1995 and completely deserted since 1997? A) Montserrat. B) Central African Republic. C) Togo. D) Costa Rica. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Montserrat. 12. Which of these airlines is based in Russia? A) Aeroflot. B) Lufthansa. C) Ryanair. D) KLM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aeroflot. 13. What are the VendΓ©e Globe, Clipper and Volvo? A) Round the world yacht races. B) Corners in the Brands Hatch Formula One circuit. C) Brands of basketball balls. D) Hubcaps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Round the world yacht races. 14. What was one of the names originally considered for what was then introduced (in 1967) and marketed as a "Big Mac" ? A) Big Boy. B) Aristocrat. C) The Duke. D) Whoppa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aristocrat. 15. Which of these is the name of a diamond that is set in the sceptre of the British Crown Jewels? A) Koh-i-Noor. B) The Star of India. C) The Great Star of Africa. D) The Taylor-Burton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Great Star of Africa. 16. The .44 Magnum was made famous by which fictional policeman? A) Inspector Morse. B) Hercule Poirot. C) Dirty Harry. D) Officer Jonathan "Jon" Baker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dirty Harry. 17. Which of these is not a component of an atom? A) Proton. B) Photon. C) Neutron. D) Electron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photon. 18. Off which Japanese island would you find the Straits of Soya and Tsugara? A) Hokkaido. B) Honshu. C) Kyushu. D) Shikoku. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hokkaido. 19. To which part of the world are the Zulu people native? A) Middle East. B) Southern Africa. C) The Northern Territories. D) The West Indies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southern Africa. 20. What can be debrided? A) A rough surface. B) A horse. C) Someone on their wedding day. D) A wound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A wound. 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