This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 919 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 919 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is an ancient siege machine? A) Pinochet. B) Trebuchet. C) Ricochet. D) Soyousay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trebuchet. 2. What was the occupation of William Kidd, who was hanged for it in 1701? A) Pirate. B) Horse-thief. C) Highwayman. D) Counterfeiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pirate. 3. How many play the card or computer game of Spider? A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. 4. What does recent research suggest as a function of the human appendix? A) To house and cultivate beneficial gut flora to repopulate the digestive system when needed. B) None, it is a left-over from functions overtaken by evolution. C) To draw, and deal with, infection in the digestive system. D) To function in place of the digestive system when it is diseased. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To house and cultivate beneficial gut flora to repopulate the digestive system when needed. 5. Which of Queen Elizabeth's children is the lowest in succession to (i.e. furthest away from) the throne? A) Edward. B) Charles. C) Andrew. D) Anne. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anne. 6. In Norse mythology, which plant killed the god Baldur? A) Mistletoe. B) Ivy. C) Holly. D) Rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mistletoe. 7. Which of these is a novel by James Joyce? A) Herod. B) Adonis. C) Midas. D) Ulysses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ulysses. 8. The oldest known complete western deck of playing cards, the Cloister cards, or the Flemish Hunting Deck, includes court cards and four suits and is thought to date from when? A) 19th century. B) Late 15th century. C) Early 17th century. D) Late 17th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Late 15th century. 9. What do Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman and Geoffrey Rush have in common? A) They are Australian Academy award winners. B) They have acted in the "Superman" film series 1978-1987. C) They have adopted children. D) They have co-starred with Audrey Hepburn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are Australian Academy award winners. 10. In the game Blind Man's Buff, what does the word "buff" mean? A) Constant stroking. B) A contraction of the word "bluff". C) In some versions the one blindfolded strips off their upper clothing. D) A push or blow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A push or blow. 11. Which 18th century self-taught Liverpudlian, who studied human anatomy and spent 18 months dissecting horses, is best known for his paintings of horses (such as "Whistlejacket"), sometimes accompanied by hounds, and of animals such as lions, tigers, giraffes, monkeys, and rhinoceroses? A) George Stubbs. B) Joshua Reynolds. C) Alfred Munnings. D) Henry Alken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George Stubbs. 12. What did the UK's 1931 Statute of Westminster provide for? A) Pardon for deserters during World War I. B) Alliance with Germany against communist movements in Russia. C) Full independence of its dominions. D) A drug amnesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Full independence of its dominions. 13. What is the name given to a randomly derived change to the nucleotide sequence of the genetic material of an organism? A) Notation. B) Mutation. C) Devotion. D) Renovation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mutation. 14. According to the Bible, which country was hit by ten plagues, including of frogs and locusts? A) Egypt. B) Jordan. C) Juda. D) Persia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Egypt. 15. What was the occupation of Willy Loman in the play written in 1949 by Arthur Miller? A) Salesman. B) Car mechanic. C) Rock singer. D) Physicist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salesman. 16. Which of North America's Great Lakes has the same name as a province of Canada? A) Superior. B) Michigan. C) Ontario. D) Erie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ontario. 17. At the medal ceremonies for events at the Olympics, national anthems are played for those who have which placing(s)? A) First place. B) First and second places. C) First, second and third places. D) First, second, third and fourth places. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First place. 18. Which of these people has hosted the most Oscar ceremonies? A) Johnny Carson. B) Steve Martin. C) Bob Hope. D) David Letterman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bob Hope. 19. What does an EC meter measure in a solution? A) Electrical conductivity. B) Sound conductivity (especially guitar). C) Heartbeats. D) Iron content. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrical conductivity. 20. The study of the behaviour and properties of light is the subject of what branch of physics? A) Relativistic mechanics. B) Quantum mechanics. C) Condensed matter. D) Optics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Optics. ← 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