This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 932 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 932 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is a type of cotton fabric? A) Meadow. B) Grass. C) Lawn. D) Lea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lawn. 2. Which of these is closest to London? A) Tokyo. B) Moscow. C) Washington. D) Amsterdam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amsterdam. 3. Which pantomime is about a boy who discovers a magic lamp? A) Dick Whittington. B) Aladdin. C) Puss in Boots. D) Cinderella. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aladdin. 4. In which series are FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) the investigators of cases involving paranormal phenomena? A) Route 66. B) Sapphire and Steel. C) The Avengers. D) The X-Files. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The X-Files. 5. Which Olympic gold medallist rowed across the Atlantic with UK TV presenter Ben Fogle? A) Russell Coutts. B) Ian Ferguson. C) James Cracknell. D) Elton John. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James Cracknell. 6. Cerro Aconcagua in the Andes, the highest mountain in the Americas and the highest mountain outside Asia, is 112 km (70 miles) from which closest city? A) Panama City, Panama. B) Mendoza, Argentina. C) Brasilia, Brazil. D) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mendoza, Argentina. 7. Small coloured dots on a squash ball indicate its "bounciness" . Which colour, introduced in 2000, is the international competition standard? A) Green dot. B) Double-yellow dot. C) Red dot. D) Blue dot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double-yellow dot. 8. Which of these words is not a conjunction? A) But. B) If. C) And. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 9. He is an American artist whose work is characterised by astonishing geometrics and distortions, and brilliant deep vivid colours. What is his name? A) Frederic Remington. B) Norman Rockwell. C) Maxfield Parrish. D) Rockwell Kent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maxfield Parrish. 10. Gynophobia is an abnormal fear of what? A) Banks. B) Women. C) Exercise. D) Alcohol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women. 11. On 16 January 1991 all major TV networks in the USA were pre-empted directly after the evening news broadcast to allow for what? A) To follow events as the volcano Hekla erupts on Iceland. B) Coverage of the first steps and shots in the Gulf War. C) Discussion of video of the beating of motorist Rodney King by police in Los Angeles, California. D) Coverage of the beginning of a 13 day visit to the USA by the monarch of the UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coverage of the first steps and shots in the Gulf War. 12. What chemical, found in many living organisms, is this compound of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, C5H9N3? A) Adrenaline. B) Histamine. C) Dopamine. D) Choline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Histamine. 13. What is a cedilla? A) Version of the letter "z". B) Symbol used in writing some letters to modify the sound. C) Dance. D) Voiced palatal fricative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol used in writing some letters to modify the sound. 14. Which medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal, native to Africa, is the sole representative of the mammalian order Tubulidentata? A) Anteater. B) Armadillo. C) Sloth. D) Aardvark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aardvark. 15. When the women's 5000 m world record was broken by a 17 year old in 1984 (with a time of 15:01.83), why was the new record not accepted by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF)? A) She had a pace runner. B) The time had not been recorded by an IAAF official. C) She was under the recognised age for competition. D) She was South African. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was South African. 16. What was the nickname of the character played by Jeff Bridges in the 1998 film "The Big Lebowski" ? A) Tiny. B) Mickey. C) Chop-chop. D) The Dude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Dude. 17. Who would be expected to use a swizzle stick? A) Racing driver. B) Barman. C) Orchestra conductor. D) Butcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barman. 18. What is scabies? A) A mite. B) A bacterium. C) A virus. D) A hormone imbalance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mite. 19. Which of these is a unit of measurement of luminous intensity? A) Kelvin. B) Ampere. C) Candela. D) Mole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Candela. 20. In Greek mythology, who was the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope, murdered by his wife Clytemnestra on his return home from the Trojan War? A) Agamemnon. B) Menelaus. C) Orestes. D) Achilles. 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