This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 934 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 934 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To drill the first foot of an oil well, is to what? A) Plug in. B) Dig in. C) Foot it. D) Spud, or spud in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spud, or spud in. 2. The agreements reached in the 2015 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change were of particular interest to a number of island nations among them Tuvalu whose average height above sea level is what? A) 6 metres. B) Less than 2 metres. C) 3 metres. D) 10 metres. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less than 2 metres. 3. Where is the US National Archives, which holds the original documents of the US Constitution and the US Declaration of Independence? A) Washington, DC. B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. C) Jamestown, Virginia. D) New York, New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Washington, DC. 4. What compound in the human body acts as a neurotransmitter and helps to regulate temperature? A) Cortisone. B) Serotonin. C) Haemoglobin. D) Insulin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Serotonin. 5. In what sport are "nock", "draw weight" and "bracer" terms? A) Archery. B) Bowls. C) Javelin. D) Rugby League. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archery. 6. "Integral" and "differential" are technical terms used in what? A) Mathematics. B) Chess. C) Flower arranging. D) Philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mathematics. 7. What or who is the Mari Lwyd in Welsh folk dance and performance? A) An executioner. B) The May Queen. C) A person wearing a horse's skull, and a white sheet. D) A flower seller. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person wearing a horse's skull, and a white sheet. 8. "The Harry Lime Theme" was a feature of which 1949 film? A) White Heat. B) The Third Man. C) Kind Hearts and Coronets. D) Casablanca. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Third Man. 9. Which South American country most nearly resembles in shape the overall shape of the South American mainland? A) Venezuela. B) Brazil. C) Colombia. D) Ecuador. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brazil. 10. Which of these birds is flightless? A) Cockatoo. B) Cassowary. C) Crow. D) Quail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cassowary. 11. Which country gained its independence from Australia on 16 September 1975? A) The Torres Strait Islands. B) East Timor. C) Tasmania. D) Papua New Guinea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Papua New Guinea. 12. What is the next in the series 4, 16, 64, 256 ..... A) 1024. B) 520. C) 752. D) 886. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1024. 13. Who is credited with inventing the gyroscope? A) LΓ©on Foucault. B) Leonardo da Vinci. C) Robert Hooke. D) Michael Faraday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LΓ©on Foucault. 14. In 1971, what was the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars? A) USA's Apollo 13. B) USSR's Soyuz TMA-3. C) USSR's Mars 2. D) The European Space Agency's SMART-1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USSR's Mars 2. 15. What instrument is used for measuring relative humidity? A) Macrometer. B) Hypsometer. C) Calorimeter. D) Hygrometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hygrometer. 16. A hit song of 1960 by Brian Hyland concerned an itsy bitsy teenie weenie polka dot bikini of what colour? A) Green. B) Yellow. C) Blue. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow. 17. Which tree produces red fruits called "haws" ? A) Rowan. B) Willow. C) Acacia. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May. 18. Who played Detective John Book in the 1985 film "Witness" ? A) Clint Eastwood. B) Kevin Costner. C) Harrison Ford. D) Brad Pitt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harrison Ford. 19. Who was the director of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The African Queen" ? A) John Huston. B) Alfred Hitchcock. C) Howard Hawks. D) Elia Kazan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John Huston. 20. What is the largest city in the province of British Columbia, Canada? A) Vancouver. B) Victoria. C) Kelowna. D) Abbotsford. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vancouver. 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