This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 953 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 953 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. On 15 April 1986, the USA launched a series of air strikes on what country because Ronald Reagan had "irrefutable proof" that it had directed a terrorist bombing in a Berlin discothèque. A) Ethiopia. B) Libya. C) Somalia. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Libya. 2. According to the nursery rhyme, where did Peter Peter pumpkin eater keep his wife? A) Pumpkin shell. B) A shed at the bottom of his garden. C) On a wall. D) In the land where the bong tree grows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pumpkin shell. 3. Where do the waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet? A) Off the southern tip of Tierra del Fuego. B) Off the southern tip of South Africa. C) Off the southern tip of Sri Lanka. D) Off the southern tip of New Zealand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Off the southern tip of South Africa. 4. From which country's language is it most likely that the word "curry" comes? A) United Kingdom. B) India. C) Sri Lanka. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sri Lanka. 5. Which of these Australian cities calls itself the "City of Churches" ? A) Melbourne. B) Adelaide. C) Sydney. D) Hobart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adelaide. 6. Where was the first IOC-run Olympics held in the 21st century? A) Sydney, Australia. B) Salt Lake City, USA. C) Athens, Greece. D) Turin, Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salt Lake City, USA. 7. At the 1988 Olympics, in a split decision, South Korean boxer Park Si-Hun beat American Roy Jones, Jr., though Jones landed 86 punches to Park's 32 and a judge admitted the decision was a mistake. All 3 judges voting against Jones were suspended. What was the final outcome? A) Roy Jones, Jr. was declared the winner. B) Park Si-Hun remained the winner. C) It was declared to be a draw. D) There was a rematch, which Park Si-Hun won. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Park Si-Hun remained the winner. 8. What natural process creates Lichtenberg figures? A) Freezing. B) High voltage electrical discharge, e.g. lightning strike. C) Prolonged heat. D) Tidal convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High voltage electrical discharge, e.g. lightning strike. 9. What is the name of the geochemical component that has no known terrestrial counterpart which was discovered in The Genesis Rock retrieved during the Apollo 15 mission? A) KRAWL. B) Kryptonite. C) KREEP. D) Lunar magma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) KREEP. 10. How did the Russian physicist and politician, Boris Nemtsov, die in February 2015? A) He was shot in the back near the Red Square in Moscow. B) He died of pancreatic cancer. C) He fell off a bridge near the Kremlin and drowned. D) He overdosed on vitamins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was shot in the back near the Red Square in Moscow. 11. The "Three Laws of Motion" are named after which scientist who published them in 1687? A) William Herschel. B) Isaac Newton. C) Humphry Davy. D) Joseph Banks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isaac Newton. 12. Which of these is an article that is made for use in a chemistry laboratory? A) Muppette. B) Cigarette. C) Serviette. D) Pipette. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pipette. 13. What was Heath Ledger's final performance on film? A) The Joker in "The Dark Knight". B) Barker and disgraced philanthropist, Tony Shepard, in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus". C) A whale in "King Rat". D) Actor Robbie Clark in "I'm Not There". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barker and disgraced philanthropist, Tony Shepard, in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus". 14. In the 2009 British Open golf tournament, Stewart Cink and Tom Watson had to play how many extra holes to decide the winner? A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 15. Which of these means "at a steady, dignified pace" ? A) Maestoso. B) Legato. C) Falsetto. D) Lento. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maestoso. 16. What was the name of the security organisation that operated in East Germany during the Cold War? A) SMERSH. B) Garda. C) STASI. D) SPECTRE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) STASI. 17. Where is Palenque de San Basilio, declared by UNESCO In 2005 a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity? A) Mexico. B) Colombia. C) Panama. D) Venezuela. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colombia. 18. Who won three long distance races including the marathon at the Olympic Games held at Helsinki in 1952? A) Emil Zátopek. B) Paavo Nurmi. C) Peter Snell. D) Lasse Virén. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emil Zátopek. 19. What makes it necessary to drive through Alabama to take the shortest route from Miami, Florida to Houston, Texas? A) The Mississippi River. B) The Appalachian mountains. C) The Great Lakes. D) Gulf of Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gulf of Mexico. 20. The UK TV series, "All Creatures Great and Small", concerned what area of activity? A) Taxidermy. B) Veterinary practice. C) Butchery. D) Zoos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Veterinary practice. ← 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