This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 955 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 955 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What or who is the Younger Dryas? A) A deputy tribal leader in the Serengeti. B) A period of climate change ending about 9, 500 BCE. C) A species of primate in Borneo. D) A VR game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A period of climate change ending about 9, 500 BCE. 2. What is a quid pro quo? A) A chunk of tobacco. B) Something in return. C) Demonstration of proof in an argument. D) Sponsorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something in return. 3. For what instrument or instruments was Modest Mussorgsky's 1874 work "Pictures at an Exhibition" composed? A) Balalaika. B) Symphony orchestra. C) Piano. D) Cello. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Piano. 4. Until 2022 the only boycott of a Winter Olympics was at which Games? A) 1932. B) 1980. C) 1984. D) 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1980. 5. Which of these, a New Zealander, was a 1962 Nobel Prize winner for work on the structure of DNA? A) Maurice Wilkins. B) Francis Crick. C) James Watson. D) Lawrence Bragg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maurice Wilkins. 6. In March 2007 Steven Bochco's 44-episode "Café Confidential" was launched; what did the episodes consist of? A) Overheard café conversations. B) Crime drama in a different café round the world each episode. C) 60 seconds on the internet of unscripted "confessions" by members of the public. D) 5 minutes of policemen in different areas and at different levels of practice letting off steam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 60 seconds on the internet of unscripted "confessions" by members of the public. 7. In golf, what is the term for "two strokes under par" ? A) Even. B) Ambrose. C) Eagle. D) Golden ferret. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eagle. 8. The economic treaty signed in 1975 (revised 1993) by communities known as ECOWAS involves states from where? A) Africa. B) Asia. C) Argentina. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Africa. 9. In 1916 he started recording and arranging dozens, if not hundreds, of music rolls, then composing via the 1917 ragtime "Rialto Ripples", "Swanee" (1919), "Rhapsody in Blue", "Fascinating Rhythm", "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (1924), and in 1935 which of these? A) Blue Moon. B) White Christmas. C) Begin the Beguine. D) Summertime. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Summertime. 10. The island of Borneo is divided, in terms of government, between Indonesia, Malaysia and what other country? A) Australia. B) Brunei. C) Germany. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brunei. 11. Which vehicle maker has marketed models called Transit, KA, Focus, Fiesta, Laser and Falcon? A) Toyota. B) Volkswagen. C) Peugeot. D) Ford. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ford. 12. Which British organisation, started in 1939 under Basil Dean and disbanded in 1946, represented the mobilisation of the entertainment industry? A) ENSA. B) Old Vic. C) Maori Concert Party. D) The Troupers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ENSA. 13. In May 2021, an ultra-conservative group previously driven from power walked back into de facto control of which country? A) Bangladesh. B) Pakistan. C) Afghanistan. D) Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Afghanistan. 14. Where is the Sultanate of Brunei, a country which regained its independence from the UK on 1 January 1984? A) On the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North. B) On the Persian Gulf, bordered by Saudi Arabia and Iraq. C) On the north coast of Borneo, in Southeast Asia. D) In the Horn of Africa, bordered by Djibouti, Kenya, the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and Ethiopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the north coast of Borneo, in Southeast Asia. 15. Edwin Budding invented a tool in 1827 in Thrupp, just outside Stroud in Gloucestershire in the UK which in one of its current forms is used throughout gardens, parks, and sports grounds worldwide. What was it? A) Sprinkler. B) Dandelion spade. C) Grass roller. D) Lawn mower. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lawn mower. 16. What does patrology mean? A) Study of the patroon system in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland in North America. B) Study of the origin, composition, distribution and structure of rocks. C) Study of Latvian populations. D) Study of writings of the early Fathers of the Christian Church. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Study of writings of the early Fathers of the Christian Church. 17. In Arthurian legend, Sir Gawain took on the mission to behead whom? A) The Green Knight. B) The Black Knight. C) The White Knight. D) The Blue Knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Green Knight. 18. How is an ice hockey puck prepared for a game? A) It is painted green to increase visibility for TV broadcasts. B) It is polished to increase slideability. C) It is heated to increase flexibility. D) It is frozen to reduce bouncing during the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is frozen to reduce bouncing during the game. 19. Which of these films is not set in China? A) The Quiet American. B) The Last Emperor. C) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. D) Empire of the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Quiet American. 20. Which of these is an English novelist? A) Jennifer Butcher Leeds. B) Mary Milliner Manchester. C) Rosemary Draper Sheffield. D) Barbara Taylor Bradford. 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