This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 958 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 958 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The word "infant" is derived from Latin words meaning what? A) No hair. B) Unable to walk. C) Not speaking. D) Toothless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not speaking. 2. Which poet, playwright, broadcaster, and children's author co-wrote the "electronic poem" in 1981 called "Now Press Return" for inclusion with the Welcome Tape of the BBC Micro home computer? A) Douglas Adams. B) Roald Dahl. C) Margaret Mahy. D) Roger McGough. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roger McGough. 3. Known in the USA as "The March King" he made his first recordings with Columbia Phonograph Company in 1890; what was his name? A) Henry Fillmore. B) Edward Elgar. C) Kenneth J. Alford. D) John Philip Sousa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Philip Sousa. 4. What was one of the effects of the meeting between Joseph Parker, NZ, and Antony Joshua, UK, in March 2018? A) The World Heavyweight boxing titles were unified, being held by the same person. B) Return of Maori artefacts to New Zealand. C) Setting up a major exhibition of British art in Auckland, New Zealand. D) The WBO World Middleweight Championship was awarded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The World Heavyweight boxing titles were unified, being held by the same person. 5. Ignis fatuus, a faintly luminous flame which hovers over marshy places, is known as a Jack O' Lantern or what? A) Leprechaun. B) Wee Willie Winkie. C) Lady of the Lake. D) Will o' the wisp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will o' the wisp. 6. As whom is Eunice Waymon better known? A) Billie Holiday. B) Nina Simone. C) Cleo Laine. D) Dusty Springfield. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nina Simone. 7. What do golf balls have on the outside? A) Acne. B) Bunions. C) Dimples. D) Freckles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dimples. 8. What gambling game is based on a wheel with 37 compartments? A) Piquet. B) Baccarat. C) Chemin de Fer. D) Roulette. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roulette. 9. The stars Betelgeuse, Rigel, Bellatrix, Mintaka, Alnilam, Meissa, Alnitak and Saiph are found in which constellation? A) Orion. B) Pisces. C) Cancer. D) Canis Major. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Orion. 10. When were the first games now known as the Winter Olympics held? A) 1896. B) 1924. C) 1948. D) 1994. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1924. 11. Which of these is a type of car? A) Wade. B) Bridge. C) Flying fox. D) Ford. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ford. 12. Edison Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, retired in 1977 from what sport? A) Synchronised swimming. B) Football. C) Pelotte. D) Chess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Football. 13. The top three recordings released in 1925 were "I'll See You in My Dreams", "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", and what? A) Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. B) Cheek to Cheek. C) Rock Around the Clock. D) Sweet Georgia Brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sweet Georgia Brown. 14. What is a curling tournament called? A) Button. B) Hog. C) Shuffle. D) Bonspiel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bonspiel. 15. How often are the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Championships held? A) Every two years. B) Annually. C) Annually in non-Winter Olympics years. D) Every four years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Annually in non-Winter Olympics years. 16. Who married Timothy Laurence in 1992? A) Princess Anne. B) Joan Collins. C) Elizabeth Taylor. D) Kylie Minogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Princess Anne. 17. Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins and Dolly Parton are associated with what style of music? A) Jazz. B) Country. C) Heavy metal. D) Opera. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Country. 18. Since 1987 what is usually "the championship distance" in title boxing fights? A) Nine 3-minute rounds. B) 60 minutes. C) Twelve 3-minute rounds. D) 90 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twelve 3-minute rounds. 19. If someone is referred to as "feline", what animal are they being compared to? A) Bear. B) Dog. C) Wolf. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cat. 20. In the printing industry what is a proofreader asked to do? A) Correct a text's errors in typography, grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax and formatting. B) Check a text for errors in grammar etc, consistency, continuity and fact, and for legal issues. C) Canvass a text with focus groups. D) Ensure that what is stated in a text is proven within the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct a text's errors in typography, grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax and formatting. ← 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