This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 971 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 971 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where was the devastating Laki eruption? A) Greenland. B) Iceland. C) Northern Russia. D) New Zealand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iceland. 2. Australian Shane Warne's career was in which sport? A) Tennis. B) Cricket. C) Hockey. D) Squash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cricket. 3. In which satirical comedy British television series was Captain Fantastic a recurring feature? A) Twice a Fortnight (1967). B) Q (1969-82). C) The Complete and Utter History of Britain (1969). D) Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967-69). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967-69). 4. The film musical "On the Town" is set in which city? A) New York. B) Los Angeles. C) Chicago. D) Memphis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New York. 5. What is the name for a forked twig used in searching for something that is hidden? A) Seeking stick. B) Magic wand. C) Divining rod. D) Telephone pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divining rod. 6. What equipment is essential to the international championship known as WindGames? A) A wing suit. B) Flight suits, helmets, goggles, white gloves, elbow & knee pads and ear plugs. C) A course of narrow rock openings. D) An indoor vertical wind tunnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An indoor vertical wind tunnel. 7. What pigment found in plant leaves uses energy from sunlight to provide food? A) Chlorophyl. B) Cochineal. C) Glycoside. D) Carotene. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorophyl. 8. What is a tisane? A) A tea. B) A carved Neolithic stone ball. C) Infusion or decoction of herbs in hot water. D) A cold soup. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infusion or decoction of herbs in hot water. 9. Where is Yoruba mostly spoken as a native language? A) Nigeria and Benin. B) Mali. C) Algeria. D) Angola and Gabon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nigeria and Benin. 10. What is the first line of "Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed, released as a single in 1972? A) Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner. B) Just Walk on By. C) Holly came from Miami F L A. D) I was born in cross-fire hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holly came from Miami F L A. 11. What is the term "standard gauge" usually applied to? A) Domestic electricity networks. B) Railway tracks. C) Crochet hooks. D) Sewing machine needles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Railway tracks. 12. Which of these ingredients can be used to make a "White Russian" ? A) Vodka & tomato juice. B) Vodka, Kahlúa & cream. C) Vodka, Galliano & orange juice. D) Vodka, Triple Sec & lime juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vodka, Kahlúa & cream. 13. Which British stage director won an Oscar for his feature-film directing debut, which starred Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, and Thora Birch? A) Sam Mendes. B) John Madden. C) Terrence Malick. D) Peter Weir. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sam Mendes. 14. Which ragtime pianist, between 1894 and 1915, composed tunes such as "The Entertainer" that became popular in 1973 after being included in the film "The Sting" ? A) Clifford Jordan. B) Scott Joplin. C) Jelly Roll Morton. D) Duke Ellington. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scott Joplin. 15. Which of these are books by Sebastian Faulks? A) "Great Expectations", "The Pickwick Papers" & "Bleak House". B) "Goldfinger", "Octopussy" & "From Russia With Love". C) "Birdsong", "Charlotte Gray" & "On Green Dolphin Street". D) "The IPCRESS File", "Horse Under Water" & "Funeral in Berlin". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Birdsong", "Charlotte Gray" & "On Green Dolphin Street". 16. Leaders of an English scout troop are named after characters from which of these? A) Captains Courageous. B) Animal Farm. C) The Man Who Would Be King. D) The Jungle Books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Jungle Books. 17. Where was a new cat-like species discovered in 2005? A) Timor. B) Isle of Man. C) Borneo. D) Colombia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Borneo. 18. What Christian festival is observed on the seventh Sunday after Easter? A) Annunciation. B) Lent. C) Whitsunday. D) Ascension. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whitsunday. 19. What was the tagline for the 1977 film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" ? A) Don't open the door!. B) Who's there?. C) Better than the second kind!. D) We are not alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We are not alone. 20. The Galapagos Islands belong to which country? A) Mexico. B) Argentina. C) Ecuador. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecuador. ← 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