This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 991 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 991 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is an American film studio originally formed in 1919 by three film actors and a director? A) Allied Artists. B) United Artists. C) Allied Pickfords. D) Union of Artists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United Artists. 2. Herring is the basis for which of these? A) Demerara. B) Borshch. C) Quiche Lorraine. D) Rollmops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rollmops. 3. Piggyback, fireman's, and Estonian-style are holds in what sport with Championships in North America, Finland, and (in 2011) India? A) Firefighters. B) Carrying the fire. C) Caber tossing. D) Wife-carrying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wife-carrying. 4. In total, how many moons do the 4 planets closest to the sun have? A) 10. B) 12. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 5. A US Federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January each year marks what date? A) The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. B) The inauguration of George Washington as first president of the USA. C) The end of the American Civil War. D) The birth of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The birth of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 6. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler are known for their work in what area? A) Film directors. B) Detective fiction. C) Marine engineering. D) Opera. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detective fiction. 7. Who are Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick? A) Professional golfers. B) The backing band for Madonna. C) US Congressmen. D) "South Park" kids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "South Park" kids. 8. Who is the "I" in Roald Dahl's book "Danny, Champion of the World" ? A) Danny's coach. B) A pheasant. C) Danny's father. D) Danny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Danny. 9. What is a quern? A) In printing, used to squeeze letters together. B) A word made up just to win at Scrabble. C) Part of a stone hand mill. D) A Scottish word for a beer barrel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Part of a stone hand mill. 10. Which of these people was associated with the band "Boyzone" ? A) Malcolm McLaren. B) Robbie Williams. C) Rod Stewart. D) Stephen Gately. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stephen Gately. 11. Who was Charles XIV John, also known as Charles III John? A) A Spanish bullfighter. B) King of Sweden and Norway. C) An American oil magnate. D) A Galapagos turtle taken to Britain in the 19th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) King of Sweden and Norway. 12. Which is closest to the number of curves provided in national and international bobsleigh courses? A) 30. B) 4. C) A continuous curve. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 15. 13. In plays performed "in the round" where does the audience sit in relation to the playing area? A) On all sides. B) In a semicircle in front. C) They are the playing area-the actors play in among the audience. D) On both sides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On all sides. 14. Which of these spectator sports is Japan's most popular? A) Croquet. B) Sumo wrestling. C) Ice hockey. D) Squash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sumo wrestling. 15. What is the scientific study of insects? A) Ethnology. B) Etymology. C) Entomology. D) Embryology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entomology. 16. What is the technical term for double vision? A) Myopia. B) Diplopia. C) Astigmatism. D) Intoxication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diplopia. 17. In what field is Stockhausen known? A) Music. B) Psychiatry. C) Archaeology. D) Social media. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Music. 18. Which of these songs is not from The King and I? A) I Whistle a Happy Tune. B) Hello Young Lovers. C) Tonight. D) Shall We Dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tonight. 19. Morrissey is a singer associated with what band? A) The New York Dolls. B) The Beatles. C) U2. D) The Smiths. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Smiths. 20. The term "skimo" is used in what? A) To refer to the runners attached to a luge. B) Reference to indigenous North Canadian or Alaskan peoples. C) Ski mountaineering. D) To refer to nervous tension at the start of a ski competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ski mountaineering. ← 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