This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 992 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 992 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In 1903, Maurice Garin was the first winner of which event? A) Isle of Man TT. B) Tour de France. C) Mille Miglia. D) Boston Marathon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tour de France. 2. In what sport would you find a beltman? A) Ice hockey. B) Rugby Union. C) Baseball. D) Surf lifesaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surf lifesaving. 3. In what kind of establishment was the TV series Fawlty Towers set? A) University. B) National Trust venue. C) Borstal. D) Hotel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hotel. 4. What does a norovirus cause in people? A) Inflammation of the nose. B) Viral gastroenteritis. C) Ulcerated legs. D) Migraines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Viral gastroenteritis. 5. The name of what American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City, was possibly indirectly inspired by a line from Winston Churchill's first speech as Prime Minister of Great Britain? A) Bell, book and candle. B) Hook, line and sinker. C) Lock, stock and barrel. D) Blood, sweat and tears. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blood, sweat and tears. 6. Artists Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Frederic Edwin Church, Jane Frank and Thomas Cole painted in what style or genre? A) Art Deco. B) Still life. C) Pointillism. D) Landscape. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Landscape. 7. Which item of clothing was named after an American women's rights and temperance advocate? A) Brassiere. B) Corset. C) Jodhpur. D) Bloomers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bloomers. 8. Which were the first Olympic Games held under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency of Jacques Rogge, Count Rogge? A) 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, USA. B) 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece. C) 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia. D) 2006 Winter Olympics, Turin, Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, USA. 9. Who is the central character in the 2008 film "The Dark Knight" ? A) Sir Lancelot. B) Batman/Bruce Wayne. C) Genghis Khan. D) Sir Mordred. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Batman/Bruce Wayne. 10. The fifteen elements with atomic numbers 57 to 71, which includes Lanthanum (La), Cerium (Ce), Praseodymium (Pr), Neodymium (Nd), Promethium (Pm), Europium (Eu), Erbium (Er), Thulium (Tm), Ytterbium (Yb) and Lutetium (Lu), are known as what? A) Lanthanoid series. B) Noble gases. C) Antibiotics. D) Halogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lanthanoid series. 11. Which of these is the shortest? A) Stephen Merchant. B) Danny de Vito. C) AndrΓ© the Giant. D) Clint Eastwood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Danny de Vito. 12. An investigation by the Roman Inquisition in 1615, which concluded that heliocentrism was foolish, absurd, and heretical since it contradicted Holy Scripture, was responding to statements by whom? A) William Herschel. B) Stephen Hawking. C) Isaac Newton. D) Galileo Galilei. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Galileo Galilei. 13. What is disrupted when "Jet lag" occurs? A) Acceleration. B) Flight schedules. C) Circadian rhythms. D) Cabin service. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circadian rhythms. 14. Which character in "Friends" had a mother who wrote romance novels and a father who performed in a drag act? A) Chandler Bing. B) Phoebe Bouffet. C) Joey Tribbiani. D) Monica Geller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandler Bing. 15. Who founded the Prince's Trust in 1976 to give special help to Britain's youth, especially those who are unemployed? A) Prince Charles. B) Prince William. C) Prince Andrew. D) The Artist formerly known as Prince. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prince Charles. 16. Which of these is an alternative name for Santa Claus? A) Father Time. B) Father Brown. C) Father Ted. D) Father Christmas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Father Christmas. 17. The rafflesia, a parasitic plant which has no leaves or stems but the largest flower in the world, is native to which area? A) Bangladesh. B) Brazil. C) South-eastern Asia. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South-eastern Asia. 18. According to Greek mythology, who spent eternity in the underworld with food and drink just out of reach? A) Tantalus. B) Sisyphus. C) Actaeon. D) Timolus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tantalus. 19. The book (and later a 1981 film) called "Mommie Dearest" published in 1978 was about which actress who appeared in films and on television from 1925 to 1975? A) Bette Davis. B) Joan Crawford. C) Jean Harlow. D) Olivia de Havilland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joan Crawford. 20. What is the occupation of the serial killer hero of the TV series "Dexter" ? A) A blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department. B) A medical orderly in Sacred Heart Hospital. C) A reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. D) A free-lance photographer working out of Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books