This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 993 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 993 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which country is the 2016 Asia-Pacific Men's Champion in Tchoukball? A) The Republic of China. B) Malaysia. C) New Zealand. D) Singapore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Republic of China. 2. Which Dick eventually had a flop in his sport in the 1960s? A) Cheney. B) Fosbury. C) Bukus. D) Francis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fosbury. 3. Which honour was conferred by Charles II on John Dryden in 1668? A) Thane of Cawdor. B) Defender of the Faith. C) Archbishop of Canterbury. D) Poet Laureate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poet Laureate. 4. In whose name was an annual award established in 2009, to be given to a living UK poet for new work in poetry? A) John Betjeman. B) Ted Hughes. C) Andrew Motion. D) Philip Larkin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ted Hughes. 5. Which river is the largest contributor (by volume) to the waters of Lake Titicaca? A) The HuancanΓ©. B) Rio Desaguadero. C) Rio Ramis. D) MaraΓ±on River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rio Ramis. 6. The religious movement known as the Doukhobors was oppressed and circumscribed in Russia where it first developed; when its members were eventually allowed to leave what country welcomed them? A) UK. B) Germany. C) USA. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canada. 7. Arshile Gorky, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Philip Guston, Hans Hofmann, Clyfford Still, Barnett Newman, Ad Reinhardt, Richard Pousette-Dart, Robert Motherwell, Peter Voulkos & Jackson Pollock painted in what style? A) Landscape. B) Abstract expressionism. C) Still life. D) Pointillism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abstract expressionism. 8. Which artist was the architect for the dome of St Peter's Basilica, Rome? A) Michelangelo. B) Leonardo da Vinci. C) Filippo Brunelleschi. D) Donatello. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Michelangelo. 9. What was the name of the step that ran under the bottom of the doors on early motor cars? A) Standing board. B) Jumping board. C) Running board. D) Alla board. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running board. 10. Which 1965 album by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass sold 6 million copies in the USA? A) Whipped Cream and Other Delights. B) The Lonely Bull. C) Please Please Me. D) Stranger On The Shore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whipped Cream and Other Delights. 11. What style of architecture is distinguished by extravagant ornamentation, and applies particularly to the decadent style that flourished in Italy in the 16th to 18th centuries? A) Realistic. B) Baroque. C) Romanesque. D) Doric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baroque. 12. Which of these is related to the tuba? A) Piccolo. B) Cor Anglais. C) Sousaphone. D) Flute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sousaphone. 13. When and where were the short-lived "Black Codes" enacted? A) 1940, USA. B) 1685, France. C) 1865, Southern states in the USA. D) 1980, England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1865, Southern states in the USA. 14. Tan Dun composed the music, and co-wrote the libretto, for which 2006 opera? A) Nine Songs. B) The Peony Pavilion. C) Marco Polo. D) The First Emperor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The First Emperor. 15. If you were watching a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers, what sport would they be playing? A) Cricket. B) Ice hockey. C) Snooker. D) Rugby Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ice hockey. 16. What was the occupation of Penrod Pooch, the secret identity of the cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey? A) Janitor. B) Photographer. C) Scientist. D) Kung Fu instructor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Janitor. 17. What colour does red litmus paper turn when in contact with alkaline? A) Black. B) Blue. C) Green. D) Amber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue. 18. The Rock of Gibraltar and Mt Abyla on the African coast were known as what? A) Gemini. B) Castor and Pollux. C) The Gate of Hades. D) The Pillars of Hercules. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Pillars of Hercules. 19. What is another name for a hippocampus? A) Coliseum. B) Stables. C) Zoological garden. D) Sea horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sea horse. 20. Who is the next in this series:Mary Ann Nichols ("Polly"), Annie Chapman ("Dark Annie", maiden name Eliza Ann Smith), Elizabeth Stride ("Long Liz"), Catherine Eddowes (also known as "Kate Conway", "Kate Kelly" and "Mary Ann Kelly") ..... ? A) Mary Jane Kelly (called herself "Marie Jeanette Kelly", nicknamed "Ginger"). B) Margaret Thatcher ("The Iron Lady"). C) Peggy Lee ("The Queen"). D) Billie Holiday ("Lady Day"). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mary Jane Kelly (called herself "Marie Jeanette Kelly", nicknamed "Ginger"). 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