General Knowledge Quiz 22

General Knowledge Quiz 22

This is a mixed bag of ten questions. Hope you will enjoy it!

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1. In which one of the following novels will you encounter the human-like creatures called "yahoos"?

Moby Dick
Treasure Island
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Gulliver's Travels

2. Which one of the following is the river of forgetfulness, one of the five rivers of the Greek underworld?

Lethe
Styx
Acheron
Cocytus

3. What does "persona non grata" mean?

Disgraceful person
Person without gratitude
A great personality
Unacceptable person

4. "Operation Dracula" was the name given to an airborne and amphibious attack by British, American and Indian forces during World War II. Which city was targeted by the attack?

Belgrade
Tokyo
Bangkok
Rangoon

5. Feijoada is a Goan dish consisting of a bean stew with meat, usually served with rice.It is considered as the national dish of which country?

India
Portugal
Brazil
Angola

6. FIDE is the International organization that acts as the governing body of which game?

Chess
Carrom
Squash
Billiards

7. "The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys" was the original title of a famous novel. Which novel?

The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor
Robinson Crusoe
The Coral Island
The Treasure Island

8. Adam's ale (Adam's wine) refers to

Milk
Water
Orange
Apple

9. What was the first man made object to leave the solar system?

Pioneer 10
Voyager 2
New Horizons
Voyager 1

10. Which writer's works were described as "The mirrors of Russian Revolution" by Lenin?

Anton Checkov
Alexander Pushkin
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Leo Tolstoy

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