All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. The Sunda Strait
• B. The Lombok Strait
• C. The Makassar Strait
• D. The Malacca Strait

Explanation: The Sunda Strait runs between Java and Sumatra in western Indonesia.

• A. Philippines and Indonesia
• B. Indonesia and Timor-Leste
• C. Australia and Indonesia
• D. Indonesia and Malaysia

Explanation: Timor is divided between Indonesia (west) and Timor-Leste (east).

• A. Mindoro and Leyte
• B. Cebu and Palawan
• C. Luzon and Mindanao
• D. Panay and Samar

Explanation: Luzon (north) and Mindanao (south) are the Philippines' two biggest islands.

• A. Mindanao
• B. Cebu
• C. Palawan
• D. Luzon

Explanation: The Philippine capital Manila stands on Luzon, the largest island.

• A. Hokkaido, Sakhalin, Kuril and Rebun
• B. Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku
• C. Kyushu, Tsushima, Iki and Goto
• D. Honshu, Okinawa, Sado and Awaji

Explanation: Japan's four principal islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku.

• A. Shikoku
• B. Hokkaido
• C. Honshu
• D. Kyushu

Explanation: Honshu is Japan's largest island, home to Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.

• A. Hokkaido
• B. Kyushu
• C. Shikoku
• D. Honshu

Explanation: Tokyo sits on Honshu's Pacific coast at the head of Tokyo Bay.

• A. Tasmania
• B. Phillip Island
• C. Kangaroo Island
• D. Rottnest Island

Explanation: Tasmania is Australia's island state, south of Victoria across Bass Strait.

• A. Banks Strait
• B. Bass Strait
• C. Cook Strait
• D. Torres Strait

Explanation: Bass Strait runs between Tasmania and the Australian mainland state of Victoria.

• A. Padre Island, USA
• B. Bazaruto Island, Mozambique
• C. Fraser Island (K'gari), Australia
• D. Moreton Island, Australia

Explanation: K'gari (formerly Fraser Island) off Queensland is the world's largest sand island.

• A. Foveaux Strait
• B. Tasman Strait
• C. Bass Strait
• D. Cook Strait

Explanation: Cook Strait divides New Zealand's two main islands, with Wellington at its northern shore.

• A. Kauai
• B. Hawai'i Island (the Big Island)
• C. Maui
• D. Oahu

Explanation: Hawai'i Island, nicknamed the Big Island, is the largest in the Hawaiian chain.

• A. Miraflores and Gatun
• B. Gatun and Pedro Miguel
• C. Agua Clara and Cocoli
• D. Cristobal and Balboa

Explanation: The 2016 expansion added Agua Clara locks on the Atlantic side and Cocoli locks on the Pacific side.

• A. The Manchester Ship Canal
• B. The Corinth Canal
• C. The Göta Canal
• D. The Kiel Canal

Explanation: Germany's Kiel Canal links the North Sea to the Baltic, saving ships the voyage around Denmark.

• A. Germany
• B. Denmark
• C. Netherlands
• D. Sweden

Explanation: The Kiel Canal crosses the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

• A. Nord-Ostsee-Kanal
• B. Mittellandkanal
• C. Elbe-Seitenkanal
• D. Rhein-Herne-Kanal

Explanation: Germans call the Kiel Canal the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (North Sea–Baltic Sea Canal).

• A. 1895
• B. 1914
• C. 1959
• D. 1869

Explanation: The Kiel Canal opened in 1895 under Kaiser Wilhelm II.

• A. Cuxhaven and Flensburg
• B. Hamburg and Bremen
• C. Brunsbüttel and Kiel-Holtenau
• D. Rostock and Stralsund

Explanation: The canal runs from Brunsbüttel on the North Sea to Kiel-Holtenau on the Baltic.

• A. The Jutland Peninsula
• B. The Scandinavian Peninsula
• C. The Iberian Peninsula
• D. The Crimean Peninsula

Explanation: The canal cuts across the base of Denmark's Jutland Peninsula, shortening the voyage.

• A. Turkey
• B. Greece
• C. Italy
• D. Croatia

Explanation: The Corinth Canal cuts through the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece.