This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 114 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 114 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix was darkened by several exceptional problems. Which was not one of them? A) The death of F1 rookie Roland Ratzenberger during Saturday qualifying. B) The serious crash of Rubens Barrichello during Friday practice. C) The death of Gilles Villeneuve during Thursday practice. D) The death of F1 Champion (1988, 190 and 1991) Ayrton Senna in the race on Sunday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The death of Gilles Villeneuve during Thursday practice. 2. Colin Meads played rugby union for which country? A) New Zealand. B) Wales. C) Australia. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Zealand. 3. Which can the word "get" be? A) Pronoun. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 4. What is the term for reactions some people have that are severe and life-threatening allergies (to environmental or dietary allergens or to medication)? A) Caustic. B) Didactic. C) Anaphylactic. D) Tantric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphylactic. 5. Jabal (or Jebel) Shams at the foot of which is the 5 km long Al Hoota Cave, home to a species of pink blind fish, is in which country? A) Egypt. B) Oman. C) United Arab Emirates. D) Saudi Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oman. 6. What name is given to a vicious elephant that separates from the herd? A) Cad. B) Scoundrel. C) Rogue. D) Rascal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rogue. 7. Which American comedy film, released in 1979, featured British actor, musician and comedian Peter Sellers acting in his second to last film role? A) The Optimists of Nine Elms. B) The Pink Panther Strikes Again. C) Being There. D) Dr. Strangelove or:How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being There. 8. What is common between the UK television series "Unforgiven" (2009), "Happy Valley" (2014), and "Last Tango in Halifax" (2012)? A) Locations. B) Actor Sarah Lancashire. C) Writer and playwright Sally Wainwright. D) Actor Derek Jacobi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writer and playwright Sally Wainwright. 9. In the terms BCE and CE used in dating systems, what does the "C" stand for? A) Current. B) Common. C) Chronological. D) Clock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Common. 10. Which credit card is famous for the slogan "Don't leave home without it" ? A) Diners' Club. B) Visa. C) MasterCard. D) American Express. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) American Express. 11. Andalusia, Catalunya, Galicia, Aragon, Castilla y León, Castile-La Mancha, and Extremadura are "autonomous communities" in which nation? A) Mexico. B) Chile. C) Argentina. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spain. 12. Who wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949? A) Simone de Beauvoir. B) Germaine Greer. C) Emily Pankhurst. D) Erica Jong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simone de Beauvoir. 13. The 2017 Slate podcast miniseries "Slow Burn" about Watergate is hosted by whom? A) Merin Curotto. B) Nick Paumgarten. C) Leon Neyfakh. D) Elizabeth Bruenig. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leon Neyfakh. 14. Which mediaeval German cheese still has as a special ingredient the action and presence of live mites? A) Obatzda. B) Harzer. C) Cambozola. D) Milbenkäse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Milbenkäse. 15. What are the thin leaves of conifers called? A) Threads. B) Pins. C) Scissors. D) Needles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Needles. 16. How many signs of the Zodiac are neither inanimate nor human? A) 11. B) 5. C) 9. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7. 17. The competition known as Southern Traverse has taken participants through areas of what country since 1991? A) New Zealand. B) Sahara Desert. C) France. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Zealand. 18. Who has been romantically linked to Turkish-American actress Ayda Field since 2004? A) Robbie Williams. B) Bill Cosby. C) Henry Winkler. D) Charlie Sheen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robbie Williams. 19. Improved well being and fitness is sought at what kind of establishment? A) Holiday Estate. B) Beer Barn. C) Energy Camp. D) Health Farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Health Farm. 20. Which of these words means the back of the head? A) Brow. B) Lilliput. C) Occupancy. D) Occiput. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occiput. ← 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