This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 117 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 117 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What European capital has the largest Turkish population of any city outside Turkey? A) Tel Aviv, Israel. B) Berlin, Germany. C) Melbourne, Australia. D) London, England. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Berlin, Germany. 2. Which of these letters is not in the name of an Australian rock band which, for 20 years, was fronted by Michael Hutchence on lead vocals? A) N. B) E. C) X. D) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) E. 3. The South America tectonic plate meets and rides over which other major plate? A) North America. B) Africa. C) Nazca. D) Antarctic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nazca. 4. In the science fiction novel "The Day of the Triffids", what were "triffids" ? A) Robots. B) Plants. C) 3 cornered hats. D) Rats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants. 5. In relation to what would the term "poohsticks" be used? A) Mock fencing. B) Racing sticks or stalks in a river, steam or creek. C) Gardening stakes. D) Fire building. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Racing sticks or stalks in a river, steam or creek. 6. Which of these car makers is traditionally based in France? A) Volkswagen. B) Fiat. C) Saab. D) Renault. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renault. 7. The UKTV show "The Late Show" (1989-1995) concentrated on what? A) Satire. B) The arts. C) Political critiques. D) Commentary on the day's news. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The arts. 8. In 1998 who sold her Union Jack mini dress in a charity auction to Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas for a record £41, 320, which broke the Guinness World Record for the most expensive piece of pop star clothing ever sold? A) Melanie Chisholm (Mel C). B) Geri Halliwell. C) Samantha Fox. D) Sharon Osbourne. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geri Halliwell. 9. Who would be interested in a "miller's thumb" ? A) Philatelist. B) Ornithologist. C) Numismatist. D) Angler. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angler. 10. Which of these is a term used to describe branches of Chinese criminal organisations based mainly in Asia? A) Triads. B) Tribunes. C) Tribbles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triads. 11. A number of discoveries by English scientist and instrument-maker Francis Hauksbee, or Hawksbee, (1660-1713) established principles and/or machines which either were, demonstrated, or led to which of these? A) All of them. B) Generation of static electricity. C) Neon lighting, and mercury vapour lamps. D) For a given mass of gas at a constant pressure, the volume is proportional to its temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of them. 12. On or in what is a roadstead formed? A) Water. B) Sand. C) Hill ground. D) Ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 13. For which activity was Dame Elizabeth Frink honoured? A) Marathon running. B) Sculpture. C) Swimming. D) Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sculpture. 14. What part of Pinocchio's body extended when he told a lie? A) Ear. B) Nose. C) Foot. D) Toe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nose. 15. The painting medium "tempera" has what as a base? A) Oil. B) Egg yolk. C) Water. D) Plaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Egg yolk. 16. How many semitones are there in an octave? A) 16. B) 8. C) 12. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 17. Which of these, in the 1967 AFL season, became the first quarterback to pass more than 4, 000 yards in a season? A) Louis Armstrong. B) Ben Casey. C) Ken Rosewall. D) Joe Namath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joe Namath. 18. What was the Seiz Breur in Brittany? A) A circle of standing stones destroyed in WW II. B) A network of artists. C) A pre-WW I motor racing circuit. D) The predecessor of the wine cave, Cave Au Vin du Soleil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A network of artists. 19. There are 5 "nuclear weapons states", an internationally recognized status conferred by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It includes the USA and the UK. Which of these is not one of the 3 others? A) North Korea. B) Russia. C) China. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North Korea. 20. Which of these railways is mainly in Russia? A) Glacier Express. B) The Ghan. C) Trans-Siberian. D) The Coast Starlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trans-Siberian. ← 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