This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 1175 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1175 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was the Formula One racing driver's champion in 1963 and 1965? A) Jackie Stewart. B) Jim Clark. C) James Hunt. D) Stirling Moss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jim Clark. 2. How many pockets does the modern pocket billiards table have? A) 6. B) 4. C) 8. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6. 3. What is a lunula? A) The tissues between the uvula and the tonsils. B) The crescent-shaped area at the base of a human nail. C) A satellite circling a planet's moon. D) A moon-shaped seed pod. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The crescent-shaped area at the base of a human nail. 4. Babe Ruth played for which Major League Baseball team between 1919 and 1935? A) New York Yankees. B) Boston Red Sox. C) Providence Grays. D) Washington Senators. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New York Yankees. 5. In what country are there more than 60 Peace Walls, or Peace Lines, mostly in the capital city? A) Poland. B) Israel. C) Northern Ireland. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Northern Ireland. 6. What word describes someone who historically was a medical professional who formulated and dispensed medicines (the fore-runner of the pharmacist, pharmacologist, chemist or dispensing chemist), offered general medical advice and a range of services such as surgery and midwifery? A) Actuary. B) Apotheosis. C) Aerialist. D) Apothecary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apothecary. 7. Which sea is part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia, bounded on the west by Novaya Zemlya and to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya? A) Kara Sea. B) Barents Sea. C) Laptev Sea. D) Tasman Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kara Sea. 8. A small sandbar island emerged in the Bay of Bengal in the aftermath of the Bhola cyclone in 1970, but in 2010 it was discovered it had been completely submerged by rising water levels. Which 2 countries had claimed sovereignty? A) Myanmar & India. B) India & Sri Lanka. C) Thailand & Sri Lanka. D) India and Bangladesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India and Bangladesh. 9. The wife of Humphrey Verdon Roe, with whom she founded a ground-breaking clinic in Britain, was also an author, palaeobotanist and campaigner for women's rights. What was the field in which she is known for pioneering effective, widespread and consistent action? A) Prevention or cure of sexually transmitted diseases. B) Birth control. C) Neonatal and early childhood care. D) Marital guidance counselling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Birth control. 10. Sheep, which are aged by their teeth, are referred to by the number of permanent incisors that have erupted. About how old is a "six-tooth" ? A) 3 to 4 years. B) 1.5 to 2 years. C) 1 to 1.5 years. D) 2 to 3 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2 to 3 years. 11. Who was Lawrence Edward Grace Oates, who died on 17 March 1912? A) Lawrence of Arabia. B) A member of Scott's party which reached the South Pole. C) The captain of the "Titanic". D) A VC-winning Captain at Rorke's Drift during the Zulu Wars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A member of Scott's party which reached the South Pole. 12. Wind erosion as a driver behind shaping land forms, is called what kind of force? A) Haboob. B) Gale. C) Zephyr. D) Aeolian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aeolian. 13. On 1/1/2014 the first legal sales of cannabis/marijuana for recreational use since about 1940 took place where? A) Uruguay. B) Colorado, USA. C) New Zealand. D) The Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colorado, USA. 14. What do the dark fantasy films "Stardust" (2007) and "Coraline" (2009) have in common? A) They were set in Japan. B) They were stop-motion films. C) They starred Johnny Depp. D) They were films of books written by Neil Gaiman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were films of books written by Neil Gaiman. 15. What instrument is installed in an electrical circuit to vary the resistance? A) Alternator. B) Transformer. C) Rectifier. D) Rheostat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rheostat. 16. With which instrument were the following people associated in the 1960s:Pete Quaife, Chas Chandler, John Entwistle, Jack Bruce, Bill Wyman, Rick Huxley, Barry Lakeman, John Stax and Paul Samwell-Smith? A) Drums. B) Organ. C) Rhythm guitar. D) Bass guitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bass guitar. 17. What is the minimum number of hurdles that must be cleared by each competitor in the Olympic 400m hurdles? A) 12. B) 10. C) 15. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10. 18. What is the capital of Greece? A) Babylon. B) Budapest. C) Cairo. D) Athens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Athens. 19. Which of these cities is in Mexico? A) Ciudad Real. B) Ciudad Bolivar. C) Ciudad Trujillo. D) Ciudad Madero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ciudad Madero. 20. What are gastropods? A) Soldiers. B) People who appreciate food. C) Snails, slugs, whelks, limpets, abalone and similar molluscs. D) Truffles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snails, slugs, whelks, limpets, abalone and similar molluscs. ← 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