This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 1214 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 1214 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A 1973 James Bond film was entitled "Live and Let ..... '' what? A) Spy. B) Fly. C) Sigh. D) Die. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Die. 2. The Catatumbo River flows along part of the boundary between which two countries? A) Colombia and Venezuela. B) Colombia and Panama. C) Colombia and Ecuador. D) Colombia and Peru. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colombia and Venezuela. 3. Which 18th century painter and engraver is famous for his works "The Rake's Progress" and "Marriage Γ la Mode" ? A) Rudolf Opitz. B) Albrecht DΓΌrer. C) William Hogarth. D) Aubrey Beardsley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Hogarth. 4. What are the main ingredient(s), apart from herbs and butter, of the paste known as duxelles? A) Duck livers and mushrooms. B) Almonds and apricots. C) Garlic. D) Mushrooms and onions or shallots. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mushrooms and onions or shallots. 5. Which UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mosel Valley, Germany, is known for its Roman architecture incuding the Porta Nigra, the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps? A) Cochem. B) Bernkastel-Kues. C) Koblenz. D) Trier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trier. 6. How did Ronnie Lee Gardner make the news at 6.20 p.m. on 18 June 2010 in Utah? A) He was executed by firing squad. B) He fell 30, 000 ft without a parachute and lived. C) Won $ 8 million in the state lottery. D) Led a riot at an Oasis concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was executed by firing squad. 7. What is the name of Thomas Gray's most famous poem? A) The Elegy. B) Down in A Country Graveyard. C) Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard. D) Behind the Spreading Chestnut Tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard. 8. In what is often called boxing's biggest upset ever, Buster Douglas beat whom in the world unified Heavyweight title fight in 1990? A) Mike Tyson. B) Muhammad Ali. C) Gentleman Jackson. D) Sonny Bill Williams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mike Tyson. 9. What is the capital of the state of California? A) San Andreas. B) Los Angeles. C) Sacramento. D) San Francisco. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sacramento. 10. Where are nasturtiums native? A) West America. B) North India. C) South and Central America. D) Southern China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South and Central America. 11. Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination triggered World War I, was a member of which family? A) Hapsburg. B) Medici. C) Bourbon. D) Milligan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hapsburg. 12. Freckles, brownish yellow spots usually found mostly on the face, neck and hands are also known as ..... ? A) Impetigo. B) Lentigo. C) Lumbago. D) Clutch Cargo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lentigo. 13. Normally called a wolverine in North America, what is the largest carnivorous mammal in the weasel family? A) Gourmand. B) Glutton. C) Epicure. D) Hungary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glutton. 14. What are the missing words in this phrase from the UK TV series starting in 1952 "Bill and Ben, the ..... Men" ? A) Oddle Poddle. B) Flower Pot. C) Busy Builder. D) Bull and Bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flower Pot. 15. Where are grackles native? A) The Americas. B) The Camargue in southern France. C) Northern Africa. D) The Romanche Trench. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Americas. 16. Which of these four sports has NOT been part of every Winter Olympics since 1924, when they were first contested under that name? A) Bobsleigh. B) Figure skating. C) Speed skating. D) Ice hockey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bobsleigh. 17. In the film "Batman Forever", released in 1995, who played the villain called "The Riddler" ? A) Jim Carrey. B) Jack Nicholson. C) Tommy Lee Jones. D) Arnold Schwarzenegger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jim Carrey. 18. What type of clothing is a "sou-wester" ? A) Sock. B) Hat. C) Boot. D) Trousers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hat. 19. What is an isthmus? A) A cloud formation. B) Narrow strip of land joining two larger ones. C) A figure of speech. D) A species of tomato. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrow strip of land joining two larger ones. 20. Where is the pituitary gland situated? A) Lungs. B) Spleen. C) Heart. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books