This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which country traditionally leads the opening parade of the Olympic Games? A) Greece. B) The last host country. C) The next host country. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greece. 2. What does the Gödel solution, proposed to Einstein's equations, imply as a technical possibility? A) Travel faster than the speed of light. B) Time travel. C) Travel through worm holes. D) Hyperspace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time travel. 3. In March 2010, what activity was made legal by the Board of Health in New York City? A) Beekeeping. B) Skateboarding. C) Eating in the street. D) Smoking marijuana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beekeeping. 4. Which of these is 20% larger than France and almost twice the size of Germany or Japan? A) Saudi Arabia. B) Texas. C) Sweden. D) Morocco. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Texas. 5. The hovercraft was invented In which decade? A) 1930s. B) 1960s. C) 1940s. D) 1950s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1950s. 6. Which young director pioneered a profoundly influential theatre approach, when he premièred "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov at the Moscow Theatre in 1898? A) Louis Jouvet. B) Max Reinhardt. C) Konstantin Stanislavski. D) Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Konstantin Stanislavski. 7. Jugular veins carry blood away from which part of the body? A) Liver. B) Feet. C) Arms. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Head. 8. Where was there a series of explosions and fire on 23 October 1989 (killing 23 employees and injuring 314), an explosion on 23 June 1999 (killing two men and injuring three) and an explosion and fire on 27 March 2000 (which caused 1 death and 71 injuries)? A) Tel Aviv, Israel. B) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. C) Pasadena, Texas, USA. D) Cornwall, England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pasadena, Texas, USA. 9. The name of what product, also known as paraffin, a combustible hydrocarbon liquid, was registered as a trademark by Abraham Gesner in 1854? A) White spirit. B) Methylated spirit. C) Kerosene. D) Turpentine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kerosene. 10. Where is or was the Royal Order of Sahametrei conferred? A) The Kingdom of Cambodia. B) The Kingdom of Thailand. C) The Kingdom of Kandy. D) The Kingdom of Bhutan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Kingdom of Cambodia. 11. Which singer, guitarist, drummer, and songwriter released the 1949 single which many credit as being the first rock and roll record? A) Goree Carter. B) Jackie Brenston. C) Chuck Berry. D) Little Richard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goree Carter. 12. Dragon boat racing, as part of a complex of ceremonies, is thought to have originated where? A) Greece. B) Wales. C) India. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 13. What is a word's etymology? A) The history of its forms and changes. B) Its grammatical function. C) Its division into syllables. D) Its sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The history of its forms and changes. 14. Where does the cold dry Bise blow? A) Belgium. B) Andorra. C) Brittany. D) France and Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) France and Switzerland. 15. David Morgan, Sharad Pawar & Haroon Lorgat were involved in the administration of which sport at an international level in 2010? A) Cricket. B) Motorsport. C) Soccer. D) Rugby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cricket. 16. What did the cricketing term "The Ashes" first refer to? A) The grieving ritual undergone by the loser in England-Australia series. B) A trophy for England-Australia series. C) An urn, containing the ashes of a bail, representing the spirit of English cricket. D) An obituary for English cricket the first time Australia beat England at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An obituary for English cricket the first time Australia beat England at home. 17. Which of these entertainers is not known for wearing a bowler hat? A) Charlie Chaplin. B) Stan Laurel. C) Oliver Hardy. D) Tommy Cooper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tommy Cooper. 18. The seventh film in what series was released in December 2015 to audience and critical acclaim and a record box office take in the first month? A) Twilight. B) Riddick. C) Star Wars. D) James Bond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Star Wars. 19. Two triumphal arches were designed in 1806 to stand in Paris and celebrate the successes of Napoléon Bonaparte; one (the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile) was not completed until 1836, but the other was completed in 1808 and stands where? A) At the centre of the Place du Panthéon. B) In the business district of La Défense in the commune of Puteaux. C) On the Île de la Cité. D) In the Place du Carrousel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the Place du Carrousel. 20. What is the capital of Utah? A) Salt Lake City. B) Philadelphia. C) Oklahoma City. D) St Louis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salt Lake City. ← 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