This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 148 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 148 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A "prickly pear" is a type of what? A) Bees. B) Cactus. C) Strawberry. D) Sea urchin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cactus. 2. What was the title of Britney Spears' second album (and the single that was released from it)? A) Baby One More Time. B) Toxic. C) Oops! I Did It Again. D) Circus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oops! I Did It Again. 3. The first of what event, organised by journalist Henri Desgrange in 1903, was won by Maurice Garin? A) Gordon Bennett race. B) Tour de France. C) Peking to Paris car rally. D) Swimming race across the English Channel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tour de France. 4. What is a feud where the relatives of a murdered man take vengeance on the family of those who killed him, for generations? A) Miscegenation. B) Nemesis. C) Assassination. D) Vendetta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vendetta. 5. What is the name for the ceremonial meal which breaks the fast each evening in Ramadan? A) Maghrib. B) Eid al-Fitr. C) Iftaar. D) Suhur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iftaar. 6. Where were the two Battles of Grozny fought? A) Ukraine. B) Mongolia. C) Uzbekistan. D) Chechnya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chechnya. 7. Which of these countries has the largest population? A) Egypt. B) Nigeria. C) Sudan. D) Kenya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nigeria. 8. Gregory Peck played attorney Sam Bowden in what 1962 film? A) The Paradine Case. B) The Big Country. C) Cape Fear. D) The Bourne Identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cape Fear. 9. Which of these is the name for a festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture which largely takes the form of formal competitions in choral events, traditional music and spoken word? A) Mod. B) Rock. C) Caber. D) Haggis Festival. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mod. 10. What is the title of a 1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert? A) Dune. B) Solaris. C) Fahrenheit 451. D) Fantastic Voyage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dune. 11. India's first victory in a Test match with England coincided with what else? A) The new Constitution of the independent India came into force. B) The ascent of Mt Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. C) The death of King George VI. D) Jawaharlal Nehru was elected Prime Minister under India's new constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The death of King George VI. 12. What are Gliese 876 d, OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, MOA-2007-BLG-192Lb, COROT-Exo-7b, Gliese 581 d and Gliese 581 c? A) Comets. B) Stars. C) Planets. D) Black Holes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planets. 13. Which of these historical figures is most associated with the year 1306? A) Marie Antoinette. B) Elizabeth I. C) Robert the Bruce. D) Charles I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robert the Bruce. 14. Which of these foods is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids? A) Milk. B) Tuna. C) Feta cheese. D) Chicken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tuna. 15. What does the term "above sea level" generally refer to? A) Above the average of low and high tide levels. B) Above high tide mark. C) Above low tide mark. D) Above mean sea level. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Above mean sea level. 16. In the middle ages, what infection was called "the king's evil", and, it was rumoured, could be cured by the touch of a king? A) Rickets. B) Impetigo. C) Scrofula. D) Tuberculosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scrofula. 17. What is an insincere expression of sorrow? A) Snake eyes. B) Alligator blood. C) Tortoise shell. D) Crocodile tears. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crocodile tears. 18. Which of these is a citrus fruit? A) Coconut. B) Banana. C) Tangerine. D) Date. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tangerine. 19. Which of these can safely be included in a diet for people with Coeliac's disease? A) Porridge. B) Boiled rice. C) Bananas. D) Croissants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boiled rice. 20. Which of these was an American baseball player who played his 18-year major-league professional career all for the New York Yankees, and still holds the records for most World Series home runs, RBIs, runs, walks, extra-base hits and total bases? A) Donald Dunn. B) Mickey Mantle. C) Frederick Forsythe. D) Patrick Powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mickey Mantle. ← 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