This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 155 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 155 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The name of which capital city, previously known as Wirye-seong, Hanju, Namgyeong, Hanseong, Hanyang and Gyeongseong, originated from the local word meaning "capital city" ? A) Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City). B) Pyongyang. C) Hanoi. D) Seoul. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seoul. 2. In the game of piquet what does the optional declaration of "carte blanche" mean? A) The declarer has no court cards in their hand. B) The declarer withdraws from playing the round. C) The declarer wishes to discard their hand and draw a completely new hand from the pack. D) A card accidentally exposed during the deal will not be played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The declarer has no court cards in their hand. 3. Geoffrey Esper and Joey Chestnut are well-known names in the US in what sport? A) Competitive eating. B) Lawn Bowls. C) Rodeo. D) Free climbing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Competitive eating. 4. What song by Helen Reddy was subject to much debate about what it was really about? A) Ode To Billie Joe. B) Angie Baby. C) Cat's in the Cradle. D) I Am the Walrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angie Baby. 5. Arizona, USA, is home to a large number of canyons and canyon systems; which of these is not one? A) Canyon de Chelly. B) Canyons of the Ancients. C) Oak Creek Canyon. D) Sycamore Canyon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canyons of the Ancients. 6. Which of these is a plane tree? A) Cypress. B) Cedar. C) Sycamore. D) Larch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sycamore. 7. In 2019 Allyson Felix became the most decorated what? A) Athlete in the World Athletics Championships. B) Round the world solo sailor. C) Free climber. D) Wrestler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Athlete in the World Athletics Championships. 8. Which of these is not the name of one of the children of the UK's Queen Elizabeth II? A) Andrew. B) Edward. C) Anne. D) William. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William. 9. Who made the first solo non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in 1927? A) Charles Lindbergh. B) Charles Kingsford-Smith. C) Amy Johnson. D) Captain John Alcock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charles Lindbergh. 10. What was the original name of the liner which after 1918 became the adoptive sister-ship to the RMS Titanic? A) HMS Caledonia. B) SS Bismarck. C) RMS Olympic. D) HMHS Britannic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SS Bismarck. 11. What was the length of the standard working week in Hungary before passage of the so-called "slave law" in December 2018 which allowed employers to increase the overtime they can demand, with a delay of up to 3 years to pay for it? A) 5 days of 7 hours. B) 4.5 days of average 9 hours. C) 5 days of 7 hours plus a day of 5 hours. D) 5 days of 8 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 days of 8 hours. 12. What was the nickname of snooker player Ray Reardon? A) Yeti. B) Frankenstein. C) Dracula. D) Incredible Hulk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dracula. 13. What is the "sirocco" ? A) North African wind. B) Arabian desert. C) Mythical animal. D) Sand dune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North African wind. 14. English business magnate, investor, and philanthropist Sir Richard Branson's ventures also include what? A) International water delivery. B) Franchising worm farms. C) Engineless cars. D) Developing commercial craft for sub-orbital space flight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Developing commercial craft for sub-orbital space flight. 15. What are PGM and JDAM systems intended to do? A) Clear marine plastic. B) Convert unguided bombs into precision ones. C) Design virtual reality games. D) Provide musical instruments for marching displays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convert unguided bombs into precision ones. 16. Where is the oldest working gin distillery in England? A) Grimsby. B) Lowestoft. C) Plymouth. D) Bradford. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plymouth. 17. What is a nickname for Inverness? A) The Capital of the Highlands. B) The Hot Scot Pot. C) The Playground of the North. D) The Windy City. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Capital of the Highlands. 18. At the end of 2016 the world's two biggest car makers by sales were Toyota and which other? A) General Motors. B) Nissan. C) Ford. D) Volkswagen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volkswagen. 19. The House of Representatives of which country unanimously voted to become a secular and inclusive democratic republic on 28 May 2008, giving the King 15 days to vacate the palace, to re-open it as a public museum? A) Thailand. B) China. C) Nepal. D) Laos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nepal. 20. What is the French word for "lark", as in the popular Canadian children's song? A) Colombe. B) Rossignol. C) Alouette. D) Grive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alouette. ← 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