This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 171 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 171 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a cyclamen? A) Plant. B) Personal transport for two. C) One orbit of the earth around the sun. D) A service park on the Tour De France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plant. 2. What is ergot? A) A small black alpine mammal found in Europe. B) A jargon. C) A species of oat. D) A fungus growing in rye, sometimes wheat and barley, and other grasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fungus growing in rye, sometimes wheat and barley, and other grasses. 3. The origin of the word "collywobbles", a very upset stomach (either physically or emotionally), is generally thought to have developed from which word? A) Cholera morbus. B) Coal. C) Colic. D) Undecided, but any of these is possible and none can be excluded. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Undecided, but any of these is possible and none can be excluded. 4. When infection with Epstein-Barr virus occurs during adolescence what can it cause? A) Ruptured eardrums. B) Anaemia. C) Infectious mononucleosis. D) Gout. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infectious mononucleosis. 5. Which of these is NOT on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of critically endangered species? A) Chinese sturgeon (China). B) Giant panda (China). C) Mountain pygmy possum (Australia). D) All of them are on the list. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giant panda (China). 6. Which of these groups was the last to have a UK #1 hit single? A) Spice Girls. B) Girls Aloud. C) Bananarama. D) The Supremes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Girls Aloud. 7. The organising committee of the 1960 Winter Olympic Games decided to exclude which sport due to the expense of building a track? A) Ice Hockey. B) Skeleton. C) Speed Skating. D) Bobsleigh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bobsleigh. 8. Which Romanian gymnast won the women's individual all around gold medal with two of four possible perfect scores at the Olympic Games at Montreal in 1976? A) Nellie Kim. B) Nadia Comăneci. C) Lasse Virén. D) Nikita Bäsescu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nadia Comăneci. 9. How are weights secured on the bar for Olympic weightlifting contests? A) Spring pins and washers. B) Butterfly nuts. C) Clamps. D) Tightening collars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tightening collars. 10. The Chicago River eventually empties into what? A) Gulf of Mexico. B) Lake Michigan. C) Atlantic Ocean. D) Pacific Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gulf of Mexico. 11. Which of these were rulers of Portugal from 1640 to 1910? A) The House of Windsor. B) The House of Braganza. C) The House of Medici. D) The House of Grimaldi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The House of Braganza. 12. What is English cricketer Ian Botham's nickname? A) Piggy. B) Beefy. C) Horsey. D) Badger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beefy. 13. What kind of music would be heard in the Grand Old Opry? A) Music hall. B) Opera. C) Country music. D) Rap music. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Country music. 14. If a lake is endorheic what can this imply? A) It is spring-fed. B) It regularly floods. C) It is below sea level. D) A saline lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A saline lake. 15. In Australia, what is known as a "Laughing Jackass" ? A) Platypus. B) Wombat. C) Dingo. D) Kookaburra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kookaburra. 16. The words "palaver" and "marmalade" came into English from what language? A) Italian. B) Hindi. C) French. D) Portuguese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Portuguese. 17. What is the central premise of the Oscar-winning short film "Two Distant Strangers" (2020)? A) Emerging adulthood in two different cultures. B) Parallel families. C) A constantly repeating time loop. D) Twins separated at birth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A constantly repeating time loop. 18. Where was the Darién Scheme in Scotland in the late 1690s intended to be carried out? A) Panama. B) The western isles of Scotland. C) Northern Colombia. D) Honduras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panama. 19. In the UK, until what date was a person not able to give evidence in the trial of their spouse? A) 1898. B) 1926. C) 1793. D) 1962. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1898. 20. For the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, 10 countries did what? A) Sent only teams of indigenous athletes. B) Boycotted the Games by not sending teams. C) Boycotted the Games by not sending diplomats or official representatives. D) Refused to take part in the opening and closing ceremonies. 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