This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 180 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 180 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In billiards, 2 points are awarded for potting the white ball. How many points are awarded for potting the red ball? A) 3. B) 1. C) 5. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 2. In 2003, a congestion charge was introduced to reduce traffic volumes in which city centre? A) London. B) New York. C) Rome. D) Madrid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London. 3. Black pepper, coriander, vinegar and salt are common ingredients of what? A) Jaggery. B) Jerky. C) Brose. D) Biltong. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biltong. 4. Why were the Crusades from 1095-1291 waged by European forces in the Middle East so called? A) They waged war in the name of the Cross of Christendom. B) The armies crossed long distances. C) Soldiers carried a cruse of oil for warding off sunburn. D) The armies took it easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They waged war in the name of the Cross of Christendom. 5. What tree is mentioned in the Christmas song 'Twelve Days of Christmas'? A) Shoe Tree. B) Money Tree. C) Pear Tree. D) Banana Tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pear Tree. 6. To an imaginary observer above the North Pole, which way would the earth appear to rotate? A) Clockwise. B) Anti-clockwise. C) Away. D) Towards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti-clockwise. 7. What was the title of Good Charlotte's 2010 album? A) Cardiology. B) Ornithology. C) Naphology. D) Anthropology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cardiology. 8. Where is the scaphoid bone in the human body? A) In the wrist. B) In the shoulder. C) In the ankle. D) In the spine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the wrist. 9. In the 18th century, Capability Brown popularised the naturalistic style of what? A) Painting. B) Landscape gardening. C) Sculpture. D) Architecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Landscape gardening. 10. What is the "national" and "first official" language of The Republic of Ireland? A) Irish. B) English. C) Welsh. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irish. 11. What was the name of the paranoid android in the book "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams? A) Hal. B) Marvin. C) Robbie. D) Ernie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marvin. 12. In annual regattas held on Lake Pesaquid in Windsor, Nova Scotia (since 1999), on Lake Mendota, Wisconsin (since 2005) and in Kasterlee near Antwerp in Belgium (since 2008), what craft are used? A) Bamboo. B) Bathtubs. C) Plastic-bottle rafts. D) Pumpkins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pumpkins. 13. For whom was the role of the exceptional AmΓ©lie in the 2001 film of the same name, which starred Audrey Tatou, originally written? A) Maxine Peake. B) Audrey Tatou. C) Emily Watson. D) Marion Cotillard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emily Watson. 14. What is an Alexandrine? A) A puff pastry. B) A line of poetry. C) A citizen of Alexandria. D) A soldier in the army of Alexander the Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A line of poetry. 15. What satellite, launched by NASA aboard a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral on 10 July 1962, was built as part of a multi-national agreement between AT & T, Bell Telephone Laboratories, NASA, the British General Post Office, and the French National PTT (Post, Telegraph & Telecom Office)? A) WorldCom. B) Hot Bird. C) Telstar. D) Intelsat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telstar. 16. Which double bass player played with Dizzy Gillespie, was married to Ella Fitzgerald (1947-1952), won a Grammy for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1964, and died aged 75 while taking a nap before a show in Indianapolis? A) Ray Brown. B) Niels-Henning Γrsted Pedersen. C) Charles Mingus. D) Percy Heath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ray Brown. 17. The filings of wood or metal are referred to as ..... ? A) Shavings. B) Swarf. C) Shavetails. D) Sweals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swarf. 18. Phlebitis is a condition that affects what part of the body? A) Kidneys. B) Eyes. C) Gums. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Veins. 19. Who wrote the historical romances "The White Company" and "Brigadier Gerard" ? A) Enid Blyton. B) John Dryden. C) Arthur Conan Doyle. D) Georgette Heyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arthur Conan Doyle. 20. "Pruritus" is a medical word for what? A) Itching. B) Nausea. C) Sleeplessness. D) Bleeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Itching. 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