This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 195 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 195 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Lanzarote? A) A type of cabbage. B) A type of pasta. C) One of the Canary Islands. D) A type of rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One of the Canary Islands. 2. In 1980, Israeli legislation prohibited what activity in Palestinian art? A) Using the colours green, red, black and white. B) Depicting Orthodox Jews. C) Painting on Saturday. D) Using sable or pig bristle brushes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using the colours green, red, black and white. 3. In January 2024 which country became the fifth to land a spacecraft on the moon? A) Japan. B) India. C) China. D) South Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Japan. 4. What is a mixture of saturated aliphatic and alicyclic C7 to C12 hydrocarbons with a maximum content of 25% of C7 to C12 alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons, which is used as an extraction, cleaning and degreasing solvent, and as a solvent in aerosols, paints, wood preservatives, lacquers, varnishes, and asphalt products? A) White spirit. B) Turpentine. C) Kerosene. D) Methylated spirits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White spirit. 5. In 1210, Qutb-ud-Din Aibak, the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, fell from a horse and died while doing what? A) Standing on his head. B) Playing chovgan, a form of polo. C) Letting off fireworks. D) Forming the top of a 3-man human pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing chovgan, a form of polo. 6. If in a right angle triangle the lengths of the two sides including the right angle are 27 and 120 units long, how many units is the third side? A) 130. B) 75. C) 123. D) 125. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 123. 7. Which of these is a tool used for banging in and removing nails? A) Screwdriver. B) Chisel. C) Claw hammer. D) Brace and bit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claw hammer. 8. Where is Baffin Island? A) In the Gulf of St Lawrence. B) In Hudson Bay. C) Between the Canadian mainland and Greenland. D) Off the coast of Alaska. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between the Canadian mainland and Greenland. 9. A tophus, or tophi, can occur as a result of what? A) Polio. B) Over-exposure to sun. C) Inflammation in the body's joints. D) An excess of uric acid in the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An excess of uric acid in the body. 10. What country was established on 1 December 1918 by the union of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and the Kingdom of Serbia (which included the Kingdom of Montenegro) and lasted until it was invaded by the Axis powers in 1941? A) The Kingdom of Yugoslavia. B) The Kingdom of Greece. C) Democratic People's Republic of Korea. D) The Confederation of Swiss States. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Kingdom of Yugoslavia. 11. The Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye is famous for a festival featuring what? A) Paintings. B) Rock music. C) China. D) Books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Books. 12. What is the common name for Anagallis known for the opening and closing of the flowers in response to sun and weather conditions? A) Crocus. B) Pimpernel. C) Myrtle. D) Speedwell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pimpernel. 13. What is dipsomania? A) An extreme craving for food dips. B) An irresistible craving for alcoholic drink. C) Madness caused by unsatisfiable thirst. D) An abnormal and persistent fear of drinking alcohol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An irresistible craving for alcoholic drink. 14. What is the official language of the Canadian province of Quebec? A) French. B) English. C) Italian. D) Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) French. 15. What relationship are actors John and David Carradine? A) Uncle and nephew. B) Brothers. C) Cousins. D) Father and son. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Father and son. 16. What is "The Book of Margery Kempe" (ca 1440)? A) An autobiography. B) A herbal. C) An illuminated Gospel. D) A collection of music. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An autobiography. 17. Whose death on 25 June 2009 left behind three grieving children, a personal doctor to face manslaughter charges, and parents who then embarked on a range of litigations? A) Michael Jack Schmidt. B) Jack Michaelson. C) Michael Jackson. D) Jack Malone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Michael Jackson. 18. What is the world's smallest continent? A) Australia. B) Antarctica. C) Asia. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Australia. 19. The Visigoth army led by Alaric famously sacked what city in 410 CE? A) Rome. B) Jerez. C) Paris. D) Beijing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rome. 20. The tibia and fibula are found where in the human body? A) Arm. B) Lower leg. C) Ribcage. D) Fingers. 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