This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 201 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 201 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When a murmuration of birds happens what are they doing? A) Calling to warn of danger. B) Settling in trees for the night and talking. C) Flying in swarms in fluid shifting shapes. D) Ruffling their feathers to warn off predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flying in swarms in fluid shifting shapes. 2. Which of these people was not born in England? A) Charlie Chaplin. B) Stewart Granger. C) Cary Grant. D) Robert Mitchum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Robert Mitchum. 3. In which country is the town of Gorgonzola? A) Spain. B) Switzerland. C) Netherlands. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Italy. 4. Since 2011, and as at 2016, who is the sole supplier of tyres to Formula One racing? A) Pirelli. B) Michelin. C) Goodyear. D) Firestone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pirelli. 5. The headquarters of the United Nations is in which city? A) New York. B) Geneva. C) The Hague. D) Brussels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New York. 6. Which city's bid to hold the 2012 Olympics came second to London's? A) Paris. B) Rio de Janeiro. C) Hamburg. D) Johannesburg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris. 7. In which field would the term "chiaroscuro" usually be applied? A) Poetry. B) Burlesque. C) Painting. D) Architecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Painting. 8. In a general election in 1990, the National League for Democracy party won 59% of the national votes and 80% of the seats in Parliament, but did not get into power. Which country was this? A) Thailand. B) Fiji. C) Myanmar. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myanmar. 9. What is the name of the condition where the sufferer is excessively sleepy during daytime? A) Nostalgia. B) Hypersomnia. C) Amnesia. D) Insomnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypersomnia. 10. The piano piece, Für Elise, well-known to music students, was written by whom? A) Ludwig van Beethoven. B) Frédéric Chopin. C) Franz Liszt. D) Robert Schumann. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ludwig van Beethoven. 11. Where is the Afar Triple Junction? A) Central southern Asia. B) Birmingham, UK. C) On the African coast of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. D) The North Island of New Zealand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the African coast of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. 12. According to the Bible, the descendants of Noah tried to erect which construction against the will of God, who destroyed the plan by making the builders talk a variety of languages? A) Hanging Gardens of Babylon. B) Tower of Babel. C) Colossus of Rhodes. D) Sphinx. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tower of Babel. 13. What is a Pragmatic Sanction? A) A type of holy blessing. B) The most practical penalty. C) A solemn decree by a sovereign on a matter of primary importance. D) A consensus agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A solemn decree by a sovereign on a matter of primary importance. 14. If someone has strabismus what do they often do? A) Limp. B) Squint. C) See in monochrome. D) Have freckles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Squint. 15. In the James Bond film "Die Another Day" who played Bond girl Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson? A) Halle Berry. B) Sophie Marceau. C) Michelle Yeoh. D) Izabella Scorupco. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Halle Berry. 16. As the 1984 Summer Olympic Games began, Welsh pop star Howard Jones released which single? A) Like to Get to Know You Well. B) Pearl in the Shell. C) Life in One Day. D) Dream Into Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Like to Get to Know You Well. 17. Which of these cities is closest to London? A) Madrid. B) Brussels. C) Berlin. D) Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brussels. 18. Who was the driver of the car in which co-driver Michel Perin broke his arm when they crashed during the Dakar Rally in January 2009? A) Marcus Grönholm. B) Juha Kankkunen. C) Tommi Mäkinen. D) Carlos Sainz. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carlos Sainz. 19. Palaeontology is the study of what? A) Fencing. B) Fossils. C) Friendship. D) Greek architecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossils. 20. Which of these instruments has frets? A) Guitar. B) Cello. C) Violin. D) Harpsichord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guitar. ← 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