This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 202 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 202 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What name were the treaties of:1763, France ceded all territories in America east of Mississippi (except New Orleans) and India to Britain; 1783, recognised USA's independence from Britain; 1898, Spain relinquished all remaining overseas territories? A) Treaties respectively of:Paris, London and Seville. B) Treaty of Paris. C) Treaty of Versailles. D) Treaties respectively of:Vienna, Stockholm and Seville. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treaty of Paris. 2. Where is the headquarters of the international broadcasting network CNN, "the CNN Center" ? A) Montreal, Quebec, Canada. B) Atlanta, Georgia, USA. C) Midtown Manhattan, New York City, USA. D) Universal City. California, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 3. What river or rivers are the main contributors to the 220 miles (355 km) coastal delta in Bangladesh? A) Ganges and Brahmaputra. B) Indus. C) Yamuna. D) Ganges and Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges and Brahmaputra. 4. Who "is watching you" in George Orwell's book "Nineteen Eighty-Four" ? A) Big Daddy. B) Big Ears. C) Big Brother. D) Big Bopper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big Brother. 5. The main publicity image for which Alfred Hitchcock film featured Cary Grant being chased by a bi-plane? A) Rear Window. B) To Catch A Thief. C) North By Northwest. D) Vertigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North By Northwest. 6. An ostrich is said to bury what in the sand in time of danger? A) Its chickens. B) Its head. C) A spare $ 10 note. D) Its feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its head. 7. Club Atlético Boca Juniors, known simply as Boca Juniors or Boca, a sports club best known for its football team, is based in which country? A) Italy. B) Spain. C) Argentina. D) Ecuador. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Argentina. 8. The "venae cavae" are found in what part of the body? A) Heart. B) Lungs. C) Liver. D) Spleen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart. 9. Which of these islands is not Danish territory? A) Lolland. B) Gotland. C) Bornholm. D) Langeland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gotland. 10. In 1750 French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille set up an observatory in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, where he did what? A) Discovered the planet Uranus. B) Observed nearly 10, 000 southern stars. C) The observatory was burnt down before he could do anything. D) Made wine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observed nearly 10, 000 southern stars. 11. Who created the gardens at Biddulph Grange, now a National Trust property? A) Capability Brown (1716-1783). B) James Bateman (1811-1897). C) André Le Nôtre (1613-1700). D) Sir Clough Williams-Ellis (1883-1978). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Bateman (1811-1897). 12. What would you expect something to be if it is on a menu as "Julienne" ? A) Raw. B) Minced. C) Fine ground. D) Cut into thin strips. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cut into thin strips. 13. Which of these, described as being "the most successful, influential and powerful theatrical producer in the world" is notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals, and whose business owns 7 London theatres? A) James Cameron. B) Cameron Mackintosh. C) Andrew Lloyd Webber. D) Charles Macintosh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cameron Mackintosh. 14. Anti-retroviral drugs are used to treat what disease? A) Rickets. B) Cancer. C) Tuberculosis. D) HIV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) HIV. 15. The Orinoco Delta in eastern Venezuela includes a number of what kind of volcano? A) Extinct. B) Mud. C) Steep. D) Constantly erupting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mud. 16. What weapon is traditionally held in a quiver? A) Pistol. B) Sword. C) Dagger. D) Arrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arrow. 17. What 2002 film, an adaptation of stage musical that explores the themes of 'celebrity' and 'scandal', starred Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, and Richard Gere? A) Billy Elliot the Musical. B) New York, New York. C) Singing in the Rain. D) Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chicago. 18. The first public what, was established by George Jennings at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851 in London, UK? A) Fully equipped pay toilet, or water closet, with attendants. B) Coffee house. C) Petrol pumping station. D) Library. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fully equipped pay toilet, or water closet, with attendants. 19. The NBA team, the Supersonics, was based in which US city? A) Philadelphia. B) Miami. C) Chicago. D) Seattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seattle. 20. The Northern Society, based in St Petersburg, Russia, and the Southern Society, based in Kiev, Ukraine, were part of what 19th century movement? A) The Marxists. B) The Populists. C) The Decembrists. D) The People's Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Decembrists. ← 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