This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge โ Quiz 206 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 206 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa & Andrea Dovizioso have competed in what sport? A) Surfing. B) Motorcycling. C) Soccer. D) American football. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motorcycling. 2. Where is La Moneda Palace, the seat of the President of the country? A) Lima, Peru. B) Santiago, Chile. C) Quito, Ecuador. D) Bogotรก, Colombia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Santiago, Chile. 3. "Ode To Joy" is from the 9th Symphony by which composer? A) Debussy. B) Wakeman. C) Ravel. D) Beethoven. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beethoven. 4. Who wrote the music which inspired the theme tune for a slightly surreal British crime-solving and performance magic series, first released 1997? A) Camile Saint-Saรซns. B) Modest Mussorgsky. C) Pyotr Tchaikovsky. D) Francis Poulenc. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Camile Saint-Saรซns. 5. Which country is made up of 176 islands, 36 of them inhabited, in 3 groups (called Vava'u, Ha'apai, and Tongatapu) which stretch north-south for 800 kilometers (500 miles)? A) Fiji. B) Tonga. C) Marshall Islands. D) Nauru. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tonga. 6. Which of these is part of the Indian Ocean? A) Gulf of Alaska. B) Bay of Bengal. C) Sea of Japan. D) Gulf of Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bay of Bengal. 7. What is American slang for a prison? A) Caboose. B) Calaboose. C) Calabash. D) Calabogus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calaboose. 8. Where is Ho Chi Minh City? A) Laos. B) China. C) Korea. D) Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vietnam. 9. What did the BALCO scandal, first investigated by the US federal government in 2002, involve? A) Fraudulent ads for health herbals. B) Production and supply of banned steroids to professional athletes. C) Sexual harassment claims. D) Racial discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Production and supply of banned steroids to professional athletes. 10. The 1860 rediscovery by the West of what, is said to have led directly to France's adopting the whole area as a protectorate in 1863? A) The Ananda Temple. B) Wat Phou. C) The Temple of the Emerald Buddha. D) Angkor Wat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angkor Wat. 11. Which of these is a popular book by A A Milne? A) Death on the Nile. B) Winnie The Pooh. C) Lord Jim. D) High Noon at Denver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winnie The Pooh. 12. The Thomas Cup, first offered in international competition in 1948-9, is awarded in which sport? A) Badminton. B) Cricket. C) Archery. D) Snail racing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Badminton. 13. Which of these is another name for geranium? A) Puffinsbeak. B) Eagleshead. C) Cranesbill. D) Sparrowfoot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cranesbill. 14. The UK TV series "Doctor in the House", based on books by Richard Gordon, was set in which hospital? A) St Stephen's. B) St Mary's. C) St Thomas's. D) St Swithin's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) St Swithin's. 15. In September 1912 what was declared the Australian national flower? A) Banksia. B) Waratah. C) Silver gum. D) Wattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wattle. 16. Which of these fish is the smallest? A) Whitebait. B) Sardine. C) Mackerel. D) Salmon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whitebait. 17. Which of these was the last to come into effect? A) Maastricht Treaty. B) US Constitution. C) Treaties of Rome. D) Geneva Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maastricht Treaty. 18. What gives the fragrance to the traditional Mexican drink tejate's characteristic deep foam? A) Hops. B) Jasmine. C) Flor de cacao. D) Rosewater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flor de cacao. 19. The plant called mallow is used as what? A) Herb. B) Sheltering tree. C) Herbaceous border. D) Cut flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herb. 20. What surface is tennis played on at The Australian Open at Melbourne Park? A) Hard court. B) Clay. C) Grass. D) Gravel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard court. โ PreviousNext โRelated 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 ๐ Back to Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books