This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 210 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 210 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which coin was first minted by Henry III in 1249, and not withdrawn from circulation until 1887? A) Groat. B) Guinea. C) Pfennig. D) Florin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groat. 2. Who was the son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême who became King of England when 9 years old? A) William I. B) Henry II. C) John II. D) Henry III. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Henry III. 3. Of which book did its author say: "I cannot conscientiously recommend it for any useful purposes whatever. All I can suggest is that when you get tired of reading "the best hundred books, " you may take this for half an hour. It will be a change." ? A) Thank You, Jeeves. B) Three Men in a Boat. C) Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow. D) The Picture of Dorian Gray. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow. 4. Matthew Broderick starred in which of these films in 1999? A) Addicted to Love. B) The Cable Guy. C) Inspector Gadget. D) Infinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inspector Gadget. 5. From 1931 to 1935 what was the speed limit for cars and motorcycles in the UK in built-up areas? A) 30 mph (48 km/h). B) None, there was no speed limit. C) 70 mph (112 km/h). D) 10 mph (16 km/h). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) None, there was no speed limit. 6. What is a name for a type of private club in city outskirts or rural areas that usually offers a variety of recreational sports facilities such as golf, tennis, swimming and polo? A) Country club. B) Rural group. C) High society. D) Urban gang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Country club. 7. Which of these is the highest court in the English legal system? A) House of Lords. B) Supreme Court. C) Crown Court. D) Court of Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supreme Court. 8. In which sea is the country of Grenada? A) Pacific Ocean. B) Caribbean. C) Red Sea. D) Caspian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caribbean. 9. Which of these is the eldest of Queen Elizabeth's grandchildren? A) Peter Philips. B) Zara Philips. C) Prince Harry. D) Princes Eugenie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peter Philips. 10. What is another word for jet lag? A) Psittacosis. B) Thrombosis. C) Desynchronosis. D) Necrosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desynchronosis. 11. Which fictional character tells stories of Br'er Rabbit? A) Joel Chandler Harris. B) Uncle Remus. C) Uncle Tom. D) Uncle Sam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uncle Remus. 12. Where is the Chang Tang, or Changtang? A) In the Himalayas, in the west of the Tibetan plateau. B) At the mouth of the Yangtze river. C) North Vietnam. D) Laos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the Himalayas, in the west of the Tibetan plateau. 13. Who painted "Red Car Crash" as a part of his 1962-63 "Death and Disaster" series? A) Peter Blake. B) Jackson Pollock. C) Vincent van Gogh. D) Andy Warhol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andy Warhol. 14. In what film does Kylie Minogue play La Fée Verte (The Green Fairy), a synonym for the drink absinthe? A) Final Fantasy:The Spirits Within. B) Fantasia/2000. C) Shrek. D) Moulin Rouge!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moulin Rouge!. 15. Where was the most recent volcanic eruption in the USA as at the end of 2013? A) Mt St Helens, Washington. B) Mt Pavlof on the Alaskan Peninsula. C) Loihi Seamount, Hawaii. D) Mt Redoubt, Alaska. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mt Pavlof on the Alaskan Peninsula. 16. William Randolph Hearst, Turk Murphy, Wyatt Earp and Joe DiMaggio are buried in cemeteries at Colma, where the dead outnumber the living by thousands to one. Where is Colma? A) Denver, Colorado. B) Cimmaron County, Oklahoma. C) San Mateo County, California. D) Cheyenne County, Kansas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) San Mateo County, California. 17. In November 2009 1500m runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 2008 Beijing gold medal for failing a drug test. What nation did he represent? A) Canada. B) Iran. C) Bahrain. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bahrain. 18. In October 2005, a week before her 16th birthday, Michelle Wie announced that she was turning professional at what sport? A) Golf. B) Gymnastics. C) Tennis. D) Shot put. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Golf. 19. What phrase means "not as young as one was" ? A) Over the hill. B) Up the creek. C) Down the road. D) In the dog box. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over the hill. 20. What sport was part of the Olympic Games programme between 1896 and 1924, and returned as a full medal sport at the 1988 Olympics? A) Tennis. B) Lawn bowls. C) Curling. D) Golf. 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