This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 212 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 212 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these are used in the Olympic sport of fencing? A) Staples and battens. B) Sabres and foils. C) Pins and needles. D) Knives and forks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sabres and foils. 2. The epic Manas trilogy, "Manas", "Semetey" and "Seytek", centres on the defence and unification of scattered tribes into what people? A) Turkiye. B) Kyrgyz. C) Kazakh. D) Mongol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kyrgyz. 3. The US TV series "Mad Men" centres around what industry or profession? A) Cheese making. B) Psychiatric therapy. C) Advertising. D) Selling toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Advertising. 4. The round of the 2014 World Taekwondo Federation competitions to be held in Kharkiv in early October was cancelled; what was the reason? A) More than half the competitors had severe headaches. B) Ongoing armed unrest in Ukraine. C) They decided to hold a picnic instead. D) Itching powder had been sprinkled over all the mats at the venue as well as the spares. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ongoing armed unrest in Ukraine. 5. What is looked for in the blue-tinged igneous rock called "kimberlite" ? A) Pearls. B) Emeralds. C) Agate. D) Diamonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diamonds. 6. In Australian aboriginal language, what has "Uluru" sometimes been taken to mean? A) Sacred home. B) Red rock. C) Great pebble. D) Stone alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great pebble. 7. The idea of an Olympic Flame burning throughout the Games was reintroduced during which Games, when an employee of the local Electric Utility lit the flame in the Marathon Tower of the Olympic Stadium? A) Antwerp, 1920. B) Berlin, 1936. C) Amsterdam, 1928. D) Paris, 1924. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amsterdam, 1928. 8. Variants of a card game, called Baba-nuki, Svarte Petter, Old Maid, Ungguy-ungguyan, Abu Foul, and Jogo do Mico among others, all involve discarding matched pairs and avoiding what? A) Having pairs of Queens. B) Having a joker. C) Being left with the single unmatched card in the deck. D) Being the last to put down a pair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being left with the single unmatched card in the deck. 9. What substance, best known as a poison, was used in small doses in medications as a stimulant, as a laxative, and for enhancing performance in sports? A) Codeine. B) Digitalis. C) Arsenic. D) Strychnine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strychnine. 10. What is the sum of 2 + 2 squared + 2 cubed + 2 to the power of 4-2 to the power of 5? A) 1. B) -2. C) 0. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -2. 11. Which of these planets is known for its rings? A) Mercury. B) Saturn. C) Earth. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saturn. 12. What name has been used on Irish postage stamps since 1922, and on all Irish coinage (including Irish euro coins), on passports and other official state documents issued since 1937? A) Hibernia. B) Erin. C) Irish. D) Éire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Éire. 13. In Cairo 30 June 2012, Mohamed Morsi assumed the office of President of Egypt. What was particularly noteworthy about his taking the office? A) He is the first Egyptian President with no previous political experience. B) He is the first President born outside Egypt. C) He is the first Christian President for Egypt. D) His was the first free democratic election of a President in Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His was the first free democratic election of a President in Egypt. 14. What did the 2013 Voter Identification Act in North Dakota, US, mandate as a prerequisite for voting that caused concern among Native American tribes, leading to protest over several years and a Supreme Court case? A) A North Dakota driver's licence. B) A long term care identification certificate. C) A residential street address. D) Military ID or passport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A residential street address. 15. Who, during the period from 760-814 CE, laid the foundations for the French and German nation states? A) Childeric III. B) Pippin the Elder. C) Charles Martel. D) Charlemagne. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charlemagne. 16. Which of these animals protects itself or fights with a venomous spine or spur? A) Some shrews. B) European Quail. C) Fighting cocks. D) Male platypus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Male platypus. 17. Restoration Drama in Britain in the 1690s differed noticeably from that of the 1670s, one aspect being ..... ? A) A strong middle-class element. B) Women appeared on stage for the first time. C) The focus shifted to comedy. D) Breeches roles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A strong middle-class element. 18. How many varieties of grape can be used to make a champagne which can officially carry the name? A) 7. B) 3. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7. 19. What is the sauce sometimes known as crapaudine sauce usually served with? A) Poached eggs. B) Chateaubriand steak. C) Braised calamari. D) Carpetbag steak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chateaubriand steak. 20. What was French artist Henri Rousseau known as? A) Gardien. B) Le Flick. C) Pompier. D) Le Douanier. 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