This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 246 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 246 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written about their experiences in what? A) Prison. B) The British Conservative Party. C) The army. D) A rugby team. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prison. 2. Which of these is not a monarchy? A) Sweden. B) Finland. C) Denmark. D) Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finland. 3. What is one of the main medical uses for salicylic acid? A) To help remove the outer layer of skin. B) Reducing pain and inflammation. C) To thin blood. D) To treat fever. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help remove the outer layer of skin. 4. What phrase refers to an old-fashioned person who is reluctant to change or innovate? A) Piggy in the Middle. B) Snake in the Grass. C) Stick in the Mud. D) Jack in the Box. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stick in the Mud. 5. A bodhrán, tabor, pandeiro and bongo are types of what? A) African percussion. B) Cold soup. C) Drum. D) Headdress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drum. 6. In "Kill Bill", who played the character of Black Mamba? A) John Travolta. B) Uma Thurman. C) Chow Yun-Fat. D) Lucy Liu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uma Thurman. 7. Which of these is part of a weaving loom? A) Space station. B) Shuttle. C) Rocket. D) Capsule. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shuttle. 8. Which section of the British forces made a famous charge against Russian forces at Balaklava on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War? A) The Dim Brigade. B) The Dark Brigade. C) The Bright Brigade. D) The Light Brigade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Light Brigade. 9. The British Royal House at the start of the First World War was known by the family name of whom? A) Queen Victoria. B) Prince Albert. C) King William III. D) Queen Mary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prince Albert. 10. How many sports are competed at the summer Paralympic Games? A) 22. B) 7. C) 42. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 22. 11. How many US states border Lake Superior? A) 4. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 12. Which of these has a backbone? A) Worm. B) Narwhal. C) Starfish. D) Jellyfish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narwhal. 13. Who directed the allied forces at the second Battle of El Alamein? A) Eisenhower. B) Wingate. C) Rommel. D) Montgomery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Montgomery. 14. What is the name for a mechanical saw with a (usually vertical) blade, formed by an endless toothed band? A) Jigsaw. B) Skillsaw. C) Bandsaw. D) Circular saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandsaw. 15. The Golden Boot Awards, awarded annually from 1983 to 2007, honoured people involved in what? A) Playing rugby. B) Drawing up employment contracts. C) Fashion design. D) Making Westerns for TV and films. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making Westerns for TV and films. 16. What river flows under the Ponte Vecchio, a Medieval bridge noted for still having shops built along it? A) Rhine. B) Arno. C) Thames. D) Seine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arno. 17. Which building, built in 1884, was the first to use structural steel in its frame and the first to be supported inside and outside by a fireproof metal frame, and is therefore considered to be the first skyscraper? A) Home Insurance Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA. B) Ritz Hotel, London, UK. C) The Old Bailey, London, UK. D) The Chrysler Building, New York, NY, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Home Insurance Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 18. The central young adventurer in the Belgian cartoon series, "The Adventures of Tintin", is in what profession? A) Archaeology. B) Crime detection. C) Journalism. D) Diplomacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Journalism. 19. What does Playfair's Theory describe? A) Glacier action on the surrounding land. B) The relationship between a river valley and the size of the stream or river that runs through it. C) The workable proportion between height and width in 18th century monumental architecture. D) The definition of parallel lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The relationship between a river valley and the size of the stream or river that runs through it. 20. What embroidery technique is to gather fabric so that it can stretch, and was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable before elastic? A) Couching. B) Smocking. C) Sashiko quilting. D) Broderie Anglaise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smocking. ← 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