This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 250 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 250 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What Italian word describes a group of fans, that is commonly used to refer to the supporters of Scuderia Ferrari in Formula One? A) Tifosi. B) Ferrati. C) Skinheads. D) Terrazzo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tifosi. 2. One of the earliest European explorers to reach Australia and New Zealand has which island named after him? A) Green Island. B) Stewart Island. C) Cook Island. D) Tasmania. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tasmania. 3. What is a motto of the Hells Angels? A) Don't touch the Hog. B) When we do right, nobody remembers. When we do wrong, nobody forgets. C) One for all and all for one. D) A healthy mind in a healthy body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When we do right, nobody remembers. When we do wrong, nobody forgets. 4. What sport is at the centre of 1987 British TV film "Playing Away" ? A) Lawn bowls. B) Kendo. C) Soccer (football). D) Cricket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cricket. 5. Which of these countries is NOT landlocked? A) Paraguay. B) Bolivia. C) Andorra. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Australia. 6. Te Ika a Maui and Te Waipounamu are the two main islands of which country? A) Japan. B) The United Kingdom. C) The Philippines. D) New Zealand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New Zealand. 7. Which 2019 made-for-digital-release film, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver with Laura Dern, received 17 nominations for major awards at the Oscars, BAFTAs, and Golden Globes in 2019? A) Always Be My Maybe. B) Atlantics. C) High Flying Bird. D) Marriage Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marriage Story. 8. What was the occupation of Polish trade unionist and politician Lech Walesa? A) Computer programmer. B) Shepherd. C) Author of children's books. D) Electrician. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electrician. 9. Classical Greek tradition referred to several men of the 7-6th century BCE, including Thales of Miletus, Pittacus of Mytilene, Bias of Priene and Solon of Athens, by what collective name? A) The Seven Sages, or Wise Men. B) The Fathers of Thought. C) The Five Fathers. D) The Wise Thinkers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Seven Sages, or Wise Men. 10. Where was the first zoo in the United States, which opened on 1 July 1874 with 1, 000 animals and an entry fee of 25 cents? A) New York. B) Philadelphia. C) San Francisco. D) Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Philadelphia. 11. Where is the Sea of Waves? A) Off Tierra del Fuego. B) Between Australia and New Zealand. C) Between India and Sri Lanka. D) On the Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the Moon. 12. What was the parent planet of the creatures devised by a co-founder of The Goons and released for children's TV in the UK in 1954 A) Z. B) Womble. C) Bumble. D) Sloboda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bumble. 13. If someone is narcoleptic, what do they tend to do? A) Count things. B) Start fires. C) Fall asleep. D) Scratch themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fall asleep. 14. What is the engineering term for a shallow masonry construction used to carry the supports of a timber superstructure? A) Tourney. B) Stack. C) Fleet. D) Plinth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plinth. 15. A potentially fatal haemorrhagic fever from a virus associated with Rousettus bat colonies was first detected in 1967 in simultaneous outbreaks in Belgrade in Yugoslavia (now Serbia), and Frankfurt, and where else in Germany? A) Freiburg. B) KΓΆln. C) Bonn. D) Marburg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marburg. 16. When the Grammy Hall of Fame was established in the USA what was the most recent song which could be selected in 1974, their first year of operation? A) 1949. B) 1924. C) 1969. D) 1973. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1949. 17. What is the British group of islands in the South Atlantic that consists of two main islands, together with 776 smaller ones? A) South Georgia. B) South Sandwich Islands. C) The Falkland Islands / Malvinas. D) Pitcairn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Falkland Islands / Malvinas. 18. The Fast5 World Netball Series, first contested in October 2009 under modified rules, was scheduled to be held in Manchester, England, initially but was played where in 2012? A) Kingston, Jamaica. B) Auckland, New Zealand. C) Sydney, Australia. D) Liverpool, England. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Auckland, New Zealand. 19. What infectious disease is characterised by catarrh of the respiratory tract and paroxysms of coughing? A) Measles. B) Chickenpox. C) Mumps. D) Whooping cough. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whooping cough. 20. What is the yellow pigment in bile? A) Arylide. B) Bilharzia. C) Bilirubin. D) Aureolin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bilirubin. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books