This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 338 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 338 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When was the FAI, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale which governs air sports, aeronautics and astronautics world records, founded? A) 1922. B) 1905. C) 1901. D) 1898. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1905. 2. Who holds the record for having received the most Grammy awards?. A) Alison Krauss. B) U2. C) Quincy Jones. D) Sir Georg Solti. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sir Georg Solti. 3. Which of these cloud types usually is the lowest? A) Altostratus. B) Cirrocumulus. C) Cirrostratus. D) Stratocumulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stratocumulus. 4. Where do soffits figure? A) In the interior of a piano. B) In architecture. C) In singing exercises. D) On lawns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In architecture. 5. According to the Bible, who denied knowing Jesus 3 times "before the cock crowed twice" ? A) Matt. B) Tom. C) Jacob. D) Peter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peter. 6. What does the Unix Time system do? A) Keeps the time in video games and apps. B) Calculates when a leap second needs to be added to Coordinated Universal Time. C) Counts the seconds that have elapsed since Coordinated Universal Time was established on 1/1/1970. D) Marks the time specifically related to Unix operating systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counts the seconds that have elapsed since Coordinated Universal Time was established on 1/1/1970. 7. What treatment is described in ancient Egyptian medical texts for the treatment of guinea worm? A) Do nothing. B) Ingest the skin of carrots. C) Wrap the emerging end of the worm around a stick and slowly pull it out. D) Onions washed down with beer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wrap the emerging end of the worm around a stick and slowly pull it out. 8. Which mythological Greek hero, the son of Telamon and Periboea and king of Salamis, plays an important role in Homer's Iliad? A) Napi-San. B) Vim. C) Persil. D) Ajax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ajax. 9. Which of these could be described as mercantile? A) Map drawing. B) Trading. C) Sea shanties. D) Car design. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trading. 10. What goes through the Channel Tunnel that links Folkestone in the UK with Coquelles, near Calais in northern France? A) Canal. B) 8 lane motorway. C) Bridle path. D) Railway lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Railway lines. 11. What is the name of the world's largest church, that was begun in 1450, finished in 1600 and consecrated by Pope Urban XIII in 1626? A) Chartres Cathedral, France. B) St Paul's, London. C) The Dom, Florence. D) St Peter's, Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) St Peter's, Rome. 12. What is a Mullen Mouth? A) An Argentinean frog. B) A north Pacific fish. C) A bit used for riding a horse, and occasionally in dressage. D) A type of mouthguard for players of lacrosse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A bit used for riding a horse, and occasionally in dressage. 13. Which one of these, in Western cultures, conveys recognition, respect, gratitude, salutation or acknowledgement between two people? A) Crooking one's elbow. B) Stripping one's gloves off. C) Tipping one's hat. D) Beckoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tipping one's hat. 14. Derinkuyu in central Turkiye is known for what re-discovery in 1963? A) A multi-level underground city. B) 19th century cave paintings. C) A major 15th century library. D) Frescoes in Tokalı Kilise, the largest church in Göreme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A multi-level underground city. 15. Just before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics the Human Rights Watch and others called for a boycott of the Games, for what reason? A) Russia's close relations with China and its dealing with Uighurs and with Tibet. B) Russia's participation in the 2008 South Ossetia war. C) Russia's anti-LGBT legislation. D) Lack of protection against the cold for workers who built the venues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Russia's anti-LGBT legislation. 16. What does the symbol for "Cornucopia" consist of? A) Set square and a pair of compasses. B) Horn, flowers, fruit and vegetables. C) Panda. D) 5 stars around a crescent moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horn, flowers, fruit and vegetables. 17. Who, in 2003, received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour, for the Sydney Opera House, a multi-venue performing arts centre on Bennelong Point in Sydney, Australia? A) Frank Lloyd Wright. B) Sir Basil Spence. C) Le Corbusier. D) Jørn Utzon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jørn Utzon. 18. It was established at the beginning of the 19th century, and inspired many other criminal investigation forces. What was it? A) La Police Provinciale du Québec, Canada. B) Metropolitan Police Service, UK. C) Bureau of Investigation, USA. D) La Sûreté Nationale, France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) La Sûreté Nationale, France. 19. The actress Miriam Margolyes appeared in how many episodes of the Blackadder TV series and specials? A) 6. B) 1. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 20. Who wrote the play "Bent" ? A) Arthur Miller. B) Henry Miller. C) Martin Sherman. D) Sam Shepard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Martin Sherman. ← 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