This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 404 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 404 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When did France formally recognise the United States of America? A) 1916. B) 1790. C) 1840. D) 1777. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1777. 2. In the acronym "gigo" as it relates to information technology, what do the two "g"s stand for? A) Google. B) Gremlins. C) Gigabyte. D) Garbage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Garbage. 3. The first English prince to bear the title "Prince of Wales" eventually became which King? A) Edward II. B) Henry III. C) Richard II. D) Edward I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edward II. 4. In botany, what is the word for the scar left on a tree or plant after a leaf falls? A) Cicely. B) Cicada. C) Cibber. D) Cicatrix. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cicatrix. 5. At which Olympics was the first Olympic athlete tested positive for the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs? A) 1996. B) 1898. C) 1968. D) 2008. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1968. 6. Viewed from Earth, Venus crosses the sun twice every 100 to 120 years or so, about 8 years apart. The next is on 10-11 December 2117. When was the last? A) 10-11 December 1882. B) 8 June 2004. C) 1 January 2000. D) 5-6 June 2012. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5-6 June 2012. 7. In 2003, which planet passed 55.76 million km from earth, the closest since the Stone Age? A) Mars. B) Venus. C) Mercury. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mars. 8. Who was Minister-Chairman of the Russian Provisional Government and Prime Minister of Russia from 21 July 1917 (following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II) to 8 November 1917 (the Bolshevik revolution), who is buried in Putney Vale Cemetery, London? A) Joseph Stalin. B) Leonid Brezhnev. C) Vladimir Lenin. D) Alexander Kerensky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alexander Kerensky. 9. What were the two contestants in a race in 1830 from Baltimore to Ohio in the USA? A) A locomotive and a train pulled by a horse. B) A donkey and a horse ridden backwards. C) Two locomotives. D) Two nannies with prams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A locomotive and a train pulled by a horse. 10. Otto Lilienthal was an inventor whose designs and practice led to the first practical what in the 1890s? A) Helicopter. B) Propeller for powered flight. C) Steam turbine. D) Hang glider. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hang glider. 11. What is the commercial system called "Bubble Barrier" used for? A) Marine fishing. B) Toothcare. C) To remove plastic waste from inland waterways. D) To improve cleaning in healthcare institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To remove plastic waste from inland waterways. 12. Where is Nagaland? A) North-east India. B) Myanmar. C) South of Swaziland. D) North-west Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North-east India. 13. Who was the first soccer player to win 100 caps for England? A) Billy Wright. B) Bobby Charlton. C) George Best. D) Bobby Moore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Billy Wright. 14. Which of these trains stops at Lille? A) Eurostar. B) The Ghan. C) Tranz Alpine. D) Bullet train. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eurostar. 15. Which of these films was not directed by Sergio Leone? A) The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. B) Hang 'Em High. C) A Fistful Of Dollars. D) For A Few Dollars More. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hang 'Em High. 16. Model Brooklyn Decker, who was the Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl in 2010, is married to which sportsman? A) David Beckham. B) Gary Player. C) Andy Roddick. D) Brett Favre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Andy Roddick. 17. What is the holy book of Shintoism? A) Talmud. B) Koran. C) Tantra. D) Kojiki. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kojiki. 18. Which Beatle played the role of Private Gripweed in Richard Lester's film "How I Won The War", co-starring Michael Crawford, released in 1967? A) Paul McCartney. B) John Lennon. C) Ringo Starr. D) George Harrison. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Lennon. 19. What is the name of Tony and Cherie Blair's daughter? A) Barbara. B) Kathryn. C) Lucy. D) Hermione. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kathryn. 20. Who married the woman who was to become Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, on 10 March 1966? A) Prince Henrik. B) Crown Prince Frederik. C) Prince Claus. D) Prince Willem-Alexander. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prince Claus. ← 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