This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 515 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 515 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What weapon is traditionally held in a scabbard? A) Sword. B) Dagger. C) Pistol. D) Arrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sword. 2. What is the capital of Nicaragua? A) Managua. B) Nicaragua City. C) San Jose. D) Masaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Managua. 3. Which of these was a nephew of Julius Caesar who became Emperor of Rome? A) Mark Antony. B) Augustus. C) Tiberius. D) Vespasian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Augustus. 4. What was the original surname of T E Shaw, an RAF aircraftsman who was killed in a motorbike accident in 1935? A) Lawrence. B) Churchill. C) Astor. D) Mountbatten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lawrence. 5. What was laudanum used for from the 16th to the 20th century in the West? A) Part of a meal. B) A medicine or an analgesic. C) Hymns of praise. D) A spice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A medicine or an analgesic. 6. What or who was Durendal? A) A great Irish poet. B) The sword with which St George killed a dragon in the British Isles. C) A Greek inventor, creator of the ancient Labyrinth. D) The sword of Roland, a knight in Charlemagne's forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sword of Roland, a knight in Charlemagne's forces. 7. Which is most closely related to a parabola? A) Parasol. B) Litotes. C) Synonym. D) Hyperbola. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbola. 8. Which cartoon series relies on the voices of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria & Harry Shearer? A) Family Guy. B) King of the Hill. C) The Simpsons. D) The Flintstones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Simpsons. 9. What incident involving Israeli Defence Force medic Elor Azaria in March 2016 resulting in his being sent to prison? A) He killed a disarmed, wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant. B) He defended a Palestinian woman he was friendly with when she was accused of a terrorist attack. C) He gave medical treatment to a wounded Palestinian. D) He shot a group of Palestinian boys throwing stones at the Wailing Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He killed a disarmed, wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant. 10. Golfer Vijay Singh, who was number one in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005, was born where? A) Fiji. B) South Africa. C) Canada. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiji. 11. The only original member, Ian Paice, still plays drums for which band? A) Gerry and the Pacemakers. B) Pink Floyd. C) Rolling Stones. D) Deep Purple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deep Purple. 12. Who played Elizabeth I in the TV series "Elizabeth I" (2005), Elizabeth II in "The Queen" (2006), and Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, in "The Madness of King George" (1994)? A) Helen Mirren. B) Judi Dench. C) Meryl Streep. D) Kate Winslet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helen Mirren. 13. "The People of the Abyss" (1903) was written by whom? A) Jack London. B) H. G. Wells. C) Charles Dickens. D) Joseph Conrad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jack London. 14. Who composed "The Radetzky March" ? A) Glenn Miller. B) Radetzky. C) Sousa. D) Johann Strauss the Elder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Johann Strauss the Elder. 15. In which 2001 film is the death of Sir William McCordle, Bt (played by Sir Michael Gambon) investigated by Inspector Thomson (Stephen Fry) and Constable Dexter (Ron Webster)? A) Moulin Rouge!. B) Death On The Nile. C) The Mask. D) Gosford Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gosford Park. 16. Why was the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania founded by William Penn? A) He was heading for Tennessee but became lost and decided to stay. B) He thought that it would be nice to have a place named after him. C) As a safe place for Quakers to live and practise their faith. D) The colonial government was offering bonuses to those who founded commonwealths. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a safe place for Quakers to live and practise their faith. 17. In Victorian London, what was thick smog called? A) A swirler. B) A pea-souper. C) Black death. D) A ripper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A pea-souper. 18. Which UNESCO World Heritage Site in India covers the greatest land area, and is considered one of the "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity? A) The Hill Forts of Rajasthan. B) The Western Ghats. C) The Bhimbetka rock shelters. D) The monuments of Mahabalipuram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Western Ghats. 19. How many elements are currently formally recognised in the periodic table of elements as having been observed? A) 120. B) 118. C) 63. D) 94. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 118. 20. Seas and oceans make up roughly what proportion of the earth's surface? A) 50%. B) 70%. C) 85%. D) 40%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 70%. ← 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