This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge โ Quiz 612 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 612 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Pulmonary" refers to which organ? A) Spleen. B) Lungs. C) Heart. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lungs. 2. When were the UCI (at the time, the ICA) Track Cycling World Championships first held? A) 1972. B) 1893. C) 2003. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1893. 3. The seeds of which of these are used as a spice? A) Ginger. B) Cardamom. C) Chives. D) Camomile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cardamom. 4. Caractacus, Cartimandua and Scapula are linked by what? A) Scapula led the other two as captives to Rome. B) British resistance to Roman invasion in Britain. C) They are names for bones of the human body. D) They were breeds of sheep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) British resistance to Roman invasion in Britain. 5. The island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are in what country? A) Chile. B) Malaysia. C) The Philippines. D) Portugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Philippines. 6. What is the astronomical term for the measure of the reflective ability of a heavenly body? A) Libido. B) Albedo. C) Magnitude. D) Ecliptic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Albedo. 7. In which of these is the term "seisin" more likely to be used? A) In cancer treatment. B) In transfer of land ownership. C) Describing and/or treating a stroke. D) In Malaysian cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In transfer of land ownership. 8. What does the Latin abbreviation QED mean? A) Because it is demonstrated. B) Which was to be demonstrated. C) Fast definition. D) That is the proof. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which was to be demonstrated. 9. Among the changes announced to the rules for the World Netball Series in October 2009, the length of each quarter was changed from 15 minutes to how many minutes? A) 20. B) 6. C) 3. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 10. In chess, what term is given to the situation where a king is under direct attack and cannot avoid being captured? A) Bingo. B) Stalemate. C) Checkmate. D) Eureka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Checkmate. 11. The French astronomer and geodesist, Abbรฉ Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713-1762), is known particularly for what? A) Establishing the first comprehensive catalogue of the stars of the southern sky. B) Discovering Uranus. C) Building the first reflecting telescope. D) Proposing what became the basis of the modern method of establishing longitude at sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Establishing the first comprehensive catalogue of the stars of the southern sky. 12. In what well-known cartoon series would the character Milou be found? A) Garfield. B) The Adventures of Astรฉrix and Obรฉlix. C) Doonesbury. D) The Adventures of Tintin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Adventures of Tintin. 13. The film "Spirit of Youth" (1938) told the story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of which boxer who had the lead role? A) Mike Tyson. B) Cassius Clay. C) Sugar Ray Robinson. D) Joe Louis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joe Louis. 14. Mrs Norris, Gilderoy, Draco, and Hedwig are characters made popular in a series of books by whom? A) Rowley Jefferson. B) J.K. Rowling. C) Jefferson Davis. D) Rowland Davies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J.K. Rowling. 15. In 1819 Venezuelan Simon Bolivar became the first President, and, except for a brief retirement, remained so until his death in 1830, of which republic? A) Gran Colombia. B) Bolivia. C) Venezuela. D) Peru. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gran Colombia. 16. What is another name for "Epoch Time" ? A) International Atomic Time. B) Unix Time. C) Gregorian Calendar. D) Coordinated Universal Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unix Time. 17. In Scots, to flyte (or flite) is to what? A) Clip the wings of domestic fowls. B) Be pompous. C) Practise archery. D) Scold or brawl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scold or brawl. 18. One of the first actions taken in China's "Great Leap Forward" was a campaign initiated by Mao Zedong, the first President, to eliminate what birds? A) Sparrows. B) Larks. C) Eagles. D) Flamingos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sparrows. 19. In Ireland, what are "Macgillycuddy's Reeks" ? A) Rivers. B) Lakes. C) Bogs. D) Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mountains. 20. Suriname's three neighbours are Guyana, French Guiana and which other? A) Senegal. B) Sierra Leone. C) Brazil. D) Guinea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brazil. โ PreviousNext โRelated 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 ๐ Back to Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books