This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 698 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 698 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where did the car manufacturer Renault originate? A) France. B) Germany. C) Italy. D) Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France. 2. Which of these is a woman? A) Novelist Joyce Carey. B) Entertainer Marilyn Manson. C) Crimewriter P D James. D) Film director Carol Reed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crimewriter P D James. 3. What Canadian-born British newspaper proprietor was granted a peerage in 1917, was the first Minister of Information responsible for allied propaganda in allied and neutral countries in 1918 and, during World War II, was Minister of Aircraft Production and Minister of Supply? A) Sir Thomas Beecham. B) Dr Richard Beeching. C) Lord Beaverbrook. D) Daniel Barenboim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Beaverbrook. 4. If the map of South America were thought of as a human head viewed in profile, facing to its left, what could be an appropriate description? A) Dolichocephalic. B) Brachycephalic. C) Plagiocephalic. D) Scaphocephalic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dolichocephalic. 5. Minsk is the capital city of which country? A) Belarus. B) Slovakia. C) Azerbaijan. D) Georgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belarus. 6. How does Basque pelota differ from Valencian pilota? A) The ball is played bare-handed. B) The ball is played against a wall. C) The game is played in the open. D) The ball is oval. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ball is played against a wall. 7. Where is Noshaq, or Nowshak, or NΕshΔkh? A) Balochistan, Pakistan. B) In the north of Alaska. C) In the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan. D) In the Arctic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan. 8. If something in the eyelid or cheek is described as vellicating what could this be due to? A) Embarrassment. B) A tic. C) Hot weather. D) Too large a meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tic. 9. Who co-wrote "BANG! The Complete History of the Universe" with Patrick Moore? A) Brian May. B) Bill Wyman. C) Eric Clapton. D) Elton John. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brian May. 10. Duffel coats were named after a town in which country? A) Belgium. B) Holland. C) Greece. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belgium. 11. At the 1925 Wimbledon Championships, the finals of the Men's Singles were contested by RenΓ© Lacoste who defeated Jean Borotra and the finals of the Women's Singles by Suzanne Lenglen who defeated Joan Fry Lakeman. Three of these players were French:what nationality was the other? A) Dutch. B) English. C) Danish. D) Belgian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) English. 12. What is the term for the joints between the bones of the cranium? A) Threads. B) Keratinous linkages. C) Sutures. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sutures. 13. Which are the most closely related to the armadillo? A) South American sloths and anteaters. B) Pangolins. C) Hedgehogs. D) Woodlice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South American sloths and anteaters. 14. The novels "The Lover", The Sea Wall" and "Moderato Cantabile" and the script for the film "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (1959) were written by which 20th century French novelist, playwright, scriptwriter, essayist and experimental filmmaker? A) Jean-Paul Sartre. B) Marguerite Duras. C) Jean Genet. D) AndrΓ© Malraux. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marguerite Duras. 15. Which mountains are between Lake Champlain and the St Lawrence, in the state of New York, USA? A) Adirondacks. B) Alleghenies. C) Rockies. D) Sierra Nevada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adirondacks. 16. Which of these processes involves using specific hand, thumb and finger pressure to points in the patient's feet, ears and hands to cure illness? A) Massage. B) Phrenology. C) Reflexology. D) Osteopathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflexology. 17. What colour is Bob the Builder's hat? A) Green. B) Blue. C) Red. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yellow. 18. What was the tallest man-made structure before the completion of the Eiffel Tower? A) Lincoln Cathedral, England. B) Great Pyramid of Giza. C) The Washington Monument. D) Colossus of Rhodes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Washington Monument. 19. Where was the "Equitable Life Building", the first office building to feature passenger elevators? A) 120 Broadway, New York City, New York. B) 3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. C) 100 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California. D) 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 120 Broadway, New York City, New York. 20. In 429 CE, the Roman Emperor Theodosius II initiated what became known as the Codex Theodosianus, in order to do what? A) Compile a census of all citizens in the Roman Empire. B) Codify current medical knowledge and practice in the Empire. C) Codify all Roman laws current at the time. D) Compile the laws of the Roman Empire under Christian emperors since 312 CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compile the laws of the Roman Empire under Christian emperors since 312 CE. 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