This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 70 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 70 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Vellum is used for what? A) To stiffen thin plastic sheeting. B) As a flag. C) As a cocktail ingredient. D) To write on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To write on. 2. Which of these teams do not compete in North America's National Hockey League? A) St Louis Cardinals. B) Columbus Blue Jackets. C) Winnipeg Jets (formerly Atlanta Thrashers). D) Nashville Predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) St Louis Cardinals. 3. What craft are sailed in the international competition SailGP? A) AC75 monohulls. B) F50 foiling catamarans. C) Trimarans. D) Folding trimarans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F50 foiling catamarans. 4. If you were to describe horse racing as "the turf", what figure of speech would you be using? A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. C) Litotes. D) Paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. 5. The plain of Marathon is in which country? A) Bulgaria. B) Italy. C) Turkey. D) Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greece. 6. "Wort" is a product of what food process? A) Preparing haggis. B) Curdling milk. C) Producing gelatine. D) Brewing beer or whiskey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brewing beer or whiskey. 7. "Ïf you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself then make a change" is a line from what song? A) Revolution. B) Blowin' in the Wind. C) Street Fighting Man. D) Man In The Mirror. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man In The Mirror. 8. Which of these is NOT a type of pony? A) Connemara. B) Shetland. C) Welsh. D) Cornish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cornish. 9. What device found on ships from the 18th century, consists of a telescope, a graduated arc and two mirrors, one of which is attached to a moveable arm? A) Compass. B) Sextant. C) Quadrant. D) Theodolite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sextant. 10. Knowledge of Romano-Jewish history had major early contributions from what scholar? A) Thucydides. B) Ibn Khaldun. C) Josephus. D) Edward Gibbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Josephus. 11. Where is the process known as folk etymology used? A) Recording regional dialects. B) Choosing baby names. C) Devising new slang. D) Linguistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linguistics. 12. Where is Iraq's main port? A) Baghdad. B) Basrah. C) Al-Shuwaikh. D) Aqaba. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basrah. 13. What is used to tune the pitch of a snare drum? A) Differing hand pressure. B) Screws. C) Pedal. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 14. The word "vaccinate" is based on a word meaning what? A) Thorn. B) Cow. C) Cure. D) Pus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cow. 15. Which was the second highest grossing film released in 1939? A) Gunga Din. B) Jesse James. C) Goodbye, Mr. Chips. D) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. 16. Magnetic attraction or repulsion depends on what? A) Moving electrons and protons. B) An electric charge. C) Smooth surfaces. D) Materials made of complex atoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moving electrons and protons. 17. The song "Hark, hark, the lark at heav'n's gate sings" appears in what play" ? A) "Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare. B) "Cynthia's Revels" by Ben Jonson. C) "Dido, Queen of Carthage" by Christopher Marlowe. D) "Dido and Aeneas" by Henry Purcell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare. 18. The virus myxomatosis has been deliberately introduced into agricultural areas to achieve what? A) Elimination of didymo in waterways. B) Control of the fungus ergot in rye. C) Slaughter of the local rabbit population. D) Control of earthworm-eating rodents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slaughter of the local rabbit population. 19. Where is the Rub'al-Khali? A) East of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. B) In the centre of Mosul, Iraq. C) Across the south of the Arabian Peninsula. D) On the banks of the River Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Across the south of the Arabian Peninsula. 20. Which of these shipping companies owned the "Titanic" ? A) White Star Line. B) Cunard-Wreckers Division. C) British and American Space Navigation. D) Great Western Ahead Full Steam Company. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White Star Line. ← 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