This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 701 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 701 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. His name could be loosely translated as "rule by, or supported by, horses" and is enshrined in the traditional doctors' oath. Who is he? A) Confucius. B) Aesculapius. C) Frankenstein. D) Hippocrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hippocrates. 2. What sport has been contested annually in Britain since 1715 in the race called "Doggett's Coat and Badge" ? A) Greyhound racing. B) Formula One. C) Rugby League. D) Rowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rowing. 3. Paul McCartney owns the rights to which British cartoon character from the 1950s who wore checked trousers? A) Dan Dare. B) Rupert Bear. C) Roy Of The Rovers. D) Sweep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rupert Bear. 4. What type of work is the book published by Kate Tempest as "Brand New Ancients" ? A) An examination of relationships between late Roman Empire attitudes and those current in the USA. B) Archaeological treatises. C) Poetry. D) Plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poetry. 5. Cardinal Richelieu founded what institution in 1634? A) The Louvre Art Gallery. B) La Sorbonne University. C) The French Academy. D) The La Leche League. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The French Academy. 6. France's third longest border, after Spain and Switzerland, is with which country? A) Monaco. B) Germany. C) Andorra. D) Belgium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Belgium. 7. How many months of the year have 31 days? A) 8. B) 5. C) 6. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7. 8. What was the mission of "Earthview 01:The Founders Flight" which was launched on 21 April 1997? A) The first space burial. B) Reach the moon. C) Orbit the earth like a moon. D) Carry animals for a space walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first space burial. 9. Daniel Craig starred in his fifth and final James Bond film, "No Time to ..... (what) ..... " (2021)? A) Blink. B) Sneeze. C) Die. D) Look Back. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Die. 10. What is the name of the bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada, which forms the first part of their Constitution Act, 1982? A) Declaration of Independence. B) Bill of Rights. C) Universal Declaration of Human Rights. D) Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 11. What is the correct title for the country known as San Marino? A) The Kingdom of San Marino. B) The People's Republic of San Marino. C) The Principality of San Marino. D) The Most Serene Republic of San Marino. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Most Serene Republic of San Marino. 12. What describes a bathroom connected to a bedroom? A) En suite. B) En masse. C) En passant. D) En avant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) En suite. 13. What sort of creature is a coypu? A) Snake. B) Fish. C) Reptile. D) Rodent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rodent. 14. Which of these is a stretch of water on the West coast of Britain between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain, connected to the Atlantic Ocean in the south (via the Celtic Sea) by St George's Channel and in the north by the North Channel? A) The Sleeve. B) The Irish Sea. C) The Minch. D) Bristol Channel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Irish Sea. 15. Although the modern Olympic Games was established for competition by amateurs, full professionals began to be admitted. One of the last sports to be fully amateur in the Olympics accepted professionals in the 2016 Games. Which one was this? A) Weightlifting. B) Fencing. C) Boxing. D) Sumo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boxing. 16. The Hesketh racing team, with its Union Jack Teddy Bear logo, founded by Lord Hesketh and Anthony 'Bubbles' Horsley, had its greatest successes in Formula One when they employed which driver? A) Emerson Fittipaldi. B) James Hunt. C) Rupert Keegan. D) Guy Edwards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Hunt. 17. As of March 2023, 113 countries are parties to what cosmically ambitious treaty signed in 1967? A) The Moon Agreement. B) START. C) The Outer Space Treaty. D) SORT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Outer Space Treaty. 18. When the British player Virginia Wade won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1977, the last British woman to do so for at least the next approximately 40 years, what other significance did the win have? A) She was also the first British winner. B) 1977 was Wimbledon's centenary. C) She won by default. D) It was her last game before retiring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1977 was Wimbledon's centenary. 19. In which war were the sieges of Mafeking, Kimberley and Ladysmith lifted following the arrival of reinforcement British troops under the command of Lord Kitchener and Lord Roberts? A) Thirty Years War. B) Crimean War. C) War of the Roses. D) Boer War. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boer War. 20. Which nation's team has won badminton's Thomas Cup, the tournament for the World Men's Team Championships, the most times? A) England. B) China. C) Malaysia. D) Indonesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indonesia. ← 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