This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 714 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 714 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to the Bible, who was freed by Pontius Pilate, thus condemning Jesus Christ to crucifixion? A) Ben Hur. B) Brian. C) Spartacus. D) Barabbas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barabbas. 2. The Court of Arbitration for Sport was asked in 2017 to arbitrate on what in relation to Stand-up Paddleboarding? A) Rules which would permit the sport to be included in the Olympic Games. B) An ongoing dispute over governance of the sport, including at Olympic level. C) Kind of sponsorship permitted for its world championships. D) A doping decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An ongoing dispute over governance of the sport, including at Olympic level. 3. Who directed the film "The Hobbit:The Desolation of Smaug" ? A) Peter Jackson. B) Andrew Jackson. C) Jackson Pollock. D) Jackson Browne. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peter Jackson. 4. Who married Ethan Hawke in 1998? A) Uma Thurman. B) Heidi Klum. C) Astrid Gilberto. D) Agnetha Fältskog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uma Thurman. 5. Where is scroggin more likely to be used? A) On an endurance hike. B) During an Olympic marathon. C) As packing for a shotgun cartridge. D) To create a rock garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On an endurance hike. 6. Who wrote the song "We Are the World" that was originally recorded by the supergroup "USA for Africa" in 1985? A) Eric Clapton & Sheryl Crow. B) Bob Geldof & Midge Ure. C) Kenny Rogers & Stevie Wonder. D) Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie. 7. The symbol of the Olympic Games is made up of 5 interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and what other colour? A) Red. B) Orange. C) Indigo. D) Violet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red. 8. What do the names Charles, Orville, Jean, Wilbur and Laika suggest? A) Powered flight. B) The Famous Five. C) 1960's most popular names for children. D) The first winners of Oscar for Best Actor or Actress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Powered flight. 9. In the 21st century visual arts world, what art work or works does the name "Kaleidoscope" refer to? A) Lighting displays created for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. B) A series of paintings created using butterfly wings. C) Thread art in the Sky Lounge at IQ Shoreditch, London, and at LE MÉRIDIEN, Hamburg. D) Sculptures on the shores of Hudson Bay, Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A series of paintings created using butterfly wings. 10. Who is the eponymous central character of an 1880 novella, a prostitute who is the subject of the self-centred exploitation and then hypocrisy of the people around her? A) Nana. B) Violetta. C) Sonia Marmeladova. D) Boule de Suif. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boule de Suif. 11. What 2003 film, starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz, was based on a book by John Grisham? A) The Firm. B) The Pelican Brief. C) Runaway Jury. D) The Client. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runaway Jury. 12. What adaptation gives the tiny moss-like Schistostega pennata, the only member of its family, its other names of goblin gold, Dragon's gold or elfin-gold? A) Spherical cells in its structures that act as lenses. B) Extra-reflective surfaces to its gametophores. C) It has a symbiosis with a luminous insect. D) Its upper surfaces are yellow and coin-shaped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spherical cells in its structures that act as lenses. 13. What is the surname of the actors Henry and Peter, who are father and son? A) Carradine. B) Fonda. C) Douglas. D) Bridges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fonda. 14. By what name was Erich Weiss better known? A) Evel Knievel. B) Harry Houdini. C) Bobby Rydell. D) Craig Breedlove. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harry Houdini. 15. King Edward Point, a centre for applied fisheries research which supplies data for the international organisations that set catch limits for the commercial fisheries in its region, is also the capital city of where? A) Cayman Islands. B) Anguilla. C) South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands. D) Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands. 16. What was the name of Scrooge's clerk in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" ? A) Bill Scratchit. B) Bob Cratchit. C) Barney Pitchit. D) Barry Botchit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bob Cratchit. 17. What material does the USA's Library of Congress house? A) Any book requested by members of Congress. B) Originals of all legislation considered by Congress. C) All books published in the Americas. D) As wide a range as possible of materials to research enquiries by Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As wide a range as possible of materials to research enquiries by Congress. 18. What is judged in the annual D1GP series in Japan? A) Dumpster diving. B) Free diving. C) Two-wheel drive drifting. D) Robot design and agility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two-wheel drive drifting. 19. The first interracial kiss in a US TV drama series was in 1968 on what show? A) Star Trek. B) Soap. C) The Young and the Restless. D) The Beverley Hillbillies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Star Trek. 20. St Vitus Cathedral is in which of these capital cities? A) Brussels. B) Vilnius. C) Paris. D) Prague. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prague. ← 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