This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 847 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 847 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The endocrine glands secrete their products directly into what rather than through a duct? A) Skin. B) Mouth. C) Blood stream. D) Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood stream. 2. Where do the Brazil and Malvinas ocean currents meet? A) Off the South American coast near Rio de Janeiro. B) Mid Atlantic Ocean. C) Off the South American coast near the mouth of the Rio de la Plata. D) Round the Islas Malvinas / Falkland Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off the South American coast near the mouth of the Rio de la Plata. 3. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon at the 1896 Olympics, what is the world's oldest annual marathon? A) The New York Marathon. B) The Boston Marathon. C) The London Marathon. D) The Sydney Marathon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Boston Marathon. 4. Which of these is another word for graphite? A) Impetigo. B) Plumbago. C) Caruso. D) Rallentando. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plumbago. 5. The Balfour Declaration of 1917 concerned what? A) War reparations by Germany. B) Establishing the nation of Israel. C) The division of Europe after World War I. D) Revaluation of British currency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Establishing the nation of Israel. 6. Which of these characters is not a member of the Simpson family in the TV series "The Simpsons" ? A) Bart. B) Lisa. C) Maggie. D) Smithers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smithers. 7. In which city was US president John F Kennedy assassinated on 22 November 1963? A) Sydney, Australia. B) Miami, Florida. C) London, England. D) Dallas, Texas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dallas, Texas. 8. Outremer was the Western term applied originally to a number of states established following what? A) The Battle of Lepanto (1571). B) The First World War (1914-18). C) The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). D) The First Crusade (1095-1099). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The First Crusade (1095-1099). 9. Del Boy from the UK TV series "Only Fools and Horses" drove what vehicle? A) Three wheeled yellow Reliant Regal van. B) Dark green Landrover. C) Bright red Morris Oxford car. D) Black 1932 Hispano Suiza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three wheeled yellow Reliant Regal van. 10. Which of these countries would you go to, to stand on a bank of the Danube River? A) Georgia. B) Portugal. C) England. D) Hungary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hungary. 11. Which UK sitcom features a yellow three-wheeled van? A) Mr Bean. B) Only Fools and Horses. C) The Vicar of Dibley. D) Steptoe and Son. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only Fools and Horses. 12. Where was the first commercial railway line built? A) London to Swindon, UK. B) Liverpool to Manchester, UK. C) Stockton to Darlington, UK. D) Settle to Carlisle, UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stockton to Darlington, UK. 13. The Angus, Australian Lowline, Blue Albion, Florida Cracker, Hereford, Romagnola, Tasmanian Grey and Whitebred Shorthorn are all types of what? A) Cattle. B) Sheep. C) Pigs. D) Cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cattle. 14. According to its creator the name of which social and maritime drama TV series and its main character was inspired by the name of a mythological sea creature? A) El Barco. B) The Onedin Line. C) Pogo 1104. D) Anclados. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Onedin Line. 15. What is the next in the series:Innsbruck, Austria; Grenoble, France; Sapporo, Japan; Innsbruck, Austria? A) Lake Placid, United States. B) Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. C) Calgary, Canada. D) Albertville, France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lake Placid, United States. 16. If you travelled due west from Seattle, USA where would you make landfall? A) Japan. B) South Korea. C) China. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Russia. 17. Which of these is a card game for 2 players who are dealt 12 cards each from a pack excluding the 2s to 6s, with the remainder placed face downwards? A) Piquet. B) Poker. C) Baccarat. D) Chemin de Fer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Piquet. 18. Encore", now "Starz Encore", was launched in 1991 by which organisation as a premium channel featuring older feature films? A) Paramount. B) Lionsgate. C) A & E Networks. D) MGM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lionsgate. 19. From the 10th to the 14th centuries Scandinavian and, later, Anglo Saxon warriors formed the guard for Byzantine emperors under what name? A) The Immortals. B) The Imperial Guard. C) Varangian Guard. D) Janissaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Varangian Guard. 20. What is a reality TV show in which a group of people live in a large house watched by cameras, first broadcast in the Netherlands in 1999? A) Big Brother. B) Little Sister. C) Great Uncle. D) Large Aunty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Big Brother. ← 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