This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 874 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 874 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which capacity was the Belgian physician, Jacques Rogge, Count Rogge, particularly well-known in international sports? A) Round-the-world balloonist. B) Owner of the racing snail which was world champion for 3 years. C) Designer of award-winning eSports games. D) President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). 2. Which of these herbs most nearly matches the flavour of aniseed? A) Wormwood. B) Liquorice. C) Verbena. D) Dill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liquorice. 3. Palinka, made from various kinds of fruit, most commonly plums, pears, apricot, or peaches, is a traditional type of what? A) Brandy. B) Borshch. C) Dessert. D) Cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brandy. 4. In what field are the Yoto Greenaway Awards made? A) Thread art. B) Novels published in the UK. C) Sculpture. D) Books for children and young people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Books for children and young people. 5. What was the birth name of original member of the Rolling Stones Bill Wyman? A) Paul Hewson. B) Harry Webb. C) Reginald Dwight. D) William Perks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William Perks. 6. Who was the Teutonic legendary hero who slew Fafnir the dragon? A) Bismarck. B) Wagner. C) Siegfried. D) Stockhausen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Siegfried. 7. What publications is the French publishing house Editions Larousse known for? A) Research on sexual behaviour. B) Gardening advice. C) Dictionaries, encyclopaedias, cuisine books. D) World wildlife research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dictionaries, encyclopaedias, cuisine books. 8. A columbarium was originally a home for doves, but what was also, and is now most likely to be, found there? A) Pigeons. B) Urns holding a deceased's cremated remains. C) Snail breeding units. D) Correspondence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urns holding a deceased's cremated remains. 9. Practitioners of which of these professions are most likely to wear a surplice? A) Policeman. B) Chef. C) Accountant. D) Clergyman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clergyman. 10. Obsidian, caused naturally when lava cools very quickly, is what type of substance? A) Glass. B) Pumice. C) Crystal. D) Granite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glass. 11. What was the aim of the programme in sports known as EYES? A) To promote education through sport in formal and non-formal education. B) To survey all sports internationally. C) To identify and eliminate steroid use in sports. D) To encourage young sportspeople to share and shape their ideas on European sport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To promote education through sport in formal and non-formal education. 12. What Three Laws were formulated by Johannes Kepler in the early 1600s? A) Successful marriage. B) Planetary Motion. C) Robotics. D) Bankruptcy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planetary Motion. 13. In February 2014 which sought after film actor married opera director Sophie Hunter? A) Martin Freeman. B) Simon Pegg. C) Johnny Depp. D) Benedict Cumberbatch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benedict Cumberbatch. 14. In the glue known as PVA what does the "A" stand for? A) Acetate. B) Adhesive. C) Action. D) Active. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acetate. 15. In 1949, when the part of Ireland that was more independent than the rest was declared a sovereign independent state outside the British Commonwealth, what name was given to it? A) Confederate Ireland. B) Irish Free State. C) Republic of Ireland. D) Erin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republic of Ireland. 16. What is a retiarius? A) A galley slave. B) A fisherman. C) An orator. D) A Roman gladiator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Roman gladiator. 17. When were the cratons formed that make up the African continent? A) 1 billion years ago. B) Between about 2 and 1 billion years ago. C) Between 1 billion and 300 million years ago. D) Between about 3.6 and 2 billion years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between about 3.6 and 2 billion years ago. 18. Which creature is best qualified to serve as a model for the mythical unicorn, having its the main distinguishing characteristic? A) Antelope. B) Hippopotamus. C) Giraffe. D) Rhinoceros. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhinoceros. 19. Around the upper Coppename River a nature reserve in what South American country has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unspoiled forests and biodiversity? A) Venezuela. B) Brazil. C) Suriname. D) Ecuador. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suriname. 20. Which is a term attributed to Cornish chemist and inventor, Sir Humphry Davy? A) Laughing gas. B) Sniggering water. C) Will o' the wisp. D) Roaring forties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laughing gas. ← 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