This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 895 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 895 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the acronym FMT applied to medical treatment, what does the "M" stand for? A) Microbiota. B) Menstrual. C) Magnetic. D) Medicinal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microbiota. 2. Where is the Kruger National Park? A) Australia. B) Europe. C) Africa. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Africa. 3. What sport uses the term "break point" ? A) Tennis. B) Lawn bowls. C) Kayaking. D) Javelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tennis. 4. What role did John Flamsteed (1646-1719) fill in Great Britain? A) Archbishop of Canterbury. B) Royal Military Advisor. C) Astronomer Royal. D) Chancellor of the Exchequer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astronomer Royal. 5. What name is given to a class of functional mental disorders involving distress where behaviour is not outside socially acceptable norms? A) Neurosis. B) Panic. C) Psittacosis. D) Toxemia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neurosis. 6. In geometry, there is a name for convex polyhedrons that are regular, of which there are 5 types. Generically, what kind of solid are they called? A) Hippocratic. B) Socratic. C) Platonic. D) Homeric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platonic. 7. Under what name(s) did Britain's military air forces fly in World War I? A) Royal Air Division (RAD). B) Royal Air Force (RAF). C) Royal Engineers, Air Division. D) Royal Flying Corp (RFC) and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Royal Flying Corp (RFC) and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). 8. The American version of the TV series "The Office" is set in what city? A) Minneapolis. B) Scranton. C) Boston. D) Cincinnati. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scranton. 9. Toby Haynes who directed the acerbic British television drama "Brexit:the Uncivil War" in 2019, was also the director for which alternative television drama series? A) The Mighty Boosh (2004-2007). B) Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015). C) The Shadow Line (2011). D) Garth Marenghi's Dark Place (2004). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015). 10. The record for which sport was 15.54 metres in 1909 and 21.89 metres at the 2012 Olympics? A) Javelin. B) Men's shot put. C) High jump. D) Triple jump. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Men's shot put. 11. An election for which body, held on 29 May 2010 ended with a majority for the Best Party, whose manifesto included plans for a polar bear for the city's zoo, a local Disneyland, palm trees on the waterfront and free towels at swimming pools? A) The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt. B) Reykjavik City Council. C) British parliament. D) The parliament of Fiji. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reykjavik City Council. 12. What was the married name of actor, playwright, novelist, and screenplay writer Mary Hayley Bell? A) Mrs Mallowan. B) Lady Mills. C) Mrs Rougier. D) Mary, Lady Stewart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lady Mills. 13. The Sargasso Sea, where ocean water is distinctive for its deep blue colour and exceptional clarity with underwater visibility of up to 200 feet, is in which ocean? A) Arctic. B) Pacific. C) Indian. D) Atlantic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atlantic. 14. A study at the University of Portsmouth, England, by astrophysicist Dr Or Graur traces a relationship in human thought between the Milky Way and what? A) The Aurora Australis. B) Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime. C) The ride of the Valkyries in Scandinavian mythology. D) The role of the Goddess Nut in Egyptian mythology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The role of the Goddess Nut in Egyptian mythology. 15. When was the first institution of higher learning established in the USA? A) 1736. B) 1636. C) 1778. D) 1836. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1636. 16. Which cocktail has scotch whisky and vermouth as a base? A) William Wallace. B) Robbie Burns. C) Robert the Bruce. D) Rob Roy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rob Roy. 17. What French military unit was established in 1831 to enable people from other countries to serve in the French Armed Forces, commanded by French officers? A) Strange Army. B) Alien Squad. C) Foreign Legion. D) Overseas Services. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreign Legion. 18. The groundhog that famously appears at Gobbler's Knob, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on 2 February annually is said to be able to predict what? A) The number of tourists next 2 February. B) The quantity of tigers that will be in town in the next year. C) The quality of the harvest. D) The length of the winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The length of the winter. 19. In which of these cities are June to August not summer months? A) Lhasa, Tibet. B) New York, USA. C) Antananarivo, Madagascar. D) Bangkok, Thailand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antananarivo, Madagascar. 20. In 1953 Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed in the USA for spying for which country? A) North Korea. B) China. C) Soviet Union. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soviet Union. ← 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