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General Knowledge Quiz #130

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What song's lyrics are sometimes misheard as "Hold me closer, Tony Danza"?
Tiny Dancer
Who wrote a book called "Green Eggs and Ham"?
Dr. Seuss
They typically have six sides and it's said that each one is unique. What are they?
Snowflakes
What was the last name of Nelson and Winnie?
Mandela
Travel in a hyperborean direction as far as you can go. Where do you end up?
The North Pole
What is the name for the process of heating milk to lengthen its shelf life?
Pasteurization
What company was co-founded by three guys named Steve, Steve, and Ron in 1976?
Apple
What career did Adolf Hitler pursue before getting into politics?
Painting
What does a misanthrope hate?
People
What is the closest relative of the damselfly?
Dragonfly
What city used to have the world's tallest building, busiest airport, and largest aquarium?
Chicago
What book's characters included two pigs named Napoleon and Snowball?
Animal Farm
What is the term for scoring three goals in a single soccer or hockey game?
Hat trick
What legendary ghost ship is doomed to sail the oceans forever?
The Flying Dutchman
What genre of music was prominently featured in the movie "Saturday Night Fever"?
Disco
What commodity represents over 40% of the tonnage shipped on American freight trains?
Coal
What was Van Gogh's first name?
Vincent
I have two independent clauses, I join them with a comma. What grammatical error have I committed?
Comma splice
What comes in Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian varieties?
Hint: The ones on the Parthenon are Doric
Columns
Who is often described as a "mild-mannered reporter"?
Clark Kent
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75 Comments
redsplat
+1
Level 72
Jun 29, 2015
Good quiz. Winnie is still alive however; you may well want to change the sentence to "last name of Nelson and Winnie."
TheWombat
+2
Level 72
Jul 21, 2015
But she changed her name to Madikizela-Mandela after she and Nelson divorced, so the phrasing of the question is fine.
redsplat
+1
Level 72
Mar 31, 2021
Fair point!
NawTeeCal
+1
Level 39
Oct 4, 2015
The fact the 'Comma _' question put comma before the answer threw me. I've only ever heard it the other way round before!
McLerristarr
+1
Level 62
Oct 4, 2015
Splice comma? Maybe that's what some people call the comma, but the thing is called a comma splice.
blinky
+5
Level 57
Jan 13, 2017
Obviously not "commacide," then...
Darcy1
+2
Level 72
Dec 14, 2020
that is what I wrote too. Commacide.
punkybrewster
+1
Level 85
Mar 19, 2022
or comma crime
joeythelemur
+7
Level 80
May 6, 2019
I guess "comma sutra" must be something else then...
ing
+4
Level 73
Sep 19, 2020
Dirty grammar.
Cooldrive
+1
Level 64
Sep 17, 2020
"Comma, comma, comcomma, comcomma, comcomma......."

Intro to "Handy Man."

DKCtheSecond
+1
Level 49
Feb 26, 2021
The fact that the clue for the comma splice is also an example of a comma splice was a nice touch... :)
beccimoo
+2
Level 55
Oct 4, 2015
I put hatrick instead of hat trick. Ouch.
cornflakesfu
+34
Level 89
Jul 6, 2018
"Hello, is this the correct answer?"

"No, this is Hatrick."

alex15
+1
Level 62
Oct 4, 2015
please accept 'comma fault' for comma splice
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 7, 2015
Okay
Elan
+3
Level 66
Oct 4, 2015
For the hyperborean question I guessed the North Pole because of Aurora BOREAlis.
rocamorar
+1
Level 80
Oct 5, 2015
Could you accept mankind for the misanthrope question?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 5, 2015
Okay
gid007
+4
Level 37
Apr 3, 2016
'Everyone' should be allowed too.
samiamco
+1
Level 68
Feb 14, 2018
Well, no, because misanthropes may like dogs, or cats, or possibly cockroaches :-)
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 74
Dec 14, 2020
Who refers to a group of cockroaches as "everyone"?!
wiifly
+1
Level 65
Dec 14, 2020
They may not refer to cockroaches as "everyone", but they may *include* dogs, or cats, or possibly cockroaches in "everyone"
MiaTheGoose
+3
Level 67
Dec 14, 2020
Don't discriminate against the cockroaches!
samwisegamgee
+7
Level 36
Oct 5, 2015
No mention of cricket, the origin sport of the hat trick! Outrageous
LarryLovage
+3
Level 55
Oct 6, 2015
My worst general knowledge result ever.
Idontcaydadoh
+1
Level 35
Oct 6, 2015
I put 'comma splicing', as I thought that was the appropriate form of the phrase for the answer... Could you accept this too? Thanks.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 7, 2015
That will work now
redactrice
+5
Level 33
Jun 26, 2017
Despite knowing virtually nothing at all about sport, there I was thinking a hat trick related first and foremost to a bowler getting three batsman out consecutively in cricket. Oh, wait ... even Merriam-Webster agrees with me!
ander217
+1
Level 73
Dec 14, 2020
When I saw the word bowler, before I finished reading your comment and saw it was about cricket, my first thought was turkey.
TimFed
+1
Level 76
Jun 16, 2019
I thought Hitler aspired to the preisthood as well?
Pares321
+1
Level 86
Feb 25, 2021
That was Stalin.
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 64
Feb 18, 2025
And Van Gogh, interestingly.
Relox84
+27
Level 69
Sep 16, 2020
I thought the answer to question 2 was dice because I thought "each one" was referring to 'each side'. Maybe you could rephrase it a bit to make it clearer?
AlexThirkell
+8
Level 74
Dec 14, 2020
Totally agree, "each one" would usually refer back to the previous plural noun, i.e. 'the sides' in this case. I tried dice and rubik's cube!

Also, do snowflakes have 6 sides? 6 prongs or branches or something, but are they 'hexagons'?

wiifly
+1
Level 65
Dec 14, 2020
a side doesn't necessarily have to follow the geometric definition. a side can be any shape, no just flat. for example, you have a right and left side of your body. snowflakes happen to commonly be symmetrical along 6 lines commonly, dividing them into 6 identical sides.
brantastic
+8
Level 55
Dec 15, 2020
Yeah, I was confused why "dice" was not accepted, and I tried Rubik's Cube as well. The wording was a bit confusing for that one and I thought it meant each side was unique.
scherre
+4
Level 57
Jul 18, 2021
I also thought the question was looking for an item with six unique sides. Quite confusing wording.
Kelzah
+3
Level 26
Mar 24, 2022
Agree, I thought the same thing
xarnac
+3
Level 71
Sep 1, 2022
Agreed
bebn123
+3
Level 61
Feb 16, 2025
Agreed
Gumbledalf
+3
Level 77
Feb 16, 2025
Agreed
MovieQuizGuy
+3
Level 64
Feb 18, 2025
Agreed.
Henning
+4
Level 82
Sep 16, 2020
I'm not entirely sure because English is my second language, but should pillars be a type-in for columns? If not, can someone explain the difference?
sumguy
+7
Level 87
Sep 16, 2020
It should. The terms are generally used interchangeably, but they are technically different.

"A pillar is a vertical support member and may be constructed as a single piece of timber, concrete or steel, or built up out of bricks, blocks and so on. ... However, whereas a pillar does not necessarily have a load-bearing function, a column is a vertical structural member that is intended to transfer a compressive load."

Henning
+1
Level 82
Sep 19, 2020
Thanks for the explanation :)
plattitude
+3
Level 94
Sep 21, 2020
+1 for pillars.
brainchild
+5
Level 68
Sep 16, 2020
Cool quiz, some questions stumped me so very original! For question 2 I put in Rubik's Cube! LOL I was reading that each side was different... oh well. Still good quiz!
sumguy
+7
Level 87
Sep 16, 2020
I went with "dice" until I realized that it wasn't saying that each side is unique. In some ways it's a better answer, since dice are typically 6-sided, but there are also D4, D8, D12, D20, and irregular polyhedrons like D10. Snowflakes aren't just "typically" six-sided. The nature of water molecules causes all snowflakes to grow in six directions. Only a damaged snowflake wouldn't be six-sided.
wiifly
+1
Level 65
Dec 14, 2020
You can also have 3 sides or 12 sides
JackintheBox
+5
Level 82
Sep 17, 2020
I tried both Rubik's cube and dice!
brainchild
+2
Level 68
Sep 17, 2020
LOL! So glad I wasn't alone in this!
AlexanderQ
+3
Level 93
Sep 17, 2020
I know the painter is the most famous Van Gogh, but there are more well-known Van Goghs (maybe only in the Netherlands, but still). I would suggest to also accept 'Theo' as a valid answer.

Furthermore, I feel 'classical order' or just 'order' should be accepted to the Ionic/Doric/Corinthian-question. (First, I tried 'pillar' myself, but that could be just my bad English)

JackintheBox
+5
Level 82
Sep 17, 2020
Could you accept dice for snowflakes, and pillars for columns?
sumguy
+2
Level 87
Sep 17, 2020
It's the "it's said that each one is unique" part that makes it about snowflakes. Sure, every die is unique. Every observable object in the universe is unique! But all dice look pretty much the same, whereas there is considerable variation in the appearance of snowflakes.
plattitude
+6
Level 94
Sep 21, 2020
All six sides of a standard die have a unique number though, so it still fits the bill from a certain point of view
GrantH
+2
Level 67
Dec 14, 2020
Totally agree with Dice. I tried that as well. I should have thought of snowflake, but dice (or die) works too.
jayhiatt
+10
Level 72
Dec 14, 2020
So there's no Nelson the Pooh?
Morelando
+1
Level 72
Dec 14, 2020
Same
Jacktheguy
+3
Level 93
Dec 14, 2020
He's Winnie's cousin who always laugh at his misfortunes.
ElephantLover7
+1
Level 45
Dec 14, 2020
For the second one I put dice :)
normanlamont
+1
Level 72
Dec 15, 2020
the other 60% are hobos
Nathaniel
+1
Level 77
Dec 15, 2020
Latin and Greek knowledge pays: hyper = high & borras = north
Aljo
+1
Level 22
Jun 23, 2021
Pretty poor quiz IMO. Several questions that don't offer an unambiguous single correct answer and all-together almost entirely anglo-centric.
AntiMatter8192
+3
Level 78
Oct 19, 2022
Dice have 6 sides and each side is usually unique... I think the question could be better worded.
procyonlotor
+1
Level 65
Dec 7, 2022
You should be able to put Arctic for the hyperborean question, I got it wrong because of that
einkelas
+3
Level 71
Mar 2, 2023
It's certainly not enough to require an update on its own, but the freight tonnage stat could use refreshing next time this quiz gets updated- it seems it's at 27% as of 2022:

https://www.aar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AAR-Coal-Fact-Sheet.pdf

SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Apr 20, 2023
I see what you did with the comma splice question, very clever
TurkeyCookTime
+4
Level 85
Jun 3, 2023
I (as well as many others) read the snowflake question as saying each SIDE is unique, which means it perfectly describes dice. Maybe reword the question to say "Each one is unique, and they have six sides."
Aoto327
+1
Level 87
Feb 28, 2024
By far the most difficult General Knowledge quiz, in my opinion.
bigT98
+1
Level 19
Jan 27, 2025
Hyperborea mentioned??!!??
NotBlankName
+2
Level 55
Feb 16, 2025
Can you make "the Arctic" an answer for the hyperborea question?
QuizApe
+2
Level 72
Feb 16, 2025
Dice also typically have six sides that are unique
JamesMawgan
+1
Level 44
Feb 17, 2025
On the snowflakes question, it would be better to word it in the singular if it accepts that as the answer.

"They..." means you're going to type in "snowflakes" and be left with an 's' starting the next question.

MovieQuizGuy
+2
Level 64
Feb 18, 2025
I'm glad I'm not the only one in the dice camp. I started to think I didn't know how many sides a cube has! And since some dice are different shapes it seems to fit the wording that they typically have six sides.
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