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General Knowledge Quiz #140

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What is the Italian version of ice cream?
Gelato
What marine mammal's tusks were once thought to be from unicorns?
Narwhal
What is the largest country that was uninhabited by humans in the year 1000 AD?
New Zealand
What city does Superman live in?
Metropolis
What was the original scandal that other "gates" are named for?
Watergate
What sport does a coxswain participate in?
Rowing
In what city did James Joyce's "Ulysses" take place?
Dublin
In what country would you find the easternmost point on the mainland of the Americas?
Brazil
Who was the subject of two biographical movies in the 2010s – one starring Ashton Kutcher and the other starring Michael Fassbender?
Steve Jobs
What "kissing" disease, common among teenagers, can cause swollen lymph nodes and fatigue?
Mononucleosis
In what song did Jimmy Buffett search for his lost shaker of salt?
Margaritaville
What city's Dharavi slum has a population of about 700,000 in less than one square mile?
Mumbai
What is the name of the mathematical sequence than begins 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13?
Fibonacci Sequence
What type of ray fish can have a "wingspan" of up to 7 meters?
Manta ray
What did the temperance movement seek to ban?
Alcohol
Whose quotes are known as hadiths?
Muhammad
Who is Arkham Asylum's most famous resident?
The Joker
What form does "It" most frequently take in the Stephen King book "It"?
Pennywise the Clown
What fictional character invented Everlasting Gobstoppers?
Willy Wonka
What country's army was commonly called the Red Army?
Soviet Union
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56 Comments
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Dec 1, 2015
We'd always learned at school that the first settler in what is now New Zealand was the Polynesian explorer Kupe, who first arrived at New Zealand between the years 900 and 1000. More recent research casts doubt on that, but no-one can be sure that New Zealand was empty of people in 1000 AD.
Quizmaster
+12
Level ∞
Dec 1, 2015
It's impossible to prove a universal negative. This quiz is based on the best available evidence, which suggest New Zealand was settled around 1280 A.D.
ECon211
+7
Level 92
Jan 30, 2016
'Glandular Fever' should be allowed as an alternative to 'Mononucleosis'.
MagneticSpy
+3
Level 45
Feb 21, 2016
I agree. I have never heard it called Mononucleosis.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Feb 21, 2016
Yet another US/UK word difference!
DeusCaritasEst
+4
Level 54
Feb 21, 2016
We do make it easier and just commonly call it "mono". I'm sure there's a lot of people who don't even know the full name!
Vlaaij
+2
Level 81
Aug 9, 2018
In the Netherlands it is most well known as 'Pfeiffer disease', while in Belgium it is most well known as (the Dutch translation of) glandular fever..
MayaB
+2
Level 73
Jun 24, 2019
And the Germans don't like it simple, so they went with (the German translation of) Pfeiffer's glandular fever. And of course the last words are a single one in German: Drüsenfieber.
Damangio
+1
Level 64
May 3, 2021
Proably the Germans were just proud of their boy Pfeiffer.
Chris19
+1
Level 51
Jan 15, 2022
I tried Epstein-Barr (the name of the virus). Not sure if this should be accepted.
fuanacdc
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Level 89
Jul 7, 2022
There are other viruses that also cause Mono though. It would be as if the answer was 'the common cold' and you tried to enter rhinovirus. Rhinoviruses do cause the common cold, but so do other viruses.
NKpride
+5
Level 62
Feb 21, 2016
Accept Russia for Soviet Union?
Marc92
+2
Level 50
Feb 22, 2016
Soviet union was not a country per se. You should accept russia as well
dunkinggandalf2
+11
Level 72
Oct 22, 2020
I'm fine with accepting Russia, but the Soviet Union was a country in every way imaginable.
onegonecat
+1
Level 72
Feb 22, 2016
Spumoni instead of gelato?
joeythelemur
+1
Level 80
Apr 24, 2017
Took a few tries to get Fibonnaci; I hope there are a number of spelling helps. :-)
ing
+1
Level 73
Dec 13, 2020
I fibbed when I said I only ate a few nachi.
dunkinggandalf2
+6
Level 72
Oct 22, 2020
"What did the temperance movement seek to ban?" Please also accept "fun" as an answer!
Cooldrive
+1
Level 64
Dec 14, 2020
You couldn't use alcohol to sterilization? Ok, they didn't know about bacteria, I guess.
dunkinggandalf2
+2
Level 72
May 3, 2021
Fun fact: during prohibition in the US, alcohol was still allowed for several uses, including for catholic masses!
DocEckleburg
+1
Level 68
Apr 28, 2025
And for keeping Winston Churchill happy.
grantdon
+1
Level 74
Feb 10, 2025
I don't think the temperance movement actually sought to ban alcohol, just rein in overconsumption and the after effects. Hence the name "temperance"
JoshPen
+1
Level 77
Dec 14, 2020
The question about the Steve Jobs movies can probably lose the word "recent" as they have aged out of recent 4 years ago.
NV1
+1
Level 55
Dec 14, 2020
Could you accept Spumoni for Gelato?
jennraven
+2
Level 67
May 3, 2021
Spumone is a type of gelato. Gelato is the correct answer.
jmellor13
+1
Level 68
May 3, 2021
Tried "walrus" like fifty times because I was sure the narwhal had a horn sticking out the top of its head rather than a tusk, but upon googling, I see I was mistaken and it is just a very unfortunate-looking creature.
TateCore
+4
Level 44
May 3, 2021
I thought Alaska was the most northern, western and Eastern state so I put USA. Then realised it is the islands in the Bering sea that cross the date line
dunkinggandalf2
+4
Level 72
May 3, 2021
I've heard that claim that Alaska is "the easternmost state" several times, and I still find it absurd. If you're on an island that is crossed by the international date line, and you go west, you still end up on the western shore of that island, even if you've crossed into the eastern hemisphere.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
May 3, 2021
That makes even less sense. What does "easternmost" or "westernmost" even mean without a starting point? If you live on planet Earth that starting point is usually agreed to be Greenwich, England.
dunkinggandalf2
+2
Level 72
May 3, 2021
Due to the globe being round, there is no such thing as "absolute east", as every point is both to the west and to the east of itself if you go far enough.

Therefore, the "easternmost point" is always the easternmost point of something. For instance, the easternmost point of the US is the last point you reach when traveling east before leaving the US. How does that not make sense?

Even Londoners have understood this, as the area of London known as "East Center" (postcodes EC1 through EC4) is located to the East of Central London - but West of Greenwich.

Glorfindel1
+3
Level 89
Dec 10, 2024
According to Tolkien the Uttermost West is Aman, the Undying Lands, wherein dwell the Valar and the Maiar. But everytime I go to visit, I just hit Japan.
RondoNo2
+1
Level 53
Mar 17, 2026
Dunking: you are correct in stating that there is no absolute East; that is why there is a standard - the Greenwich Meridian - by which relative Eastness and Westness are measured. That is why parts of Alaska are as far East as you can get, relative to this standard.

Your reference to the EC postcodes in London is nonsensical: they are not 'located to the East of Central London' - they are the Eastern parts of Central London.

dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 72
May 3, 2021
Take another example: what is the East Coast of the US East of? It's certainly to the West of Greenwich!
RondoNo2
+1
Level 53
Mar 17, 2026
Would you be satisfied if, instead of just East and West, we all had to say East-of-Greenwich and West-of-Greenwich? Or are you just being difficult?
RondoNo2
+1
Level 53
Mar 17, 2026
And it's not related to the International Date Line - rather, it's the meridian at 180 degrees (West or East, it depends which way you go).
Gp123
+1
Level 44
May 4, 2021
Odd to see the jimmy buffett question being the most challenging…guess I am just old!
iLoveHotDads1
+1
Level 42
May 4, 2021
Gelato literally is ice cream
EvanAviator
+1
Level 61
Dec 7, 2021
yeah thats just how you say ice cream in italiano, right?
duckwantbread
+2
Level 66
Dec 14, 2021
Whilst gelato literally is the Italian word for ice cream Italian gelato tends to have less fat and ice crystals than normal ice-cream, so it's generally viewed as a different thing to regular ice cream.
amgine
+1
Level 67
May 5, 2021
77% of people read Steven King?
roadrage
+1
Level 67
May 6, 2021
No but it’s a movie now
duckwantbread
+2
Level 66
Dec 14, 2021
It's a very famous book so you don't need to have read it to know the answer.
RobNobody
+2
Level 80
Jan 29, 2025
People often know things they haven't experienced directly. I'm guessing not a full 76% of quiz takers have personally seen a narwhal, either.
Kelzah
+1
Level 26
Feb 23, 2023
Should accept Russia as an answere
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
May 3, 2023
Just missed Margaritaville
Jeg333
+1
Level 54
Aug 23, 2024
What about gelata for ice cream?
Chronikhiles
+1
Level 49
Apr 26, 2025
The creator of these quizzes seems fond of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, not so random.
JacobSilverman
+1
Level 65
Apr 27, 2025
Smallville for superman?
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 64
Apr 27, 2025
I missed the sports question because I always miss the sports questions, but I'm listening to Margaritaville right now, just like every day.
Hayden16
+1
Level 22
Apr 27, 2025
Great quiz! However, there are 2 islands of the State of Alaska that are on the other side of the eastern meridian, which makes the USA the easternmost country
Protokletos
+1
Level 65
Apr 29, 2025
Ah, but the quiz says "easternmost point on the mainland"
9876542
+1
Level 37
Apr 28, 2025
I tried Metro City then Metrocity for the Superman question :(
shrekcena
+1
Level 60
Apr 28, 2025
How is Margaritaville tied for the lowest % guessed 😭
Pharley
+1
Level 75
Apr 30, 2025
"mathematical sequence !!!!!thaT!!!!! begins"
Ramtail
+1
Level 68
Nov 24, 2025
I thought "ray fish" was referring to ray-finned fish
auroradane122
+1
Level 44
Feb 19, 2026
I think maybe you should add some different spellings for margeritaville. My phone is spelling it Margherita
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