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General Knowledge Quiz #181

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What is the most populous city in Morocco?
Casablanca
What country lies between Estonia and Lithuania?
Latvia
What general conquered Gaul in the 50s BC?
Julius Caesar
Who supposedly nailed 95 theses to a Cathedral door in Wittenberg, Germany in 1517?
Martin Luther
Who led the African National Congress political party from 1991–1997?
Nelson Mandela
Which two African countries start with the letter A?
Algeria
Angola
What does a matador fight?
Bull
Who wrote "James and the Giant Peach"?
Roald Dahl
If micro is one millionth, what is one billionth?
Nano
Who starred as Vito Corleone in "The Godfather"?
Marlon Brando
Which Disney animated movie was set in China? (Theatrical releases only)
Mulan
What animal did Dian Fossey travel to Rwanda to study?
Mountain gorillas
In what country would you find the city of Lillehammer?
Norway
What animal does Cashmere wool come from?
Goats
What Russian/American author had initials V.N.?
Vladimir Nabokov
What scientist was visiting the United States in 1933 – and wisely chose to stay there after Hitler came to power?
Albert Einstein
In terms of e-mail, what do the letters CC stand for?
Carbon copy
What country is personified by Marianne, a goddess of liberty and reason?
France
What type of machine is designed to be ridiculously overcomplicated?
Rube Goldberg machine
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41 Comments
catcat
+3
Level 60
Sep 17, 2017
Accept Mountain Goat for Cashmere wool?
samiamco
+26
Level 68
Sep 21, 2017
Cashmere does not come from Mountain Goats. It comes from Cashmere Goats. Besides, "goat" is accepted, so this request doesn't even make sense.
dirtylenzes
+3
Level 49
Sep 18, 2017
The African countries also end with A, might be a fun extra bit to add.
bezz
+1
Level 71
Sep 18, 2017
How about African countries that don't have an "A" in their name?
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Sep 19, 2017
Look out for it in GK Quiz #182
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 74
Feb 14, 2022
Morocco, Egypt, Togo, Benin, Lesotho, Djibouti, Comoros, Seychelles, ROC any more...?
Lemondance
+2
Level 68
Feb 14, 2022
Burundi and Niger as well, and also Ivory Coast if you go with the French name, Côte d'Ivoire
DonTheLamplighter
+17
Level 87
Sep 25, 2017
Matadors don't so much fight bulls as the do torture them.

Go bulls!

AlexThirkell
+1
Level 74
Jan 28, 2024
Matar = kill

Matador = killer

It's nothing to do with fighting, and just sickening to even think about.

tobithefox
+5
Level 59
Oct 12, 2017
I'm surprised Rube Goldberg is the least guessed.
ruftytufty
+4
Level 77
Dec 21, 2017
I can't be the only one to try Whoopi
richiesyxx
+1
Level 74
Oct 23, 2021
Yup, tried Whoopi and Bill. Then ‘give up!’ lol
fitheach
+4
Level 58
Dec 21, 2017
Never heard of it. Don't think it's made much impact outside the US.
Zupity
+1
Level 67
Feb 8, 2026
I've heard of him (in Australia), but we'd be far more likely to reference Heath Robinson.
ecuachick
+1
Level 55
Aug 3, 2018
Foolishly typed Ruth. Doh.
Rinaldo
+1
Level 31
Feb 14, 2022
I missed it because I failed to scroll down far enough and thought the quiz ended with the previous question. (I was working on one in the middle which I got with 2 seconds to spare, and then was surprised it wasn't over.)
Bonzo007
+4
Level 65
Dec 21, 2017
Had never heard the term 'Rube Goldberg' before. The UK equivalent term is 'Heath Robinson', after the gentleman who designed/drew similar machines, though a little before Rube did.
idontkn1
+2
Level 94
Dec 21, 2017
How about some additional spellings for the Russian author? I had to look up the spelling after 5 or 6 spellings I tried didn't work.
ecuachick
+2
Level 55
Aug 3, 2018
I second that. I missed it with Nobokov.
Nachtschicht
+2
Level 59
Feb 14, 2022
I tried Nabukov, but since I thought my spelling was right I didn't try others...
Rinaldo
+3
Level 31
Feb 14, 2022
He chose his spelling when he settled in the US, so there's not the usual ambiguity about transliteration from Cyrillic, there's one accurate spelling.
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 64
Feb 8, 2026
I can't believe how many ways I spelled it wrong. I knew Lolita, I knew he studied butterflies, but I couldn't figure out to use an 'a' instead of an 'o.'
calvord
+2
Level 61
Dec 21, 2017
It is a fact that Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a cathedral wall in Wittenberg.
southerniguana
+4
Level 61
Dec 21, 2017
I have always seen "CC" defined as "courtesy copy" in recent years. I know it ORIGINALLY meant "carbon copy" (back when that was how the copy was actually made), but particularly in the context of modern digital usage, I thought the definition had evolved.
POOCH
+1
Level 71
Jan 19, 2018
I too thought "carbon copy", but didn't enter it because I didn't think a term that antiquated would still be in use
mal
+1
Level 64
Dec 23, 2017
Knew which author is was but couldn't remember his first name and couldn't spell his last- whoops.
fuanacdc
+1
Level 89
Jul 3, 2018
Tried apes and that didn't work. I should have been more specific.
BerryCJ
+2
Level 62
Jul 3, 2020
Robert De Niro should be accepted for the Corleone question.
RobNobody
+5
Level 80
Dec 18, 2020
But De Niro wasn't even in The Godfather.
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 72
Oct 29, 2020
Call me nit-picky, but the Schlosskirche in Wittenberg is actually not a cathedral church!
triviaolivia
+3
Level 63
Feb 14, 2022
Ahhh, when the only question you miss has an 84% correctly guessed.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Feb 15, 2022
I feel that
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Feb 15, 2022
Missed Norway and Carbon Copy
Sucker4aquiz
+2
Level 73
Feb 21, 2022
Heath Robinson was a British cartoonist who also specialised in producing drawings of extremely over elaborate and unworkable machines.
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 64
Jul 13, 2025
Saying that "carbon copy" refers to email and not paper sure makes me feel old.
poisongift
+1
Level 66
Oct 13, 2025
I think "courtesy copy" should be acceptable in addition to "carbon copy".
MovieQuizGuy
+2
Level 64
Feb 8, 2026
But courtesy paper is not a thing, and carbon paper is. So you can only make a carbon copy, no?
eccentrichat
+1
Level 52
Feb 8, 2026
Maybe there are people somewhere still making carbon copies of their letters, but actual carbon paper doesn't have much to do with modern email practice. Back when I first started using email and we still had guidebooks for this kind of thing, CC was explained as "courtesy copy" to me.
cuendillar
+1
Level 71
Feb 9, 2026
Not sure why "courtesy paper" would be implied. A courtesy copy would presumably simply mean a copy made as a courtesy to its recipient.
lordwatertower
+1
Level 36
Feb 10, 2026
Accept Julius for Julius Caesar?
pinkvaporeon
+1
Level 66
Mar 17, 2026
Anyone else know the Caesar answer because of Asterix? :D
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