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General Knowledge Quiz #187

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What two people have, between them, won 13 Ballon d'Or awards as the world's best football player?
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
What does the prefix "penta" mean?
Five
What phylum of animals includes spiders, insects, and crustaceans?
Arthropods
What country does the name "Pádraig" come from?
Ireland
What, logically, comes between isthmus and island?
Peninsula
What prefix is the opposite of "paleo"?
Neo
What edible root can fetch high prices in China if it is shaped like a person?
Ginseng
What is the opposite of perpendicular?
Parallel
What is the English translation of the French phrase "Je t'aime"?
I love you
What fairy tale character had hair so long that it could be used as a ladder?
Rapunzel
What was the name of Germany's bombing campaign against Britain in 1940 and 1941?
The Blitz
What P word refers to the main group of riders in a bike race?
Peloton
What does the spanish word "y" mean?
And
Who theorized that girls go through a stage in which they suffer from "penis envy"?
Sigmund Freud
Two animals were blamed for spreading the Black Death. Name either.
Rat / flea
What condition is also known as "palpitations"?
Irregular heartbeat
Which country always leads the parade at the Olympic opening ceremony?
Greece
From what U.S. state were space shuttles launched?
Florida
What film was about German sailors aboard a doomed submarine?
Das Boot
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52 Comments
mrnafe
+5
Level 84
Mar 1, 2018
Tried to cheat on the ginseng question and still got it wrong. That'll teach me.
tschutzer
+34
Level 93
Mar 1, 2018
I'm not digging that logic question. Logically, what would come between an isthmus and an island is a body of water.
MayaB
+8
Level 73
Mar 2, 2018
I think so too. IMO peninsula should be the step before the isthmus.

1. Peninsula - a broad connection with the main land.

2. Isthmus - a narrow connection with the main land.

3. Island - no connection with the main land.

phalocrocorax
+17
Level 84
Mar 2, 2018
That's not the distinction between a peninsula and an isthmus. The difference is that an isthmus connects two larger sections of land, whereas a peninsula is only joined to one (and an island to none).
Tomtrific
+7
Level 80
Jun 5, 2018
Isthmus-connected on two sides.

Peninsula--connected on one side.

Island--connected on no sides.

I understood the logic of the clue perfectly. If this were on an IQ test, that would be the logical order of the three.

ecalot
+1
Level 65
Mar 28, 2022
the Isthmus is the connection, a Peninsula has an isthmus. The logical connection to an Island should be Island+Isthmus=?

But a peninsula is not between both of them

RobNobody
+3
Level 80
Mar 13, 2025
A peninsula doesn't necessarily have an isthmus. Florida is a peninsula, but doesn't have an isthmus. Meanwhile, Panama is an isthmus that is not connected to a peninsula.
alberici
+3
Level 74
Mar 2, 2018
Agree. The clue needs to be reformulated.
samiamco
+2
Level 68
Mar 3, 2018
Think about water receding. The clue is exactly perfect!
MiracleMax
+2
Level 73
Jun 5, 2018
Agreed. I see what he was getting at, but it's just not clued well. I burned through a bunch of types of bodies of water, then tried to find something alphabetically between them, and then tried to spin off of the leading letters "is" pertaining to logic somehow. The answer was a let-down.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Jun 5, 2018
The clue made sense to me.
cornflakesfu
+3
Level 89
Jun 5, 2018
The clue can be interpreted in multiple ways. This means it requires a little more thought to come up with the correct answer. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. I'm not crazy about "water" as an answer because that would also be the answer to "what comes between an island and literally anything else on the map?"
wtstoudt
+11
Level 82
Jun 5, 2018
I thought it was a riddle and typed "and". I wound up getting another question.
DonTheLamplighter
+4
Level 87
Dec 17, 2019
"Issue" comes between "isthmus" and "island". I looked it up. :-)
jennraven
+2
Level 67
Mar 28, 2022
I put isolate for the same reason, lol
BlackLab
+1
Level 66
Jul 18, 2023
I think a strait lies between an Isthmus and an Island, but hey that's just me.
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Mar 2, 2018
Can't agree with Parallel as opposite for Perpendicular, you can have Parallel lines that are perpendicular, should have been Horizontal for my money.
samiamco
+16
Level 68
Mar 3, 2018
Two lines that are parallel to each other cannot simultaneously be perpendicular to each other. I mean, sure, they could be perpendicular to a totally separate third line, but then that sort of blows the whole concept of "what is the opposite of?" right out the window; wet is still the opposite of dry even if I point out that I could spill a bucket of water on dry and it then it would also be wet. Horizontal and vertical are antonyms and specify relative orientation in space (parallel and perpendicular do not).
NigelS
+2
Level 99
Mar 3, 2018
Quite so. Two lines that are parallel can't be perpendicular to each otherm, but that doesn't make parallel the opposite of perpendicular.
chondrichthyess
+1
Level 60
Mar 9, 2018
So what did we decide? The opposite of perpendicular is to turn both lines 180 degrees along their own respective axes to create another set of perpendicular lines that are identical to the first set?
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Dec 5, 2021
We're going the wrong way. We need to do a complete 360.
AiJiyao
+1
Level 66
Mar 28, 2022
I guess "opposite of perpendicular" just means "the farthest possible from being perpendicular". And the farthest 2 lines can be from being perpendicular (90 or 270 deg) is by being parallel (0 or 180 deg), any tiny change of angle would get them closer to being perpendicular.

And (I want to be THAT guy today) this is true in Euclidean geometry only. In a non-Euclidean geometry such as a spherical space, 2 lines can be both perpendicular and parallel (all the meridians are parallel to each other but 2 meridians differing from 90deg form a right angle on the poles).

It can sound absurd if you look at that space from outside (if you look at the Earth's 2D surface from the 3rd D outer space you wouldn't think meridians are parallel), but if you belong to that 2D it is true.

That's also what Einstein's general relativity is about: masses bend 4D spacetime, which breaks euclidean geometry, so 2 massive objects, even with parallel directions, tend to get closer: it's what is called 'gravity'

plattitude
+4
Level 94
Mar 7, 2018
"We need you to draw 7 red lines, all of them strictly perpendicular, some with green ink, and some with transparent. Can you do that?"
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Jun 5, 2018
The clue makes sense to me.
NapoleonBonaparte
+2
Level 64
Jun 5, 2018
I liked Sigmund Freud's addition into this quiz.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Jun 5, 2018
Could you please accept Michael Peter Balzary as the animal who spread the Black Death. That's his real name.
cornflakesfu
+2
Level 89
Jun 5, 2018
Sinatra, Martin, Davis, Lawford, or Bishop should also be accepted.
IvanAndonov
+1
Level 63
Jun 5, 2018
Jonas should also be accepted.
cornflakesfu
+1
Level 89
Jun 5, 2018
Sure you didn't mean to comment this on the Fish Knowledge quiz instead?
cornflakesfu
+1
Level 89
Jun 5, 2018
Out of curiosity, does anyone know specifically why person-shaped ginseng is valued? Is it seen as having a particular medicinal benefit, or does it just look cool?
ander217
+1
Level 73
Jun 5, 2018
It has many uses, but it is supposed to help with virility and impotency and the most sought-after wild roots not only have the shape of a man but are "anatomically correct."
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
May 5, 2019
Or more likely anatomically incorrect, as in not to scale..
cornflakesfu
+1
Level 89
Jun 5, 2018
Ah. Should have guessed.
BichoRojo
+1
Level 29
Jun 8, 2018
could He Shou Wu be valid for the root?
EcceHomo
+2
Level 85
Jul 17, 2020
Parallel and perpendicular are not opposites of each other.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Sep 22, 2020
I thought the first country in the alphabet led the Olympic parade (Afghanistan).
DaveM
+3
Level 76
Jun 27, 2021
It's alphabetical except for Greece who always leads it out
stevediverse
+7
Level 86
Mar 28, 2022
It's Greece followed by the countries in alphabetical order in the language of the host nation
theblackwidow
+5
Level 74
Nov 30, 2021
I accidentally typed "Fraud" instead of "Freud". Is that a Freudian slip?
alexh32
+3
Level 60
Mar 28, 2022
I'm disappointed it wasn't "isthland" that came between isthmus and island.
AnnikaKim
+3
Level 66
Mar 28, 2022
Messi and Ronaldo. Rather incredibly, I've seen them both, not in a match, but accidentally outside the stadium. Ronaldo in Newcastle in 2005 and Messi in Barcelona in 2007. How lucky is that?
Tymi
+1
Level 68
Mar 28, 2022
That's cool, but you and the quiz spelled it wrong. It's "penaldo."
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Mar 29, 2022
Huh I always thought it was anthropods, that sounds better. Still got it but interesting
Moos1005
+2
Level 89
Aug 10, 2022
Maybe you confused it with anthropology
SeaPunk206
+1
Level 50
Mar 24, 2026
That's funny because I put "anthropoid" and "arthero" and didn't get it. 😣
nikfilippas
+2
Level 33
Jan 28, 2023
If Peninsula is a valid answer, Cape should also be a valid answer.
BlackLab
+1
Level 66
Jul 18, 2023
Google translates "Je t'aime" as "I friend you" or "I like you".

The correct spelling is "Je t'âme". Notice the dunce cap on the a. :D

brandybuck96
+4
Level 82
Aug 27, 2024
'Je t'aime' can definitely mean 'I love you'. An alternative could be 'je t'adore' but that can be a bit strong. 'Je t'aime' can also mean 'I like you', though people will often say 'je t'aime bien' if the feelings aren't romantic to avoid any ambiguity.

'Je t'âme' doesn't mean anything at all, 'âme' means soul, spirit or mind but it's not usually used as a verb? I don't recommend Google Translate as a reliable source.

Philippelebel
+5
Level 79
Jun 29, 2025
Frenchman here. You're wrong on both counts!

Je t'aime definitely means I love you... and je t'âme makes no sense.

OGTRAPLORD
+2
Level 38
Nov 3, 2025
It didnt accept pessi
math1985
+1
Level 45
Mar 22, 2026
Maybe accept ‘future’ as oppositie to ‘paleo’? As in paleology/futurology?
CheetoManiac
+1
Level 30
Mar 24, 2026
Are we going to ignore the Sigmund Freud one😭🙏🏽
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