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General Knowledge Quiz #230

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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The word "laser" originally started as an acronym. What did the L stand for?
Light
How many countries in North America are landlocked?
Zero
In what modern-day countries were the seven ancient Wonders of the World located?
Egypt
Greece
Iraq
Turkey
What is the fastest animal in the world, capable of diving at speeds in excess of 320 km/h?
Peregrine falcon
What product's ingredients have been regulated in Bavaria since 1516?
Beer
Who was accompanied on his quest by 13 dwarves?
Bilbo Baggins
Who celebrated her diamond jubilee in 1897?
Queen Victoria
What type of animal is a teal?
Duck
Among fictional characters, which one receives the most mail?
Santa Claus
What material developed by DuPont in 1938 had, at the time, the lowest coefficient of friction ever measured?
Teflon
What company has sent over 6,000 satellites into space to provide internet services?
Starlink
What happened aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in 2020 that caused it to gain international attention?
Covid-19 outbreak
What African animal kills about 300 people every year, the most of any animal which deliberately hunts humans?
Nile crocodile
What rum company's assets were seized by the Cuban government in 1960?
Bacardi
What royal dynasty rules Saudi Arabia?
House of Saud
Which Olympic event bestows upon its winner the informal title of "World's Greatest Athlete"?
Decathlon
What does taiga have that tundra doesn’t?
Trees
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39 Comments
cornflakesfu
+14
Level 89
Aug 8, 2024
Should "bird" be accepted for "What type of animal is a teal?"
cathlete
+4
Level 78
Aug 8, 2024
Agreed
Alexquiz17
+5
Level 95
Aug 10, 2024
Yes, because it is an absolutely correct answer. If you would prefer a more specific answer, you should ask a more specific question eg: “what type of bird is a teal?”
Dimby
+15
Level 83
Aug 8, 2024
I missed that question, but I did guess bird with absolutely no idea of what a teal is. I think that “bird” might be too forgiving.
Triptych
+1
Level 65
Apr 1, 2026
Teal was on a shower curtain. Also Wood duck, Cormorant (Ghost duck), Hooded Merganser and ∴, the Smew

Ducks are well dressed, but violent like otters

WanderingWalrus
+9
Level 82
Aug 8, 2024
Please accept Father Christmas for Santa Claus
ethanyaroch
+6
Level 86
Aug 8, 2024
How dare you say santa claus is fictional! lol
Xtrordinary
+8
Level 75
Aug 9, 2024
I met him once at the mall, so he must be real
duckwantbread
+6
Level 66
Aug 9, 2024
I've let my username down by not getting teal...
Murphster45
+5
Level 97
Aug 12, 2024
Would you accept Gandalf for the 13 dwarves answer?
MayaB
+2
Level 73
Aug 13, 2024
Re: Diamond Princess: Corona, corona outbreak, corona virus outbreak, lockdown (out of desperation)... nope. Quizmaster, can you please accept at least some of these options?
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Aug 13, 2024
Anything with coronavirus would have worked so your 3rd suggestion would have been accepted.

We'll accept merely corona now.

Dimby
+4
Level 83
Aug 20, 2024
“Ran out of Corona” is a legitimate emergency for a cruise ship.
iRDM
+1
Level 81
Aug 18, 2024
doesn't accept alligator for crocodile
fuanacdc
+11
Level 89
Aug 20, 2024
It also doesn't accept Canada for Egypt.
FlickerP
+7
Level 79
Aug 20, 2024
The question does ask for an African animal. There are no alligators in Africa
themethwarlord
+3
Level 43
Aug 20, 2024
I think you should accept Thorin for the dwarves question as well.
jonh
+8
Level 58
Aug 20, 2024
Thorin isn't "accompanied by 13 dwarves", he's accompanied by 12 dwarves and a hobbit, so the question would be wrong if he was accepted.

Gandalf on the otherhand...

jonh
+9
Level 58
Aug 20, 2024
I tried "harry potter" for fictional character with the most mail and was sorely disappointed
DelaBriQue
+4
Level 66
Aug 20, 2024
Same here
DelaBriQue
+1
Level 66
Aug 20, 2024
« If there is a question about a country, try the name of the country itself ». Why do I keep forgetting this?

As we say in French « sur un malentendu ça peut marcher ».

GlassMonkeyOLD
+1
Level 69
Aug 20, 2024
Anseriforme should be an acceptable answer for this form, I mean the Teal question.
guigo
+2
Level 71
Aug 20, 2024
How dare you say Santa Claus is a fictional character?!
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Aug 20, 2024
Lol Bacardi is the only one I know so that worked out
AnimalAl
+1
Level 40
Aug 20, 2024
Great quiz as always, Quizmaster, but can you please capitalize the “F” in “Peregrine Falcon?” Right now, it is lowercase.
beorming
+3
Level 87
Aug 21, 2024
Why?
partdavid
+6
Level 74
Aug 22, 2024
Because ornithologists, out of a weakness of character, a general sense of their own impotence--potentially insecurity from the constant fear of their entire discipline disappearing due to inadequate taxonomic justification, are cowards. Weak and scurrilous, they are unique in capitalizing the common names of the animals they study.

There are few lower creatures than an ornithologist, and to make up for this, they artificially attempt to elevate their objects of study through this petulant and transparent aggrandizement.

Yes, I trained as an ichthyologist, and as I am not a low-down, craven, grasping creature, I'm happy to follow the general convention and not demand the unnecessary capitalization of the common names of fish.

jmesh
+4
Level 74
Aug 20, 2024
Shouldn't it say that Bilbo joined the Dwarves on their quest? It wasn't his quest, it was theirs and he was added as the burglar.
InterAlia
+1
Level 83
Aug 27, 2024
Indeed. Bilbo was not on any quest of his own.
missmidnight
+1
Level 46
Mar 3, 2026
came here just to comment this!! bilbo is just Some Guy that got dragged into a bunch of drama lmao
LargeAutomobile1
+1
Level 35
Sep 26, 2024
wait santa is fictional?
JohnGisMe
+1
Level 63
Mar 22, 2025
No, though many people think he is, and many false things have been attributed to him, he was a real person.
KingBardlin
+1
Level 73
Oct 5, 2024
Technically, it was Bilbo and twelve dwarves who accompanied Thorin on his quest
maspn
+2
Level 65
Feb 6, 2025
please accept "tree" for "trees".
stirrer
+1
Level 37
Apr 14, 2025
"What African animal kills about 300 people every year, the most of any animal which deliberately hunts humans?" The answer should be humans.
stirrer
+1
Level 37
Apr 14, 2025
Except you'd have to change 300 to 175,000 .
OvenBobat
+1
Level 65
Jul 2, 2025
Actually this is technically the right answer. Quizmaster?
afmarsha
+3
Level 69
Sep 18, 2025
PTFE should also be acceptable in place of Teflon since that is the actual name of the polymer
RoboquizM86
+1
Level 61
Oct 5, 2025
Wow I'm amazed at the crocodile question!
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