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All these questions were guessed less than 25% of the time on our general knowledge quizzes. Do you have what it takes to be a trivia genius and get more than 1/3rd correct?
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First submittedSeptember 26, 2017
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According to Thomas Edison, what is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration?
Genius
What field of study is called "the dismal science"?
Economics
What country had a golden age in the latter half of the 1600s?
Netherlands
What type of camel has two humps?
Bactrian camel
In what country would you find the world's largest stadium, Rungrado 1st of May Stadium?
North Korea
Who gets stoned during Hajj?
The devil
What chemical makes hot peppers hot?
Capsaicin
What is Buckminster Fuller famous for designing?
Geodesic domes
What unit of power is approximately equal to 746 Watts?
Horsepower
What book featured a boy named Milo who encountered a Spelling Bee, a Mathemagician, and a Which?
The Phantom Tollbooth
What Chinese dam, completed in 2008, generates more electricity than any other?
Three Gorges Dam
What was the name of both a fictional disabled child and a ukulele player?
Tiny Tim
What is the term for a word, such as frenemy, that is created by merging two other words?
Portmanteau
What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
Regina
What fictional character was diagnosed as an alcoholic by the British Medical Journal in 2013?
James Bond
What type of animal has spermaceti in its head?
Sperm whale
What is the sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel?
666
Through what European city do 84% of the world's diamonds pass?
Antwerp
What book does the phrase "Who is John Galt" come from?
Atlas Shrugged
Who originally recorded the song "Respect", famously covered by Aretha Franklin?
Otis Redding
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88 Comments
Algernon
+5
Level 74
Sep 26, 2017
Does the answer for Spermaceti have to be so specific? Genuine question. I guessed at a less specific answer (I don't want to give it away for people who read the comments first) and obviosuly didn't get it correct.
buck1017
+24
Level 78
Sep 26, 2017
I would say absolutely. There are lots of varieties of that animal, but only one has spermaceti. There's even a famous book about it.
jdmorgan
+1
Level 42
Jan 11, 2018
"Spermaceti (from Greek sperma meaning "seed", and ceti, the genitive form of "whale") is a waxy substance found in the head cavities of the sperm whale (and, in smaller quantities, in the oils of other whales). Spermaceti is created in the spermaceti organ inside the whale's head." per wikipedia
Arp2600
+14
Level 89
Sep 30, 2017
I find that question pretty obvious. Cetus/ceti is latin for whale (thus the cetaceans), so spermaceti = sperm whale...
jd2001wizard
+15
Level 64
Sep 30, 2017
No one except you speaks Latin any longer.
HydratedMite
+1
Level 68
May 16, 2025
the latin is the least important part... what other animal has "sperm" in its name?
Arp2600
+34
Level 89
Oct 4, 2017
No need to be offensive. Especially as I never studied any latin, dude. I'm just interested in etymology, which is not only for "geniuses".
charlie07
+1
Level 73
Jun 26, 2022
@jd2001wizard I also speak Latin
5grader
+12
Level 22
Jan 12, 2018
r/IAmVerySmart
Matisku
+19
Level 66
Aug 9, 2021
r/namechecksout
martay
+4
Level 69
Oct 27, 2022
Maybe it's because I do so many crosswords, but I feel pretty strongly that the same word shouldn't appear in both the clue and the answer. The clue should be reworked somehow. If that's not possible then the whole question should be discarded.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Sep 26, 2017
Great idea!
Carry
+6
Level 63
Sep 27, 2017
This really is genius level. I felt better when I at least got the average score.
SundarIsaacs
+1
Level 57
Sep 28, 2017
No :-(
tolerated
+2
Level 84
Sep 28, 2017
Very pleased with 45%. Excellent quiz.
ander217
+3
Level 73
Jan 13, 2018
I was pleased with 35% until I saw so many of the other answers I should have gotten.
djeedubbeljoe
+3
Level 67
Jan 11, 2018
Didn't know that about the roulette board, but was able to calculate it on the spot. Cool fact :)
brainchild
+1
Level 68
Jan 11, 2018
Great Quiz!! Got 50% right!
FinlandForever19
+5
Level 87
Jan 11, 2018
I think this is the first quiz I've seen where the top answer is lower than 50%
GlassMonkeyOLD
+1
Level 69
Mar 9, 2024
Well then, you should see my quizzes.
SWATkun
+1
Level 59
Jan 11, 2018
Yeah ! I got 1 point, though I would have got more if I wouldn't have typed Bacterian Camel....
MikesBrain
+1
Level 81
Jan 11, 2018
Great quiz, thanks! Nice to be really challenged
stylus
+2
Level 79
Jan 12, 2018
Am I the only one who tried 'loads' for the roulette wheel sum?
cricketwes
+1
Level 56
Jan 12, 2018
I put HP for horsepower -_-
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jan 12, 2018
That will work now. The quiz is hard enough already. :)
Freestatebear
+1
Level 88
Jun 26, 2022
Hewlett-Packard??

(actually, I tried HP first and was glad it was accepted!)

jsbchicago
+2
Level 54
Jan 12, 2018
Great quiz! Thank you.....Spelling correction needed for the question about what book featured Milo. "Which" should be "witch".
ander217
+7
Level 73
Jan 13, 2018
Which is correct.
quizzicalguy
+1
Level 69
Jun 27, 2022
So which is not wrong?
Triptych
+1
Level 65
Apr 14, 2026
Bears rereading.
joeythelemur
+2
Level 80
Mar 5, 2018
Love love love that book! Wish I'd had discovered it when I was a kid!
POOCH
+2
Level 71
Jun 4, 2018
Fortunately, it's never too late to make a discovery like that. Great direction and inspiration at any age.
interopia
+1
Level 90
Jan 13, 2018
I'm disappointed I only got 80%
Matisku
+6
Level 66
Aug 9, 2021
dIsApPoInTeD i OnLy GoT 100%
Triptych
+1
Level 65
Apr 14, 2026
Multilingual Architect?
Quizzer6794
+2
Level 66
Jan 13, 2018
The first question was less than 20%, really?
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 93
Jan 15, 2018
Couldn't remember how to spell "portmanteau."
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jul 16, 2019
since the rest/the entirety of the word seems french I tried porte and even porta, weird that is has no vowel there
FadKrashmor
+5
Level 70
Mar 31, 2020
The French word you were imagining does indeed have the vowel: porte-manteau, it means coatstand though.
ItzIngenious
+1
Level 66
Jul 7, 2021
I kind of skimmed that question, which is why i didn’t get it.
MasterKenobi
+2
Level 65
Jan 17, 2018
I'm just glad/kinda disappointed at the same time to see Phantom Tollbooth on this quiz. I loved that book.
Gartholomew
+9
Level 45
Jan 17, 2018
For the question "Who gets stoned during Hajj?" I put "Me." Why is that wrong?
Hollygomerryround
+2
Level 60
Nov 16, 2024
I put women
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Jan 18, 2018
Like mixed questions? try Mal's General Knowledge 31 ......here it is
markthoma
+2
Level 72
Jan 25, 2018
13/20. I did not know the roulette answer but that is just a delicious fact. I'll be sure to mention that in my next argument against gambling. :-)
Tigerclaw
+2
Level 57
Mar 11, 2018
The spelling of rungrado is wrong.Its Rungnado
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 79
Apr 7, 2019
Lol only got Phantom Tollbooth and Portmanteau. Easily recognized the Edison quote, but for some reason couldn't remember what it was.
dariamustdie
+1
Level 48
Dec 16, 2019
I got 4 points for being above the average? NICE
MungoJerry
+4
Level 63
Feb 8, 2020
surprised at how little people knew that Otis Redding question
RuthlessCosmo
+5
Level 78
Jun 26, 2022
Grammar police: few, not little.
NMI
+8
Level 86
Jun 26, 2022
No, no, @RuthlessCosmo. ’Twas only the little people that knew it.
ddddan
+1
Level 85
Jul 1, 2025
Did the ukulele guy cover it too?
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 85
Feb 11, 2020
I only knew 4 of these, but I got the least guessed one. I also had to look up the spelling of Portmanteau.
SouthKorea
+1
Level 48
Aug 30, 2020
wow.... pretty hard
JonOfKent
+5
Level 61
Dec 1, 2020
Q. What is Buckminster Fuller famous for designing?

A. Geodesic Domes.

Q. What is a Geodesic Dome?

A. Errrrm......

mrputter
+3
Level 90
Jun 26, 2022
A. A dome that has the structure of Buckminster-Fullerene.

Q. What is Buckminster-Fullerene?

ItzIngenious
+2
Level 66
Aug 22, 2021
Easy as Pi!
partdavid
+1
Level 74
Nov 2, 2021
May I suggest to accept "cachalot" for sperm whale?
NMI
+4
Level 86
Jun 28, 2022
You may, @partdavid, at the risk of being derided for using arcane terminology. However, I hereby award you bonus smartarse points.
PoetsCorner
+4
Level 87
Nov 11, 2021
I completely misunderstood the meaning of "Who gets stoned during Hajj?"
RuthlessCosmo
+2
Level 78
Jun 26, 2022
Too many spoilers. Show some more creativity in disguising the details.
NMI
+4
Level 86
Jun 26, 2022
Methinks you need a little more gratitude in your attitude, @RuthlessCosmo. How many quizzes have you written and published?
Dimby
+3
Level 83
Jun 26, 2022
JetPunk is making me learn. I got 16/20 in 2018 on this and this time I got 18!
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Jun 26, 2022
Aarrghhh... I tried 'sperm' and 'whale' separately but not 'sperm whale' together!!
stylus
+3
Level 79
Jun 26, 2022
can you allow iblis for the devil? that's what he's called in islam
freehuggs
+2
Level 68
Jun 26, 2022
Tried Buckysphere and geodesic sphere, but not dome. Whoops.
Nathaniel
+1
Level 77
Jun 26, 2022
Damn I've even read The Phantom Tollbooth, but I couldn't remember the name :/
Matulkus
+2
Level 38
Jun 26, 2022
Shaytan should count for the Hajj as that's the typical spelling used by english-speaking muslims
NotaRealPerson
+1
Level 66
Jun 26, 2022
Must not be a genius got zero correct
MaxTheAxe
+1
Level 75
Jun 27, 2022
Wow, capsaicin is a hard word to spell! Maybe some more sound alike alternate spellings could be included?
aetherel
+3
Level 51
Jun 27, 2022
_The Phantom Tollbooth_ is such a good book, so I'm a bit sad it's not more well-known... I highly recommend it!
JcLonga
+1
Level 32
Jun 29, 2022
This actually was easier than expected
Bletsch
+1
Level 71
Sep 5, 2022
Yes, I tried about a dozen spellings for that substance in the peppers--could not get it!
UIYSWFUYGVHBJ
+1
Level 35
Mar 14, 2023
I'm so mad I didn't get The Phantom Tollbooth. I read the book and was in the play at my middle school but I still didn't get it.
Junseong
+1
Level 73
Jul 18, 2023
Is Narendra Modi Stadium in India now the largest stadium in the world?
InterAlia
+1
Level 83
Nov 27, 2024
I believe you're correct, assuming seating capacity is the metric in question.
CosmicCalamity
+1
Level 74
Feb 14, 2024
Witch, not which. 🤦🏻‍♀️
Ainmclarach
+4
Level 71
Aug 23, 2024
Someone hasn’t read the Phantom Tollbooth
shrekcena
+2
Level 60
Nov 18, 2024
There's a reason it's spelled that way 😂
RobNobody
+1
Level 80
Oct 1, 2025
“Don’t be frightened,” she laughed. “I’m not a witch—I’m a Which.”

“Oh,” said Milo, because he couldn’t think of anything else to say.

“I’m Faintly Macabre, the not-so-wicked Which,” she continued, “and I’m certainly not going to harm you.”

“What’s a Which?” asked Milo, releasing Tock and stepping a little closer.

“Well,” said the old lady, just as a rat scurried across her foot, “I am the king’s great-aunt. For years and years I was in charge of choosing which words were to be used for all occasions, which ones to say and which ones not to say, which ones to write and which ones not to write. As you can well imagine, with all the thousands to choose from, it was a most important and responsible job. I was given the title of ‘Official Which,’ which made me very proud and happy."

DarthKnight
+1
Level 92
Sep 21, 2024
*whale not qhale.
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Sep 22, 2024
What is a Sperm Qhale? That might need changing.

Could not spell capsaicin to save my life lmao

shrekcena
+2
Level 60
Nov 18, 2024
Thanks for reminding me about the Phantom Tollbooth!
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Dec 14, 2024
12/20
mondegreen
+1
Level 71
Mar 30, 2025
the question on "portmanteau" - "blend" should also be accepted assuming that you mean to put parts of two different words together to form a new one with meaning related ... both are acceptable (source - essentials of linguistics 2nd edition)
westcondor
+1
Level 45
Aug 24, 2025
Oh no, I read The Phantom Tollbooth before, but now I forgot it.
HyalineSkies
+1
Level 48
Oct 19, 2025
6/20 sigh. Kicking myself for sperm whale - the answer was right there!
communistpanda
+1
Level 63
Jan 29, 2026
14/20. Not too bad. For the roulette question, doing N(N+1)/2 in my head took a little while
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