AK’s General Knowledge A-Z #22

The first answer starts with an A, and so on...
Full names are alphabetised according to surname, not considering a possible surname prefix.
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A – Cape Agulhas is the southernmost tip of this continent
Africa
B – the little pig who wanted to do the work of a sheepdog
Babe
C – marine invertebrate animals that typically live in compact colonies and are important reef builders in tropical oceans
Corals
D – “_______ with the Stars”: various international TV series based on the British format “Strictly Come _______”
Dancing
E – Bret Easton ____, author of "American Psycho"
Ellis
F – actor James (“127 Hours”), or someone who ruled Spain with more power than any other leader and developed a cult of personality around his rule
Franco
G – Psy’s hit “_____ Style”, which “broke” YouTube’s view limit in 2012
Gangnam
H – Africa, a symphony orchestra and bulls have these
Horn
I – country with the highest number of active volcanoes
Indonesia
J – a playing card, or Gotham-City-based Arthur Fleck
Joker
K – Jeffrey Archer’s novel “____ & Abel”, or Marilyn Monroe’s character Sugar in “Some Like It Hot”
Kane
L – one of the four fundamental states of matter; the only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape
Liquid
M – belonging to me, or a location where something valuable is sought
Mine
N – nix, nada, zilch
Nothing
O – a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass in unfamiliar countryside
Orienteering
P – children’s animated TV series that is “La Patrulla Canina” in Spanish
PAW Patrol
Q – first name of American record producer, composer and film producer Jones with a record 80 Grammy Award nominations
Quincy
R – English king who couldn’t speak English properly and was known as the Lionheart
Richard I
S – the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere
São Paulo
T – the classic board game where you get to put wedges into circular tokens when you know stuff
Trivial Pursuit
U – to guide people to their seats, or American singer with hits “Crash” and “Yeah!”
Usher
V – German Formula One champion 2010–2013, first name Sebastian
Vettel
W – “Elementary, my dear _____”, or Hermione actor Emma
Watson
X – a programming language, a clothing size, or a number in Roman numerals
XL
Y – one of the smallest dog breeds of terrier type, named after a county in England
Yorkshire Terrier
Z – was tapping away at his keyboard in a Harvard dorm room in 2004 and became the world's youngest self-made billionaire
Mark Zuckerberg
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5 Comments
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Level 50
Jul 3, 2021
another cool quiz! Is cape of good hope not the southernmost tip?
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Level 66
Jul 3, 2021
Thanks for the feedback! Cape of Good Hope is in Africa, but it's not the southernmost tip.
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Level 50
Jul 4, 2021
yeah, the map told me this
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Level 43
Apr 26, 2022
love to see bret Easton ellis recognized
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Level 60
Jan 30, 2023
Definitely appreciate the Sebastian Vettel appearance