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Atticus' General Knowledge Quiz #1

Are you able to solve these general knowledge questions?
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What do Spanish people eat in New Year's Eve?
Grapes
In what English city did Lady Godiva ride naked, according to the myth?
Coventry
What theory argues that the universe will eventually collapse?
Big Crunch
Who was the first pilot to cross the Atlantic until the European Continent?
Charles Lindbergh
Who was imprisoned for 27 years in Robben Island?
Nelson Mandela
What is the real first name of Lil Nas X?
Montero
What term, which has become synonymous with any earthly paradise, was mentioned for the first time in the book "Lost Horizon" by James Hilton in 1933?
Shangri-La
Who created Walmart?
Sam Walton
What is the name of a type of rabbit that is well-known for its long hair?
Angora Rabbit
What is the most famous speech by Abraham Lincoln, pronounced in 1863 during the American Civil War?
Gettysburg
Who is considered as the father of modern education?
Comenius
What American baseball player was known as "The Bambino"?
Babe Ruth
What is NaClO (Sodium hypochlorite) better known as?
Bleach
Who wrote the Almagest, one of the first complete books about astronomy and maths that we know?
Ptolemy
What was the name of the first Greenpeace boat?
Rainbow Warrior
What country was the first to win the Eurovision Song Contest?
Switzerland
What is the name of the theory that defends the idea that all people on average are six, or fewer, social connections away from each other?
Six degrees of separation
What is the most used social network in Russia?
Vkontakte
In the flag of what French Territorial Collectivity you can find the flags of the Basque Country, Brittany, and Normandy? (hint: it's an archipel)
St-Pierre-Et-Miquelon
By what name is Lisa Gherardini better known as?
Mona Lisa
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8 Comments
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Level 90
Aug 10, 2024
Coventry, not Conventry.

Please and thank you. 😊

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Level 55
Aug 13, 2024
Fixed it! Thanks
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Level 67
Aug 10, 2024
Please accept angora without the word 'rabbit' after it.
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Level 55
Aug 13, 2024
Done! Thanks
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Level 76
Aug 10, 2024
Good quiz with challenging questions! I suggest accepting VK for VKontakte as that's what it's commonly called. Even the website is just vk.com. Also, the name of Lincoln's speech is technically the Gettysberg Address, as Gettysburg is just the name of the town.
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Level 55
Aug 13, 2024
Thank you! I have just changed it :)
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Level 87
Aug 10, 2024
COVENTRY is the correct spelling
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Level 78
Aug 14, 2024
It took me a few seconds to remember that “six degrees of Kevin Bacon” is not the real name of that theory