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General Knowledge Quiz #101

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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First submittedJuly 24, 2014
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Name one of the two countries, other than India, which is majority Hindu.
Nepal / Mauritius
What is another name for caribou?
Reindeer
What were Andrew, Camille, and Katrina?
Hurricanes
In what city would you find the Bolshoi Theatre?
Moscow
Who did Buster Douglas knock out in 1990?
Mike Tyson
In what modern-day country would you find the city of Basra, home of
the legendary Sinbad?
Iraq
If you call a king "Your Majesty", what would you call an ambassador?
Your excellency
What African country is projected to pass the United States in population
around the year 2050?
Nigeria
What Japanese cartoon cat has appeared on dolls, greeting cards,
toasters, and even a commercial jet?
Hello Kitty
What has been described as the "fifth" taste, after sweet, sour, bitter, and salty?
Umami
What is the official name of the city of Derry, in Northern Ireland?
Londonderry
What "supercontinent" contained nearly all the world's land in the time of the dinosaurs?
Pangea
What is the literal translation of the German word "Kindergarten"?
Children's garden
What suffix means "inflammation"?
-itis
What doesn't a teetotaler do?
Drink alcohol
On what river do Oxford and Cambridge compete in a "Boat Race"?
Thames
What is the most widely-produced assault rifle of all time?
AK-47
What Biblical character built a temple, had 700 wives, and suggested
cutting a baby in half?
King Solomon
What theme park's full name is the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow?
EPCOT Center
What fictional character has a skeleton infused with adamantium?
Wolverine
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75 Comments
EsaKivi
+5
Level 93
Jul 29, 2014
Good questions! I would suggest accepting also "pangaea" as the name of the supercontinent.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jul 30, 2014
Pangaea will work now. Thanks.
sillie
+5
Level 77
Aug 13, 2014
Thanks. I never before saw it spelled "Pangea".
ander217
+3
Level 75
Jan 23, 2017
It's the British English vs American English thing.
dasims45
+3
Level 81
Jul 29, 2014
My latent OCD is compelling me to point out that Wolverine's skeleton was merely coated with adamantium, not made out of it. I still knew what you meant, though. OK, now I can sleep tonight. :)
plattitude
+5
Level 92
Aug 6, 2014
Clearly your CDO is latent, otherwise it would have put the letters in alphabetical order, WHERE THEY BELONG!
smartcookie17
+6
Level 45
Aug 20, 2014
Dude. Not everyone has the same amount of OCD. Some people might say CDO, but not me. I have serious OCD and I don't have that issue. Different people have different OCD on different things. Also, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder sounds better than Compulsive Disorder Obsessive.
Keroppi720
+1
Level 20
Mar 28, 2024
Yes, I agree with every word.
plattitude
+26
Level 92
Jul 2, 2015
Dude. Not everyone has the same sense of humor either.
RuthlessCosmo
+2
Level 73
Jul 28, 2024
I think Howie Mandel makes a good point: OCD is not a punch line.
Swanbabe
+4
Level 38
Jan 23, 2017
Lol that's why his names smart cookie not quick cookie
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jan 13, 2020
The question has been changed to satisfy the comic book nerds among us.
Kalleanon
+3
Level 66
Feb 16, 2020
Technically it could be Sabretooth or Lady Deathstrike as well, if we're getting nerdy...
Nyneve922
+1
Level 41
Aug 13, 2014
My own OCD (or CDO, if you prefer) compels me to point out that "Kinder" means "children", not "child". "Children's garden" was accepted, but I'm just saying.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 14, 2014
Fixed
Varyn
+1
Level 24
Aug 13, 2014
Ah thought of totoro or doraimon but couldnt get hello kitty, tried every combination around umami trying to remember exactly what it was called.
Nachtschicht
+1
Level 59
Jul 30, 2024
I also thought about Doraemon but got Hello Kitty at last (after trying "Kitty", which in my opinion should work, since Hello is not part of the characters name, only of the brands name)
TanithEdgley
+4
Level 36
Aug 13, 2014
The correct spelling is Pangaea, not Pangea.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Aug 14, 2014
According to some people
Nachtschicht
+1
Level 59
Jul 30, 2024
Pangaea is the greek name and also the german spelling, which goes back to Alfred Wegener, a german scientist who first suggested the idea of the continental drift and an "supercontinent", which he also called by the greek word "pangaea" in one of his articles.

Even the english wikipedia lists both writings, so I think "pangaea" should be accepted.

DapperAlpaca
+2
Level 43
Oct 15, 2017
"Pangea" is an American English thing.
cariad
+3
Level 42
May 3, 2015
What on earth is umami?
redsplat
+1
Level 73
Dec 8, 2015
It's kind of like saying "savory."
Regtheledge1000
+1
Level 29
Feb 16, 2020
I thought it was spicy
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 76
Feb 18, 2020
Savory is a type-in
Nachtschicht
+1
Level 59
Jul 30, 2024
Your name... Do you like to cook turkey or do you like to cook turkish?
DonTheLamplighter
+37
Level 85
Sep 14, 2016
She married udadi.
blinky
+2
Level 58
Dec 26, 2016
Ha!
IsleAuHaulte
+6
Level 89
Jan 15, 2020
A foreign word people don't understand snuck in to usurp an English word people do understand.
blizzrd33
+1
Level 80
Jan 15, 2020
Very good
brandybuck96
+3
Level 83
Dec 11, 2022
It never usurped an English word. While we have ways of describing the concept in English, the precise concept itself, along with the word, came from outside.
Quizzer6794
+3
Level 65
Jul 24, 2015
Aww. I was kinda hoping there would be a Dalmations question, if you get my meaning...
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 68
Jan 23, 2017
Yeah, Cruella de Vil...
ChipOtley
+1
Level 74
Mar 11, 2016
Think "Your Excellence" is also acceptable?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 29, 2016
That will work now
xyzzy
+1
Level 70
Jan 23, 2017
Wolverine is also commonly called Logan.
Carry
+1
Level 63
Jan 23, 2017
In case you were wondering: James Howlett would've worked. I think Logan should be an acceptable answer as well though.
xyzzy
+1
Level 70
Jan 24, 2017
I tried that one after I took it, very impressed it was accepted,
pinkraine
+3
Level 41
Jan 23, 2017
You can also consider Doraemon as an answer for the Japanese cartoon cat.
rocamorar
+1
Level 78
Jan 23, 2017
Exactly. Doraemon fits all the clues, including the commercial jet one. It should be allowed.
KTo288
+2
Level 47
May 27, 2019
ditto https://worldairlinenews.com/2017/05/12/jal-introduces-a-newly-painted-jal-doraemon-jet-on-select-china-routes/
Henceforth516
+3
Level 84
Jan 14, 2020
The creators of Hello Kitty insist that it is not a cat. Doraemon is the Japanese cat.
MaxStickies
+1
Level 79
Feb 17, 2020
And yet it looks like a cat.
Nachtschicht
+1
Level 59
Jul 30, 2024
I heard the same but upon looking it up it seems that Kitty derives from an order to specifically create a cat-character...
englishsystem
+1
Level 68
Jan 23, 2017
Kitty-chan is the Japanese name for Hello Kitty and would be nice if this was an accepted answer.
richiesyxx
+1
Level 72
Sep 3, 2022
Ahoj-Kotě would be Hello-Kitty in Czech, can we have that as well? Bonjour-Chaton? Hallo Kätzchen? Ciao Gattino? (I think it’s important that I stop there…)
DIALKIA
+2
Level 73
Apr 15, 2024
That's not exactly the same thing. Kitty-chan is not a translation of Hello Kitty, and Hello Kitty is Japanese, not Czech, French, German or Italian. Nevertheless, what probably should be accepted is Hello Kitty's actual name "Kitty White"
Nachtschicht
+1
Level 59
Jul 30, 2024
As I also stated elsewhere, "Kitty" is the name of the character, or the cat, which is asked in the question, so "Kitty" should work as an type in.

"Hello" is just part of the brand-name in some countries.

Tramp
+2
Level 76
Jan 24, 2017
Dammit, for the "king" question, I was thinking of an "evil" king like Herod, when I read the part about cutting the baby in half. If only I took the time to actually think about it.
Yrk
+1
Level 49
Jan 31, 2017
Hello Kitty is not supposed to be a cat but a "normal" Japanese girl. Weird I know.
cornflakesfu
+1
Level 87
May 8, 2018
Man, I was sure this was wrong until I went to Wiki and found this. I love the part about the character apparently being British.
bolivraga
+1
Level 55
Oct 6, 2017
Gondwana (or Gondwanaland) was also a a supercontinent during the age of the dinosaurs which contained most of the world's land mass.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 13, 2020
Pangea is the only correct answer to the question as it is written. At no time during the age of the dinosaurs (or at any time for that matter) did Gondwana contain nearly all the world's land mass.
SWATkun
+1
Level 59
Feb 18, 2020
Gondowana land is the northern hemisphere of Pangea when the southern hemisphere was known as laurasia
Cheviot
+2
Level 88
Jul 16, 2018
So whoever dreamt up Wolverine must have once been an Adam Ant fan.
QuizGenius01
+1
Level 70
Nov 5, 2019
Mauritius is also a majority Hindu country.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 13, 2020
48.5% according to the 2011 census.
Regtheledge1000
+1
Level 29
Feb 16, 2020
But that’s only 2011, 9 years ago
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 19, 2024
Now Wikipedia has it at just over 50% so I changed the question.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Feb 17, 2020
Plurality*, not majority.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Feb 16, 2020
I think Wolverine's skeleton is laced with, coated in, or bonded with adamantium, not infused with it... wouldn't the latter destroy his bone marrow? Might not be great for the healing factor.
jmellor13
+2
Level 67
Feb 16, 2020
I think the healing power is independent of everything else, and is his actual mutation. It's because he can heal any wound that they could coat him with adamantium in the first place, so the skeleton and claws aren't really his superpower per se. That's my understanding anyway. I like the X-Men a lot, but I am a dilettante when it comes to superheroes.
Bubblecat
+1
Level 72
Feb 16, 2020
I knew the King Solomon one thanks to a list of funny incorrect exam answers which included "King Solomon had 300 wives and 700 porcupines".
SWATkun
+1
Level 59
Feb 18, 2020
Doaremon also qualifies as the Japanese cartoon cat has appeared on dolls, greeting cards, toasters, and a commercial jet.
Chronikhiles
+1
Level 49
Jun 18, 2020
Mauritius is Hindu majority too, last time I checked.
brandybuck96
+1
Level 83
Jun 27, 2020
While Hinduism is the most-practised religion in Mauritius, it is not practised by a majority of the population, unlike in India and Nepal.
kaps
+1
Level 33
Mar 12, 2021
I think the fifth taste is spice (or hot/heat). Sixth is Umami
Deathranger999
+1
Level 64
Jul 28, 2024
Spice is not a taste. You could have no taste buds whatsoever and still experience spice, because capsaicin binds to and interacts with pain receptors, not taste buds. This is also why people who talk about spicy food "burning your taste buds off" have no idea what they're talking about.
PoetsCorner
+3
Level 86
May 5, 2021
He had 700 wives, and suggested cutting a baby in half?? That doesn't sound like a "wise man". That sounds like a WISE GUY.
ChewDryly
+5
Level 51
Nov 7, 2022
As a Catholic from Northern Ireland, I would ask the question be reworded as "What is another name for Derry"
evilcheeser
+3
Level 73
Jul 28, 2024
But... it *is* the official name. There's really no reason to reword the question. What you actually want is for it to stop being the official name, which is entirely reasonable, but not something within the purview of this site.
RuthlessCosmo
+3
Level 73
Jul 28, 2024
I took a flight on an ANA Hello Kitty plane. The pillows, the paper napkins, all had Hello Kitty's image on them. I didn't feel like a 10-year old girl, but I felt as if the airline was trying to make me into one.
14Falke
+1
Level 64
Jul 28, 2024
“Kitty White” should be accepted for Hello Kitty as it is the character’s name.
Mepa
+1
Level 44
Jul 28, 2024
quiz would be better if you allowed misspellings

not everyone knows how to spell everything!

MasterKenobi
+1
Level 61
Aug 12, 2024
100%! Woot! This never happens!
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