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General Knowledge Quiz #141

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What is the French word for snail?
Escargot
What type of bat feeds off the blood of other animals?
Vampire bat
What seed, commonly found on muffins and bagels, can cause one to fail a drug test?
Poppyseeds
What is a polygraph test more commonly known as?
Lie detector test
What is the name for water that has been blessed by a priest?
Holy water
Who was born on the island of Corsica, exiled to the island of Elba, and died
on the island of St. Helena?
Napoleon Bonaparte
What war was the subject of "The Iliad"?
Trojan War
What country's official name is the Republic of China?
Taiwan
What historical person is famous for saying "We are not amused", but may
have never said it?
Queen Victoria
Who starred in "Bullitt", "The Thomas Crown Affair", and "Papillon"?
Steve McQueen
What industry employs "roughnecks"?
Oil industry
What is the Bishop of Rome better known as?
The pope
What P word refers to a person who lacks empathy and remorse,
seeks excitement, and often has an ability to charm and manipulate people?
Psychopath
What delta does "Delta Blues" music come from?
Mississippi Delta
What country was occupied by Spain, the United States, and Japan
before becoming independent?
Philippines
What aquatic flower is sacred to Buddhism and Hinduism?
Lotus
Who sang "My Way"? (the most famous version)
Frank Sinatra
What has been called "the worst form of government, except for all the others"?
Democracy
Who directed the movies "Vertigo" and "The Birds"?
Alfred Hitchcock
What British territory is located in the Atlantic Ocean, about 600 miles
east of North Carolina?
Bermuda
24 Comments
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Level 70
Feb 23, 2016
If you like General Knowledge try 'Mal's General Knowledge' quizzes .......... not so easy!
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Level 38
Mar 6, 2016
Honestly only got the "My Way" question because of Bon Jovi's song It's My Life... Like Frankie said, I did it My Way!
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Level 66
Mar 6, 2016
This is probably the best I've ever done on a General Knowledge quiz. I actually got #11 while trying to answer #22.
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Level 75
Mar 7, 2016
A shout out to Paul Anka, who wrote "My Way" for Frankie after hearing the French song, "Comme d'habitude".
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Level 70
May 11, 2021
And also shout out to Claude François, who first sang "Comme d'habitude" and co-wrote the lyrics with Gilles Thibaut and the music with Jacques Revaux!
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Level 49
Mar 9, 2016
Water Lily should be accepted for Lotus
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Level 66
Jul 11, 2023
It worked for me
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Level 24
Mar 10, 2016
Can 'democratic' work for democracy?
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Level ∞
Jan 21, 2021
Five years later... yes!
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Level 82
Mar 9, 2020
Of course I read it as "French word for small"
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Level 80
Apr 27, 2020
The definitive version of "My Way" is of course by Sid Vicious.
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Level 70
Oct 28, 2020
Fun fact: the original version of My Way is in French, and was sung by Claude François! It has the same music, but the lyrics are about that sad feeling when you know a romance is over but nobody can quite take the step of breaking it off yet. My Way is obviously iconic, but "Comme d'habitude" is also great! You should listen to it if you haven't yet!
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Level 91
Jan 21, 2021
Trivia: Many people don't know the "Mississippi Delta" isn't a river delta in any way and it is 100s of miles from the mouth of the river, which is one of the most striking river deltas on a world map. Confusingly, the actual delta must be referred to as the Mississippi River Delta lest people think you mean an ordinary section of the river far upstream.
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Level 84
Jan 21, 2021
Is the typical US aioli made with eggs?
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Level 63
Jan 22, 2021
I know the traditional Aioli is just garlic and olive oil but a version with eggs is very common in stores, not just in the US.
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Level 37
May 10, 2021
could you please accept War of Troy for the Trojan war as they are pretty much the same thing
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Level 51
May 10, 2021
Lie test maybe should be accepted?
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Level 75
May 11, 2021
Wasn't Palau also occupied by Spain, Japan and the USA?
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Level 74
Sep 26, 2022
Apparently so were the Marshall Islands and FSM.
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Level 67
May 12, 2021
Missed the My Way question, but now that I see the answer I can perfectly hear the diss about it from the Mercury vs Sinatra ERB
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Level 42
May 30, 2023
Misspelled "poppy" and accidentaly got" the Pope" from another question
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Level 80
Dec 24, 2024
Huh. Always thought Bermuda was in the Caribbean. Took me forever to randomly guess it even though I assumed it was wrong.
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Level 63
May 5, 2025
And here I was guessing Limp Bizkit for My Way
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Level 32
May 8, 2025
q17 shoulda been limp bizkit