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General Knowledge Quiz #144

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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Who made cameo appearances in 39 movies directed by Alfred Hitchcock?
Alfred Hitchcock
What was the worst nuclear accident of all time?
Chernobyl
What recently became the most populous city in Australia?
Melbourne
What well-known video game was created in Moscow in 1984?
Tetris
What ballet features "The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"?
The Nutcracker
What country is located entirely on an isthmus?
Panama
What is the English translation of the Spanish word "fuego"?
Fire
What style of facial hair was famously worn by U.S. Civil War general Ambrose Burnside?
Sideburns
What disease caused the deaths of Freddie Mercury, Liberace, and Arthur Ashe?
HIV/AIDS
What type of musical instrument is used in calypso music and was formerly
made from used oil barrels?
Steelpan
What movie villain once ate a man's liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti?
Hannibal Lecter
If a doctor orders 5 cc's of a medicine, what does cc stand for?
Cubic centimeter
What city has the greatest number of skyscrapers over 150 meters in height?
Hong Kong
What holiday was first celebrated on April 22, 1970?
Earth Day
Genghis Khan had thousands of grandsons. Which one is the best known?
Kublai Khan
Who directed the movie "Jaws"?
Steven Spielberg
What country do the first names Spiro, Ioannis, and Sophia come from?
Greece
What is black sausage made from?
Blood
During the French Revolution, what committee was ironically responsible for
killing a great number of people?
Committee of Public
Safety
Who has the Twitter handle @pontifex?
Pope Francis
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48 Comments
Arp2600
+8
Level 89
Mar 3, 2016
"Himself" could arguably be accepted for the Hitchcock question.
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Mar 3, 2016
That will work now
cornflakesfu
+2
Level 89
Jun 25, 2018
Himself made a cameo appearance?
Malbaby
+12
Level 70
Apr 18, 2016
What country is located entirely on an isthmus? ....... so is Costa Rica etc (entirely on an isthmus between two larger areas of land)
djeedubbeljoe
+1
Level 67
Apr 18, 2016
Fukushima could also be considered the worst nuclear accident of all time.
rocamorar
+23
Level 79
Apr 18, 2016
Fukushima: 0 deaths, 130 indirect deaths.

Chernobyl: 31 deaths, 44,000 indirect deaths, 350,000 permanently evacuated.

No way Fukushima can be considered worse.

joakim
+2
Level 46
Apr 18, 2016
Five years later, we have a good idea of how many indirect deaths are going to be by Fukushima and it's not going to be anywhere near 44.000.
Kestrana
+12
Level 59
Apr 18, 2016
What happened at Fukushima was devastating but was also a result of an earthquake and tsunami (other factors did contribute). Chernobyl was a direct result of multiple human errors and inadequate safety precautions. So from that perspective, Chernobyl was an accident whereas Fukushima was a natural disaster.
LarryLovage
+9
Level 55
Apr 18, 2016
Is Earth Day a holiday? Not where I live!
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 93
Apr 18, 2016
There's only, like, 3 or 4 countries that don't celebrate Earth Day.
ferdy86
+11
Level 77
Apr 19, 2016
It's more of an observance; not really a holiday. Like Halloween, for example.
vermiciousknid
+4
Level 91
Jun 2, 2021
In the USA, the term holiday doesn't necessarily mean a day off work, but rather "A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed." (wiktionary). For instance, where I live, Halloween and Christmas are both considered holidays, but most people don't get time off of work or school for Halloween like they often do for Christmas. While not as popular as Halloween, Earth Day would fall into the same category, imo.
Carlos
+5
Level 42
Jun 5, 2021
The vast majority of dictionaries define a holiday as “suspension from work” to celebrate. How many countries have a day off for Earth Day? None, except in Thunberg-land
Gnomeland24
+2
Level 67
Apr 18, 2016
When you say grandsons of Genghis Khan, are you including great grandsons or even great-grandsons. Because even though he is known for having a huge amount of desendents, he only had four sons, and I highly doubt that the four of them could produce that many kids.
blinky
+7
Level 58
Jan 2, 2017
So then Madeline Khan is wrong?
camus
+2
Level 79
May 31, 2021
Khan Noonien Singh and Oliver Kahn must both be great-great-etc. grandsons of Genghis Khan.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Mar 1, 2021
He had eight children by his first wife, and likely hundreds more from other women.
escojm
+1
Level 63
Apr 18, 2016
Nitpicky as all hell, but "cc" stands for cubic centimeter even if a doctor doesn't order 5 cc's of medication :D
Quizmaster
+22
Level ∞
Mar 1, 2021
CC stands for many things, such as "carbon copy" for example. The doctor part of the question is necessary to contextualize the question.

I hereby rule your nitpick to be invalid.

cricketwes
+2
Level 56
Apr 20, 2016
I think black sausage contains more than just blood...
rjoal
+1
Level 56
Feb 9, 2018
Please accept Kubilai Khan. The "i" is present in Mongolian!
Shirmal
+4
Level 61
Aug 10, 2018
must admit I always thought it was 'cubic centilitres'
fuanacdc
+1
Level 88
Oct 7, 2019
So did I. It turns out that there are 10 cubic centimeters in each cubic centiliter.
tom88
+16
Level 77
Jan 16, 2020
a centilitre is already a unit of volume it doesn't need the cubic part.
chitrajainn
+7
Level 56
Aug 1, 2020
Kept trying milliliters...
ddddan
+2
Level 85
Aug 14, 2021
underrated comment
Studdog
+3
Level 80
Mar 1, 2021
Can you accept muttonchops for sideburns? See: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/03/why-sideburns-are-named-as-they-are/
Blobthebuilder
+1
Level 47
May 31, 2021
I agree. In Australia they're always referred to as muttonchops, sideburns is a very generic term.
TheCrusher
+1
Level 70
Jun 8, 2021
It was my first guess as well (although getting it wrong made me realize the link with the guy's name).
dunkinggandalf2
+2
Level 71
May 25, 2025
How dare you! The descendants of Angus Chopmutton would be furious.
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Mar 1, 2021
cm3 should be accepted
EcceHomo
+1
Level 85
Mar 2, 2021
Nah. The question asks what cc stands for.
NaethanC
+1
Level 27
Mar 2, 2021
Could you please accept 'pig's blood' for black sausage?
WillemLAif
+3
Level 80
Mar 2, 2021
Why isn't just "blood" good enough? At least half a dozen different animals' blood is used in blood/black sausage.
Zupity
+4
Level 67
May 31, 2021
Please accept cubiccm for cubic centimetres. This did not work and I could not figure out what else it might stand for. Would be consistent with Jet Punk's usual acceptance of standard contractions - for example, gwtw works for Gone with the Wind.
Cwej
+3
Level 67
May 31, 2021
Gtwg works? You mean I've spent the last seven or eight years of my life painstakingly typing it out in full every time it's come up? I'm in shock... and I'm off to find one of those Hollywood/Oscar/film type quizzes just for the sheer joy of typing the initials instead! :)
Dontforget
+2
Level 75
Jun 19, 2023
While I get that cubic centimeters is technically correct, I agree with you that cubic cm should be accepted as a type-in. Anyone who writes that obviously knows what the answer is supposed to be, and I'm pretty sure (though dont quote me on this) that cm is a commonly accepted abbreviation for centimeter on jetpunk
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 71
May 25, 2025
In any other question, yeah, of course - but this question specifically asks you to spell it out. That would be like accepting "Myanmar" as a type-in for "by what other name is Myanmar also known".
geophile
+3
Level 72
May 31, 2021
Interesting to note that Hannibal Lecter got 75% correct and CC 44%
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Jan 15, 2023
It would be nice to have a few other sideburn-donners in the clue, to give a chance to the non-USA majority on this site, if you please.
RobNobody
+4
Level 80
Jan 9, 2025
Sure, but Admiral Burnside is where the word "sideburns" came from. It's really as much an etymology question as anything else.
wheee
+6
Level 18
May 20, 2025
*leo
CanadaMonarchist
+1
Level 86
May 25, 2025
*Pope Leo XIV, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the Vatican City State and Servant of the Servants of God

Jokes aside, Pope Leo XIV

dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 71
May 25, 2025
Follow him : @popeleo14bishopofromevicarofjesuschristsuccessoroftheprinceoftheapostlessupremepontiffoftheuniversalchurchpatriarchofthewestprimateofitalymetropolitanarchbishopoftheromanprovincesovereignofthevaticancitystateandservantoftheservantsofgod

All lower-case, very easy to remember!

dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 71
May 25, 2025
By the way, a theological question: if he's from the US, but now he's also Primate of Italy... does that make him a new world monkey or an old world monkey?
EverettHater
+1
Level 44
May 26, 2025
Can’t believe more people didn’t get earth day
Ferbin
+2
Level 79
Jul 21, 2025
I can. It's not a particularly relevant "holiday".
Gwaur
+2
Level 45
Aug 29, 2025
Update Pope Francis to Pope Leo.
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