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General Knowledge Quiz #146

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What Olympic event involves throwing a spear?
Javelin
Who, according to Shakespeare, said "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him"?
Mark Antony
What was the second longest-serving pope in history at the time of his death in 2005?
John Paul II
What werewolf movie starred Michael J. Fox?
Teen Wolf
Fill the blank in this Shakespeare quote: Something is rotten in the state of _______.
Denmark
On what holiday would you be most likely to hear someone say "Erin go bragh"?
St. Patrick's Day
What country's flag features the Star of David?
Israel
What does someone need to wear if they are myopic?
Glasses
What country became landlocked after losing a war to Chile in the late 19th century?
Bolivia
What syndrome causes motor tics, and in 10% of cases, can cause compulsive cursing?
Tourette Syndrome
What famous guitar player called himself a voodoo child?
Jimi Hendrix
What object did Jason and the Argonauts seek?
The Golden Fleece
On which river did the ancient cities of Nineveh, Ctesiphon, and Seleucia lie?
Tigris
Complete the analogy: Mrs is to Frau as Mr is to ____.
Herr
In what city would you find Gorky Park?
Moscow
What is the second largest object that orbits the Earth?
International Space
Station
What type of boat, popular in Cambridge, is propelled by pushing a pole
against the bottom of the river?
Punt
What instrument is like a trumpet but doesn't have any valves to change the pitch?
Bugle
What UN agency designates "World Heritage" sites?
UNESCO
What country's population peaked at around 128 million in 2010?
Japan
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38 Comments
CaritasInVeritate
+1
Level 92
Mar 7, 2016
Maybe just "Space Station"?
Freestatebear
+5
Level 86
Mar 7, 2016
"ISS" will work.
CliveDexter
+1
Level 75
May 17, 2016
Aye!
Haddies
+1
Level 35
Nov 11, 2018
Yes, just Space Station should be an acceptable answer ?
Pares321
+1
Level 83
Mar 23, 2020
Another vote for "space station"
Quizard86
+1
Level 44
Apr 15, 2021
Another vote for Space Station
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 30, 2021
I'm not loving it, but okay.
Arp2600
+1
Level 87
Mar 8, 2016
What about clarion for bugle?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 30, 2021
Did a clarion not have valves? The Wikipedia article doesn't say. Also apparently we don't even know for sure what a clarion was.
TheCrusher
+1
Level 71
Jun 21, 2021
Bugle is "clairon" in French. Maybe there's something there... (Probably not.)
balok
+2
Level 45
May 16, 2016
Trumpets originally did not have valves (which is why one with valves is called a "valve trumpet"). "Historically Informed Performances" of baroque music use valveless trumpets, as do many performances of the triumphal march in "Aida." thus, the question about "what instrument is like a trumpet but doesn't have any valves to change the pitch" is not well-defined.
cornflakesfu
+3
Level 88
Aug 12, 2018
Trumpets with valves have been the standard in most places for over a century. The question is plenty clear enough.
ChipOtley
+6
Level 73
May 17, 2016
What about contact lenses for the myopia question ;-)?
Instrumental
+1
Level 60
May 18, 2016
Surprised so few got Japan right. Seems like we have a lot of Geography buffs around here and their population decline has been big news.
zupermaus
+4
Level 38
May 19, 2016
can we change that to public holiday? I kept typing in Ireland, Irish, Dublin, as in a vacation to.
bdhowell
+2
Level 62
May 19, 2016
That would also be confusing as a public holiday is one that people get off of work here, and that doesn't include St Patrick's day.
TheCrusher
+2
Level 71
Jun 21, 2021
Can a place be a holiday? French is my first language, so I'm really asking.
lollol
+5
Level 38
Jan 14, 2017
What the does Erin go Bragh mean

Do you mean Éireann go breá? That is actually in Irish unlike the made up term in this quiz yet I have still never heard this term used and I'm from Ireland

joeythelemur
+2
Level 82
Apr 30, 2021
Don't they have Google or Wikipedia in Ireland?? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_go_bragh
brandybuck96
+2
Level 83
Nov 17, 2023
The Wikipedia article you've cited does say that 'Erin go Bragh' is an anglicisation of the phrase, hence why an actual Irish person might be unfamiliar with it
bd23
+3
Level 88
May 1, 2021
i would guess this is the bastardized american irish spelling (source - a bastardized american irishman)
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Jul 2, 2017
Very difficult to play a Bugle well. For an example of great Bugle playing see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99tCg596QSc
MajorPlank
+1
Level 23
Jun 5, 2018
thought I knew flags, but missed Israel!
Zefyrinus
+4
Level 72
Apr 1, 2020
Would trombone be a correct answer to the instrument question?
stylus
+1
Level 78
Jun 14, 2021
i guess it depends how close they have to be for it to be considered ‘like a trumpet’, but most people would probably agree they’re completely different, and the question implies that they would have to be the same in every aspect other than valves or lack thereof
KIS
+1
Level 82
Apr 30, 2021
I misread Chile as China for minutes. Doh.
phalocrocorax
+1
Level 83
May 1, 2021
I'm glad I wasn't the only one!
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
May 17, 2021
Incidentally I have Tourette's! (although it was much more serious when I was younger)
FrodoBaggins
+3
Level 75
Jun 14, 2021
Technically, decathlon and heptathlon also include spear throwing.
Chazcov
+1
Level 47
Apr 13, 2022
True, but they don't call that sub-event "spear throwing". It's still called javelin.
AnnikaKim
+1
Level 66
Jun 15, 2021
Damn, misspelled Hendrix. And I should have remembered Tourette! (feeling like a bit of compulsive cursing myself right now)
Chazcov
+1
Level 47
Apr 13, 2022
I wrote "corrective lenses", "eye glasses", and "contact lenses", before moving on and later just writing "glasses" which was finally accepted.
Koopa
+2
Level 82
Oct 1, 2022
I enjoy these quizzes. I'm just surprised to see two Shakespeare questions on a single 20-question quiz (it would be odd to see two of any similar questions on a general knowledge quiz).
Dontforget
+1
Level 71
Jun 5, 2023
I tried writing Bolivia at least 3 times... i must have spelt it wrong somehow.
BlackLab
+1
Level 66
Jul 12, 2023
Why do the English always have to change the name of things. A Gondola is a Punt. Oh, ours is different. We don't paint ours.
brandybuck96
+5
Level 83
Nov 17, 2023
It only takes a moment's googling to find out that punts and gondolas are not the same thing. Anyway languages having different words for things is kind of how languages work??
RobNobody
+1
Level 79
Jan 29, 2025
Gondolas are asymmetrical along their length, have a pointed bow, and are propelled and steered with an oar that sits in a complex oar rest. Punts are symmetrical, have square bows, and are propelled with a pole the pushes on the river bed and is held freely by the pilot.
PietjePuk24
+1
Level 80
Mar 6, 2025
Would you accept Gilles de la Tourette for the tourettes question?
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