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General Knowledge Quiz #17

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What type of weapon does Thor carry?
Hammer
What type of tree is closely associated with the country of Lebanon?
Cedar
In the U.K., it's called Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day. What is it called in the U.S.?
Fat Tuesday
What Bible character had the longest life span - 969 years?
Methuselah
What Spanish athlete is known as "Rafa" for short?
Rafael Nadal
What alcoholic beverage is made from fermented honey?
Mead
Who is the current Prince of Wales?
Prince William
What country has the most Shia Muslims?
Iran
What is the southernmost U.S. state?
Hawaii
Alphabetically, which country comes last in South America?
Venezuela
In what country would you find Lake Baikal?
Russia
What gentle shark is the largest species of fish?
Whale Shark
What supersonic airplane was jointly developed by France and the UK?
Concorde
What vocal range comes between tenor and a bass?
Baritone
In Greek mythology, what did the primordial goddess Gaia personify?
The Earth
What is often considered to be the world's fifth ocean, after the
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic?
Southern Ocean
What suffix means "study of"?
logy
What type of word are "kayak", "sagas", and "radar" examples of?
Palindrome
What do submarines use to see above the water when submerged?
Periscope
What style of hair did Bob Marley wear?
Dreadlocks
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45 Comments
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Level 38
Sep 3, 2013
Great example of a general knowledge quiz!! The wide range of topics made it interesting and the short time frame resulted in a situation where if you knew the answer you could get it in time but if you were struggling you were going to miss it. Good challenge!
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Level 51
Sep 7, 2013
very hard but good
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Level 8
Mar 15, 2014
for the study of things can you add iogy as an acceptable answer
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Level 34
Oct 24, 2019
why would they do that if iogy is an incorrect answer?
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Level 69
Jun 7, 2023
it just needs to contain "ogy"
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Level 88
Jul 29, 2014
You know, I've never actually heard anyone call it Fat Tuesday except when they are translating Mardi Gras.
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Level 41
Jul 26, 2018
Those three words are indeed palindromes (which I figured out), but they are also nouns. If you want palindrome to be the only acceptable answer, then you should re-word the question as noun is an acceptable for the way it's currently written.
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Level 65
Jul 26, 2018
I second that. Kayak, Radar and Sagas are all nouns.
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Level ∞
Aug 8, 2022
Q: What do Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan have in common?

A: They are both carbon-based life forms.

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Level 65
Mar 4, 2024
You just wasted a really good question.
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Level 63
Mar 26, 2026
Heh

Some people never had SATs

They taught you not to nitpick, and reach for the most logical answer. You best try to suss out the mindset and purpose of the creators.

Some of my favorite relatives are mechanically inclined geniuses, but bomb tests.

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Level 74
Aug 10, 2022
Changing one of them to "deified" would make it a nicer clue as well though!
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Level 79
Aug 15, 2022
They're also eukaryotic organisms. That's often overlooked.
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Level 59
Jan 12, 2023
this words also all have 5 letters and all of them have 2 a
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Level 83
Jan 5, 2022
Um... they're also all English words? Can we accept that, too? They're also spoken at times. They are also all real words! Can we accept just "real" because I feel that it's an acceptable answer!
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Level 48
Feb 19, 2026
Ebruck02: in all my years on this site, that is the most pathetic comment I have seen. Do people punch you in the face as soon as they meet you, just to save time?
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Level 25
Feb 12, 2020
Hi gang. . .

We can add "civic" to that list of palindromes.

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Level 67
Feb 17, 2020
Fat Tuesday?
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Level 69
Aug 25, 2020
Clever question - I'm a Brit and supporter of the monarchy but I spent ages trying different ways to say 'Prince Charles'. Eejit.
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Level 57
Jan 23, 2021
stupid me typing kaleidoscope 100x times thinking i typed it wrong
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Level 46
Mar 22, 2021
As a New Orleans resident, I'm glad that it accepts Mardi Gras for Fat Tuesday. Laissez les bon temps rouler!
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Level 33
Jan 19, 2023
Totally agree!
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Level 76
Aug 14, 2022
Doesn't the Fat Tuesday question belong in a US General Knowledge quiz?
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Level 78
Aug 18, 2022
no more than the royal succession question being in a UK General Knowledge quiz.
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Level 56
Sep 13, 2022
Sadly needs to be updated, William is first in line now and George second :|
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Level ∞
Sep 13, 2022
Updated
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Level 83
Oct 23, 2022
You could be more forgiving by adding a type-in that accepts Methuselah without the h at the end.
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Level 66
Oct 26, 2022
I second that. I rewrote his name three times before finally adding the h.
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Level 54
Oct 23, 2022
Allow "mjolnir" for thor's weapon
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Level 31
Dec 10, 2024
Mjolnir is the name of the weapon, not the type, which is what the question is asking.
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Level 66
Oct 23, 2022
Can you please accept 'pine' for the Lebanese tree... cedar is a type of pine.
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Level 66
Oct 26, 2022
No, it is not. Pines are in the genus pinus; cedars are in the genus cedrus. They are both in the pinaceae family, but that is where the similarity ends.
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Level 56
Oct 26, 2022
Should Antartic Ocean work for Southern Ocean as well?
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Level 54
Dec 22, 2022
if u spell it right
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Level 40
Jan 28, 2023
they're locs, not dreads
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Level 78
May 4, 2023
Spelled it like parascope, mad
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Level 76
May 23, 2023
Could you add Locs as a type-in for dreadlocks?
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Level 56
Jun 15, 2023
i tried yoda for the longest lifespan question
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Level 48
Feb 19, 2026
If that's an attempt at a joke, don't give up the day job. If you're serious, I feel profound sad.
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Level 64
Oct 4, 2023
Accept locs for Marley's hairstyle?
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Level 38
May 20, 2024
Could you please accept 'hydromel' for 'mead' please?
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Level 64
Aug 15, 2024
I've accepted that I'll never get 100% in a general knowledge quiz as long as there's a single question about sports.
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Level 89
Jan 30, 2025
Maybe you should learn some stuff about sports.
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Level 50
Feb 21, 2025
there is a beverage called Medovukha which is also made from fermented honey
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Level 32
Sep 22, 2025
Tej from Ethiopia/Eritrea is also an fermented honey drink