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General Knowledge Quiz #170

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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In what subject are students often asked to use a compass and a protractor?
Geometry
At what event would you be most likely to hear a eulogy?
Funeral
In what country would you find the cities of Fallujah and Tikrit?
Iraq
What movie featured Mickey Mouse as the sorcerer's apprentice?
Fantasia
What is the most-commonly spoken language in Geneva?
French
What company was founded by Jeff Bezos?
Amazon
What part of Adam's body did God use to make Eve?
Rib
In the song "Joy to the World", what type of animal was Jeremiah?
Bullfrog
What group of people were the main victims of pogroms?
Jews
What is the main ingredient in falafel?
Chick peas
What country's current currency is called the Lira?
Turkey
Americans call them "pants". What do British people call them?
Trousers
British people call them "pants". What do American people call them?
Underwear
What is a computer programming language, an island in Indonesia,
and a nickname for coffee?
Java
What sport was revolutionized by Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi?
Competitive eating
What movie is titled in Italian as "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo"?
The Good, the Bad
and the Ugly
What Latin word meaning "king" is also a common name for pet dogs?
Rex
What national capital starts with the letter I?
Islamabad
What book featured the characters Fantine, Cosette, and Inspector Javert?
Les Misérables
What country had 400,000 deaths due to famine in the mid 1980s?
Ethiopia
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79 Comments
chondrichthyess
+4
Level 61
May 10, 2017
Kobayashi is a monster who took competitive eating to an entire new level. He took on a giant 1000+ pound Alaskan Bear in a hotdog eating contest. The video is on youtube if you are so inclined.
mf3
+1
Level 88
May 10, 2017
I saw him at Coney Island with human competitors. Well, at least they were partly human.
cpgatbyu
+2
Level 86
May 10, 2017
I think chick peas are often called garbanzo beans.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 10, 2017
Garbanzo will work now
jyp
+3
Level 61
Dec 4, 2021
It's a little known fact that a chickpea and a garbanzo beans are not actually the same thing. There are a few subtle differences. For example, I never had a garbanzo bean on my face.
Imbadatthis
+2
Level 54
Dec 7, 2021
*applause*
mattlaingg
+30
Level 56
May 10, 2017
Geometry is not a subject here in the U.K. it is all under Maths (mathematics) so a change there would be appreciated, thank you.
VirusSlo
+5
Level 70
May 11, 2017
Same here (Slovenia) and probably most of Europe.
Djilas
+3
Level 84
May 11, 2017
Indeed
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
May 12, 2017
It was a subject in my day in UK ......:o)
roleybob
+2
Level 74
May 12, 2017
I don't think we ever used a compass in maths - we would measure angles but never draw circles so we had to use protractors sometimes but never a compass.

We used both in graphics so that seems a much more fitting answer to me.

Sulps
+7
Level 56
Jun 26, 2017
Geometry is only a separate subject if one studies math at university. At least that's the case in Estonia. Also, the only times we've used a compass in class has been in geography, never in math.
QuizWol
+1
Level 66
Apr 26, 2018
doesn't say Separate subject.
stargaze
+9
Level 20
Jun 26, 2017
I think it's the same here in Australia. At least, I've used both of them in maths.
grantdon
+2
Level 74
Jun 26, 2017
Agree. Geometry was taught in maths classes in my high school and university days
mez
+1
Level 71
Apr 4, 2018
In Australia, "Measurement and Geometry" is one of the three strands taught. This is part of the National Curriculum.
blizzrd33
+5
Level 80
Dec 2, 2021
But the subject it is taught within in Australia is called Mathematics.
Halebopp
+5
Level 58
Jun 26, 2017
Yep, geometry is part of mathematics in Finland and a compass was only used in P.E. when orienteering.
kiwiquizzer
+10
Level 68
Jun 26, 2017
Different meaning of compass.
qcumber
+1
Level 45
Jan 19, 2018
WTF UNDERWEAR ITS PANTS IN SPANISH ITS PANTALONES IN FRENCH ITS JEAN CMON ENGLAND!!!
qcumber
+1
Level 45
Jan 19, 2018
oops no commas there haha in spanish its pantalones and in french its jean
ander217
+1
Level 75
Jan 19, 2018
Our four years of high school math classes back in the Dark Ages were divided into freshman algebra I, sophomore geometry, junior algebra II, and senior trigonometry and math analysis. Those not taking college-bound courses took general math for two years. I've no idea what they take these days, but geometry was definitely a class back then.
QuizWol
+1
Level 66
Apr 26, 2018
Here in UK geometry IS a subject, taught as modules in maths all the way from primary to PhD and beyond.
SongsAboutGhosts
+3
Level 41
Jan 9, 2021
I can't remember the word geometry ever being used in a Maths class I've been in.
NoahGBurns
+4
Level 37
Nov 29, 2021
It's a topic which is part of Mathematics.
dunkinggandalf2
+4
Level 70
Oct 17, 2020
I agree! Maybe consider accepting maths as an answer?
Jozi
+2
Level 70
Nov 15, 2021
Same here in Caribbean. It's a topic on the Math syllabus
Carlos1957
+2
Level 40
Jan 18, 2023
As an Australian teacher, both compass and protractor are used in Geography, especially for map reading
emmajbevis
+2
Level 48
Jul 3, 2024
If you can't tell by the many comments geometry is part of maths in pretty much every country other than the US, if you don't want to change the answer then at least put that its an american quiz in the description. If you answer which subject ... with 'Geometry' in the UK or aus you would be incorrect.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Aug 2, 2024
One more asking for math(s), I tried math, maths then geography (then even geology..) and was trying to think of what drawing would be called. So tried arts too. Then I was out if ideas and gave up. Couldn't think of other subjects where you could possibly use them use them
milliemorleyx
+1
Level 22
Jan 10, 2025
i two think maths should be accepted lol we never did them separately it all just came under 'maths'
scherre
+1
Level 56
Feb 21, 2025
yeah geometry is not a separate subject in Australia either. I tried maths, math and mathematics but would never have thought to try geometry because that is just one of many topics covered in maths.
Roger77024
+3
Level 57
Jun 26, 2017
Having spent half my 70 years in each of UK & USA, I disagree with the second part of your "pants" questions. Brits would use the word "underpants" as the male equivalent of the American answer. The female equivalent of underpants in UK would be "knickers" - I'm not expert enough to tell you the US word. 👖👙😡
TitanicHedgehog
+2
Level 31
Jun 26, 2017
I would call them "boxers" or "pants" depending on the type but never "underwear".
NoahGBurns
+1
Level 37
Nov 29, 2021
I call them boxers or underwear, pants sounds american
Bubblecat
+6
Level 76
Jun 26, 2017
Could be a regional thing - I'm from Britain and I've always called them pants.
overtired
+3
Level 86
Feb 12, 2020
Yeah, I've never used the word "underpants" in my life and don't know anyone who does. Pants, boxers, knickers. And to me underwear is a general term for all of those plus bras etc. Basically anything you find in the underwear section of a clothes shop.
NoahGBurns
+1
Level 37
Nov 29, 2021
im the opposite, so yeah
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Jun 26, 2017
If you like fairly difficult General Knowledge quizzes then try one of my 27 GK quizzes such as ..... http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/120558/mals-general-knowledge-13
johnnybrennand
+7
Level 56
Jun 26, 2017
I never had a Geometry lesson - only ever a Mathematics lesson ! The specific type of maths was never the main subject it was just what the teacher wanted to do that lesson

Accept maths please !

canadianeh
+1
Level 34
Jun 26, 2017
Am I the only person who has never heard of the name Rex for a dog?
Ogry
+10
Level 40
Jan 19, 2018
Yes
qcumber
+1
Level 45
Jan 19, 2018
thats because youre canadian and dont name your dog vicious things ;)
QuizWol
+1
Level 66
Apr 26, 2018
Kindly do not insult kings. There are a good many who were, or are and will never be vicious.
NoahGBurns
+1
Level 37
Nov 29, 2021
huh?
shortyf1
+3
Level 54
Jun 26, 2017
To be picky/pedantic - you'd never use a compass in geometry so far as I am aware the mathematical instrument is called a pair of compasses - a compass is a navigational device that points north.
Djilas
+5
Level 84
Jun 26, 2017
Wikipedia article starts with "A pair of compasses, also known simply as a compass"
Sulps
+1
Level 56
Jun 27, 2017
You're telling me that English has a ton of different words for anything but it doesn't have separate words for two completely different devices? Languages just became even less logical.
qcumber
+1
Level 45
Jan 19, 2018
lol yes but same for a whole bunch of other languages
cornflakesfu
+2
Level 87
Aug 3, 2018
Try to imagine how boring it would be to communicate in a language that only had one word for every concept. Say goodbye to poetry and a good chunk of humor, for starters.
luxint
+1
Level 66
Jun 27, 2017
What do you means its Rex and not Fido or Rover?
QuizWol
+3
Level 66
Apr 26, 2018
something to do with the latin part of the question I think.
Jojojj
+2
Level 71
Dec 8, 2017
Eeek, I put hot dog eating but it didn't work for the Kobayashi contest but it didn't work :(
qcumber
+1
Level 45
Jan 19, 2018
"the tsunami" threw me off i didnt even think 'eating'
Pluckster10
+3
Level 34
Jan 19, 2018
About two months ago Jeff Bezos became the richest person in the world. In the quiz it says second-richest. Great quiz nonetheless.
QuizWol
+3
Level 66
Apr 26, 2018
I am in a church choir. I have sung Joy to the World pretty often, usually around Christmas, and no bullfrogs called anything have been in the lyrics. Where on earth is that from because it isn't the 'usual' or 'most famous'? ie drew complete blank.

Google found it, eventually but only because I knew your answer Jeremiah + bullfrog.

cornflakesfu
+2
Level 87
Aug 3, 2018
The hymn may be more famous, but only the Three Dog Night song has someone named Jeremiah. Pop music is a perfectly legitimate target for a General Knowledge quiz.

I was in a church choir for 10 years and we sang "Joy to the World" (the hymn) at Christmas every year, but I was not confused by the question.

JackintheBox
+2
Level 81
Sep 20, 2020
'Jeremiah was a bullfrog' is the famous opening line to the song.
EytanMelech
+1
Level 67
Mar 13, 2020
Jeff Bezos is now the richest man. Please update.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 90
Sep 5, 2020
Some scholars claim Eve was constructed from Adam's baculum, explaining why human males don't have this bone when other male mammals do.
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 70
Oct 17, 2020
Lol
JackintheBox
+4
Level 81
Sep 20, 2020
Could you accept Maths for Geometry? I've never heard of geometry being a subject before.
dunkinggandalf2
+4
Level 70
Oct 17, 2020
I really don't like that you're accepting "Les Mis" for "Les Misérables". I get that the musical, more than the book, is often abbreviated this way, but Victor Hugo definitely didn't write anything called "Les Mis", which wouldn't make any more sense in French than it does in English. I'd understand if you accepted "The Miserables" or some other English translation, but "Les Mis" is just plain lazy.
lily12345
+1
Level 48
Nov 29, 2024
everyone says les mis grow up
Jonty84
+2
Level 47
Aug 31, 2021
No Brits do not generally call underwear "pants".
kitsims
+4
Level 83
Nov 29, 2021
I'm British and I definitely use 'pants' as my generic term for underwear.
Clopae
+2
Level 60
Jun 14, 2023
Me too
Jeg333
+2
Level 42
Aug 24, 2024
And me
goodandgone
+1
Level 56
Sep 30, 2021
Sure we do...though clearly not all of us.
flowerpot101
+2
Level 65
Nov 29, 2021
Mechanical/Technical Drawing should be accepted for compass and protractor.
goofycritter
+1
Level 29
Nov 29, 2021
thought "Jew" was a slur
DrWhoFanJ
+3
Level 63
Nov 30, 2021
Er, no, it isn’t; that is the internationally-recognised noun/adjective for a member of the Jewish faith.
Dimby
+2
Level 79
Jan 11, 2022
To be more specific, using the word "Jew" as a noun is not a slur. Never use it as an adjective or verb because then it becomes a slur.
blizzrd33
+3
Level 80
Dec 2, 2021
Please accept mathematics for geometry. We don't all live in the US and follow their school subject names.
Dimby
+1
Level 79
Jan 11, 2022
It was called geometria in ancient Latin. I'm pretty sure it's a common term around the world.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Aug 2, 2024
It's a known word/term indeed but not a subject. Just like there isn't a specific class called verbs. (Well who knows maybe in the US all subjects might be subdivided on their rostrum, but I am sure they don't have a class called rope-climbing, while that may be part of a PE class)
Tipiii
+1
Level 39
Dec 9, 2021
Istanbul?
Clopae
+2
Level 60
Jun 14, 2023
Not a capital
Carlos1957
+1
Level 40
Jan 18, 2023
Lebanon's currency is also called the Lira or Pound
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