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General Knowledge Quiz #173

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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Besides English, what language are U.S. astronauts required to know?
Russian
What was the first book printed by Johannes Gutenberg?
The Bible
What do the letters HRH stand for in the titles of the British royal family?
His Royal Highness /
Her Royal Highness
In what country could one find Gooloogong, Wonglepong, and Mount Buggery?
Australia
What is the word for a knight's armored glove?
Gauntlet
What country has four letters in its name and borders Vietnam?
Laos
What is the second oldest university in the United Kingdom?
Cambridge
Who wrote "The Canterbury Tales"?
Geoffrey Chaucer
In the year 2000, what company tried to sell itself to Blockbuster Video for $50 million,
but was "laughed out of the room"?
Netflix
What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?
Zero
What is the spice name of Victoria Beckham?
Posh Spice
What 1979 film had the tagline "In space, no one can hear you scream"?
Alien
What three letters do all gerunds end with?
-ing
What word, starting with g, is the opposite of "name brand"?
Generic
Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
Mercury
What was the first name of former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi?
Silvio
What suffix can follow fire, horse, and gad?
Fly
What movie character has fought against Destoroyah and Mothra?
Godzilla
What was the world's most visited website from 2001–2010?
Yahoo!
What synonym of "nerd" originally referred to a carnival performer who bit the heads
off live chickens?
Geek
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30 Comments
mrnafe
+12
Level 83
Aug 10, 2017
Props to the Aussies for wonglepong and mount buggery. Those antipodeans sure know how to name things.
Cooldrive
+5
Level 64
Aug 26, 2017
Not to mention their tennis players. Evonne Goolagong with 14 Grand Slam Titles.
jmellor13
+12
Level 67
Aug 26, 2017
I only got that one from watching the Simpsons, in which an Aussie sees a frog, and says "that's a funny name. I'd have called them 'chazwuzzers.'" Now whenever I hear a ridiculous name like that, I just think "Australian."
mizu
+2
Level 59
Aug 31, 2017
They also have a city called iron knob
CassiopeiaLyra
+2
Level 43
Feb 14, 2019
dont think 200 people counts as a city, but it does exist
grantdon
+5
Level 74
Dec 7, 2017
They seem normal if you grew up with them - I find names like Mississippi, Albuquerque and Chattanooga just as funny
POOCH
+2
Level 72
May 7, 2019
Those are tame. Try: Hog-Eye Bend, AR, Cooter, MO, French Lick and Floyds Knobs, IN, Gobbler's Knob, KY, Bucksnort, TN, Boody, IL and Hot Coffee, MS. Proud to say, I've been to all of these charming garden spots.
Allbert
+1
Level 70
Aug 26, 2017
Wouldn't have known the nerd synonym if I hadn't watched the film Nightmare Alley (1947).
Baltimorean
+1
Level 66
Aug 26, 2017
Good movie. Great ending.
Cooldrive
+2
Level 64
Jul 22, 2018
Geeks watch films like that.
loganite
+8
Level 90
Aug 26, 2017
I really wanted the astronaut language question to be "Klingon" ;)
scrumpyone
+1
Level 45
Aug 29, 2017
Nice :)
martay
+3
Level 70
Dec 20, 2021
Because Klingons are known for their love of diplomacy and curiosity. Probably wouldn't hurt for astronauts to know how to wield a bat'leth though.

Now after writing those two sentences, I feel compelled to join the carnival and work on my avian decapitation stagecraft.

DatWonNewb
+1
Level 9
Aug 29, 2017
This quiz isn't right, i put " Martian " for the astronauts language and its not working, pretty sure NASA agrees
rocamorar
+2
Level 78
Aug 30, 2017
fireman, horseman, and gadman are all correct.
JackintheBox
+6
Level 80
Sep 21, 2020
I don't know about gadman...
JackintheBox
+3
Level 80
Sep 6, 2021
But I did try that, and also '-power'.
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 85
Feb 28, 2025
I tried -zooks. Not sure what firezooks or horsezooks are, but I tried it anyway as the clock ticked down.
xyzzy
+8
Level 71
Sep 6, 2017
Gojira for Godzilla?
joeythelemur
+1
Level 82
Sep 7, 2021
I thought Gamera at first, but Godzilla is the obvious answer.
Zefyrinus
+2
Level 72
Oct 14, 2018
Fly isn't a suffix as it is a word in its own right. Also, please allow Mercurius.
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
Sep 21, 2020
I didn't read the 'nerd' question carefully so I kept thinking of 'homophones' for 'nerd' instead of synonyms.
PrettyTiedUp
+1
Level 69
Sep 7, 2021
"The Canterbury Tales. Of Chaucer... and Shakespeare"
Rozzi
+6
Level 61
Dec 20, 2021
???
kitsims
+1
Level 84
Feb 27, 2025
It's a reference to The Office (the original version).
JWatson24
+4
Level 71
Sep 7, 2021
"You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain't never seen a donkey fly!"
wolfcat95
+1
Level 66
Dec 21, 2021
I saw a deer fly... right after I hit it doing about 70 mph (112 kph). It flew about 200 feet (60 m). I suspect it was dead on impact as it hadn't moved when I drove back by 4 hours later.
stevediverse
+3
Level 88
Dec 20, 2021
please allow Godzirra
Jeffro
+3
Level 79
Dec 21, 2021
Maybe Gojira, but Godzirra is a stretch.
Alexquiz17
+2
Level 92
Feb 27, 2025
Lacist
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