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General Knowledge Quiz #19

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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First submittedNovember 10, 2011
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What is the hardest material that is naturally-occurring on Earth?
Diamond
What is the French word for bread?
Pain
What was Voldemort's birth name?
Tom Riddle
Which U.S. state can be spelled without using any of the letters in "mackerel"?
Ohio
On what island would you find the city of Palermo?
Sicily
What musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber is the longest-running production
in the history of Broadway theater?
The Phantom of
the Opera
Who is the Roman goddess of love and beauty?
Venus
What is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature (and standard pressure)?
Mercury
What type of animal does the term "ursine" refer to?
Bears
What caustic British chef was the host of the show "Hell's Kitchen"?
Gordon Ramsay
Who is the leader of the Autobots?
Optimus Prime
With what country did Germany sign the "Pact of Steel" in 1939?
Italy
What religious document does a person have to memorize to become a "hafiz"?
The Quran
On which peninsula was Yugoslavia located?
Balkan Peninsula
The city of Calexico lies on the U.S. side of the California / Mexico border. What,
appropriately, is the name of its sister city on the Mexican side of the border?
Mexicali
What "secret" society has many different orders including the Scottish Rite and the York Rite?
Freemasonry
What rock band has a name that is often abbreviated as GNR?
Guns N' Roses
What book was a predecessor to "The Lord of the Rings"?
The Hobbit
What metallic element, starting with C, is used to make blue pigments?
Cobalt
What tree does latex usually come from?
Rubber Tree
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102 Recent Comments
MattMerchant1
+21
Level 22
Nov 13, 2014
Did anyone else guess that ursine was bear due to there being a pokemon named Ursaring, a giant bear !
Algernon
+29
Level 73
Oct 9, 2016
No.
Maladroit
+27
Level 51
May 18, 2017
No, we got it because of Ursa Major and Minor. Things that you might see if you went outside and looked up rather than down.
ctleng76
+48
Level 65
Aug 8, 2018
Just because you look up doesn't mean you know what Ursa Major is. And just because MattMerchant1 knows about Pokemon doesn't mean he has his head in his phone all day long.
RobNobody
+23
Level 79
Aug 8, 2018
Surprisingly, many people can do more than one thing in their life.
Bdubz
+1
Level 42
Sep 15, 2019
Nice one
JustBeYourSelf
+2
Level 20
Sep 9, 2020
Constellation or mlp?
brandybuck96
+9
Level 83
Nov 20, 2017
No, I got it because bears seem to turn up surprisingly frequently in Latin texts.
Tomasacre
+3
Level 23
Aug 11, 2018
Yes
Limeila
+7
Level 28
Mar 13, 2019
Nah I knew it because my native language is French and bear = ours
Nachtschicht
+15
Level 59
Oct 19, 2021
Who do you think you are, just claiming all bears for the french ?
ThePerfectBoing
+1
Level 44
Jul 13, 2024
Latin claimed it first with "Ursus". French came later
Alex3813
+1
Level 65
Mar 26, 2022
Yeah! I got it from Ursalana the new version.
MasterKenobi
+3
Level 62
Jan 24, 2015
Haha the word mackerel isn't magical. Actually, all you need is any word that has M, A, E, L, and C and Ohio is the only state that doesn't have any of those letters.
LarryLovage
+18
Level 55
Jan 24, 2015
So "mackerel" should be "Camel", then!
MasterKenobi
+1
Level 62
Mar 29, 2015
Haha I guess whoever wrote this quiz likes mackerels more :)
amm14
+7
Level 66
Dec 7, 2018
You don't even need all the letters in Camel--"MAN" is enough to leave only Ohio.
MasterKenobi
+2
Level 62
Mar 26, 2019
You right...but mackerel is much more fun to say
AReim
+1
Level 30
Aug 29, 2021
Arrrgh now I have to try and check them all in my head
RonB
+6
Level 42
May 2, 2015
Was I the only one who was thinking Bentley?
hellodrew
+4
Level 66
Mar 14, 2016
Yes you were.
Froststar101
+3
Level 73
Dec 25, 2018
ROASTED
Dolphinsrock10
+1
Level 44
Dec 27, 2024
dude. seriously.
coro
+5
Level 58
Apr 7, 2017
I think it was a Bentley in the original books.
Tomasacre
+3
Level 23
Aug 11, 2018
I also thought it was Bentley
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
Jan 24, 2019
I thought of Bentley too
akbadry
+2
Level 51
Jul 21, 2016
I typed carbon instead of diamond since diamonds are made from carbon...shouldn't u accept that?
duckwantbread
+11
Level 65
Aug 26, 2016
Because graphite is also pure carbon but graphite is very brittle. Only in a diamond structure is carbon the hardest material.
pieceofcheese87
+2
Level 21
Sep 9, 2021
Carbon is an element, not a material. It takes many forms, most of which are not very hard
kiwiquizzer
+3
Level 68
Sep 21, 2016
Wyoming? Couldn't resist it...
Limeila
+3
Level 28
Mar 13, 2019
Mackerel

wyoMing

JS

Suzyhomemaker
+5
Level 60
Feb 6, 2017
Tears. I have tears about all the Wyoming comments, but mostly the wyoing one. Hahahhaa!😂
hirsutebodkin
+2
Level 58
Mar 27, 2017
Hawaii!!!!!!
Panifex
+5
Level 28
Aug 11, 2018
Dude, it has two A's
Jarl5
+1
Level 69
Apr 8, 2017
Dang it i knew the thats all folks one was looney tunes i just couldnt remember the right character
CostingMoney
+1
Level 48
Jun 10, 2017
Which U.S. state can be spelled without using any of the letters in "mackerel"? Indiana?
CostingMoney
+21
Level 48
Jun 10, 2017
Never Mind lol
loganite
+9
Level 91
Jul 28, 2017
...oh, brother
Bdubz
+3
Level 42
Sep 15, 2019
holy incompetence
JockShepshed
+8
Level 35
Jan 19, 2018
Mackerel.... I write pub quizzes here in UK, have 8 or 9 sheets of questions, 20 to a sheet, questions with answers that contain no letters of Mackerel... types of fish, dogs, birds, fruit, veg, TV/film characters, songs, bands, olympic sports, towns, cities, countries, there are loads... because of the nature of the "question" i usually have one or two answers just to prove there is an answer, and ask the quizzers for their suggestions, as long as it fits the criteria, it's ok.. dont really know how to actually make a quiz on here, so if anyone wants any of these mackerel things, message me on here with your email address and i'll send you a couple of dozen at random....

and send some answers a week later...

stromae
+9
Level 71
Jun 11, 2018
this bloke is mad
McKenzieFam
+2
Level 68
Aug 15, 2021
Dude you make quizzes by pressing the Create Quiz button
JockShepshed
+9
Level 35
Jan 19, 2018
Mackerel Questions - answer must not contain any letters from MACKEREL

1- A Book of the Bible

2- Element from the Periodic Table

3- Artist/act who had a UK No.1 single in the 1970’s

4- A monetary Currency

5- An independent country

6- A breed of wild bird

7- A former World Heavyweight Boxing champion (surname)

8- A character from The Simpsons

9- A breed of fish

10- A childrens TV character that is an animal

Dimby
+8
Level 80
Sep 13, 2022
For #9: mackerel.
Dimby
+2
Level 80
Sep 13, 2022
Wait…
JockShepshed
+8
Level 35
Jan 19, 2018
mackerel answers

1- Job. John, Titus, I John,. II John and III John

2- tin

3- Wings (Mull of Kintyre)

4- Pound (UK) Dong (Vietnam) Won (both Korea's)

5- Togo, Fiji, Djibouti

6- Bunting, Puffin, Swift, pipit

7- Mike TYSON, Tony TUBBS (1985-86) Jack JOHNSON (1908-15)

8- Otto (school bus driver) Todd (Flanders)

9- Whiting, guppy, dogfish

10- Bugs Bunny, Goofy, Sooty, Yogi, Booboo, Woody (woodpecker)

MasterKenobi
+2
Level 62
Mar 26, 2019
You forgot Dino from the Flintstones... ;)
Chump772
+1
Level 56
Aug 18, 2023
Also Bowfin for #9
sumguy
+23
Level 86
Jun 17, 2018
"The city of Calexico lies on the U.S. side of the California / Mexico border. What, appropriately, is the name of its sister city on the Mexican side of the border?"

Logically, the answer should be "Mexifornia". Saying "appropriately" suggests that the naming convention on the US side is also used on the Mexico side.

bkemp2001
+12
Level 60
Jul 25, 2018
That's what threw me. I kept trying all sorts of names with the beginning of Mexico and the ending of California. It never occured to me to try Mexicali, even though I love that dip. So good.
Yanni47
+5
Level 79
Jan 23, 2019
What annoys me most is that I actually tried 'Mexical', which wasn't accepted. Then I gave up. Considering how many type-ins with the last letter missing are accepted on these quizzes - oh, boy...
TheCrusher
+1
Level 71
Aug 8, 2018
WWWWAAAAAAALLLLLLL !
AmyD85
+5
Level 73
Aug 10, 2018
Thank you! I'm so glad I'm not the only one to try "Mexifornia"! *facepalm*
overtired
+4
Level 86
Apr 30, 2019
Arguably the logical answer should be Malifornia as those are the letters unused by Calexico. I tried Mexifornia, Malifornia, Mexicornia, Megafauna...
Dimby
+7
Level 80
Jan 5, 2022
Your logical answer isn't logical. Calexico. California - Cal = ifornia. Mexico - exico = M. The logical answer would be Mifornia, not Malifornia.
Dimby
+1
Level 80
Oct 1, 2023
Whose fornia? Mifornia!
Margo
+1
Level 29
Jul 19, 2019
I tried Melifornia, Mexifornia, Mexicornia.. nope!
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 60
Dec 9, 2024
I figured California is a U.S. state, so the equivalent Mexican state would be Baja California. I tried dozens of combinations of "Baja" and "United States of America" before switching to "Mexico" and "California" and still not figuring it out, because "California" doesn't end in "Cali"; it ends in "fornia." Sigh.
mrnafe
+3
Level 84
Jun 17, 2018
I thoroughly enjoyed reading all those Wyomings.
Kesa1979
+1
Level 92
Jun 19, 2018
17/20
Educationalpurpo
+3
Level 56
Aug 8, 2018
Never heard of the city on the borderline. Would have loved the name mexifornia.
jmellor13
+4
Level 67
Aug 8, 2018
That's what I tried too.
vittoriao
+1
Level 65
Nov 6, 2022
mexicali
svitapeneela
+2
Level 65
Aug 8, 2018
re. the mackerel thing - I believe the only station on the London Underground without any of the letters is "St Johns Wood"...
celebeth
+3
Level 71
Aug 8, 2018
Score! I may not have answered them all correctly, but I got the one least often answered correctly. My work here is done.
stylus
+1
Level 78
Aug 9, 2018
There's also only one London Tube station with none of the letters of 'mackerel' in it: St. John's Wood
belmontrebel
+1
Level 65
Aug 13, 2018
Wyoming
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Dec 14, 2018
I typed ashton martin :(
elgrancazador
+1
Level 48
May 21, 2019
Can you accept "freemasons" for freemasonry?
Phytox
+1
Level 69
Jun 12, 2019
Can you accept Hevea for Rubber Tree?
PickleChicken
+1
Level 43
Sep 17, 2019
Hey quizmaster, could you accept Freemasons as an answer?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Sep 18, 2019
Freemasons would have worked.
MadMahon412
+1
Level 24
Oct 29, 2020
Cobalt's element symbol is Co because Carbon in just C. You should probably change that
Dimby
+4
Level 80
Jan 5, 2022
The quiz says it starts with the letter C, not that its chemical symbol is C.
KidThunder
+1
Level 52
Jan 27, 2021
Utah can also be spelled without using mackerel
TheMightyQ
+6
Level 84
Mar 1, 2021
There's an a in Utah
joesoap
+2
Level 43
May 13, 2021
Wyomackereling
FlickerP
+3
Level 75
Jul 22, 2021
I am astonished that over two thirds knew the answer to the Voldemort question. And before anybody suggests that I read the books or watch the films to improve my JetPunk knowledge, that isn't going to happen
pieceofcheese87
+3
Level 21
Sep 9, 2021
Maybe you don't know the answer because you haven't read the books or seen the movies and a lot of people have? It's not that hard to figure out why
reverendmeat
+2
Level 84
Jul 10, 2022
Because something exists that a lot of people like but you don't care about. Oh no. Doesn't make you smarter for not knowing it, so why even bother complaining about it in the first place?
FlickerP
+1
Level 75
Nov 7, 2022
reverend I never suggested I was smart for not knowing it but rather I was very surprised that it was known by more people than, say, the answers to the 'ursine' and 'latex' questions
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 86
Sep 2, 2022
I wasn't astonished, but since I don't speak either French or Potter, I knew I was doomed on those questions. Maybe one day I'll learn French.
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 69
Jun 8, 2023
I feel your pain, I don't like riddles
JamesMawgan
+1
Level 43
Jan 26, 2025
I just googled it. I've tried to get into Harry Potter books/films but they always bored me stiff, so I gave up.
Findlay
+2
Level 81
Sep 2, 2022
I feel like the mackerel question doesn't really fit with this style of quiz. It's less about knowledge and more about problem solving. Eh. Whatever.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Oct 18, 2022
I knew some people would complain about this. But of course it is knowledge...
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 91
Sep 2, 2022
Would you accept Pink Floyd's Echoes for musical allegedly by Andrew Lloyd Webber?

And the Kremlin or Russian hackers for leader of the autobots?

Eryllian
+2
Level 70
Sep 13, 2022
Could argue that the Silmarillion is also a predecessor to Lord of the Rings. Set thousands of years before it
jamaltepec
+1
Level 66
Oct 22, 2022
is the quran a document?
RobNobody
+1
Level 79
Nov 6, 2022
...yes? Why wouldn't it be?
MrCdog
+1
Level 62
Nov 7, 2022
I know this is nitpicky but Gordon Ramsay is still the host of Hells Kitchen the show has not ended yet
Tylerbd27
+1
Level 23
Nov 29, 2022
Wyoming can also be spelled without using a letter in mackerel
EcceHomo
+1
Level 84
Jan 11, 2023
So, just to recap:

WyoMing can also be spelled without using a letter in Mackerel

Is that what you're saying? :)

InterAlia
+1
Level 79
Feb 11, 2023
Perhaps what he's trying to say is, there's a letter in mackerel without which Wyoming can be spelled. ;)

In fact, there are several.

GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 69
Jun 8, 2023
Wyoing
flair
+1
Level 25
Mar 29, 2023
gallium is liquid at room temperature
hellodrew
+3
Level 66
May 17, 2023
You have very warm rooms then!
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 69
Jun 8, 2023
What about Wisonson?
Amburger
+1
Level 68
Sep 21, 2023
Good quiz
Hansen
+1
Level 61
Dec 22, 2023
quizmaster can you accept al-quran?
dynamight23
+1
Level 45
Jul 4, 2024
Am I the only one to have thought Autobots was some rock band 😂
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 60
Dec 9, 2024
I tried "Voldemortito" because I figured he was a tiny Voldemort. It didn't work.
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