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General Knowledge Quiz #36

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What does the U in SCUBA stand for?
Underwater
What layer of the earth comes between the core and the crust?
Mantle
Among countries that existed at the beginning of WWII, which one suffered the most
deaths as a percentage of its population?
Poland
There are 21 C's and 5 V's. What does the V stand for?
Vowel
What type of animal has Bengal and Siberian subspecies?
Tiger
What comes two days before Easter Sunday?
Good Friday
What part of a race car driver's body is typically noticeably larger than a normal person's?
Neck
What sea are you in if you sail east through the Pillars of Hercules?
Mediterranean Sea
Mega is the opposite of micro. What is the opposite of nano?
Giga
What video game series features an archaeologist named Lara Croft?
Tomb Raider
What type of creature is Chewbacca?
Wookiee
What 1993 movie is about the Jamaican bobsled team?
Cool Runnings
What caped villain was famously portrayed by Bela Lugosi?
Count Dracula
What word, meaning "dolphin", was the title given to the heir to the French throne?
Dauphin
What country does the Tagalog language come from?
Philippines
What Chinese religion's name can be interpreted as "The Way"?
Taoism
What is the Spanish word for "nothing"?
Nada
In the Middle Ages, most candles were made from tallow (beef fat). What were
premium, high quality candles made from?
Beeswax
What animal gets its name from the Greek words for "eight" and "foot"?
Octopus
What dirty profession was featured in "Mary Poppins" and "Oliver Twist"?
Chimney Sweep
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68 Comments
smartcookie17
+4
Level 45
Jun 23, 2014
Does it accept the Mare Nostrum for Mediterranean? Because that's what the Romans called it. Literally, 'Our Sea'.
IsleAuHaulte
+49
Level 90
Aug 16, 2018
Why? What do the Romans and Latin have to do with a Greek name on an English language website? How about accept the Serbo-Croatian translation of OPEC on a Middle East quiz?
PoetsCorner
+1
Level 86
Nov 10, 2023
What have the Romans ever done for us!?!?
TerapiaDeShock
+56
Level 56
Aug 8, 2021
I don't think I've ever seen a more blatant way of trying to discreetly show off.
McKenzieFam
+4
Level 66
May 23, 2023
than what? naming yourself literally "smart cookie"?
Ferbin
+1
Level 77
Sep 25, 2023
Indeed. Pedantism at its finest.
dakgrl
+14
Level 57
Jun 23, 2014
For What type of creature is Chewbacca?--- I put fictional. That's all I know.
MarieDS
+4
Level 60
May 27, 2019
I think 'alien' should be accepted too
InterAlia
+2
Level 76
May 10, 2023
Alien is a relative term. Alien to where?
MuthrTrukr
+1
Level 65
Jan 14, 2015
this one was fairly tough. But it was fun & I enjoyed. :))
hwes
+6
Level 86
Jan 24, 2016
If you are going by 1939 borders and countries, Poland did suffer the greatest casualties by percent. However, if you go by modern borders and countries, 25% of Belarus died during WWII and 25% were deported. Ukraine has similar statistics to Poland. Read Bloodlands if you want the whole horrifying picture.
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Aug 15, 2018
I tweaked the question slightly. Thanks.
kgoodsir
+1
Level 51
Feb 7, 2017
You should also accept "Undersea" for the SCUBA question
samiamco
+22
Level 69
Oct 7, 2017
…Or why not "Unicorn"? Sorry, that's just my sarcastic way of saying that the U in the acronym SCUBA stands for Underwater, and does *not* stand for "Undersea". This is why "Undersea" is not and should not be accepted. Look at it as a learning experience!
POOCH
+6
Level 72
Nov 26, 2018
I have to agree. I've used scuba gear in lakes and a couple of caves.
MasterKenobi
+2
Level 61
Dec 4, 2018
Fun fact: in my area there's a big lake where you can rent SCUBA gear and dive down to the bottom (over 100 feet down) and see the mainly intact remnants of old roads, bridges, railroad trestles, houses, stores, and even a couple churches that were all there before the riverbed was flooded to form the lake. Definitely don't need to go under the sea for a cool SCUBA diving experience!
Zupity
+1
Level 66
Apr 3, 2023
Lake Eildon?
MasterKenobi
+1
Level 61
May 9, 2023
No, I live in the US. But i would LOVE to visit Australia one day!
Arp2600
+3
Level 87
Aug 28, 2018
Is y considered a consonant in English?
roadrage
+1
Level 67
Dec 4, 2018
Sí.
RobNobody
+10
Level 78
Dec 4, 2018
Sometimes, depending on how it's used. In a word like "yellow," it's a consonant, while in "cyan" it's a vowel. The "5 V's" in the question are the five letters that are always vowels.
Rangifer
+5
Level 55
Dec 4, 2018
Glad to see Cool Runnings included. Watched them race here in Calgary in the 88 Olympics. Also saw Eddie the Eagle! Way too much fun.
CardinalSin
+2
Level 79
Aug 5, 2019
Could the Pillars of Hercules question make it clear that you are asking what sea you are in after sailing through the Pillars of Hercules? I interpreted it as being before!
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Apr 11, 2024
After sailing though them you would be in the atlantic ocean..

For me they were sailing westwards

Archer1212
+4
Level 63
Jul 12, 2020
isn't macro the opposite of micro?
gorbachor
+3
Level 46
Jul 20, 2020
Not by the physical orders of magnitude. Micro is 1/1,000,000 and Mega is 1,000,000.
RobNobody
+2
Level 78
Apr 3, 2023
It's asking in terms of metric prefixes, which does not include "macro-".
morcaca
+6
Level 59
Nov 30, 2020
As a non-Christian, I can proudly say that two days before Easter Sunday is a Friday.
RobNobody
+20
Level 78
Apr 3, 2023
By that logic, why are you acknowledging "Easter Sunday" in the first place?
McKenzieFam
+5
Level 66
May 23, 2023
hate to be that guy, but good friday still comes two days before easter sunday no matter what religion you are
brandybuck96
+1
Level 83
Apr 12, 2024
But surely if OP is a non-Christian, and if 'Good Friday' is therefore just 'Friday', then by the same logic 'Easter Sunday' should just be 'Sunday'.
ahertzy
+9
Level 80
Apr 3, 2023
ummmmm . . . there's a bit more obvious and cruder answer to the racecar driver question . . .
sumguy
+9
Level 85
Apr 3, 2023
Source?
MrMackASOY
+1
Level 69
Apr 4, 2023
now who's being childish?
Irreality
+6
Level 72
Apr 6, 2023
Definitely tried balls before I thought of neck and half expected it to be right.
Quagga50
+7
Level 83
Apr 3, 2023
I've never heard of the race car one before, and after looking it up, it appears that it's mostly relevant for open-wheel racing, e.g. F1 or IndyCar.

So thinking of NASCAR drivers wasn't very helpful

raneman11
+1
Level 67
May 7, 2023
Ah, was gonna say i've seen nascar drivers and i hadn't noticed, makes sense
TesAle
+2
Level 48
Jan 21, 2024
i'd say it's not that evident in photos, but F1 drivers have incredibly strong necks, they train them all the time to resist g-forces. I'd say they have big necks, not huge, but way more resistant than the average person
Gorpik
+2
Level 42
Mar 7, 2024
Here in Spain there are jokes about Fernando Alonso's huge neck. They do indeed need a very strong neck to withstand the lateral acceleration during turns.
TheChosen
+8
Level 73
Apr 4, 2023
How is a chimney sweep obsolete? I hired one last year. Wonder what has changed since then.
fujiwar
+4
Level 61
Apr 4, 2023
Agreed. The "obsolete" word actually made me miss the answer! "Dirty" should be enough to describe what we are searching.
lubi
+4
Level 77
Apr 4, 2023
Pet peeve: a, e, i, o, u aren't vowels. They're letters. In the standard written form of the English language, they mostly (but not even always) *represent* vowels. So "vowel letters" would be more accurate.

I do recognize that the word "vowel" has also been used to refer to letters for basically ever, so I get it, it's fine here, but I don't have to like it, okay?

InterAlia
+2
Level 76
May 10, 2023
If you're that interested in language, surely you must know that living languages evolve through common usage.You should try make peace with this reality.
stylus
+5
Level 77
Apr 4, 2023
is 'wax' not sufficient? why do we need to specify 'beeswax'?
LAP3UNC
+2
Level 85
Apr 4, 2023
Co-signed.
blizzrd33
+2
Level 80
Apr 4, 2023
Perhaps somebody once made a candle out of ear wax?
kitshef
+1
Level 85
May 7, 2023
Father Ted, season 1, episode 3, "The Passion of St. Tibulus"
erikj
+2
Level 66
May 7, 2023
And later in history: Shrek 1.
InterAlia
+2
Level 76
May 10, 2023
There are other types of wax. They probably were not available to the folks referred to in the question, but they do exist.
Snipp
+2
Level 70
Apr 4, 2023
Darn. I thought there was at least 8 vowels. a e i o u æ ø å. Thats 8. Until some german speaking person start to troll even more here...
Cheviot
+6
Level 92
Apr 4, 2023
Chimney sweeps are not obsolete. One lives a few doors away from me. Almost every city and town in the UK will have a few of them …

https://www.checkatrade.com/Search/Chimney-Sweep/in/Portsmouth

Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Apr 4, 2023
Removed "obsolete" from the question.
Jango
+1
Level 64
Apr 4, 2023
Y?

It's either a semi-vowel or a semi-consonant. So the figure of 21 is incorrect.

SpartanLlama
+1
Level 70
Apr 4, 2023
Missed Dauphin and neck
b1094
+5
Level 69
Apr 5, 2023
Got a reliable source for the claim about racecar drivers' necks?
CharlieMcKidd
+1
Level 35
Apr 10, 2024
every f1 racer ever...
sarielise
+3
Level 68
Apr 11, 2023
“’Nuff people say they know they can’t believe, Jamaica we have a bobsled team!”
madmonte
+1
Level 72
May 7, 2023
I googled candy in the middle ages and found a lot more results than just beeswax. According to this article, beeswax was more prevalent in ancient times.

https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-candy-and-desserts-1991766

freehuggs
+3
Level 62
May 7, 2023
That's "cand*L*es, with an L. Though it is interesting that beeswax has been used for both.
maur85
+3
Level 72
May 8, 2023
Did anyone else try prostitute after reading dirty profession featured in Oliver Twist?
LadyDulcinea
+3
Level 66
May 8, 2023
No, but you're right that Chimney Sweep doesn't feature prominently in the story. Oliver is almost sold to a chimney sweep, but he begs not to be. And that's it.
PoetsCorner
+1
Level 86
Nov 9, 2024
Seriously? What version of Mary Poppins did YOU watch?
goodquizzes
+1
Level 18
May 8, 2023
Isn't macro the opposite of micro?
punkybrewster
+2
Level 81
Oct 16, 2023
My husband works in motorsports and I had no idea about the driver question. Haven't noticed that with any of the drivers I know
b1094
+2
Level 69
Dec 4, 2023
That's because it isn't true.
TesAle
+2
Level 48
Jan 21, 2024
my guess is that it is more evident in drivers who do +300km/h. It's also not that evident in photos, but training videos show how strong some F1 drivers are in their necks
afmarsha
+1
Level 64
Aug 5, 2024
NASCAR cup cars tend to reach greater top speeds than F1. I guess the difference would be that they only run road courses 2-6 times a year and are mostly on speedways where you are taking larger banked turns rather than sharp flat-ish corners like F1
afmarsha
+2
Level 64
Aug 5, 2024
My dad and I have worked in NASCAR all of our adult lives and I've never heard of drivers having big necks. Normally they are all smaller skinny guys similar to horse jockeys. Ryan Newman maybe has one but he's just a big guy all around
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