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General Knowledge Quiz #5

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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First submittedJanuary 14, 2013
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What city hosted the first Modern Olympics in 1896?
Athens
Throughout most of the Harry Potter books, who was the headmaster at Hogwarts?
Albus Dumbledore
If you are born on August 1st, what is your sign?
Leo
What was Mumbai formerly called?
Bombay
Not including external territories, what is the world's southernmost country?
Chile
In the original Super Mario Brothers, who is Mario's enemy?
Bowser
What international song contest was won by ABBA and Celine Dion?
Eurovision
What's another name for D sharp?
E Flat
Who wrote "Les Misérables"?
Victor Hugo
What world leader was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936 in Buenos Aires?
Pope Francis
What landmark is also known as Ayers Rock?
Uluru
Which province lies on British Columbia's eastern border?
Alberta
What major city has initials HCMC?
Ho Chi Minh City
Besides the sun, which star appears brightest from Earth?
Sirius
If something is "prêt-à-porter" then what can you do with it right away?
Wear It
Many cities in Germany have a U-Bahn. What is a U-Bahn?
a Subway
What are the two "observer states" of the UN that are not full members?
Palestine
Vatican City
What does a mixologist make?
Cocktails
In what sport was Nadia Comăneci "perfect"?
Gymnastics
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68 Comments
buck1017
+2
Level 78
Mar 7, 2013
Good quiz. I'm surprised more people knew Uluru than the Dog Star Sirius.
Yankee
+6
Level 50
Aug 12, 2014
Part of it might have been that it didn't accept "The North Star" or "Polaris."
brandybuck96
+21
Level 82
Oct 10, 2015
Polaris and Sirius aren't the same star. Are they?
MyrmidonPantheon
+3
Level 57
Mar 17, 2025
Siriusly?
Hominka
+29
Level 82
Dec 31, 2015
Those are most certainly two different stars. Polaris is at the end of the handle of the little dipper and is always at the same point in the sky, day and night all year. And it is elevated from the nearest horizon by the number of degrees north latitude of the observer.

Sirius is near the horizon for most north latitude observers. The 3 stars of the sword in the belt of Orion point toward it.

DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 87
Feb 16, 2022
Very interesting. Thanks for that.

I once found my way home by using Orion's belt. (25-30 years ago) I'd visited somehwere west of where I lived and thought I'd take a short-cut home. Big mistake. Got completely turned around with winding backroads and eventually came to a "T", with no idea whether I should turn right or left. So I got out of my car, looked up (fortunately it was a clear night), saw Orion's belt and then knew which way was East.

McKenzieFam
+2
Level 68
Nov 16, 2023
wow
HenryFails4
+17
Level 35
Jan 18, 2017
Maybe I'm uneducated, but Sirius Black transforms into a dog and Sirius is the dog star, and I just realized that
Sammy87
+15
Level 60
Apr 5, 2018
And Lupin means wolf...

And Remus’ code name on the Potterwatch broadcast was Romulus...the names of Rome’s founding brothers. The names in HP all mean something!

ander217
+12
Level 74
Apr 6, 2018
Yes. Dumbledore means bumblebee and he hums all the time. Mundungus is a foul-smelling tobacco which easily reminds me of Fletcher. Granger means bailiff, and Hermione is definitely the one who maintains order among the three. Rowling made many interesting name choices.
jmellor13
+12
Level 68
Apr 8, 2018
Voldemort is French for "flight from death."
DKCtheSecond
+2
Level 49
Jan 15, 2021
Couldn't reply to Sammy87 directly, but Remus and Romulus were also raised, by a she-wolf, according to legend.
Julotek
+1
Level 65
Jul 30, 2025
It may also mean "theft of the death" or "stealing the death" which seems a better translation.

"Vol" means both flight and theft in French. I'm French by the way.

Unobtainium
+1
Level 49
Feb 26, 2025
Rowling is well known for giving overwhelmingly descriptive, referential, and stereotypical names.
PoetsCorner
+5
Level 87
Jul 12, 2023
Shirley you can't be Sirius.
NEGeo
+3
Level 65
Mar 29, 2024
Oh I am. And don't call me Shirley
Ozchris
+1
Level 32
Mar 7, 2013
I really enjoyed this one. Missed a couple, but there you go. I learned something.
mattia
+11
Level 53
Dec 6, 2016
Yay eurovision <3
Qikiq
+16
Level 89
Nov 14, 2017
Got Vatican City in a last second Hail Mary pass. Rather appropriate, I think.
courthousedoc
+7
Level 79
Nov 18, 2017
Another name for D sharp is also F-double-flat. Same note as E-flat.
Arp2600
+2
Level 89
Apr 5, 2018
These three notes all differ by a comma, though...
Oatmeal11
+2
Level 78
Mar 21, 2021
This question uses equal temperament though, so a comma would not apply here.
piR
+1
Level 53
Nov 2, 2023
Even with equal temperament it has a different function
Arp2600
+2
Level 89
Feb 16, 2022
How can you tell? ^^ That should be specified or the question is slightly incorrect ;).
TheBoss68
+4
Level 64
Apr 5, 2018
You should allow "Holy See" as another answer for Vatican City
growltiger
+1
Level 38
Apr 5, 2018
Agree
Qikiq
+3
Level 89
Apr 5, 2018
It accepted it for me.
spingospungo
+2
Level 56
Aug 23, 2021
Technically it should be the answer instead of the Vatican.
MasterKenobi
+10
Level 65
Apr 12, 2018
For the sixth question, I typed "International Screechy Singers Contest" but it wasn't accepted...
MD396
+1
Level 58
May 20, 2022
Add this
TurkeyCookTime
+2
Level 85
Feb 13, 2020
I missed the most guessed one, but got the least guessed one. How, I have no idea
Errorofmyways
+6
Level 49
May 18, 2020
I am SEVERELY disappointed that I have to type Dumbledore instead of dumb 'ol door. How DARE you.

Rating: 0/10

CardinalSin
+2
Level 82
Oct 25, 2020
Surprised that less than half of jetpunkers know that D sharp and E flat are the same.
AnnikaKim
+8
Level 66
Jun 15, 2021
Could be because many Jetpunkers are not native English speakers. You don't teach specific terms like that in school, at least not in Finland (in English I mean---in Finnish, sure). My English is rather good for a Finn, but I had no idea D sharp is related to music. E flat I understood, but that was too late.
Djilas
+4
Level 86
Feb 15, 2022
It's dis/es in many countries
Berney
+6
Level 84
Feb 24, 2022
I'm surprised it's that high. I'm a native English speaker but have no real knowledge of musical notation or terminology.
JMM
+2
Level 60
Aug 1, 2022
Im surprised its that high, given most people i know dont care for musical theory at all.
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 71
Aug 2, 2022
I'm surprised that anyone who doesn't play guitar would be expected to know this!
InterAlia
+2
Level 82
Jan 27, 2023
Why guitar, specifically? This would be applicable to anyone who plays almost any instrument, as long as they are playing music in the western tradition.
bentshaggyoil
+2
Level 62
Dec 8, 2022
I have almost zero musical training but still got it
DocMartens
+2
Level 65
Dec 15, 2020
An autobahn is a highway or motorway, for cars, NOT a subway which is typically used by trains.
pconnpie
+14
Level 70
Mar 20, 2021
you'll note that the question asks about U-Bahns, not Autobahns
IsleAuHaulte
+6
Level 92
Feb 17, 2022
U stands for "untergrund", as in unter the grund.
traingirlVIC
+2
Level 44
Aug 1, 2022
and not everyone calls them subways, I kept typing trains, but it wouldn't accept which was annoying. We never call them subways...
Dimby
+3
Level 83
Apr 6, 2021
I have no idea why, but the quiz accepted Dumbledorf. I always used to call him Dumbledorf to annoy people I knew who liked Harry Potter, but this quiz accepted it. Is this a very generous type-in, a common mistake, or a common joke that I didn't know I was part of?
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 78
Jun 1, 2021
Got Vatican cuz I was just thinking it would make sense, didn't think of Palestine tho
MarcellDAvis
+12
Level 80
Dec 15, 2021
Could you accept ESC (Eurovision Song Contest) for Eurovision?
Ilia
+1
Level 76
Jan 12, 2022
"D sharp" is a pitch (the fourth semitone of the solfege), also called "re diese".

"E Flat" is a major scale consisting of several pitches, also called "D sharp major".

So please either correct your question and add the word "major" after "D sharp" or change your answer to "re diese".

joeythelemur
+7
Level 81
Feb 15, 2022
Huh? E flat most definitely can describe a pitch just as well as D sharp does. Just as you can say G is both a pitch and the name of a major scale.
Arp2600
+3
Level 89
Feb 16, 2022
I think Ilia is messing things up. Anyway, that's not a good question. In my understanding of music, D sharp and E flat are two different notes, that happen to have almost the same pitch (exactly the same only in equal temperament).
jmellor13
+2
Level 68
Aug 1, 2022
If you hit the D sharp on the piano, and then you hit the E flat on the piano, you have struck the same key twice. They are the same note.
InterAlia
+1
Level 82
Jan 27, 2023
Considering this is a quiz under the General Knowledge category and not a music theory quiz, I think your protestations are uncalled-for.
IsleAuHaulte
+8
Level 92
Feb 17, 2022
Astrological signs are useless knowledge.
mrnafe
+6
Level 84
Feb 18, 2022
Try telling my wife that....
kalbahamut
+3
Level 80
Nov 10, 2022
nafe: give me her number. I'll tell her.
Moff
+7
Level 73
Mar 31, 2022
So is Harry Potter trivia
dunkinggandalf2
+13
Level 71
Aug 2, 2022
98% of jetpunk is useless knowledge - isn't that why we enjoy it?
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Nov 16, 2023
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees...
mrzli86
+1
Level 99
Feb 19, 2022
no Janica Kostelić
PantsLobbyist
+2
Level 98
Apr 18, 2022
Can you please allow "uneven bars" for the last answer? I apparently couldn't think broadly enough and was sitting here trying to figure out which other even she could have competed in for a perfect 10... :)
PantsLobbyist
+2
Level 98
Apr 18, 2022
Crap, now I see it says sport, not event. Gah!!
Thorvald
+1
Level 73
Feb 3, 2023
What about Order of Malta as an observer at the UN?
Snortlepig
+1
Level 59
Aug 4, 2023
What's the difference between a train and a subway? Aren't they technically both trains?
TinteEalaine
+2
Level 56
Oct 20, 2023
Can ESC be accepted for Eurovision (Eurovision Song Contest) please?
kirramountains
+1
Level 32
Feb 25, 2025
Could EU (European Union) be accepted for observer states? It's a stretch as it has had 'enhanced participation status' since 2011, so correct me if I'm wrong.
Fifi567
+1
Level 32
May 13, 2025
The Pope Francis is not a world leader anymore because he died
hellis
+1
Level 48
May 20, 2025
Uluru isn't really known as Ayers rock in Australia any more. Except with all the wrong sort of people.
Eduuuu13
+1
Level 55
Oct 24, 2025
I support ESC being used as an abbreviation of Eurovision, is used a lot even by EBU
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