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General Knowledge Quiz #62

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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First submittedJanuary 4, 2013
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What does an octopus spray when threatened?
Ink
What mineral are young women often deficient in which can prevent them
from donating blood?
Iron
What does the Spanish word cerveza mean?
Beer
Who killed Grendel and his mother?
Beowulf
What city is divided into 20 arrondissements?
Paris
What dice game was invented by a Canadian couple who called it "The Yacht Game"?
Yahtzee
Which sign of the Zodiac begins and ends with S?
Sagittarius
Who is elected by the College of Cardinals?
The Pope
What mountain chain runs through the majority of Switzerland?
Alps
What comes in French, Russian, and Thousand Island varieties?
Salad dressing
Of what island do the Beach Boys sing, "We'll get there fast, and then we'll take it slow"?
Kokomo
What British Prime Minister is widely criticized for his policy of "appeasement"?
Neville Chamberlain
What did St. George slay?
The Dragon
What country did Alexis de Tocqueville famously write about?
United States
What city is "my kind of town", according to Frank Sinatra?
Chicago
What religion believes that Xenu brought aliens to Earth 75 million years ago
and killed them with atom bombs?
Scientology
What can be reduced by the drug Lipitor?
Cholesterol
What language is the song "Hava Nagila" written in?
Hebrew
What are LP records made out of?
Vinyl
What city did Pest merge with in 1873?
Buda
57 Comments
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Level 86
Jan 3, 2013
I was surprised by the octopus one, I thought only the squid sprayed ink.
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Level 67
Jan 3, 2013
Kokomo is an island? I thought it was in deepest Indiana. I confess I never listened to the song.
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Level 50
Jan 3, 2013
It is a city in Indiana. If you have ever been there you would quickly realize Brian Wilson was never there.
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Level 89
Mar 9, 2019
It's across the river from Aruba, Kentucky.
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Level 68
Mar 23, 2023
Jamaica
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Level 67
May 17, 2019
The Kokomo mentioned in the Beach Boys song is made up. There is no island off the Florida keys with that name.
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Level 47
Jan 3, 2013
19/20...not bad.
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Level 67
Jan 3, 2013
18/20 - best I've ever done on a "General Knowledge" quiz. Usually quizzes under this category make me feel dumb-- or question what the definition of "general" knowledge is...
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Level 76
Jul 6, 2015
Scientologists believe what??? You've got to be kidding; I thought I'd heard it all. That makes Adam and Eve & Noah's Ark sound downright plausible. Am I missing the joke?
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Level 83
Feb 22, 2017
Only classified as a religion due to massive legal wrangling to avoid unresolved tax assessments. I read a couple of books on the history of Scientology and felt dirty whilst doing it. Creepy, manipulative, and horrible.
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Level 70
May 8, 2017
As Elmer Gantry said "The Lord wouldn't have made them sheep if he didn't want them shorn'
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Level 67
May 17, 2019
So...like every other religion. Scientology's real downfall is that it started too late. Other religions demand money from their followers, make them follow a bunch of arbitrary rules that don't make any sense, and otherwise encourage tribalism. Just like scientology. The main difference is that scientology was founded in the last century by a guy named Ron who drove a car, which for some reason cued everyone in to how stupid it is. But the other major religions don't exactly make sense themselves.
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Level 73
Mar 26, 2021
I don’t think it is (legally) classed as a religion in Britain. Thankfully.

Ohh and @Jmellor13, started by a guy named Ron who said ...’if you want to get rich, start a religion.’

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Level 84
Sep 25, 2016
LP records are actually made of PVC, so imho this should also be an accepted answer
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Level 56
May 20, 2019
You're right, but you know what the V in PVC stands for, right?
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Level 70
May 31, 2022
PVC should be the correct answer, agreed. Vinyl is just the functional group for the polymer, not the material :)
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Level 38
Nov 21, 2018
I've never heard of either Buda or Pest, but I love this little tidbit now that I know. And I equally love that I got it right!
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Level 81
Mar 7, 2019
I don't know if you're a Discworld fan, but I've always assumed that Ankh Morpork was loosely based on Budapest because of that.
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Level 84
Jun 24, 2021
That's one thing (of many) I love about Discworld - there's always more to learn and appreciate about STP's writing
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Level 70
Mar 8, 2019
Buda is on one side of the river, Pest on the other:
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Level 50
Jan 8, 2019
Lipitor doesn't reduce the size of your lips then?
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Level 72
Nov 17, 2019
My first guess was libido.. it sounds like it.. then fat, as in lipides.
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Level 67
May 17, 2019
I blanked so hard on Beowulf. I remember reading that in sophomore English. I even remembered Rothgar and that it was set in Denmark. But I could not for the life of me summon the name of the title character.
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Level 72
Nov 17, 2019
Just think bee wolf
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Level 69
May 17, 2019
Lol I feel proud for getting U.S.A.
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Level 56
May 20, 2019
I don't feel proud, forgetting U.S.A.
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Level 74
May 19, 2019
I tried Church of Scientology and when it wasn't accepted I moved on.
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Level 57
May 20, 2019
Obuda also merged with Buda and Pest.
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Level 69
Oct 30, 2023
Forming Obudabudapest.
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Level 68
May 22, 2019
First quiz that hasn't accepted usa for united states

I knew the state for cape cod but could not get the spelling right!

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Level 53
May 24, 2019
If these are general knowledge things I am feeling super dumb. 12/20 and thanks.
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Level 55
Jul 24, 2020
One of these days I'll get 20/20.. But that day is not today
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Level 58
Nov 2, 2020
Given the low number of correct answers can I suggest that you re-word the question "What country did Alexis de Tocqueville famously write about?" by taking out the word "famously"
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Level 68
Mar 23, 2023
That word is important. It makes all of us who didn't get it feel stupid for not getting it.
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Level 80
Jun 25, 2023
He also wrote about France, although less famously than his 'Democracy in America'. The wording is fine as is.
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Level 69
Jul 30, 2021
I love how this time I completely forgot about the song so I wrote "mirrored sunglasses" cuz I thought that sounded cool and I didn't get it :/
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Level 80
Mar 9, 2022
Surely that St. George question is based on legend/myth. It's currently phrased in a way as if it actually happened.
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Level 83
Jun 26, 2023
...not really? It's like asking 'who did Harry Potter kill' for 'Voldemort'
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Level 70
May 31, 2022
Please accept PVC for vinyl, thankyou
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Level 74
Jun 4, 2023
I got 6/20.
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Level 63
Jun 25, 2023
can salad sauce be an alternative to salad dressing?
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Level 69
Oct 30, 2023
It is famously called French dressing, and thousand island dressing, though...
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Level 67
Jun 26, 2023
Is it really necassary to constantly update these? I'm loosing all my points on this stuff.
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Level 66
Nov 16, 2023
be grateful. the rest of us over here are losing points, while you are only *loosing* them.
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Level 72
Jun 26, 2023
I know that general knowledge doesn't preclude U.S.-specific questions, but having salad dressings in French, Russian and Thousand Island flavors does seem quite specific to the U.S. or at least North America. Is it? I genuinely don't know. The UK more frequently uses the term "salad cream" and although I'm not that well-travelled, I haven't seen a lot of packaged salad dressings elsewhere, let alone in these flavors.

Anyway, I'm not complaining, I'm really asking if people in other countries are familiar with these salad dressings?

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Level 78
Jul 6, 2023
French dressing is popular in Germany, although I'm not sure it's the same as in America. I found online recipes for American French dressings, lol.
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Level 69
Oct 30, 2023
I've never ever seen French dressing in Germany! Are you sure about that??
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Level 61
Oct 31, 2023
Salad cream is one, specific, rather old fashioned sauce. Take a look in your local UK supermarket, there's masses of salad dressings including all the ones mentioned.
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Level 69
Jun 27, 2023
19/20, missed dragon. Didn't realize he also killed the mom wow
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Level 74
Jul 1, 2023
Scorpio should be excepted as a correct answer for the zodiac question
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Level 57
Oct 29, 2023
has to start and end with 's'
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Level 66
Oct 29, 2023
Scorpius starts and ends with s.
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Level 66
Sep 11, 2023
60% of people couldn't guess United States?
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Level 68
Oct 29, 2023
Is scorpio not also a sign of the zodiac?
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Level 72
Oct 29, 2023
Yes, but it doesn't end with an S.
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Level 66
Oct 29, 2023
Scorpius does indeed start and end with s (and is the proper name of the constellation).
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Level 50
Feb 12, 2024
"Religion" should be in quotes