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General Knowledge Quiz #76

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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First submittedMay 1, 2013
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What arthropod's name literally means "hundred feet"?
Centipede
Who portrayed the Joker in "The Dark Knight"?
Heath Ledger
In what part of the world would you be most likely to see the sport of caber tossing?
Scotland
What is the main ingredient in marinara sauce?
Tomatoes
What is the most common bird in the world, with an estimated population of
25.8 billion as of 2021?
Chicken
What comes in handlebar, toothbrush, and fu manchu varieties?
Mustaches
What country is the Sinai Peninsula a part of?
Egypt
What actress has notched a record 21 Academy Award nominations, with her
first win in 1979 for "Kramer vs. Kramer"?
Meryl Streep
What is the name of theory that the simplest solution is usually the best?
Occam's Razor
If a band named ABCD releases an "eponymous" album, what is the name of their album?
ABCD
What type of triangle has sides of three different lengths?
Scalene
In poker, what hand do you have if all your cards are the same suit?
Flush
What is the process of splitting atoms called?
Fission
In what battle did Napoleon meet his final defeat?
Battle of Waterloo
What region of Italy takes its name from the Etruscan people who once lived there?
Tuscany
In what country would you find the city of Kalamata, famous for its olives?
Greece
What body part is the Norse god Odin missing?
an Eye
What animal's Latin name is "Ursa"?
Bear
What South American country has the world's largest proven oil reserves,
even more than Saudi Arabia?
Venezuela
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68 Comments
lolrobbielol
+14
Level 53
Jul 13, 2013
Pwetty pwease can you accept Nuclear Fission for Fission, since fission is just splitting anything into two parts?
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jul 13, 2013
Nuclear fission will work now.
jd2001wizard
+4
Level 65
Jun 13, 2017
Maybe I'm asking for too much, but how about accepting "fision"? I know I am spelling it incorrectly, but as I knew "fusion" is only spelled with one "s", I never even thought of spelling "fission" with two "S"s. Stupid English language !!
sillie
+4
Level 76
Jun 29, 2019
Syllables can be divided into open and closed syllables. Fusion has an open syllable at the start and the vocal, the sound represented by u is thus pronounced long. The i sound at the start of Fission however is pronounced short, so it takes a closed syllable. To close a syllable in writing you need an extra consonant. Not sure it works fully in English, though it works that way in other Germanic languages. So anyway, for once in English the spelling and pronounciation are linked.
IsleAuHaulte
+8
Level 91
Jun 29, 2019
Vision.

Visor.

Stupid English language "rules".

McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Nov 16, 2023
tried 'fisson', was confused when it didn't work, and then moved on..
brandybuck96
+1
Level 83
Feb 5, 2024
In 'fission', the 's' sound is pronounced unvoiced /s/. In 'vision', it is pronounced voiced /z/. Hence the spelling difference. I'm not saying it makes total sense, but your example doesn't seem to fit here.
rgc1600
+6
Level 73
Jul 13, 2013
"In what part of the world..."? Could you be more vague?
eric29cocoanuts
+2
Level 76
Jul 13, 2013
Yes, you can't tell if they're looking for a continent, hemisphere, country, region....
Quizmaster
+46
Level ∞
Jul 13, 2013
If caber-tossing doesn't make you instantly think of Scotland, then you don't know caber tossing!
Nachtschicht
+2
Level 59
Feb 5, 2024
Imho, "Part of the world" is a very confusing description here.

I tried "Europe", "UK", "Great Britain", before I tried "Scotland" in the last seconds (and failed to complete it), because I didn't know how you would define "part of the world".

But I must admit, it's difficult to find a way to describe it, that wouldn't give away to much or be even more misleading (like "country")

ander217
+21
Level 75
Mar 10, 2015
He probably didn't want to ask which country and then get into another "discussion" over whether or not Scotland is a country.
bkemp2001
+5
Level 60
Aug 11, 2017
Quizmaster - Spot on! If that isn't your first thought, you're just guessing, because you don't know what the heck caber tossing is!
MarieDS
+3
Level 60
Aug 25, 2019
Yeah! I put "Earth" because I thought you meant what part of the solar system!
WJPenguin
+3
Level 66
Feb 4, 2024
Earth isn’t part of the world. It is the world
AceRimmer
+1
Level 57
Apr 19, 2018
I, for example, wasn't just guessing, my first thought was that it was UK related (not necessarily with Scotland), typed in UK and then concluded it wasn't since my answer wasn't accepted.
Quizmaster
+19
Level ∞
Jun 27, 2019
Dae ye ken caber tossing? Nae, nae ye dornt.
AlexThirkell
+10
Level 74
Mar 21, 2021
nae ye dinnae* :p
jruland
+3
Level 38
Oct 31, 2014
Almost quit this quiz right off the bat because of the photo *shivers*
ruudsje
+1
Level 69
Jan 17, 2016
I thought it was an eyelash first
roleybob
+1
Level 74
Jul 3, 2019
Wow, are you a modern day Medusa or something?
spotmuulix
+5
Level 71
Jan 17, 2016
It turns out that the green, singing fictional character wasn't Hulk after all. I'm disappointed.
HelveticaBold
+9
Level 72
Mar 6, 2019
The thumbnail that almost looks like a question mark would be soooo perfect...… if it wasn't a millipede!
Sulps
+2
Level 56
Aug 23, 2019
Portobello reminded me of Nigahiga's old video, so I jokingly started typing "mushroom burgers". I was absolutely astonished when I got the right answer.
Tomtrific
+9
Level 82
Aug 23, 2019
Isn't that a millipede in the picture?
tom88
+1
Level 75
Aug 23, 2019
I think you're right
HTownBoyz
+10
Level 52
Aug 23, 2019
The picture is a millipede, not centipede. Centipedes are creepy looking, millipedes are low key cute
Quizmaster
+13
Level ∞
Aug 23, 2019
You are right. But I am going to leave the picture as is because I just Googled some pictures of centipedes and they gave me the creepy crawlies.
JackintheBox
+4
Level 80
Apr 20, 2020
and the Heebie Jeebies.
mrputter
+3
Level 85
Sep 30, 2023
That's totally fair.
solukisina
+1
Level 46
Aug 23, 2019
Apparently I'm not general because I didn't get Waterloo (I'm not a history buff at all) or Heath Ledger (I care more about the characters in the movie, not who's portraying them) or mustaches (I have had absolutely no reason to learn mustache types ever)

Still great quiz

pieceofcheese87
+6
Level 21
Sep 12, 2021
I don't really know how you can live about your life without having heard of a handlebar moustache before
BlackLab
+4
Level 66
Jul 6, 2023
I got Waterloo because of ABBA
Geographystar
+1
Level 68
Aug 23, 2019
So wait, a ten story building could technically be called a centipede tall?
GrammarBeane1
+1
Level 83
Nov 8, 2020
There's a character in Wizards of Waverly Place named Dean Moriarty (he's Alex's first boyfriend) and I couldn't get him out of my head long enough to figure out the right title
KrazyKookieKing
+1
Level 47
Nov 9, 2020
Accept Fungi for Mushroom?
HendogJP
+2
Level 59
May 17, 2021
All mushrooms are fungi, but not all fungi are mushrooms.
Freestatebear
+2
Level 87
Sep 30, 2023
It seems to no longer be relevant, but fungi is WAY too broad to be acceptable if the desired answer is mushrooms. Fungi comprise an entire kingdom, having equal taxonomic rank with other kingdoms such as plants and animals, etc. The biodiversity of fungi is unknown, but is estimated to include 2 to 4 million different species.
RobNobody
+2
Level 79
Sep 30, 2023
Yeah, asking to accept "fungi" when the answer is "mushroom" is like asking to accept "animal" when the answer is "fish."
Koopa
+2
Level 82
Feb 2, 2022
I tried three ways to spell isosceles before the facepalm.
cathlete
+12
Level 76
Sep 30, 2023
Wow! A GK quiz with only 19 questions!
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Sep 30, 2023
Whoops. Oh well, not going to fix it.
Fianchetto
+5
Level 77
Sep 30, 2023
The Legendary 19 Question General Knowledge Quiz!
cathlete
+3
Level 76
Oct 8, 2023
Like Fianchetto said, it makes this quiz more legendary!
angrobper14
+8
Level 85
Sep 30, 2023
I was typing "pigeon", "swallow", "canary" and all the likes... until I remebered what I had for lunch, and facepalmed myself.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Oct 1, 2023
Sameeeeeeeeee
McKenzieFam
+2
Level 68
Nov 16, 2023
I think I must have done sparrow, duck, gull, pigeon, crow, raven, blackbird, finch, swan, before attempting 'bird' then giving up. Should'a tried harder
Cocovenice
+1
Level 78
Sep 30, 2023
Why not accept "Ockham" as spelling?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Sep 30, 2023
Okay
RobNobody
+7
Level 79
Sep 30, 2023
He really should have chosen a simpler way to spell his name.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Aug 15, 2024
Ok(am)
Jango
+1
Level 63
Sep 30, 2023
Funny how UK is not accepted as an answer for caber tossing, when every other quiz here doesn't accept Scotland as an answer for a country 🙉🙈🙊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Djilas
+4
Level 85
Oct 1, 2023
It doesn't ask for a country though.
Zupity
+1
Level 67
Sep 30, 2023
The main ingredient in marinara sauce is seafood. The name is a bit of a giveaway. It can contain tomatoes, but they are not essential.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Sep 30, 2023
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinara_sauce
Gorpik
+1
Level 45
Apr 17, 2024
The name is misleading, in fact. Marinara sauce usually has no seafood at all.
helenap13
+8
Level 66
Sep 30, 2023
Ok, the chickens tripped me up. Didn't even cross my mind lol. I was like ... it has to be pigeons. Seagulls? Crows??
sumguy
+2
Level 86
Sep 30, 2023
I tried all three of those before I realized that it had to be chicken because it needed to be farmed globally.
brandybuck96
+2
Level 83
Oct 1, 2023
Yeah I wasn't even thinking of domesticated birds
SpartanLlama
+6
Level 74
Oct 2, 2023
I feel like chicken was so obvious and I struggled for so long before finally giving up
TjizzleDizzle
+2
Level 68
Oct 2, 2023
(Sees the answers afterwards, after scoring 15/19......is glad he's not the only one not thinking of chickens on the birds question). xD
DarthKnight
+2
Level 90
Jan 14, 2024
Shouldn't there be 20 questions?
kevlarkev
+1
Level 65
Feb 5, 2024
Arkham's Razor isn't a thing....apparently
DawnX
+1
Level 54
Feb 5, 2024
the term "part of the world" is very vague. europe is a part of the world, the uk is a part of the world, edinburgh is a part of the world. why are neither of these accepted?
Quizmaster
+9
Level ∞
Feb 5, 2024
Don't expect to be spoonfed the correct answer on all our quizzes. There's a clear correct answer.
Gorpik
+1
Level 45
Apr 17, 2024
I felt foolishly reassured when I saw that the only question I missed had the lowest correct percentage in the quiz. Or rather, I did not feel so silly after seeing the right answer.
Pseudonymous
+1
Level 36
Oct 10, 2024
Why does this one only have 19 questions? Please make it 20 for my ocd.
trogo
+1
Level 54
Feb 6, 2025
picture is of a millipede, not a centipede
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