home
Menu
Create
Random
0
0
thumbnail

General Knowledge Quiz #79

Answer these random trivia questions.
Quiz by Quizmaster
Rate:
Featured Quiz
Last updated: July 3, 2019
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
More quiz info >>
First submittedJune 4, 2013
Times taken75,576
Average score65.0%
Rating4.23
Quiz and answer stats >>
Friends stats >>
4:00
Enter answer here:
0
 / 20 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Question
Answer
What does the L stand for in LED?
Light
What utensil is a combination of a fork and a spoon?
Spork
Under what plant is it customary to kiss during the Christmas season?
Mistletoe
What singer had two hit songs that started with "Like a"?
Madonna
What country does the band ABBA hail from?
Sweden
Who has the phone number 867-5309?
Jenny
What is the common name for animals in the taxonomical class "Aves"?
Birds
What city is famously 5,280 feet above sea level?
Denver
What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
Avocados
What religious text gives its name to a Tony award-winning musical from 2011?
The Book of Mormon
On what TV show would you see a van called the Mystery Machine?
Scooby Doo
What type of animal does mohair come from?
Angora Goat
What holiday do many British Commonwealth countries celebrate on December 26th?
Boxing Day
What 1978 horror film introduced Jamie Lee Curtis to the big screen?
Halloween
What fictional character visited Lilliput and Brobdingnag?
Lemuel Gulliver
In what country did the movie "The Last King of Scotland" take place?
Uganda
What is the most common surname in Korea?
Kim
What does a tanner make?
Leather
What iconic American species saw its population reduced from 60 million to
less than 1,000 during the 19th century?
American Bison
If ultimate means last, what word means second-to-last?
Penultimate
Bob12
+2
Level 38
Aug 24, 2013
Got 16 out of 20. Enjoyed the quiz.
Nytebreid
+4
Level 38
Aug 24, 2013
Juuuust waiting for the younger visitors to ask about Jenny and the phone number...
Zefyrinus
+1
Level 69
Aug 24, 2013
Jenny who?
IceBucket
+9
Level 55
Sep 11, 2013
I'm not a younger visitor, but I am British. That may be why I have no idea who Jenny is.
Quizley
+2
Level 65
Feb 28, 2016
Jenny is not a real person, but the subject of a 1981 pop hit by Tommy Tutone.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 87
Jul 3, 2019
Because you're English doesn't mean you haven't heard tons of American music....
CardinalSin
+8
Level 75
Sep 13, 2019
I'm also British and old and I just assumed that Jenny must be the quizmaster's girlfriend.
hpqu1zz3r
+1
Level 44
Sep 13, 2019
Lol, I'm young-ish and British and never heard of the song or the group that did it :P
Rozzi
+2
Level 59
Sep 13, 2019
Who's Tommy Tutone?
Sifhraven
+3
Level 66
Sep 15, 2019
tons yes, everything no. And not always in the same order of popularity (thing that were extremely popular there might have hardly gotten exposure here, and other stuff might have gotten a decent amount of exposure, but was hardly noticed there)
Algernon
+1
Level 71
Mar 28, 2021
Yeah, another Brit who has never heard of the song or the band.

That seems to be a question that non Americans have no chance with. Judging by the low % who have got it, quite a few Americans struggle too.

halpie
+1
Level 76
Jul 6, 2015
In the U.S. a lot of people have registered (area code plus) 867-5309 as their "phone number" for all of those so-called drugstore and grocery store discounts that you get for being in some kind of club. I often use that number instead of the old phone number I used to use.
triviawayne
+3
Level 63
Feb 29, 2016
I have to try that one now.

I've always used the White House (202) 456-1414 or information (area code) 555-1212

PrettyTiedUp
+4
Level 67
Sep 18, 2019
My first thought was Jenny from Forrest Gump (I'm English)
raz0r
+1
Level 57
Aug 1, 2021
me too
jennraven
+1
Level 66
Sep 18, 2022
American, in my 30s. I know the song, but could not get Jenny. I just remember that you were supposed to call that number “for a good time”. And that it was supposedly the police chief’s (or was it mayor’s?) daughter’s number.
Flubbermeister
+1
Level 14
Aug 24, 2013
Enjoyed your quiz even though I missed the 'easy' guacamole question. :)
CorkSpork
+1
Level 72
Aug 26, 2013
Hooray sporks!
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 87
Jul 3, 2019
The fork that works on nothing. Hip hip hooray.
vermiciousknid
+1
Level 86
Jul 19, 2019
If you get a decent one and not one of the flimsy disposables they actually work fairly well.
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 67
Sep 13, 2019
I tried runcible spoon.
SolomonPierce
+1
Level 36
Jun 25, 2014
Everyone knew Kim was the answer they were just scared to look racist.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 66
Sep 15, 2019
I thought I didnt know how to spell Nguyen, is that racist?
Hominka
+1
Level 79
Oct 12, 2014
I give up... who is Jenny and why do I want her phone number?
Nytebreid
+1
Level 38
Oct 23, 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/867-5309/Jenny

A popular song from 1982.

DeusCaritasEst
+4
Level 56
Mar 29, 2015
"Eight six seven five, three oh ni-ay-ay-iineee....." (repeat til memorized).
samiamco
+5
Level 70
Feb 28, 2016
Boxing Day is a holiday observed in the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly known as the British Commonwealth) not in "British countries", as you wrote it. I suspect that Indians, Kenyans, Canadians, etc. would all object to being called British, but they all celebrate Boxing Day! Now I am not sure if every single last Commonwealth country clebrates it or just "most" of them, but to make it even more confusing, Hong Kong, for instance, observes Boxing Day, but is not a member of the Commonwealth! It would take some more research to make sure the wording is perfectly accurate, but it's clear it cannot stay the way it is. May I suggest the following very broad phrasing: "What holiday is celebrated on December 26th in the UK and many former British colonies?" ...or something. :-)
KLL801
+3
Level 45
Feb 29, 2016
Yes agreed.
Malbaby
+3
Level 71
Sep 5, 2017
Write your own quizzes 'samiamco', I can't wait to nitpick on them.
samiamco
+7
Level 70
Jul 5, 2019
I’ll still ignore you just as much as I do now, Mal.
OfficerDibble
+3
Level 78
Jul 3, 2019
Quite right. The Commonwealth hasn't been called the British Commonwealth since the 1940s.
ander217
+1
Level 76
Feb 28, 2016
Anyone else think of runcible spoon instead of spork?
coro
+4
Level 59
Nov 19, 2016
There's also the Australian invention that includes a cutting edge (ie: works as a knife, spoon and fork) called a splayd.
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 67
Sep 13, 2019
Yes. From "The Owl and the Pussycat".
aseqbase
+3
Level 45
Oct 21, 2017
Wrong units, could not compete Denver.
plattitude
+4
Level 89
Jul 5, 2019
Ah yes, the 1.609 kilometers high city...
mikeb
+1
Level 66
Sep 13, 2019
Damn! Now that would be REALLY high!
pieceofcheese87
+1
Level 23
Sep 12, 2021
That's the same height
Sifhraven
+3
Level 66
Jan 2, 2019
When i make guacamole, garlic is the main ingredient...
BlackLab
+1
Level 62
Feb 3, 2019
Same as Pesto.
Quizmaster
+11
Level ∞
Jul 3, 2019
How strange. Here's a typical recipe. It calls for 3 whole avocados and just 1 teaspoon of garlic. Not the ideal recipe for repelling vampires, but probably has a better taste overall.
mrnafe
+1
Level 80
Jul 3, 2019
Sure you're not thinking of aioli?
Sifhraven
+1
Level 66
Sep 15, 2019
I just meant, I use a lottt of garlic. Volumewise, avocados obviously are the bigger ingredient. Whereas my previous comment was meant as a joke eventhough by volume there is more avocado, I still consider the garlic to be main, it makes the dish.

it definitely is not 3 avocados vs 1 teaspoon for me (wth, a teaspoon of garlic?? that is the weirdest thing I have ever heard haha, I get all sorts of weird images now, melted garic etc) I use more like 2 cloves per avocado. (depending on sizes, if it is a small avocado and a big clove, could be 1) For 3 avocados, you would get half a bulb atleast. I estimate a teaspoon is half a clove. you would need a microscope for that haha. Or a scentdog to find the garlic in the guacamole :P

Sifhraven
+1
Level 66
Sep 15, 2019
Sometimes making guacamole takes too much time, so i just put 1 avocado and 1 garlic clove on my bread, with some salt (and pepper). sometimes just half an avocado (and sometimes a little cheese added) yum
vermiciousknid
+1
Level 86
Jul 19, 2019
Fun mix of questions, thanks!
kalbahamut
+1
Level 84
Sep 13, 2019
Only missed mohair. I guessed Stooge.
hirsutebodkin
+1
Level 58
Jan 20, 2020
What kind of animal is a stooge?
Dimby
+1
Level 72
Jan 6, 2022
Unknown, but I believe they want to be your dog.
svitapeneela
+4
Level 65
Sep 13, 2019
I've just listened to the Jenny song on Youtube. Never heard it before in my life. Nor had I heard of Tommy Tutone before today. According to Wikipedia nothing he ever released made it into the British charts...
Scaro88
+1
Level 77
Sep 13, 2019
17/20, and the phone number? Jenny’s, right that explains everything
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 59
Sep 14, 2019
13. I got bird when I was tryna to guess something for endangered species lol
PrettyTiedUp
+1
Level 67
Sep 18, 2019
Boxing Day is the best: its like a day to recover from the stress of Christmas Day and everyone is too full and lazy to come over and bother you, leaving you to enjoy your selection boxes, left over turkey and special Christmas cheeses in peace.
hirsutebodkin
+5
Level 58
Jan 20, 2020
I'm suggesting that as only 46% of quizzers know that Denver is at that particular height that it's pushing it a bit to say 'famously' :-)
jennraven
+1
Level 66
Sep 18, 2022
I think that’s just because people are used to hearing that it’s “a mile high”, not 5280 feet.
RobNobody
+1
Level 73
Dec 1, 2022
I mean, if 46% of people had heard of me, I'd say I was pretty famous.
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 59
Jan 20, 2020
love ABBA listening to them rn
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 67
Oct 11, 2020
Would you consider accepting "Scooby Do" as an answer? I know that it's wrong, but for the life of me, I could not think of that extra O...
kalbahamut
+1
Level 84
Jun 4, 2021
not a chance. everyone would complain when they typed doo and wound up with an extra o after the answer was accepted.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 84
Jun 4, 2021
Part of the Last King of Scotland also took place in Scotland.
GrammarBeane1
+1
Level 76
Feb 7, 2022
Unfortunately I knew the phone number, seeing as I had her name. The jokes about the phone number and then Forrest Gump have followed me throughout my life. Believe me, it's only barely funny the first time. I refuse to listen to either the song or watch that movie
Koopa
+1
Level 72
Apr 21, 2022
Since the bison is only found in America, and "America" is in the clue, having "American" in the answer seems redundant. Great variety.
Save Your Progress
More Quizzes in this Series
General Knowledge
Similar Quizzes by Tag
General Knowledge

Copyright H Brothers Inc, 2008–2023

Contact Us | Go To Top | View Mobile Site