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Guinea Pigs... or Pigs from Guinea?

Can you guess if the more common item is the things from the place, or the thing named after/similarly to the place?
By most common, the quiz means "the highest number currently in existence".
Quiz by Dimby
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Last updated: January 22, 2023
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First submittedJanuary 20, 2023
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1. The most common GUINEA PIGS are...
Livestock in Guinea
Pets in the USA
There are millions of guinea pigs in the US. Guinea claims to only have 130,000 pigs in its agricultural centre.
2. The most common WHITE RUSSIAN is...
Probably of Slavic descent
Made with milk
More than 72% of Russia's population identifies as "Ethnic Russian". There is no evidence that there are more than 100 million cocktails of any type in the world, especially ones with a limited shelf-life because they are made of milk milk.
3. The most common IRISH CREAM is...
Produced by dairy farmers in Ireland
Produced by Baileys, among others
Bailey's alone sold 81 million litres of its Irish Cream product in 2021. Ireland exported just 20 tonnes of cream, which is about 100,000 litres.
4. The most common FRENCH TOAST is...
Crispy bread eaten by French people
A popular breakfast item in Hong Kong
Allegedly, Hong Kong consumed a LOT of French toast in 2019 at 320 million servings. France, however, eats a lot of bread, possibly as high as 10 billion loaves of baguette and sliced. Surely more toast exists in France on average than French toast in the world.
5. The most common CANADIAN BACON is...
Made from Canadian pigs
A special type of bacon that is mostly used on pizzas
A very mediocre movie from 1995
"Canadian bacon" is a specific type of bacon that is not nearly as popular as typical bacon. Canada is the tenth biggest pork producer and manufactures significantly more typical bacon than Canadian bacon. There is only one mediocre film from 1995 called "Canadian Bacon".
6. The most common GERMAN SHEPHERDS are...
Humans who tend to their flocks in Western Europe
A breed of dog popular in many places
People just don't tend sheep as commonly as they once did. Demetri Marten did this as a joke once.
7. The most common MANILA ENVELOPES are...
All colours, sizes, and shapes of paper containers for Filipino letters
Professional, yellowish, envelopes used in many places
Manila does not have enough mail to compete with the ubiquity of yellow mailers.
8. The most common BERLINERS are...
German citizens
A tasty pastry
There are not 3.8 million Berliner donuts at any given time, but there are that many Berliner people.
9. The most common NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS are...
People who live in Northeast America and love America
American football players
An NFL team can only roster 53 players. Even if all Patriot players to ever play were considered, New England's population of 15 million would surely have more people who love their country.
10. The most common HAMBURGERS are...
German citizens
Mostly unhealthy and stereotypically American sandwiches
Surprisingly, the math works out in the food's favour. Americans alone eat 50 billion burgers per year, which equals 2.8 million per half hour. Hamburg's population is only 2.7 million. Assuming Americans take about half an hour to consume a burger once it's a burger, burgers win out with ONLY the American population. Yikes.
11. The most common TROJAN HORSE is...
A majestic beast from Troy
Malware
Troy does not exist anymore, and the famous Trojan Horse is surely no more. There are many Trojan Horse viruses out there, though, so be careful.
12. The most common CHICAGO TYPEWRITERS are...
Typewriters located in Chicago
Machine guns also known as Tommy Guns
There are probably only a few hundred typewriters left in Chicago. Tommy Guns, however, had millions produced and are collected by enthusiasts. It is therefore very likely that there are many more Chicago Typewriters than Chicago typewriters. I don't have numbers on this, so prove me wrong if you doubt my logic.
13. The most common FUJI APPLES are...
Enjoyed by people of the Aomori Prefecture
Sold in stores throughout China
In 2016 and 2017, China grew about 30 million tonnes of Fuji apples. Aomori only grew 500,000 tonnes.
14. The most common SWISS MISS is...
One of Switzerland's female population
A nice, steaming, cup of hot chocolate popular in the USA
Swiss miss is a singular noun, so it refers to one Swiss maiden. The number of cups of made hot chocolate is greater than one.
15. The most common FRENCH HORNS are...
Sound-making devices of many types in France
A brass instrument
There are certainly more horns in France than French horns in the world; there are 35 million cars in France, almost all of which have a horn.
2 Comments
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Level 85
Jan 21, 2023
Great stuff, raised a smile :) I misunderstood the Swiss Miss question as meaning just one Swiss female. Not sure if it’s me being stupid or the phrasing of the option.
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Level 78
Jan 22, 2023
I like that logic more than the original logic I used. Changed the answer! Thanks for the feedback.