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General Knowledge Quiz #154

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What is the most populous city in Scotland?
Glasgow
What fairy tale character said the sky was falling?
Chicken Little
What rock band's logo is a mouth with a tongue sticking out?
The Rolling Stones
What anime series features Ash Ketchum?
Pokémon
What is a word that can mean either "ghost" or "liquor"?
Spirit
In what modern-day country would you find the ruins of the city of Troy?
Turkey
What character from Arabian Nights sailed the seven seas?
Sinbad
What country's was ruled by a junta 1988–2011, and has been again
since February 2021?
Myanmar
What does "in vino veritas" mean in English?
In Wine, Truth
What former basketball player's first name is also the name of a city in Japan?
Kobe Bryant
What literary device involves starting nearby words with the same sound?
Alliteration
What does the C stand for in an LCD television?
Crystal
What country, technically speaking, is home to more tigers than any other?
United States
What poisonous gas, used in WWI, has a pale green color?
Chlorine
What medical condition is sometimes treated with bariatric surgery?
Obesity
What is the antonym of the word antonym?
Synonym
What has a band, a bezel, hands, and a crown?
a Watch
Prior to the Euro, what was the currency of Germany?
Deutsche Mark
What fictional super-spy suffers from amnesia?
Jason Bourne
What French phrase, meaning "already seen" is commonly used in English?
Déjà vu
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Level 86
Jun 14, 2016
Forgot about the amnesia.
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Level 84
Jun 14, 2016
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Level 66
Oct 24, 2016
I had amnesia and deja vu at the same time, so I thought I remembered that I forgot before.
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Level 48
Oct 24, 2016
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Level 77
Jun 15, 2016
Duh! Was guessing "clock", but didn't even think of trying "watch". That's what you get for having just one word for both in Finnish. (You can specify what kind of a timepiece it is, but the basic word encompasses all kinds.)
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Level 56
Oct 24, 2016
Same in Estonian.
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Level 75
Jun 6, 2021
Same in Spanish.
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Level 43
Aug 9, 2021
Same in Polish
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Level 38
Jan 22, 2022
Same in gibberish
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Level 66
Aug 9, 2021
Same in English. The word is timepiece.
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Level 67
Aug 9, 2021
True, but nobody really uses that word, except watch companies when they want to sound fancy. I know in Spanish, "reloj" is the most common word for both "clock" and "watch." I imagine it's the same in the other languages.
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Level 55
Aug 10, 2016
Tried pocket watch and wrist watch both ng.
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Level ∞
Oct 24, 2016
Those will work now for people who like to type extra words. :)
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Level 76
Oct 24, 2016
Why doesn't clock work for the watch question? Just curious.
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Level 56
Oct 24, 2016
A clock doesn't have a band.
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Level 67
Aug 9, 2021
I call it a strap
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Level 44
Oct 24, 2016
Could you update the basketball player clue to read "former basketball player"?
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Level ∞
Oct 24, 2016
Sure why not
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Level 86
Aug 3, 2018
Please update the clue to read "Academy Award-winning filmmaker."

But seriously, he is.

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Level 76
Aug 9, 2021
you absolutely don’t need to do that, and probably shouldn’t. would a question about elvis read ‘what former singer’? would a question about the buddha read ‘what former spiritual leader?’ of course not, being dead does not stop them being those things. the word ‘former’ in this case makes it seem like someone who used to play basketball but quit while still alive, and confuses it needlessly.
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Level 69
Aug 9, 2021
Kobe Bryant was still alive when that comment was made.
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Level 27
Aug 10, 2021
Yeah he was, anyway he retired from basketball way before he died! 💔
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Level 60
Oct 24, 2016
I feel like the literary device should accept assonance and consonance, both of which I guessed before remembering the actual answer.
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Level 72
Mar 28, 2020
No, not assonance surely, as we kmow from "Educating Rita" assonance is "when they get the rhyme wrong".
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Level 67
Aug 9, 2021
Definitely at least "assonance." Consonance refers to similar sounds appearing anywhere in words, but assonance specifically refers to starting words with the same vowel sound, so it fits the clue perfectly.
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Level 60
Aug 9, 2021
Assonance for example is like Bike, and Nine.
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Level 73
Oct 24, 2016
Found it funny that you accept last names for just about everything with the exception of Chicken Little. I tried Little and to my surprise, it didn't work.
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Level 38
Oct 24, 2016
Forgot about the stones! Just kept thinking of Kiss
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Level 51
Oct 28, 2016
I was spelling it Deja Vous not Vu
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Level 72
Mar 28, 2020
This is something that irritates me, when people pronounce it deja 'voo'. As an English speaker you could say deja 'view' and be far closer to correct pronunciation.
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Level 72
Aug 9, 2021
French is my first language and I gotta say: "voo" is closer to the correct pronunciation than "view". Sorry, bud.
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Level 78
Sep 13, 2021
...as long as you differentiate between the /y/ vowel sound in French words 'vu' and 'su' from the /u/ sound in 'moue' and joue' then yes, I agree.

The /y/ and /u/ are French phonological notation.

However, the /u/ sound in 'voo' to many English speakers would be pronounced as the French word 'vous', which is quite clearly not right.

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Level 75
Mar 3, 2024
FadKrashmor: as an English speaker, how do you pronounce "France"?
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Level 23
Nov 16, 2016
It can be spelled Sindabad or Sindbad. What is Sinbad? X(
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Level 56
Dec 5, 2016
Super spy? Super assassin, surely
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Level 86
Aug 3, 2018
What exactly is it you think (fictional) super spies do? ;)
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Level 79
Jun 17, 2021
Um, spy?
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Level 65
Jul 12, 2023
:D
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Level 18
Feb 3, 2017
Can't believe I didn't get Myanmar.
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Level 82
Dec 5, 2017
The past tense almost confused me, as the generals are still in charge.
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Level 75
Jun 6, 2021
And officially controlling the government again as of Feb this year.
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Level ∞
Jun 16, 2021
Now they are. In 2017 they weren't.
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Level 60
Aug 9, 2021
I got Myanmar trying to get the tiger question. Was naming all the countries with wild tigers.
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Level 70
Sep 20, 2022
This quiz might be cursed. Is it time to invest in old Deutsche Marks?
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Level 73
Apr 25, 2017
James Bond suffers from amnesia in the novel of You Only Live Twice - acceptable answer?
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Level 67
Jun 21, 2021
When confronted with a "possible" answer, and a main answer, pick the best choice.
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Level 77
Aug 9, 2021
Sterling Archer gets amnesia too - was sure this was the answer! Took me a while to think of Bourne - more of an assassin than a spy
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Level 28
Dec 17, 2017
Chicken Little is not a fairy tale character...
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Level 57
Oct 26, 2020
Thank you. That was pretty dumb.
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Level ∞
Jun 16, 2021
Sure he is.
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Level 79
Aug 9, 2021
He isn't.
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Level 72
Aug 9, 2021
I was gonna comment the same thing, but first, I did something barely anyone does on here: I googled it. Turns out Chicken Little IS a fairy tale. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henny_Penny
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Level 65
Jul 12, 2023
Did the chicken have lips?
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Level 39
May 13, 2020
Mustard gas can be pale green, and it was also used in WWI.
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Level 79
Aug 10, 2021
Yeah, that's what I thought too.
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Level 79
Aug 11, 2021
Was usually yellow-brown, a bit like the colour of mustard - hence the name
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Level 68
Oct 22, 2020
Thanks for including the accents on "déjà vu" !
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Level 72
Jun 17, 2021
It would be nice to have a few additional type ins for "in vino veritas". I tried "In wine there is truth" and several variations of it and none were accepted.
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Level 45
Jun 27, 2023
Pfft I tried something like 10 different spellings and none worked, super frustrating...
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Level 76
Jun 17, 2021
Apparently Asterix fairy tales aren't a thing, although the fear of the sky falling is ever present (for Obelix).
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Level 70
Aug 9, 2021
Technically, all gauls fear the sky falling. In fact, that is the only thing they, as a people, are afraid of.
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Level 78
Jun 18, 2021
I wrote "beauty pageant winner" for the band, bezel, hands and crown question. I think it should have worked...
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Level 71
Jun 20, 2021
Anybody explain why there are the most tigers in the USA?
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Level 67
Jun 21, 2021
Many are privately owned in Texas.
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Level 82
Aug 9, 2021
Zoos, exotic ranches, and private owners
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Level 62
Aug 9, 2021
Tiger King. Hello?
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Level 67
Jun 21, 2021
For the spirit question, my mind kept pivoting to chasers.
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Level 46
Jul 30, 2021
Dude you got me with the tiger question, missed the "technically" bit and went through half of Asia trying. Grrrrr
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Level 81
Oct 13, 2023
I feel you man, I literally did the same thing!
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Level 75
Aug 9, 2021
"in wine the truth" wasn't allowed which I thought was a bit mean... otherwise some really good questions
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Level 79
Aug 9, 2021
For the Myanmar question, 'country's' should be just 'country'.
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Level 46
Aug 9, 2021
can you accept d mark for Deutsche mark
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Level 38
Aug 9, 2021
I think the rock band's logo is not a very good question, as how it is phrased now, it could also apply to Nirvana rather than the Rolling Stones. At least that's what I thought of. Could you rephrase it, or at least accept Nirvana as an alternative answer?
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Level 79
Aug 10, 2021
It's a very good, very obvious question.The Rolling Stones mouth with the tongue is probably the most well known rock logo ever. Nirvana doesn't have a symbol like that. The only thing close is the yellow face with a tiny tongue sticking out.
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Level 73
Aug 15, 2021
"What **country's** was ruled by a junta"
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Level 64
Aug 18, 2021
Quite. A general knowledge question for you, quizmaster: on a scale of one to ten, how rubbish are you at proofreading?
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Level 46
Jan 4, 2022
Thanks for 4 minutes to do 20 questions. 12 seconds a question like cmon... that's fun. At least give us the chance to think geez.
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Level 38
Jan 22, 2022
My dream is to have a featured quiz and be like Jerry or jackinthebox or quizzer6973 or kalbahamut. It hasn’t happened yet but I only made my account 2 days ago
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Level 42
Mar 8, 2022
Jason Bourne is not a spy he is a assassin
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Level 20
May 8, 2022
For the question 'What is a word that can mean either "ghost" or "liquor"?' should "gin" counted also be the right answer, I think.
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Level 76
Sep 13, 2022
Your grammar's off in your junta question (country's).