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General Knowledge Quiz #159

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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Last updated: June 21, 2021
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What civilization built Machu Picchu?
The Incas
What is the most densely-populated country in Asia?
Singapore
What sport is played with mallets and horses?
Polo
In what song did Madonna sing
"the boy with the cold hard cash / is always Mister Right"?
Material Girl
Complete the quote: "Rule Britannia! Britannia rule the _____".
Waves
Whose discography has included the albums "The Fame Monster", "Artpop", and "Joanne"?
Lady Gaga
What are the three most populous cities in India?
Delhi
Mumbai
Kolkata
What type of animals are direct descendants of the dinosaurs?
Birds
Name a country where orangutans still live in the wild.
Indonesia /
Malaysia
What Bible character spent a night in the lions' den?
Daniel
Name one of the two movies which starred both Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.
Pretty Woman /
Runaway Bride
What is the word for the art of decorative writing, derived from the Greek for "pretty writing"?
Calligraphy
What animal resembles a small porcupine, and is sometimes kept as a house pet?
Hedgehog
What was the superhero name of Barry Allen and Wally West?
The Flash
What was Freud's first name?
Sigmund
Who introduced many socialist policies to Venezuela after he was elected President in 1998?
Hugo Chávez
What Latin American dish is made with raw fish cured in citrus juice?
Ceviche
Name one of the "wedges" commonly carried in a golf bag
Pitching, Sand,
Lob, or Gap
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Level 66
Oct 30, 2016
Great quiz, on the Calligraphy question I knew the answer but I just couldn't figure it out, I spent a minute just guessing "Cratigraphy, Stalligraphy, Carigraphy"
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Level 84
Dec 4, 2016
I love Stalligraphy. That's when you do fancy writing using a stalagmite as a pen.
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Level 66
Jan 16, 2017
I thought it was anything written by Josef Stalin.
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Level 88
Jan 16, 2017
I thought it was the art of painting those yellow lines all over the parking lot! ;)
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Level 58
Feb 9, 2017
In Stalligraphy, you write "Yo Adrian" over and over.
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Level 82
Oct 30, 2016
Fun quiz. I am apparently not so good on golf and superheroes, though managed to get the rest. Slightly surprised myself with my knowledge of Madonna and Lady Gaga.
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Level 67
Nov 1, 2016
I think I tried every country in Asia, and that included Singapore. Guess I probably messed up and used the French spelling... that's what happens when you switch between quizzes in different languages!
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Level 79
Nov 1, 2016
I didn't type hedgehog because I was thought the only circumstances in which a hedgehog might be kept as a pet was if rescued from some life-threatening disaster.
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Level 68
Jan 16, 2017
I see hedgehogs in my garden, but they are not pets! Why and how would you keep a hedgehog as a pet - in an enclosure?? Do they purr and show affection? I am intrigued, please enlighten.
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Level 73
Jun 22, 2021
I had a co-worker who kept one as a classroom pet and it was a hit with the students. Kind of like a guinea pig but spinier.
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Level 69
Nov 3, 2016
I know there is a better argument to be made that it doesn't need to be specified that you mean Freud the psychoanalyst, but I did just want to mention that his grandson, Lucien, was an extremely important artist – arguably the greatest portrait painter of the 20th century. Being of the arty persuasion myself, it was Lucien I thought of first, so I just wanted to give him a shout out!
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Level 74
Jan 16, 2017
I went for Clement, another grandson, politician, chef, writer and alleged paedo
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Level 66
Sep 13, 2021
Grimble is a work of genius
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Level 77
Sep 13, 2021
Yeah, sure, and when a quiz refers to the Disney who led a media empire centred around a mouse, it could be referring to Roy Disney. I think it's fine to assume that Freud, Disney, and Einstein are the extremely famous ones and not their somewhat famous relatives.
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Level 75
Mar 3, 2024
'Lucian', not 'Lucien'.
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Level 62
Jan 16, 2017
Reptiles are considered to be more directly linked to dinosaurs than birds
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Level 60
Jan 16, 2017
Nope. To quote Wiki:

"The fossil record indicates that birds are the last surviving group of dinosaurs, having evolved from feathered ancestors within the theropod group of saurischian dinosaurs."

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Level 72
Sep 13, 2021
"Reptile" is a larger grouping of animals that includes lizards and snakes, turtles, and archosaurs (which include crocs, pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and their living descendants, the birds.)

While crocodiles are closer to dinosaurs (and therefore birds) than they are to snakes and lizards and turtles, they are not actually direct descendants like birds are.

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Level 76
Oct 21, 2022
Nope! Reptiles are cousins to dinosaurs, but birds are direct descendants.
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Level 83
Jan 16, 2017
I imagine some people called Lucian Freud, Freud.
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Level 57
Jan 16, 2017
+10 for Peruvian Ceviche!
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Level 67
Jan 16, 2017
When you ask 'What was Freud's first name?' I think you should probably specify that you are referring to the Psychoanalyst and not for example his grandson, and famous artist, Lucian or Lucian's brother and famous broadcaster Clement.
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Level 54
Jan 16, 2017
Im gonna go out on a limb and guess 95% percent of people have only ever heard of one Freud
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Level 82
Jan 19, 2017
And among the 5% who know Lucian Freud there are very few or none who haven't heard of his grandpa.
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Level 75
Jun 6, 2021
So?

"What was Kennedy's last name?" would be a lazy clue as well, even though there is one answer that stands out way above the other notable answers.

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Level 68
Jun 29, 2021
Nigel Kennedy
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Level 76
Oct 21, 2022
@AlexThirkell - To be fair, though, "What was Kennedy's last name?" really only has the one correct answer no matter which relative you're thinking of.
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Level 75
Jan 28, 2024
Yes, silly silly me. Don't let that spoil my point though, please!
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Level 75
Mar 3, 2024
I met Emma Freud once. She's lovely.
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Level 68
Jan 16, 2017
What census information are you using for the three most populous cities in India? Kolkata was third as of the 2001 census, and it is the third most populous metro area behind Dehli and Mumbai, but Bengaluru, as of the 2011 city census, is the third largest city proper.

http://www.census2011.co.in/city.php

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Level 60
Jan 19, 2017
Seviche would be nice :(
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Level 75
Jun 6, 2021
No, but "cebiche" should be accepted - it's a very common spelling seen here in South America.
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Level 90
Jun 22, 2021
Yeah, there's nothing worse than knowing the right answer but being WAY off on how it's spelled. The allowable type-ins don't seem to include anything that starts with the letter S.
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Level 76
Nov 30, 2017
I think you should accept Stefani (Joanne) Germanotta for Lady Gaga.
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Level 68
Sep 30, 2018
No you shouldn't. She has never released any record under the name "Stefani". Only Lady Gaga.
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Level 75
Mar 3, 2024
It should be accepted, just so that Jared0309 can spend hours typing it correctly.
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Level 83
May 24, 2021
Mmm, open face club sand wedge
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Level 78
Jun 23, 2021
That is a great gag. I often quote Homer with that one.
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Level 76
Jun 21, 2021
No love for "Sigismund", huh?
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Level ∞
Jun 22, 2021
Show off.
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Level 88
Sep 13, 2021
I second people saying it would seem better to add which Freud you are looking for. Yes, Sigmund is probably the most famous to most of us, but if there are multiple correct answers to a question it just seems logical that they would all get the same mark.
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Level 60
Sep 13, 2021
I agree - that's a famous family, it wouldn't hurt to put the word 'psychoanalyst' in the clue.
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Level 71
Sep 13, 2021
My disdain for superheroes has let me down again. And although I did guess it, who keeps a hedgehog as a pet? They are wild animals
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Level 68
Sep 14, 2021
Maybe be slightly more specific on the Freud question, there's also an artist that has the last name of Freud.
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Level 77
Sep 14, 2021
I'm totally ok with having missed only the Madonna question.
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Level 82
Mar 13, 2024
Has anyone mentioned that there's an artist named Freud? Someone really ought to bring this to the attention of the Quizmaster.