The geography questions based on memorizations of English spellings of countries names rather than any real, useful knowledge are purely trivial and qualify as "rubbish questions" in my opinion.
Personally, I'm tired of answering Mona Lisa (or Van Gogh, for that matter) questions, and apparently all Napoleon ever did was lose at Waterloo. So yeah, I would consider them somewhat rubbish.
La Giaconda, or in English, The Jocund (f.); jocund of course meaning joyful, or perhaps more accurately, mirthful - if you buy into the story that she's smiling at the thought of a lover. I, personally, do not.
Well, the painting is thought to be of Lisa Gherardini, or "La Gioconda", because she was the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, so all the answers are correct. However, the paiting is more commonly referred to as the Mona Lisa in English, and La Joconde in French, or La Gioconda in Italian. They're all good answers.
Great quiz, as evidenced by the fairly even spread of correct answers. (Least guessed = 33%) Questions were interesting, fair and wide ranging. Thanks!
Nope, I'm more scared of tapeworms. Squids are natural at least, with body plans that make sense. Tapeworms are just collections of hundreds of reproductive organs that can magically fall off and turn up in your poop, complete with a "head" that's just a giant sucker. It's barely even an animal. It's incredibly unsettling and I wouldn't wish a tapeworm infection on my worst enemy.
Sitting at 19/20, I had no idea what "casus belli" was. Guessed a myriad things that "start", like sentence, fire, opera. Then employed my unrivaled expertise in Latin and thought "casus belli" sounded like "Cassius" (as in Clay) and "bell" (which starts a round of boxing). So I guessed "fight"...DING DING! Probably the lamest correct answer I've ever gotten on here.
I have only one suggestion: as the concept of 'nationhood' is a relatively modern invention, and given the fact that the modern state of Egypt might not be considered entirely congruous to 'Ancient Egypt', perhaps it might be better to word the question, 'What civilisation was ruled by 11 leaders with the name Ramses?' Just a thought...
Perhaps a bit picky but Napoleon did not visit Waterloo. The village was behind the Allied lines, behind the main ridge, and Napoleon never got as far as the ridge.
Mona Lisa is a sort of secondary name, well known as well but not so largely used.
Answer: Lincolnshire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parts_of_Holland
I have only one suggestion: as the concept of 'nationhood' is a relatively modern invention, and given the fact that the modern state of Egypt might not be considered entirely congruous to 'Ancient Egypt', perhaps it might be better to word the question, 'What civilisation was ruled by 11 leaders with the name Ramses?' Just a thought...
Colossal squid, while not as long as the Lion's Mane Jellyfish (30 vs 120ft / 9 vs 36m), weighs considerably more (1300 vs 200lb / 590 vs. 90kg).
"Leroy"
😆 Needless to say, didn't get that one right