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General Knowledge Quiz #78

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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First submittedJune 4, 2013
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What "unsinkable" ship sank in April 1912?
RMS Titanic
A group of what animal is known as a "gaggle"?
Geese
What does a seismologist study?
Earthquakes
Which U.S. state is made up entirely of islands?
Hawaii
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What spotted animal is known for laughing?
Hyena
What 1937 fantasy book is subtitled "There and Back Again"?
The Hobbit
What is the name of the colored part of the eye?
Iris
What was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens?
Mark Twain
What element comes between Uranium and Plutonium in the periodic table?
Neptunium
What is the name for the outer layer of the Earth?
Crust
What food made Popeye strong?
Spinach
In what museum would you find the Mona Lisa?
The Louvre
What "religion" did Germany consider banning in 2007?
Scientology
What adventure tale, written by Daniel Defoe in 1719, is considered
to be one of the first English-language novels?
Robinson Crusoe
The lowest spot on land is 433 meters below sea level. Where is it located?
On the shores of the
Dead Sea
Who did Art Garfunkel most famously sing with?
Paul Simon
In what country would you find the city of Thessaloniki?
Greece
Who was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England?
Harold Godwinson
What 1962 novelty song was a "graveyard smash"?
Monster Mash
Bob12
+4
Level 36
Aug 11, 2013
Good quiz. Scored average. 13 / 20.
AwesomePotato170
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Level 51
Feb 18, 2024
Same here.
CorkSpork
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Level 72
Aug 13, 2013
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheAnglo-Saxonkings/EdgarAtheling.aspx

I didn't know Harold II, but according to the official website of the British Monarchy, he wasn't quite the last...

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 13, 2013
Sounds like he was never really in control of England.
QuizWol
+3
Level 59
Apr 19, 2018
William Conqueror and the arrow in the eye at Hastings - last of the Saxons. Easy. 1066 and all that.
ConradBrunstrom
+1
Level 79
Sep 6, 2019
Jetpunk's own quiz on English monarchs from Alfred the Great onwards lists Edgar the Aetheling. For sure he was a desperate last ditch figure head for the Saxon resistance who never really "ruled" - but he should be available as an alternative answer at least.
luxint
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Level 65
Feb 14, 2016
scientology is not a religion
NawTeeCal
+1
Level 40
Feb 14, 2016
It is in many places counted as one.
DeusCaritasEst
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Level 55
Feb 15, 2016
I know haha. Had "religion" been in quotes, I might have gotten it. As it was, I was kind of concerned for Germany's legislature...then I saw the answer at the end and thought, "Oh, that's valid."
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jun 29, 2019
In quotes now since most people don't consider it a religion.
Malbaby
+2
Level 71
Feb 14, 2017
Luxint, what is a religion?
skibumb
+2
Level 50
Mar 14, 2017
define religion
Haddies
+4
Level 35
Jan 14, 2018
They have churches. They 'worship'. Makes it a religion in my book. I didn't get it but a fair question.
QuizWol
+1
Level 59
Apr 19, 2018
was my thought too. And possibly Germany's government for a while.
Carry
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Level 63
Jul 1, 2019
I think putting it in quotes works. On Wikipedia it's part of a group called new religious movements which also includes parody or fiction-based "religions" like Pastafarianism or Jediism. Doesn't make any more sense than those. :D But I guess you could say that for most.
jmellor13
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Level 67
Sep 6, 2019
Why not? What separates it from any other religion, other than that it is newer? People in mainstream religions have all kinds of beliefs that defy reason and the laws of science, but we accept them because they have been around so long that we take them for granted. What exactly does Scientology do that other religions don't?
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Sep 6, 2019
Sue you for making fun of Tom Cruise.
Rimpak
+1
Level 38
Sep 8, 2019
At least they don't try to blow you up for it.
duckwantbread
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Level 64
Dec 4, 2021
Scientologists literally tried to infiltrate the government. They also tried to stage a hit and run and frame Gabe Cazares (then mayor of Clearwater) for it. They also planned to get an author critical of them sectioned.
Greatgull
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Level 46
Mar 14, 2024
Masons are a cult/religion though some will deny it and already have infiltrated many governments. And they get away with murder. A disgusting cult.
BlackLab
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Level 65
Jul 6, 2023
It is a cult. "a relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister."
Greatgull
+1
Level 46
Mar 14, 2024
So is masonry a cult and much more dangerous.
DawnX
+1
Level 49
Apr 17, 2024
so would jews have been considered a cult in the middle ages?
HeinrichsshcirnieH
+3
Level 38
Nov 23, 2018
Auggghhh! I tried "Neptonium".... and that little U is all that stood between me and 20/20! Augggghhh!

Naturally, I like all these questions.

tourwoorden
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Level 70
Sep 6, 2019
I thought the last Anglo-Saxon king might be that one defeated by William the Conqueror, I seemed to remember his name was Harald, no luck, then I gave up and went on... so close, yet so far.
FatSpartanJediLlama
+3
Level 67
Sep 6, 2019
Got 16. Neptunium is easy to remember cuz it corresponds with a planet/Roman god, just like the other 2.
SMFlex
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Level 50
Feb 4, 2024
Or it goes Uranus, then Neptune, then Pluto, which is how I guessed it. Seemed pretty self explanatory for me, even if you don’t know the periodic table, which I don’t. I was shocked that only 22% of people got it.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 60
Feb 20, 2024
I facepalmed after I saw the answer. It's pretty obvious once you find the pattern.
FatDad
+1
Level 81
Aug 27, 2020
Technically, the last Anglo-Saxon king was Edgar Aetheling, who was elected by the witan after Harald's death but never ruled the whole country before submitting to William of Normandy.
KD1
+1
Level 68
Mar 30, 2021
Pretty sure Monster Mash was 1972 not 1962.

Thanks for the questions.

pieceofcheese87
+1
Level 21
Sep 12, 2021
Nope, it was 62. Got rereleased several times in the 70s though
Greatgull
+1
Level 46
Mar 14, 2024
I thought it came from the 50s. It sound d like that era like so so old to me as a kid in the 80s
rainangel
+2
Level 46
Feb 1, 2023
my grandmother was from thessaloniki. :)
SMFlex
+1
Level 50
Feb 4, 2024
This was my second GK 100%. Doesn’t happen very often.
JamesVI
+1
Level 64
Feb 18, 2024
I usually average 15 first try on these quizzes, this one I got 18, missing only Mark Twain and Neptunium.
AlessioCufaro
+1
Level 20
Feb 18, 2024
What is the name for the outer layer of the Earth?

Crust

I forgot that

DIALKIA
+2
Level 71
Feb 18, 2024
I knew crust but for some reason I thought it meant the layers of the atmosphere.
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