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General Knowledge Quiz #10

Answer these random trivia questions.
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Last updated: September 3, 2018
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Question
Answer
In what country did espresso originate?
Italy
What is the modern birthstone for the month of July?
Ruby
What element has the symbol Sn?
Tin
What is the heaviest internal human organ?
Liver
By weight or value, what is the most commonly grown crop in the United States?
Corn
What does UFO stand for?
Unidentified Flying Object
What is the tallest kind of tree?
Coast Redwood
What comes in Pillbox, Panama, and Fez varieties?
Hats
What country has earned the most medals at the Winter Olympics?
Norway
What country's capital is Ulan Bator?
Mongolia
What ancient city-state was ruled by King Leonidas?
Sparta
Whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt?
Lot's
What is the main ingredient in hummus?
Chick Peas
In what city do the movies "Robocop" and "Gran Torino" take place?
Detroit
What term refers to a luxurious apartment on the top floor of a tall building?
Penthouse
Where does a Muscovite live?
Moscow
What is the westernmost major city in Australia?
Perth
What molecule, with formula C12H22O11, is commonly used as table sugar?
Sucrose
What is the first name of actresses McAdams and Weisz?
Rachel
What is the most famous novel written by Mary Shelley?
Frankenstein
plattitude
+12
Level 88
Apr 11, 2013
I was really hoping the answer was Yggdrasil. Ah well, can't win them all.
smartcookie17
+3
Level 50
Jul 7, 2014
Answer for what?
smartcookie17
+2
Level 50
Aug 15, 2014
Ah, okay, thanks! Greek mythology has always been more my thing.
smartcookie17
+2
Level 50
Aug 15, 2014
Although Thor is definitely cool, and Loki... well.... do I even have to say anything?
Sealantmajor
+1
Level 46
Jun 21, 2018
Yeah, I think it meant in real life.
Somequiztaker
+10
Level 73
May 16, 2013
I saw hummus and read it as human and I was typing water, hydrogen, carbon, flesh, bone and all kinds of things. I guess it helps to read.
jaymar12
+1
Level 32
Jan 31, 2015
hahaha I did the same!
HBKing
+1
Level 21
Apr 15, 2017
I thought the main ingredient in hummus was grass.

lucky me :)

samiamco
+2
Level 72
Mar 3, 2018
It only *tastes* like the main ingredient in hummus is grass.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 68
Mar 11, 2019
Main ingredient
lolrobbielol
+3
Level 55
May 17, 2013
Could you accept sequoia, or at least giant sequoia, for the tree question?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 17, 2013
Giant Sequoias and Redwoods are different types of tree.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 21, 2013
It's more complicated than that. Giant sequoia is clearly not the correct answer. It is the world's heaviest tree, but not the tallest. Maybe just sequoia should work, but I feel like most people who type that in would be trying to guess the giant sequoia. Redwood is the best answer by far.
Freestatebear
+7
Level 80
Oct 22, 2015
The obvious correct response is Coast Redwood, aka Sequoia sempervirens. I do think the full binomial name should be accepted - but only as the full name. The Giant Sequoia (informally, just "sequoia") isn't correct. Incidentally, the genus name for Giant Sequoia is NOT sequoia, it's sequoiadendron.
Malbaby
+7
Level 70
Apr 7, 2017
Golden Nitpick award for Oct 2015 goes to Freestatebear..... well done.
LivLovesHorses
+2
Level 15
Aug 4, 2013
all correct with 1.13 left!! :) How is the battle of hastings only 38%!!! come on people!

i learnt that in year 41

LivLovesHorses
+2
Level 15
Aug 4, 2013
i mean 4!
smartcookie17
+5
Level 50
Jul 7, 2014
I'm thinking 'You must really love school!...'
otissaroke
+1
Level 32
Aug 8, 2014
7/22
TanithEdgley
+1
Level 43
Aug 9, 2014
Almost missed Detroit; kept typing Delta City.
alieninvasion109
+1
Level 27
Jan 12, 2017
Nice quiz :)
Komashura
+3
Level 47
Jan 27, 2017
Isn't it called Ulaan Baatar?
ironhawk
+2
Level 22
Apr 7, 2017
The capital of Mongolia is spelled wrong. the correct spelling is Ulaanbaatar.
Jarl5
+1
Level 60
Apr 8, 2017
I noticed that too!
FieldHockey123
+1
Level 29
Feb 27, 2018
Seconded
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Feb 28, 2018
It can be spelled either way.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
May 1, 2019
I ve learned the name on this site and every time i ve seen it, it was with double vowels. Consistency woukd be nice (though i know sometimes hard to achieve)
JackintheBox
+1
Level 68
Mar 11, 2019
That's how I spell it, and how I first learned it.
KatnissGeography
+1
Level 41
Nov 30, 2020
yeah im pretty sure it's spelled Ulaanbaatar
PickleChicken
+1
Level 44
Nov 13, 2017
I got ruby by guessing
Arp2600
+7
Level 81
Mar 1, 2018
Saccharose should be accepted (for sucrose).
samiamco
+1
Level 72
Mar 3, 2018
Just out of curiosity (not arguing that it should be accepted), where is saccharose a more common term than sucrose? Europe? South America? I had actually never heard of that as alternative name before reading your comment.
caesaria
+3
Level 73
May 29, 2018
+Samiamco In Europe definitely, or at least in Germany. I've never heard of sucrose before, but Wikipedia says that they're one and the same. So Saccharose should be accepted.
Arii78
+2
Level 46
Mar 18, 2019
I've always seen saccharose in France... (Actually I tried typing it in, figured it was wrong, didn't think it could be spelled differently !)
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
May 1, 2019
I think only the english speaking countries and those that have some historical bond (like former colonies) call it sucrose. The rest calls it saccharose.
Yanni47
+1
Level 72
May 20, 2020
I kind of combined the two and spelled it succrose. Couldn't that be a type-in at least, please? I think it's close enough.
Cooldrive
+2
Level 55
Mar 3, 2018
UFO, spelled out, takes a lot of time.
Arii78
+1
Level 46
Mar 18, 2019
Yeah, not cool :P
TinklePork
+2
Level 64
Mar 9, 2018
Every time I see the word chick pea, all I can think of is lima beans because of the old joke my grandpa used to tell:

What's the difference between a chick pea and a lima bean?

I've never had a lima bean on my chest

ddddan
+3
Level 76
Jun 9, 2018
Username checks out?
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 79
Oct 31, 2019
Can't decide what has me laughing more...your Username or what a dirty old man your grandfather was!
Kesa1979
+1
Level 88
Mar 10, 2018
Tricky questions. Thanks.
SmarterThanEinstein
+1
Level 38
Mar 17, 2018
So disappointed that the least common answer was Sucrose.

Why do people no likely the Chemistry

roleybob
+2
Level 75
Mar 23, 2018
Maybe because the question is misleading - sucrose is sugar but the question makes it sound like we're looking for a sugar substitute
Sifhraven
+3
Level 67
May 1, 2019
Because most of the world calls it saccharose.. you know, as in disaccharides and mono saccharides, like they teach in chemistry class ;)
IrisIris
+2
Level 58
May 31, 2019
yeah after typing "saccharose", i tried "zaccharose", "zacharose", "sacharose", "saccarose", and was frustrated when i saw "sucrose" ughhh
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 65
May 29, 2018
I have never heard of the actresses so I started guessing names for fun. After three names I randomly guessed Rachel... Howzat!
someone2018
+1
Level 82
Jun 28, 2018
Everything I think hummus tastes like doesn't work.
stubart409
+1
Level 61
Aug 16, 2018
Wasn't Robocop set in 'New Detroit'? ( because if its anything sci-fi has taught us, all cities will have New put in front of their names in the future). Anyway, remember kids, "Stay out of trouble!"
Raffapanda
+2
Level 39
Nov 2, 2018
Orpheus' wife turned into a pillar of salt too
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Mar 21, 2019
Yea i was think about the greek mythology. Who knew it happened again
ing
+3
Level 70
Jul 30, 2019
Time to update the spelling of Ulaanbaatar!
Marvel072506
+1
Level 39
Dec 15, 2019
I agree!
ihi
+1
Level 49
Apr 9, 2020
I also agree
ninjastar9
+2
Level 55
May 6, 2020
Chickpea is actually one word, and Mongolia's capital, in English, is spelled Ulaanbaatar.
Ferinoze
+1
Level 58
May 31, 2020
How about you also accept Stannum for sn, since is the actual name of the element.
Hampus
+2
Level 50
Sep 8, 2020
"Birthstone"? Give me a break..
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 58
Sep 28, 2020
I still think it's weird that jetpunk randomly choses not to count all medals that Germany earned in Winter Olympics, which would put the country a good 40 medals ahead of Norway.
Cryptographer
+1
Level 37
Oct 28, 2020
Ulan Batar, just saying
YPM
+1
Level 67
Dec 12, 2020
recently read about the round-the-world solo sailing race, in which UFOs can be perilous - unidentified *floating* objects. I didn't really expect it to be accepted, but I liked it, so I gave it a try. Too bad.
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