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General Knowledge Quiz #126

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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First submittedMarch 13, 2015
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What would a person turn into if they gazed into Medusa's eyes?
Stone
What brothers compiled fairy tales including "Cinderella" and "Rumpelstiltskin"?
Brothers Grimm
What occupation puts one at risk for black lung?
Coal Mining
What type of creature might leave a trail of ectoplasm behind it?
a Ghost
What sport takes place in a velodrome?
Track Cycling
What company made Pentiums?
Intel
What school of art was invented by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque?
Cubism
What animal is known in German as as Schildkröte, literally a "shield toad"?
Tortoise
What is a nosegay made of?
Flowers
Who wrote the nonsense poem "Jabberwocky"?
Lewis Carroll
Who has been credited with inventing 1,700 common words including assassination,
bedazzled, and eyeball?
William Shakespeare
Who rules in a plutocracy?
The Wealthy
What industry employs best boys and key grips?
The Film Industry
What country was British PM Neville Chamberlain visiting in 1938 when he declared
"I believe it is peace in our time"?
Germany
In Spanish it's "Cruz". In French, it's "Croix". What is it in English?
Cross
What part of the body produces Vitamin D?
Skin
In what country would you find the world's largest stadium:
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium?
North Korea
What soccer player has bitten three others, most recently at the 2014 World Cup?
Luis Suárez
What country is more than 90% male?
Vatican City
What is caused by a rhinovirus?
The Common Cold
plattitude
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Level 92
Mar 16, 2015
I always thought a plutocracy should be ruled by the devil. Sadly, the word comes from the Greek, not the Latin.
Susie222
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Level 59
Jul 27, 2015
Ha, ha.
JackintheBox
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Level 79
Sep 16, 2020
I got the Pentium question by trying 'intellectuals' for the plutocracy question.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Oct 19, 2020
That would be a geniocracy. Probably a good idea, but never implemented (closest example I can think of being the meritocracy of the early Mongolian Empire). Plutocracies on the other hand are all too common.
Zefyrinus
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Level 71
Oct 19, 2020
I tried "the dead". :/
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Oct 21, 2020
That would be a thanatocracy. North Korea officially being the only one in the world.
Dewot423
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Level 64
Oct 19, 2020
They come from the same root. Pluto/Hades' repertoire included being King of the Underworld (not actually the god of death/dying, that was Thanatos), but also the god of everything under the surface of the earth, such as all the gold and silver and precious jewels there. He was also the god of money.
xXViolaXx
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Level 67
Jul 2, 2022
Pluto - wealth, the earth, precious gems, money. What the Romans were more interested in than thinking about death, I guess? lol

Hades - the underworld, generally more regarding the dead, the afterlife. Hades can refer to the god himself, and the entire realm that he rules. The Greeks took death very seriously. Perhaps where Christianity took some pointers

DeusCaritasEst
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Level 55
Aug 10, 2015
This one was kind of tough! Usually there's not as many that I don't know. Great quiz, though; thanks. :)
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jul 29, 2020
2020 revision: I've removed the 4 hardest questions and replaced them with easier ones.
ander217
+1
Level 75
Aug 11, 2015
Can't believe I missed Vatican City. It should have been so obvious. I was trying to think of Arctic regions where it's mainly men who do mining, fishing, etc.
TheCrusher
+2
Level 72
Jan 19, 2018
Feels like "cinema" should be accepted for the best boy/key grip clue...
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jul 29, 2020
Okay
boracay99
+2
Level 69
Oct 19, 2020
... and Show Biz!
PoetsCorner
+1
Level 85
Jan 20, 2023
"Show Biz" is too vague. Broadway musicals don't employ key grips and best boys, yet they are unequivocally show biz.
TimFed
+2
Level 75
Jun 23, 2019
Tried several differnt spellngs of Pyongyang until I reread question - ugh
cpgatbyu
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Level 85
Jul 29, 2020
The crediting of all those words to Shakespeare seems to have taken a hit recently. See, e.g., "https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-08-19/did-william-shakespeare-really-invent-all-those-words". For a more light-hearted discrediting, watch "Upstart Crow".
doctors
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Level 82
Jul 30, 2020
Should accept kidney for the vitamin D question
DiscoBayGolfer
+2
Level 79
Aug 17, 2020
That's what I put as well. Never in considered skin although many others obviously have. I kept making sure kidney was spelled correctly.
Findlay
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Level 82
Aug 3, 2020
I feel like the rhinovirus question is confusing. I spent a while listing symptoms. Perhaps "What illness is most commonly caused by a rhinovirus?" would be clearer. I dunno, perhaps I'm just being dense.
Carlos
+3
Level 43
Oct 23, 2020
I agree. I listed runny nose, congestion, stuffed nose. Badly worded question.
JackintheBox
+2
Level 79
Sep 16, 2020
Could 'chimney sweeping' be accepted for black lung?
nsoper
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Level 64
Oct 19, 2020
good quiz. can the rhinovirus one be rephrased? Maybe "What disease/illness is caused by rhinovirus. I spent ages trying "coughing" sneezing" etc.
OllyVer85
+2
Level 60
Oct 19, 2020
Agree.
jmellor13
+3
Level 67
Oct 20, 2020
Yeah, I tried sneezing and coughing, and neither worked. Found it curious.
dognose
+3
Level 82
Oct 19, 2020
kidneys produce Vitamin D
Quizley
+2
Level 66
Oct 19, 2020
The vitamin D question is problematic because three different organs are vitally involved in the process, and the organ identified as correct currently is only the first of the three. It's biologically inactive as it leaves the organ.
mal
+1
Level 61
Oct 21, 2020
bit cross I missed the Picasso one I had the right thing just as and ...ist not an ...ism. Did ok otherwise though
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Nov 6, 2021
Disappointed I guessed South Korea but didn't try North Korea
Salzbrezen
+1
Level 54
Feb 13, 2022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rungrado_1st_of_May_Stadium

i haven't looked into it further, but apparently Rungrado is only the 2nd biggest stadium. (Not only by capacity but also acres if you compare)

mez
+1
Level 71
Jan 27, 2023
here's me trying to think of an actual name for a school in the 'school of art' question. Sigh.
Aoto327
+1
Level 68
Feb 28, 2024
I didn’t know the 96% answer: stone.
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