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General Knowledge Quiz #127

Answer these random trivia questions.
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First submittedMarch 16, 2015
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What type of monster tends to live under bridges?
Trolls
What is the smallest country that is believed to possess nuclear weapons?
Israel
Who famously said "Don't have a cow, man"?
Bart Simpson
In terms of the stock market, what is the opposite of a bear?
a Bull
What does the French word noir mean in English?
Black
In what city would you find the headquarters to the provocative Charlie Hebdo magazine?
Paris
What hip hop group had a "License to Ill"?
Beastie Boys
What is the term for a fighter pilot who has shot down more than 5 enemy planes?
Ace
What country took the island of Sakhalin from Japan during WWII?
Soviet Union
What ethnic group was the victim of genocide in Rwanda?
The Tutsis
What do the letters "Be" represent in the portmanteau Benelux?
Belgium
What food product did Marco Polo bring from China to Italy (according to a dubious legend)?
Noodles
What are "Homme by David Beckham", "Someday by Justin Bieber", and
"White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor"?
Fragrances
What musical features the song "Springtime for Hitler"?
The Producers
Where is the hippocampus located?
In the Brain
What type of tower is the Muslim version of a steeple?
a Minaret
What did the Russian dog Laika become the first animal to do, in 1957?
Orbit the Earth
Who invented the term "Oedipus complex"?
Sigmund Freud
What city in Oceania was devastated by an earthquake in 2011?
Christchurch
What are morays and congers?
Types of eel
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Level 77
Mar 16, 2015
As far as I know, Laika was famous for being the first dog in space. So: go to space, leave earth, fly to space, be in a rocket and so on... after a frustrating time, finally managed to type "leave orbit", which was accepted. Maybe something about space flight should be accepted too? (Unless orbiting is really the thing you want.)
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Level 77
Mar 16, 2015
Je suis Charlie.
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Level ∞
Mar 17, 2015
Laika was not the first dog in space.
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Level 74
Aug 12, 2021
Who was the first dog in space then?
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Level 79
Mar 13, 2023
From Wikipedia: On 22 July 1951, the Soviet Union launched the R-1 IIIA-1 flight, carrying the dogs Tsygan (Russian: Цыган, "Gypsy") and Dezik (Russian: Дезик) into space, but not into orbit.
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Level 71
May 18, 2015
tried 'circle the earth' for no result
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Level 40
Feb 21, 2019
i tried "return from space alive" and "went to space" before trying orbit the earth and got it.
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Level 78
Feb 15, 2023
Laika did not survive her trip...
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Level 83
Aug 24, 2015
What on earth are you supposed to write for Laika? Tried numerous options but not the one acceptable.
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Level 82
Aug 24, 2015
Just "orbit" works.
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Level 57
Aug 27, 2015
Hippocampus is also latin for seahorse. So it should be correct also that hippocampus is located in the sea
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Level 75
Jan 29, 2017
My brain is a vast sea of wasteland, so that works either way.
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Level 84
Dec 21, 2015
Tried minuret(te), minouret(te), miniret(te). Six attempts and never guessed minaret.
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Level 65
Jul 11, 2023
I tried Minoraut, Minorat, then said screw it and looked it up.
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Level 74
Aug 25, 2016
I wrote circle the earth in space for Laika, which is orbiting, but since I didn't remember what word (one of many) that could be used it was a miss. Ridiculous.
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Level 84
Jun 15, 2018
How many words for "orbit" are there?
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Level 71
Aug 6, 2020
I tried 'go round'...... 'circumnavigate' ......... 'circle'......
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Level 74
Mar 11, 2021
Love picturing Laika pawing vainly at a chart and sextant.
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Level 86
Sep 3, 2018
Technically, "Springtime for Hitler" is also the title song of the (fictional) musical Springtime for Hitler ;)
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Level 78
Jul 15, 2020
Haha, good point!
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Level 84
Aug 4, 2020
Took several variations on "go to space" before I tried "orbit".
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Level 84
Aug 5, 2020
When I opened this quiz, I thought I inadvertently ended up on my mother-in-law's Facebook page.
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Level 71
Aug 6, 2020
Don, you must have a deathwish!
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Level 79
Sep 16, 2020
What have you against your mother-in-law??
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Level 75
Jan 17, 2024
https://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/general-knowledge-quiz-121
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Level 76
Aug 5, 2020
Spelling: What do the letters "Be"...
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Level ∞
Aug 5, 2020
Okay
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Level 71
Nov 2, 2020
Is there any difference between a perfume and a fragrance?
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Level ∞
Nov 2, 2020
I don't know, but perfume would have worked.
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Level 71
Nov 2, 2020
Really? Sorry then, I must have mistyped.
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Level 74
Mar 11, 2021
Yeah perfume worked for me.
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Level 85
Jul 15, 2022
That's what she said.
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Level 76
Nov 2, 2020
i think it might be more helpful if the question asked for the version of a steeple on a mosque, rather than ‘the muslim version’; it’s more specific and technically more correct
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Level 67
Nov 2, 2020
I didn't realize internet service was so strong under bridges.
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Level 82
Nov 2, 2020
It's actually not. There is almost no broadband service available under most bridges around the world, so sub-bridge dwellers can't easily stream video or play games or do other diverting things on the Internet that most well-adjusted people do. To find amusement they have to resort to posting inflammatory comments to try and make other people as miserable and angry as they are.
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Level 82
Apr 30, 2021
That actually explains quite a lot.
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Level 65
Jul 11, 2023
If you mean house and basement then, yeah it's their mothers cable.
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Level 48
Nov 2, 2020
I wanna know how only 51% knew bart said don't have a cow man
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Level 56
Nov 4, 2020
because the other 49% don't watch the simpsons?
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Level 79
Jun 27, 2022
You need to add more type-ins for Laika. Usually Jetpunk accepts all kinds of wording when it's vague, so when "circle the earth" didn't work, I didn't even bother continuing. My mistake...but you really should accept more answers to save people time.
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Level 43
Nov 19, 2022
Lol I kept typing "miranet" instead of minaret, I knew something was off but I didn't know why
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Level 55
Sep 19, 2023
I think circumnavigate the earth should be accepted for the Laika question. Since it literally means the same thing.
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Level 81
Oct 7, 2023
Let's be real now: the Beastie Boys-related clue is easily the best clue in this series. I absolutely love their music.