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General Knowledge Quiz #135

Answer these random trivia questions.
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Who supposedly had a moment of inspiration while sitting under an apple tree?
Isaac Newton
What does the E stand for in E.T. and ESP?
Extra
What two elements are combined to make bronze?
Copper
Tin
What was the sequel to the movie "Grumpy Old Men"?
Grumpier Old Men
What tiny creatures form the diet of the world's largest creature, the blue whale?
Krill
What country does Waterford crystal come from?
Ireland
A tendon connects a muscle to a bone. What similar tissue connects two bones?
Ligament
What, according to Monty Python, does nobody expect?
The Spanish Inquisition
What type of creature are Gimli, Thorin, and Doc?
Dwarf
What animal went extinct around 2000 B.C. on Wrangel Island in Siberia?
Woolly Mammoths
What country is the largest oil producer in Africa?
Nigeria
What is the most common chemical used in nail polish remover?
Acetone
What type of gloves are made with the skin of young goats?
Kid Gloves
In an orthodox Jewish service what group of people commonly sit in the balcony?
Women
What city hosted the "2020" Summer Olympics?
Tokyo
Who said "Out, damn'd spot"?
Lady MacBeth
If something is "Gallic" what country does it come from?
France
What HBO TV series is the most pirated show of all time?
Game of Thrones
What type of natural disaster killed 173 people in Victoria, Australia in 2009?
Bushfires
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Level 82
Dec 13, 2015
oh.... so kid gloves are not referring to a pair of gloves worn by children...
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Level 68
Feb 22, 2021
They can!
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Level 72
Dec 13, 2015
I'm so shocked! I didn't think I'll see the Monty Python's answer in a quiz.
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Level 85
Dec 13, 2015
Would you say you didn't expect it?
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Level 55
Dec 13, 2015
NO one expects the Spanish Inquisition.
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Level 22
Dec 13, 2015
I typed plankton first instead of krill. Could that get accepted????
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Level 79
Sep 16, 2020
Me too!
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Level 34
Feb 22, 2021
From what I remember plankton is an umbrella term that includes more than just krill. However, I think blue whales only eat krill??? Idk I made the same error too
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Level 36
Feb 24, 2021
I think with a mouth that big, you don't get to choose just to eat krill
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Level 73
Oct 21, 2021
Interestingly enough, the diameter of a blue whale's throat is only six inches or so.
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Level 85
Dec 13, 2015
Could you accept "fictional" for the Gimli question? lol
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Level 67
Dec 14, 2015
How about accepting just Macbeth, without the "Lady"?
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Level 30
Dec 14, 2015
MacBeth didn't say it. His wife did. The question wasn't what play it came from.
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Level 83
Feb 23, 2018
* Macbeth
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Level 75
Feb 22, 2021
I assume they meant because family names are usually accepted.
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Level 74
Mar 11, 2021
It accepted just Macbeth for me, so perhaps it's been updated.
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Level 84
Dec 16, 2015
Isn't cartilage also a type of connective tissue in bone joints?
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Level 58
Dec 16, 2015
Yes it is a type of connective tissue, but it does not connect bone to bone in the joints. Cartilage only serves to prevent bone from rubbing on bone, which is why when cartilage wears away, moving that particular joint can and will be extremely painful, but the joint is still intact and functioning properly due to the ligament connecting the bones. So it is connective tissue, and it is found in joints, but it does not actually connect the bones.
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Level 59
Apr 24, 2018
Thank you. Interesting. Learned something today.
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Level 84
Nov 16, 2020
Thanks for the explanation!
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Level 55
Dec 16, 2015
As a kind of in-joke I typed in "dwarve", and I was enormously pleased when it was accepted!
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Level 33
Dec 5, 2016
Damn: read it as which *county* Waterford crystal came from (County Waterford, of course).
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Level 56
Dec 12, 2017
Come on. Kid gloves? Really? In a general knowledge quiz? At least add the courtesy of some additional info to let us know the genre of the question.
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Level 77
Feb 22, 2021
Young goats are called kids, though. Quizmaster directly hinted at the answer.
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Level 48
Mar 14, 2019
Have "kid gloves" existed in 150 years?
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Level 74
Mar 11, 2021
Yes, people get handled with them all the time.
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Level 69
Oct 13, 2020
So, about the 2020 Olympic Games...
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Level 75
Nov 16, 2020
Can you accept "soft ones" for type of gloves from goats?
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Level 59
Feb 8, 2021
have you ever noticed that the full name of the movie et is E.T the Extra-terrestrial. so it is extra terrestrial the extra terrestrial
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Level 28
Feb 15, 2021
3:21

7/20

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Level 55
Feb 22, 2021
Anyone else misread "Gallic" as "Gaelic" and try Ireland? I wouldn't have gotten the Waterford crystal one without that mistake, lol.
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Level 67
Feb 25, 2021
Yep, got Waterford for that one because I am a lucky idiot.
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Level 62
Apr 13, 2022
Yep
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Level 61
Feb 22, 2021
"out, damn'd spot" - tried Hoover with great confidence
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Level 65
Feb 22, 2021
I tried "girls" and "old women" but not "women."
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Level 34
Feb 22, 2021
Absolutely grasping for the Grumpier Old Men answer. I first tried Young Happy Girls, then Grumpy Old Men 2, and then happened to guess the right one. I'm amazed more people know about that movie (which looks mediocre at best) than know about what Kid gloves are.
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Level 48
Feb 23, 2021
I'm probably the only one who thought of the Cat in the Hat first for who said "Out, damn'd spot".

He never said it . . . but you know that's what he was thinking the whole time.

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Level 52
Apr 16, 2021
BLUE WHALES ALSO EAT PLANKTON
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Level 85
Jan 25, 2022
The "2020" summer olympics have concluded
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Level 34
Jan 18, 2023
My favourite quiz to date...not a single question about the USA!
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Level 65
Feb 22, 2024
People will call almost any copper alloy that isn't brass bronze, see eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenical_bronze, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_bronze. It's not just tin.