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General Knowledge Quiz #136

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What celestial object was visited by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015?
Pluto
In what country is the religion of Shinto commonly practiced?
Japan
What type of fly is commonly used in genetics research?
Fruit Fly
What is made at the Tesla Gigafactory?
Batteries
What Shakespeare play featured a fairy named Oberon?
A Midsummer Night's
Dream
What is "pinched" by a pince nez?
Nose
What marine creature has the largest eye of any animal?
Colossal Squid
What is the English translation of the words Straße, rue, and calle?
Street
What city was blockaded by the Soviets in 1948, forcing other countries to airlift in supplies?
West Berlin
What are you supposed to call the King of the United Kingdom when you are
first presented to him?
Your Majesty
What does the J stand for in WWJD?
Jesus
In what sport might two people attempt a "death spiral"?
Figure Skating
What river was named after a race of female warriors from Greek mythology?
Amazon
What movie featured the Randy Newman song "You've Got a Friend in Me"?
Toy Story
Who is considered to be the first Pope?
St. Peter
What character first appeared in "A Study in Scarlet"?
Sherlock Holmes
What city has been called "The capital of Latin America", despite not
actually being part of Latin America?
Miami
What object have both Naomi Campbell and Russell Crowe used to assault people?
Telephone
What is the English name of the city of Firenze?
Florence
In terms of nuclear energy, what might be considered the opposite of fusion?
Fission
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Level 77
Aug 7, 2015
How about accepting "cell phone" for "telephone" ? Or was it specifically a landline?
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Level 82
Jan 30, 2018
Hotel phone in Crowe's case
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Level 62
Dec 27, 2015
I think I remember Crowe using a phone (landline) at a reception desk in a hotel. Ouchie.
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Level 65
Dec 12, 2016
Bet that person had a ringing in their ears after that.
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Level 66
Dec 27, 2015
More time please
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Level 63
Sep 27, 2017
It would be kind to accept cell phone or mobile phone but it's not completely accurate. In the case of Crowe it was a landline and in the case of Campbell it was a cell phone. Both are "telephones".
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Level 89
Mar 20, 2020
Phone works.
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Level 65
Mar 8, 2021
Didn't Dr. Watson get presented first? Maybe I have a different version, but my book starts with Watson.
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Level 68
Mar 8, 2021
I think the question refers to which character made their first appearance in "A Study in Scarlet," not which character was first mentioned in the book, although it could be interpreted as that. Maybe the question could be rephrased.
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Level 76
Mar 8, 2021
It definitely means "what character makes their first appearance," but I do think that Dr. Watson should be an acceptable type-in. He may not be as famous as Holmes, but he's still a very well-known fictional character. Or maybe specify "fictional detective" rather than "character"?
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Level 52
Mar 8, 2021
The most likely capital of Latin America would probably be Mexico City
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Level 63
Mar 8, 2021
accept giant octopus??
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Level 66
Mar 17, 2022
Colossal squid and giant squid are two separate species therefore giant squid is incorrect
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Level 40
Mar 10, 2021
i knew the first one because of brian may :|
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Level 76
Apr 27, 2021
Ugh, again that "capital of Latin America" nonsense. Only in the navel-gazing US might it be considered so. Certainly not in Latin America itself.
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Level 65
May 21, 2021
Shouldn't car batteries work for the Tesla question?
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Level 20
Feb 4, 2022
As there are today (2022-02-04) 4 Gigafactories and as only one is manufacturing batteries, the question should be more specific.
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Level 43
Nov 19, 2022
Is this Firenze aka Florence referring to the city in Italy?