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General Knowledge Quiz #139

Answer these random trivia questions.
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What early type of airplane that had two sets of wings?
Biplane
What country is the #1 source of refugees living in other countries, as of 2019?
Syria
Who saw four ghosts on Christmas Eve?
Ebenezer Scrooge
What Incan city's ruins were unknown to the outside world until 1911?
Machu Picchu
What Native American society collapsed around 900 A.D.?
Classic Mayan
What country contains most of the Ganges river delta?
Bangladesh
What were German submarines called in WWII?
U-boats
What unit of time is 1/1000th of a microsecond?
Nanosecond
What is the only country of the world that has an emperor?
Japan
What country does polka originally come from?
Czech Republic
What is another name for an algal bloom?
Red Tide
What group of concertos by Vivaldi is composed of La Primavera, L'estate, L'autunno, and L'inverno?
The Four Seasons
Whose law states that "anything that can go wrong will go wrong"?
Murphy's
What type of baggy dress is spelled with 4 u's?
Muumuu
What type of chair/couch hybrid can often be found in psychiatrists' offices?
Chaise Longue
Who is credited with ridding Ireland of snakes, despite there being no record of snakes ever existing there?
Saint Patrick
What is the term for a painting that depicts inanimate objects such as food or flowers?
Still Life
What overtook Internet Explorer to become the world's most popular web browser in 2012?
Chrome
What musical features the song "Defying Gravity"?
Wicked
What has a moon named Charon?
Pluto
sillie
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Level 77
Nov 26, 2015
Also isn't "Stilleben" also used? The German word?
dunkinggandalf2
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Level 68
Oct 28, 2020
Fun fact: in French, it's called a "nature mort", or "dead nature". I find it interesting that the same thing is associated with life in some languages, and with death in others.
dunkinggandalf2
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Level 68
Apr 19, 2021
Since I can't edit anymore: of course it's "nature mortE", with an E at the end. Damn 2020-me for not proofreading!
TenThousand
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Level 76
Nov 27, 2015
Surely Quattro Stagioni is a better fit for the Vivaldi question, given the language you chose to give the clues in!
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Dec 13, 2020
Quattro Stagioni is accepted.
dunkinggandalf2
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Level 68
May 2, 2021
I'm not a fan of Quattro Stagioni. I don't think the artichokes are a good fit.
Quizzer6794
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Level 65
Nov 27, 2015
How many of you have taken every one of these 139 quizzes?
plattitude
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Level 91
Nov 30, 2015
i++
kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
Feb 8, 2016
I tend to enjoy the more focused or quirky themed quizzes more, myself. But when these show up on the front page I take them about 80% of the time.
DonTheLamplighter
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Level 84
Sep 17, 2016
139 for 139. On to #140 next.
Djilas
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Level 82
Jan 24, 2018
I go through "not taken" quiz list by groups, so I'm working on these as well :)
McKenzieFam
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Level 63
Nov 18, 2023
+1
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
Feb 7, 2016
I notice that is an Australian Biplane in the given picture.
ColoHarpare
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Level 50
Feb 7, 2016
Very funny! One of the most famous mis-printed stamps in US Postal history....
blinky
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Level 58
Feb 9, 2017
And REALLY valuable!
Elan
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Level 65
Feb 7, 2016
For some reason I've always thought that chaise longues were the types of chairs that you see next to pools.
ColoHarpare
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Level 50
Feb 7, 2016
They are. But before that, they were household furniture, and are commonly used by psychiatrists.
NawTeeCal
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Level 40
Feb 7, 2016
I knew Homer Simpson once wore a muumuu, but couldn't remember its name for the life of me.
samiamco
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Level 69
Jul 4, 2016
I had no idea it was spelled muumuu and not just mumu.
jmellor13
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Level 67
Apr 19, 2021
He also found a sheet of Inverted Jennys but threw them aside (along with a Stradivarius violin) because he didn't know their value.
CRey
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Level 81
Feb 6, 2017
Could not get past 'Sod's Law'.

Murphy's Law did not come to the forefront of my mind although have heard of it.

fitheach
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Level 59
Mar 22, 2017
Sod's Law was what came to my mind. Are they one and the same thing? If so, perhaps Sod should be accepted too.
stone222
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Level 48
Sep 20, 2018
is that a UK only expression? it was my first response too
zephyr226
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Level 53
Apr 19, 2021
Yeah Im from the UK. We do not call it Murphys law, it is Sods Law, 100%. This needs to be changed.
zephyr226
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Level 53
Apr 19, 2021
The only difference I've found between the two, and I don't think its a strong enough difference or widely known enough to be particular on...

Murphy's Law seems to suggest that eventually everything that could have gone wrong will have at some point. While Sod's Law is more of a singular reference - on this particular occasion, so much can go wrong that something must.

But I don't think this is upheld in its common usage - ie. in the UK we just say its Sod's Law as a generalisation : Things can go wrong, things will go wrong.

communisteggplant
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Level 73
Feb 10, 2018
Spelled Anasazi many different ways, then facepalmed.
QuizWol
+1
Level 59
Apr 24, 2018
foiled by spelling in all things.
FALCBD
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Level 65
Apr 19, 2021
"Mayan" is related only to the language of the Maya civilisation, so it ought to be "Classic Maya" rather than "Classic Mayan".
AlexThirkell
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Level 75
Apr 19, 2021
Tricky one this, I missed more than usual.

BTW, Q1 is slightly incorrectly worded - should remove "that" or add "is an". Noticed it on the front page today...

AlexThirkell
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Level 75
Jan 17, 2024
No? OK.
dunkinggandalf2
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Level 68
Apr 19, 2021
Also: while it is true that German submarines were called "u-boats", or more accurately "U-Boote" in WWII, they are also still called that today! It's just the regular German word for submarine (short for "Unterseeboot" - or "underwater boat" - which is a pretty accurate description of those things).
BigLaing
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Level 66
Apr 19, 2021
I couldn't for the life of me spell Picchu! typed it 12 different ways.
Jango
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Level 64
Sep 9, 2021
Agree with previous comments about Sod's Law; I know both terms but Sod's Law is the same thing and should be accepted.

Chaise longue for a psychiatrist's couch? That's just daft

Jango
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Level 64
Sep 15, 2021
Also, the Czech Republic wasn't invented when polka originated
stylus
+1
Level 76
Apr 12, 2022
murphy's law is also known as sod's law in the uk, can this be accepted?
cledun2
+2
Level 89
Aug 30, 2022
Macho Pikachu
Koopa
+1
Level 77
Dec 21, 2022
No need for the AD for the Maya clue. I can't imagine anyone wondering if it was supposed to be BC/BCE. Really, there's never a need for denoting anything after BC/BCE, only before.
ULTIMATT
+1
Level 74
Aug 11, 2023
German Submarines are still called exactly that, because it just means submarine ship
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