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General Knowledge Quiz #14

Answer these random trivia questions.
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Last updated: April 30, 2018
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First submittedJuly 14, 2011
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Answer
What sport gave birth to slang terms such as "hang loose" and "tubular"?
Surfing
Who is "able to leap tall buildings in a single bound"?
Superman
What is the last name of sisters Kourtney and Khloe?
Kardashian
What country is Flanders a part of?
Belgium
What is the name of Dorothy's dog in "The Wizard of Oz"?
Toto
Who wrote the story on which the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" is based?
Stephen King
What model of cars are affectionately called "bugs"?
Volkswagen Beetle
According to the Bible, what town was Jesus born in?
Bethlehem
What is the second most common language in the United States?
Spanish
What country is Tasmania a part of?
Australia
What word means the study and practice of making maps?
Cartography
During what holiday is it traditional to eat Matzo?
Passover
Who sang "Folsom Prison Blues"?
Johnny Cash
What type of camel has two humps?
Bactrian
Coho, Chinook, and Sockeye are types of what animal?
Salmon
What Greek god was considered to be the same as the Roman god Jupiter?
Zeus
What is the largest city in Arizona?
Phoenix
What do the letters ROYGBIV represent?
Colors of the Rainbow
What country has been led by Benazir Bhutto and Pervez Musharraf?
Pakistan
What ancient Hindu text could be described as a sex manual?
Kama Sutra
BlendedCow
+6
Level 50
Jul 11, 2013
Isn't fish acceptable for salmon? The question says what kind of animal, not species of animal.
LuckyPunk
+5
Level 72
Jul 11, 2013
Then should 'mammal' be accepted for lion?
Quizmaster
+19
Level ∞
Jul 11, 2013
Yeah, if the answer was fish, then why would I have listed three different kinds of salmon?
Canuckquizzer1981
+5
Level 52
Jul 11, 2018
I have to agree with BlendedCow here...It is obvious that you are looking for salmon, but the way the question is worded would make fish technically a correct answer as well because you haven't specified you are looking for a species, just an animal (which fish can be classified as)...Maybe replace with "...are varieties of what species of animal?"

Salmon is technically a family, and the different types are sub-families if you want to get really specific.

communisteggplant
+3
Level 71
Aug 20, 2018
We don't. The answer is obvious.
partdavid
+1
Level 43
Jan 5, 2021
I know this is an old comment, but unfortunately the above wording would be incorrect, as coho, sockeye and chinook salmon are different species, not "varieties of a species of animal". Similarly, salmon aren't "technically a family"--what we call salmon span genera, and the family Salmonidae contains char, trout and other fish which are not salmon.

There is no taxon that is "salmon", and no "technical" way of answering this question, which is fine as-is. It's not necessary to contort the question to exclude "marine" or "vertebrate" or "fish" or "edible" even though you can imagine a way in which these are correct. The question invites you to guess a category based on examples--the best answer is "salmon".

jessmike4281
+1
Level 76
Jul 11, 2013
100% with 3:22 left.
cursivethelion
+11
Level 24
Jul 11, 2013
I really wanted a two-humped camel to be called "bicameral".
aliberti68
+1
Level 54
Jul 17, 2013
LOL! I tried two humped camel to no avail.
loganite
+8
Level 83
Jan 31, 2018
...But what do you call a camel with THREE humps? ....wait for it...Pregnant! hahahahaha
stone222
+1
Level 52
Sep 15, 2018
easy way to remember..... D one hump = dromedary B two humps = bactrian
treshombres
+1
Level 4
Jul 15, 2013
you spelled wagon wrong!!!
camus
+3
Level 74
Jul 5, 2018
Wagen = vehicle; Volkswagen = vehicle of the people
Sifhraven
+3
Level 67
Dec 23, 2018
It is not a train..
Carry
+2
Level 63
Jan 29, 2019
It'z a German wörd.
DorkmeisterBlu
+1
Level 69
Sep 11, 2013
Would it be too much to ask to accept "Betlehem" as well?
Blaidd
+7
Level 54
Apr 5, 2017
No. You need to spell answers correctly
AlexThirkell
+5
Level 62
Oct 24, 2020
I only wish this was true! So many times I'm left with letters intruding on the next answer because an incorrect spelling was accepted :[
Terradraconum
+3
Level 40
Jul 28, 2014
Surprised that more people didn't get Bactrian.
howard38
+2
Level 60
Jul 5, 2018
You're so smart!!!
Jerry928
+1
Level 74
Oct 2, 2014
Would you accept "Volkswagen"? That's all I put, and when it didn't accept it I thought you thought a beetle isn't a bug!
akwildrose
+8
Level 53
May 15, 2015
The question asks for the model, not the manufacturer.
LarryLovage
+2
Level 58
Jun 20, 2015
The Volkswagen model is no more called Beetle than it is Bug.
tom88
+1
Level 67
Feb 25, 2020
@larryLovage The Volkswagen website disagrees: Beetle
jruland
+1
Level 45
Oct 5, 2014
Weird thing, but I've remembered the name of two humped camels since elementary school because I always think of it as "Back-train" instead of "Bactrian". Like train cars on its back!
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Jan 1, 2015
Never heard of Kourtney and khloe ........ vaguely heard of Kardashian . seems like a weird question for a general knowledge!
akwildrose
+5
Level 53
May 15, 2015
I've seen their names everywhere online, so I don't think it's a weird question for a general knowledge quiz.
Dblingah
+1
Level 70
Feb 24, 2015
I know bactrian camel but somehow I skipped the question -_-
skillmaster9000
+1
Level 55
Feb 26, 2016
Bethelhem should be accepted. No explanation, it just should.
jilbert99
+4
Level 64
Apr 5, 2018
No, because that's not how "Bethlehem" is spelled.
Aluminum
+2
Level 58
May 15, 2016
I think Pesach ought to be accepted for passover, as that is the actual name of the holiday
calamitykate
+1
Level 44
Aug 17, 2016
disappointed that 'alice' didn't count for a camel with two humps
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 65
Jan 6, 2017
Alice the camel had five humps.
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 65
Jan 6, 2017
No, wait, four...
LyRiKH
+1
Level 52
Dec 15, 2016
4.03 left
bpo81
+2
Level 20
Feb 8, 2017
surf should be accepted
TheCrusher
+1
Level 73
Jul 5, 2018
Agreed. You don't have to type "golfing" when the answer is "golf" or "basketballing" whent the answer is "basketball"...
MasterKenobi
+7
Level 46
Jul 5, 2018
But if you know surf, you know surfing, and if surf isn't accepted, it's not gonna hurt you to type three extra letters. The sport is referred to as surfing, not surf. Golf and basketball are golf and basketball, but surfing is surfing, just like curling, bowling, and fencing.
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 62
Oct 24, 2020
Some sports take -ing, some don't.

'cycling' not 'cycle'

'skateboarding' not 'skateboard'

'mountain climbing' not 'mountain climb'

'surfing' not 'surf'

'surf' just means that area of the sea by the coast where waves break.

swatts0813
+1
Level 45
Apr 17, 2017
Good mixture of questions - thanks!
NaethanC
+1
Level 23
Apr 30, 2018
I think just Volkswagen should be accepted for that question
TheDv8or
+6
Level 65
May 1, 2018
Can we have "Spectrum" be acceptable for colors of the rainbow? I thought of it as the light spectrum, which is basically what it is when viewed through a prism. A rainbow is a large form of viewing the spectrum.
uscmissinglink
+1
Level 49
Feb 13, 2019
Or "red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet"
IvanAndonov
+1
Level 66
Jul 5, 2018
I did commit a typo putting Pessah, but anyways, since Passover is also called Pesakh, Pesach or Pesah, I think it should all be accepted. I don't know if the typo was the problem or the Hebrew name is not included at all.
PrettyTiedUp
+1
Level 64
Jul 5, 2018
Ah - I thought it was Karma Sutra not Kama >:(
MasterKenobi
+1
Level 46
Jul 5, 2018
I guessed trout, bass, and tuna, and just fish for the salmon question before moving on, thinking it wasn't a fish anymore.
levic
+2
Level 60
Jul 5, 2018
I never know how to spell Bethlemhemhemlelm aaaaaaa
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Dec 23, 2018
Remembering things in their syllables helps. Beth-le-hem. Hem reminds of heim which means home. Bethlehem means house of bread (just looked that part up, interesting to know). Nothing to do with the memory aid of heim-home above. Because (as I ve just learned) bet=house and lékhem=bread
NINJAQKk
+1
Level 60
Jul 5, 2018
I couldn't spell Australia so i just skipped that one and on the one about Stephen King, my fact was the answer to the question. What are the odds!
madmonte
+2
Level 65
Jul 5, 2018
did not know Kardashian. Only 3% of people didn't know that. I'm either stupid, or smart enough to avoid that media entirely. Actually was shocked it had such a high percentage.
Cooldrive
+3
Level 55
Oct 17, 2018
We're not all as sophisticated as you.
Carry
+1
Level 63
Jan 29, 2019
Or maybe you're living under a rock. Don't need to follow what they're doing or be on any social media or whatever to know their name, smarty pants.
malraner
+1
Level 25
Jul 7, 2018
the rainbow???? ur joking
zGonzo8
+1
Level 41
Jul 8, 2018
100% with 4:55 left
sfogle
+1
Level 34
Jul 9, 2018
I couldn't spell Volkswagen so I missed a perfect score!

Spelling sucks!

Hammond7249
+1
Level 51
Jul 10, 2018
No, it doesn't.
Carry
+1
Level 63
Jan 29, 2019
VW would've worked.
tom88
+2
Level 67
Feb 25, 2020
No it wouldn't, because the question is asking for the model, not the manufacturer. Doesn't matter how you spell Volkswagen, the answer is beetle
uscmissinglink
+2
Level 49
Feb 13, 2019
You should really also accept "red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo violet" for those of us who typed the whole thing out.
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 62
Oct 24, 2020
I was about to do that, then had a brainwave and typed 'rainbow', then shed a little tear for those who did actually type the whole thing. I agree the long form should be accepted, mabe even a bonus point!
RealDad12
+1
Level 61
Feb 16, 2020
Couldn't get the spelling of karma sutra right.
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 63
Feb 25, 2020
I saw "Dorothy's dog" as "Dorothy's song", then proceeded to type "Over the Rainbow", which gave me another answer. I'm not sure what to think about that
helenjbooth
+1
Level 68
Jul 5, 2020
Can you accept 'visible light spectrum' for ROYGBIV please? In physics, this is what it is called.
Finnisme
+1
Level 47
Oct 18, 2020
somehow managed to remember dromedary and got really proud, only to find out that's a camel with ONE hump
kariban
+1
Level 22
Nov 17, 2020
you should accept Surf for surfing
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 62
Dec 28, 2020
Some sports take -ing, some don't.

'cycling' not 'cycle'

'skateboarding' not 'skateboard'

'mountain climbing' not 'mountain climb'

'surfing' not 'surf'

'surf' just means that area of the sea by the coast where waves break.

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