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General Knowledge Quiz #152

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What is the only country whose name starts with the letter Y?
Yemen
When is the only time that Freddy Krueger can hurt you?
In your dreams
Which X-men character shares his name with the state animal of Michigan?
Wolverine
To which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated?
Athena
What is the heaviest species of bird?
Ostrich
What band's fans called themselves "Deadheads"?
The Grateful Dead
What major oil company is headquartered in the Netherlands?
Shell
What business leader nearly always wore a black turtleneck, jeans, and white sneakers?
Steve Jobs
What island nation is located about 50 miles south of Sicily?
Malta
What painting by Sandro Boticelli features a nude woman standing on a scallop shell?
Birth of Venus
What event was held in 1896 after a hiatus of about 1500 years?
The Olympic Games
What film franchise has installments named "Beyond Thunderdome" and "Fury Road"?
Mad Max
What king spied Bathsheba bathing on the roof and then conspired to have
her husband killed?
King David
What action star was the lead actor in "Transporter"?
Jason Statham
What empire contained 45% of the world's population in 480 BC?
Achaemenid Empire (Persian Empire)
What type of insect lives 13 or 17 years as a nymph and just 4 to 6 weeks as an adult?
Periodical cicadas
What is the national language of Pakistan?
Urdu
What is the national gemstone of Australia? (hint: it starts with O)
Opal
Who retired from acting after marrying Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956?
Grace Kelly
What fashion designer had initials YSL?
Yves Saint Laurent
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 22, 2016
p.s. Can anyone identify the island depicted on the thumbnail picture?
TheWombat
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Level 74
Apr 22, 2016
Is it that island belonging to the only country that starts with the letter Y?
Arp2600
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Level 86
Apr 22, 2016
Indeed, those are dragon blood trees, that only live there.
theguy316
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Level 41
Nov 9, 2018
yemen is not an island
PlaceQuizzes
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Level 43
Jul 26, 2021
Yemen has islands.
ItzIngenious
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Level 60
Jul 28, 2021
Socotra
Quizzer6794
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Level 65
Apr 24, 2016
I'm thinking Socotra (Suqatra).
sleekcollins
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Level 69
Sep 22, 2016
Socotra (Yemen). It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
QuizWol
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Level 59
Apr 25, 2018
isn't it madagascar?
sumguy
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Level 84
Jun 15, 2021
Madagascar has baobab trees. They bear a resemblance, but those are definitely not baobabs.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Jul 22, 2021
Dragon blood trees of Socotra, Yemen.
redsplat
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Level 74
May 2, 2016
Fun quiz, nice range of topics. Thanks!
Cleverer
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Level 58
Sep 12, 2016
C'mon! Yves Saint Lauren isn't accepted? I didn't know it had a T...
TenThousand
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Level 76
Sep 12, 2016
You do now, therefore you're Cleverer
CosaNostra
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Level 29
Sep 12, 2016
hah.
QuizApe
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Level 67
Jul 26, 2021
Can you accept ‘Greatful Dead’ for ‘The Grateful Dead’ and ‘Elizabeth Holmes’ for ‘Steve Jobs’?
loganite
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Level 88
Jul 26, 2021
Why Elizabeth Holmes? Because she frequently wore a black turtleneck? I wouldn't say she 'nearly always' wore it, and I don't think she ever wore jeans or white sneakers.
jmellor13
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Level 67
Jul 26, 2021
Shoutout to Jeff Buckley for leading me to the King David answer.
Jonty84
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Level 47
Aug 31, 2021
Was looking for that comment!

"You saw her bathing on the roof,

her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you".

Also respect to Leonard Cohen mind.

Queefola
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Level 40
Jul 30, 2021
So, "King Dave"???
amd1134
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Level 38
Sep 23, 2021
Tell me why I could for the life of me only think of yugoslavia
KabouterPlop
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Level 71
Feb 19, 2022
The question about the major oil company is outdated, as their headquarters are no longer in the Netherlands, but in London.
KidThunder
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Level 48
Dec 18, 2023
I believe cicadas should be an acceptable answer.
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