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General Knowledge Quiz #153

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What is the Spanish word for cheese?
Queso
What well-known musical artist died in April 2016 at the age of 57?
Prince
What was the first Pixar movie?
Toy Story
In the Roald Dahl novel, what do the initials BFG stand for?
Big Friendly Giant
What type of animal are Koopa Troopas?
Turtles
What actress has 21 Academy Award nominations, the most of anyone ever?
Meryl Streep
What river does the Aswan Dam dam?
Nile River
What word, starting with the letter Q, is a homophone of key?
Quay
What animals are called locusts when swarming?
Grasshoppers
What activity would you be doing if you are in "Downward Dog"?
Yoga
Who baptized Jesus?
John the Baptist
What hairstyle, worn by Marge Simpson and Amy Winehouse, is also somewhere insects might live?
Beehive
What much-touted fatty acid is commonly found in fish oil?
omega-3
Who designed La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona's most famous church?
Antoni Gaudí
What band has had members named Daltrey, Moon, Entwistle, and Townshend?
The Who
What airline was started by Richard Branson?
Virgin Atlantic
What is the best-selling brand of American motorcycles?
Harley-Davidson
What country calls itself the "Middle Kingdom"?
China
What song includes the lyrics "You make my heart sing / You make everything …. Groovy"?
Wild Thing
What country has been led by Begin, Sharon, and Meir?
Israel
loganite
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Level 88
Sep 26, 2016
I couldn't think of the name Antoni Gaudi, so I just tried the most famous architect I could think of....Art Vandelay. :)
blinky
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Level 58
Feb 7, 2017
You KNOW I always wanted to pretend to be an architect!
Kestrana
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Level 60
Sep 26, 2016
TIL grasshoppers and crickets are not the same thing. Hmm.
DeusCaritasEst
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Level 55
Sep 26, 2016
Nope! It's like turtles and tortoises...kind of.
ItzIngenious
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Level 60
Aug 5, 2021
No they are not.
Magarara
+4
Level 54
Sep 26, 2016
Art Vandalay!
Ian1979
+1
Level 71
Oct 28, 2016
Lots of fun, thank you.
OfficerDibble
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Level 80
Jan 30, 2018
I know most (but not all) north American rivers have the name first (e.g. Colorado River, St John River) whereas most (but not all) European rivers have it the other way round (e.g. River Seine, River Thames, River Danube). But do Americans really call it the Nile River? It sounds very odd to me, but perhaps that's just because of my location - I've only ever heard River Nile (or just the Nile).
QuizWol
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Level 59
Apr 25, 2018
Don't you usually just say The Nile.

The Colorado.

The Thames, The Danube, The Rhine etc. ... in UK we don't tend to add the river front or back

jmellor13
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Level 67
Aug 2, 2021
Most Americans do usually just say "the Nile," "the Amazon," and "the Mississippi," etc., but sometimes we say the whole thing, and it's always "the Nile River," etc. "River" doesn't come first. Except for the River Styx, for some reason, and when my Irish-American relatives talk about Irish rivers, they'll say "the River Shannon" or "the River Liffy."
Jango
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Level 64
Oct 2, 2021
It's definitely a British (and Irish)/US split. On this side of the Pond we call them River X rather than X River, but like North Americans, often drop River and just say the Nile, the Clyde etc
kitsims
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Level 82
Jan 2, 2022
This is definitely true for *British* rivers, but not for all international rivers. I'd never say "the river Hudson" or "the river Yangtze" or "the river Murray".

I would, though, say "the river Nile", "the river Ganges" and "the river Seine".

Some clever linguist somewhere has probably worked out a rule that governs all of this.

jkabq
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Level 62
May 15, 2018
I've never heard "quay" pronounced "key". only pronounced "kway". learn something new everyday.
bacoachi
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Level 66
Aug 2, 2021
Me neither, probably since I've only ever seen it written before. I don't think it's used as often in America, especially not where I am which is nowhere near water
Kelzah
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Level 24
Feb 24, 2023
It’s pronounced key in Australia
Moos1005
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Level 83
Oct 1, 2018
I have to say the Aswan question is quite difficult when your native language spells it Assuan.
CardinalSin
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Level 77
Jul 29, 2019
Omega 3 is not a fatty acid but a class of fatty acids.
perman17
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Level 69
Aug 2, 2021
Qui is also pronounced like key. Could you add that as a possible answer since it didn't say the word had to be an English word.
jmellor13
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Level 67
Aug 2, 2021
Isn't that pronounced "kwee." As in "qui bono"?
KatyM
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Level 67
Feb 19, 2022
In French, it's definitely pronounced key. On the other hand, that is not how I pronounce quay. I say kway.
OfTheMountain
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Level 63
Aug 2, 2021
The Scrabble word "Qi" is also pronounced "key"
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Aug 2, 2021
More like "chee".

https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=en&text=qi&op=translate

DictatorTal
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Level 81
Oct 13, 2023
Fun one! But shouldn't the "o" in "omega" be capitalized?
TheGreatArturo
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Level 76
Mar 3, 2024
It's certainly questionable that Branson started Virgin Atlantic. From Wikipedia (I know): "The airline was established in 1984 as British Atlantic Airways, and was originally planned by its co-founders Randolph Fields and Alan Hellary to fly between London and the Falkland Islands. Soon after changing the name to Virgin Atlantic Airways, Fields sold his shares in the company after disagreements with Richard Branson over the management of the company."
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