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General Knowledge Quiz #160

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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First submittedJanuary 13, 2017
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What organ do most fish use to breathe?
Gill
What was the last country to abolish serfdom, in 1861?
Russia
What Greek letter is shaped like a triangle?
Delta
What disease is caused by excessive uric acid and can cause pain in one's big toe?
Gout
What is the luxury division of Toyota?
Lexus
In what country is Inner Mongolia located?
China
In what fictional series would you find a bird called a mockingjay?
The Hunger Games
What is the term for a flooded field where rice is grown?
Paddy
What does an ornithologist study?
Birds
What French military unit is composed mainly of people who are not French citizens?
French Foreign Legion
What song's lyrics ask: "All the lonely people. Where do they all come from?"
Eleanor Rigby
What country is located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Iceland
What common map projection makes Greenland appear to be the same size as Africa,
even though Africa is more than 10 times larger?
Mercator
In astronomy, what term is the opposite of solstice, and marks the time when the
Sun is directly over the Earth's equator?
Equinox
What French word means "here it is", and might be said by a waiter bringing your food?
Voilà
What Olympic martial art is practiced by Vladimir Putin?
Judo
What is ghee?
Clarified Butter
Who won all three Punic Wars?
The Roman Republic
What was hung by a thread above the head of Damocles?
a Sword
Who proposed that the mind is divided into three components: id, ego, and super-ego?
Sigmund Freud
dimeon
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Level 94
Jan 14, 2017
Level 78! Woo hoo!
mrnafe
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Level 82
Jan 17, 2017
54, and I play this site far too much
MayaB
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Level 73
Jan 23, 2017
6 days later and you're already on level 57. That's impressive!
travelfan
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Level 67
Jan 27, 2017
I don't think I've ever met someone with a higher level. Congrats! I'm impressed :).
OldSailor
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Level 90
Jan 30, 2017
We do exist!
Dollyfroggy
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Level 60
Jun 22, 2021
Now dimeon's ahead of you @OldSailor
AlmostAGenius
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Level 81
Jun 18, 2022
Now he’s not
McKenzieFam
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Level 63
Dec 14, 2023
Now he is
JoeCrouchMMA
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Level 60
Jan 31, 2017
Niiiiiiice
geographyisthebestsubject
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Level 61
Feb 8, 2017
Congrats
OldSailor
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Level 90
Jan 15, 2017
Who is the highest ranked mortal on Jetpunk? Surely someone has reached level 100
CRey
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Level 81
Jan 16, 2017
There is only around 23,000 points available at the moment - so I think that equates to a level 78 being the highest at this time.
CRey
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Level 81
Jan 16, 2017
23030 points available (as of 16/01/17 11:30 GMT)
buck1017
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Level 77
Jan 16, 2017
I'm at 70...for whatever that's worth...
JWatson24
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Level 71
Sep 20, 2021
4 years later, I can say for certain someone reached level 100! It's Dwo. I don't know much about them, but I have read in the past they were one of the first users on the site who wasn't directly connected to Quizmaster. Dwo, if you're reading this, congratulations!

There may be others as well, but none that I am aware of.

Coyuznik
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Level 83
Jan 27, 2017
Dang it! I I feel stupid. I confused "ghee" with karate "gee" or "gi".
stubart409
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Level 67
Jan 30, 2017
Some French criminals used to be given the option of escaping prison if they serve in the Foreign Legion. I'm not sure if this is still the case, but it has not always been solely for foreigners.
Ninor
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Level 56
Oct 25, 2020
Actually just over fifty percent of the Legion are Frenchmen and nearly all the officers are.

While it's okay for the officers to be recognized as French the mere mortals who join hide the fact they speak such good French by being given I.D that says they're Belgian, Swiss or Canadians.

At least that was the case when I was in. The numbers may have shifted slightly after the Iron Curtain dropped and the massive influx of economic refugees vying for a space.

So, technically the idea that it's "mainly" foreigners isn't true though very few people outside of it would be aware.

courthousedoc
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Level 77
Jan 30, 2017
I'd like to thank The West Wing for knowing about the Mercator projection.
adnanadil
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Level 52
Jun 30, 2017
exactly!
natnat
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Level 25
Apr 12, 2020
Quizmaster, can you kindly also accept "Légion étrangère" for "French foreign legion"?
KinsterPowers
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Level 65
Dec 15, 2020
Paddy is Irishman.

Padi is rice field.

Or at least that's how it started. Please accept padi.

Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jun 20, 2021
Sorry, padi is not the correct English spelling.
EcceHomo
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Level 79
Oct 6, 2021
PADI is the Professional Association of Diving Instructors.
PrincessJessica
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Level 71
May 13, 2023
If it makes you feel better, I tried patty.
AlexThirkell
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Level 75
Jan 28, 2021
I randomly just came here from GK quiz #202, which had the question "What group of people did Tsar Alexander II free in 1861?" - Didn't expect that knowledge to come in so handy so quickly!
zaba2048
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Level 72
Jun 23, 2021
For the Punic War question, I thought it was asking for a person - I now realise that couldn't be the case (turns out they were fought over more than 100 years) but is there a way to make this clearer, say by asking for a nation/state?
TheGreatArturo
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Level 76
Mar 3, 2024
I think you've answered your own question.
Archangel55
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Level 66
Sep 20, 2021
Not related to this quiz, but I have to say that I like the new dark mode.
QuizApe
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Level 67
Sep 20, 2021
Can you accept Mercador and Patty?
mbgillespi
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Level 72
Sep 20, 2021
It should be noted that "voilà" actually means THERE it is. If you want to say HERE it is, the word is "voici". They literally mean "see there" and "see here" respectively.
dogmeat
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Level 67
Sep 20, 2021
never ever heard or can I imagine a waiter saying voila. Which is why I didn't think to try it.
ctleng76
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Level 65
Sep 20, 2021
Did anyone else answer "ornithology" for the ornithologist clue? My mind totally blanked and that's all I could think of.
southpaw
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Level 48
Feb 7, 2024
Tibet was the last country to abolish serfdom, in the 1950s, so I went with #2 to get the answer.
TheGreatArturo
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Level 76
Mar 3, 2024
Tibet wasn't a country in the 1950s.
tizzlizz
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Level 56
Feb 25, 2024
I didn't know the end of serfdom answer and had to google. Sent me down a sad rabbit hole of podcasts, documentaries and history accounts of Tibet. Please change the answer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JqvTdg2fo
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