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General Knowledge Quiz #166

Answer these random trivia questions.
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First submittedApril 18, 2017
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Question
Answer
Who was the lead singer of the Police?
Sting
What mountain range do buildings known as "chalets" come from?
The Alps
What event is known in France as "la Coupe du monde”?
The World Cup
What country do most Coptic Christians come from?
Egypt
What major European city is named after the goddess of wisdom?
Athens
What are helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon known as?
Noble Gasses
What is 53?
125
In what English county would you find Sherwood Forest?
Nottinghamshire
What country has the most people named Dmitry?
Russia
What does the German word "Bitte" mean?
Please
What critically-panned, but highly profitable movie series starred
Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf?
Transformers
What soft drink, invented in Texas, claims to have 23 flavors?
Dr Pepper
Who, according to legend, gave Robert Johnson and Niccolò Paganini
their musical powers?
The Devil
What river do the Ruhr, Main, and Moselle rivers flow into?
Rhine
What was the last year that was divisible by four that wasn't a leap year?
1900
Three men in a tub sailed out to sea. One was a baker. One was a butcher.
Who was the other?
Candlestick Maker
Hawaiians call it Pahoehoe and Aa. What do most people call it?
Lava
What is made in your lacrimal ducts?
Tears
What type of wood rhymes with "chic"?
Teak
What country is also know as Cote d'Ivoire?
Ivory Coast
JackBeNimble
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Level 80
Apr 18, 2017
I've never heard sheikh pronounced that way. Only as "shake".
cpgatbyu
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Level 85
Apr 18, 2017
Pronouncing "sheik" to rhyme with "teak" is the 2nd British pronunciation listed by the OED and is the 1st American pronunciation listed by the OED.
BazMcHat
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Level 82
Apr 18, 2017
Spike Jones' rendition of 'The Sheikh of Araby' backs you up on this one! :)
JackBeNimble
+4
Level 80
Apr 18, 2017
I spent many years living in the U.S., but then I don't remember the word ever coming up in conversation, so that would explain it. Might chic be a more universal rhyme?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 18, 2017
@CalmDown.. Thanks! Perfect suggestion. Changed the question to that.
interopia
+7
Level 85
Apr 20, 2017
Sheik Yerbouti
HectorVortac
+2
Level 48
May 1, 2017
+1
roleybob
+2
Level 75
Aug 13, 2018
Friends with Sheik Yemeni Make-Ah?
Freestatebear
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Level 85
Apr 18, 2017
It's also worth noting that Cote d'Ivoire does not recognize the translation of their country's name, and, in diplomatic matters at least, insists that it's name be in French, regardless of the contextual language in which it's being used.
cpgatbyu
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Level 85
Apr 18, 2017
I get almost 30000 hits when I Google "'Ivory Coast" site:.gouv.ci". (That's the government's official website.)
Malbaby
+2
Level 71
Apr 19, 2017
There's always one.
Packerswin14
+3
Level 83
Apr 20, 2017
I got stuck on thinking that Sofia, Bulgaria was named after Sophiam, the goddess of wisdom. Turns out it was named after St. Sofia church, which is named after an Eastern Orthodox Saint, who was presumably not named for the pagan goddess of wisdom. Overthinking again!
Corrode
+1
Level 60
May 1, 2017
There's a statue of Sophia in the middle of Sofia which adds to the confusion, but yes it's named for the holy spirit (Hagia Sophia).
Sammy87
+4
Level 61
May 1, 2017
I don't understand the candlestick maker question. Is it a riddle?
Lilylee
+3
Level 74
May 1, 2017
I was confused also, but after 2 seconds of using Google I found it's from an old English nursery song called "Rub-a-dub-dub".
BiggieSmalls
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Level 73
Nov 1, 2021
old nursery rhyme
QuizApe
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Level 67
Nov 1, 2021
I also thought that it was a riddle.
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
May 1, 2017
I put God, but it was the devil.
roleybob
+11
Level 75
Jun 8, 2017
God can't sing the blues
RAFhatter
+3
Level 50
Nov 1, 2021
That's why there's a Highway to Hell but only a Stairway to Heaven.
tommuelmerson
+1
Level 58
Feb 5, 2021
I put the Pick of Destiny
jajaco2017
+1
Level 57
May 1, 2017
The Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie is an international, invitational artisan baking competition held in Paris, France,
ChipOtley
+3
Level 74
May 4, 2017
presumably also known elsewhere as The World Cup ... of baking?
pharris610
+2
Level 52
May 1, 2017
Could Satan possibly be made an acceptable answer for The Devil?
GalileoS
+1
Level 78
May 1, 2017
Tears are made in the lacrimal glands & carried away from the eye via the lacrimal ducts.
HectorVortac
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Level 48
May 1, 2017
Though I knew better I was cheeky and put Gordon Sumner -- thanks for accepting that answer, too.
ChipOtley
+1
Level 74
May 4, 2017
Great (not to say pedantic) minds...
ColoHarpare
+1
Level 50
May 4, 2017
Pretty sure the famous violinist is "Paganini", not "Paganani"...
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 5, 2017
Fixed
ChipOtley
+1
Level 74
May 4, 2017
Wahey! Finally a Jetpunk quiz which accepts Ivory Coast as a valid answer
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
May 5, 2017
Every single featured quiz accepts that type in.
MasterKenobi
+1
Level 60
May 19, 2017
Roasted by Quizmaster himself (or herself???)
roleybob
+1
Level 75
Jun 14, 2018
With a name like Dan I would say probably himself. Could always be short for Danielle though...
Insaniot
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Level 59
Jun 6, 2019
Copyright H Brothers Inc, 2008-2019. Yeah, I think it’s a pretty safe guess.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 60
Nov 3, 2021
Though this brings up the question: Should it be accepted if the country themselves doesn't recognize the name?
MikesBrain
+4
Level 77
Sep 14, 2017
Please accept Rhein
CoolBreezes
+2
Level 69
Nov 1, 2021
Yes, that's the German spelling.
QuizWol
+1
Level 59
Apr 26, 2018
Selling soul to devil didn't work, it should. Please
RKW
+3
Level 52
Feb 14, 2019
The plural of "gas" is "gases", not "gasses".
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 14, 2019
It can be either. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gas#English
Berney
+3
Level 80
Dec 6, 2019
It can be both spellings but the plural when used as a noun (as in this question) is 'gases' whereas the plural of the verb is 'gasses'. See Gases or Gasses: What’s the Difference? or Gases vs. gasses
Insaniot
+5
Level 59
Jun 6, 2019
Dude, this quiz is going to be so outdated by 2100.
Marvel072506
+1
Level 43
Jan 19, 2020
I remember learning about Pahoehoe and Aa in 6th grade. Everyone would burst out laughing whenever Pahoehoe was said. (Pronounced Puh-hoe-ee-hoe-ee)
pedro555
+2
Level 27
Jul 5, 2020
Stick rhymes better than Teak.
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 89
Sep 3, 2020
Interesting. Never heard it pronounced stēk.
Jango
+2
Level 64
Aug 13, 2021
Bitte made me laff. Good job you asked what it means in German, rather than French 😮🤣
mattBk
+1
Level 71
Nov 1, 2021
Groß bitte?
Elip
+5
Level 77
Aug 23, 2021
The general consensus of historians is that Athena is named after the city of Athens, not the other way around.

It makes a lot of sense to name your local patron deity after your city. It also contributes to both the perception of your city's divine favour and glorification of the god to claim that it was the other way around. Hence the myth that developed that Athens was named after Athena.

Froststar101
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Level 74
Nov 1, 2021
Yeah, I was going to say this.
Froststar101
+1
Level 74
Nov 1, 2021
Me in May 2017: 13/20

Me in November 2021: 20/20

Guess I learned something.

Cocovenice
+1
Level 76
Nov 1, 2021
I still don´t understand the leap year question .. quiz is from 2018 so 2016/4=504? Why is 1900 the answer?
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
Nov 1, 2021
2016 is divisible by 4 and was a leap year. The quiz asks for a year that is divisible by 4 and *wasn't* a leap year. As for why it's 1900, I don't really get it either, but here's what Wikipedia says: "The Revised Julian calendar adds an extra day to February in years that are multiples of four, except for years that are multiples of 100 that do not leave a remainder of 200 or 600 when divided by 900." So...I'm sure there is some mathematical reason for that seemingly arbitrary rule, but 1900 divided by 900 has a remainder of 100, so I guess it wasn't a leap year.
Dimby
+3
Level 77
Nov 1, 2021
No offense, but ignore Jmellor's comment. He's talking about the Julian calendar for some strange reason. Most of the world uses the Gregorian calendar. Anyway, leap years have an extra rule because the earth doesn't revolve around the sun in exactly 365.25 days. It's slightly off so they have to get rid of years that are divisible by 100 but not by 400. That means 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2500, etc. are not leap years.
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
Nov 1, 2021
I was not reading closely when I adapted that information, but I'm going to go ahead and leave it up as a monument to my shoddy workmanship.
Dimby
+1
Level 77
Sep 13, 2022
We still love you.
GrammarBeane1
+3
Level 82
Nov 1, 2021
Dang it, I said volcano instead of lava. So close and yet so far
Margles
+1
Level 27
Nov 1, 2021
I said Sofia too. I was so sure I was right! I somehow never heard of Athena being associated with wisdom.Well, it’s always good to learn new things!
kitshef
+2
Level 84
Nov 1, 2021
'What country is also know as" should read "known as"
Conradd23
+1
Level 57
Nov 1, 2021
Yeah, maybe it could be written as something like, "The country of Cote d'Ivoire is often written in English as:"
kitshef
+1
Level 84
Nov 1, 2021
Also, there is considerable doubt that Athens was named for Athena, rather than the other way around.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 60
Nov 3, 2021
The last question should say 'known' instead of 'know'.

I wrote 'Alp' but not 'Alps' :(

The candlestick question wasn't very interesting and seemed pretty obscure. The leap year one, while also obscure, was an interesting fact at least.

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