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General Knowledge Quiz #167

Answer these random trivia questions.
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First submittedApril 18, 2017
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What Italian word can mean both "hello" and "goodbye"?
Ciao
What 1950s Hollywood star died at the tender age of 24 after crashing his Porsche?
James Dean
What part of the body does a dermatologist deal with?
Skin
What country has produced more elite marathoners than any other?
Kenya
Who is Spiderman's alter-ego?
Peter Parker
What Biblical unit of length was equivalent to about 18 inches?
Cubit
Which country has taken in the most Syrian refugees?
Turkey
HDL and LDL are types of what?
Cholesterol
What stringed instrument is like a violin, but slightly larger?
Viola
What is the third element in the Periodic Table?
Lithium
What apostle is credited with writing about half of the books in the New Testament?
Paul the Apostle
What goes inside a scabbard?
a Sword
What musical genre got its start in New Orleans in the early 1900s?
Jazz
What game is most famously associated with 20-sided dice?
Dungeons & Dragons
What do cubic zirconia look like?
Diamonds
In Greek mythology which goddess is the personification of the Earth,
and the mother of the titans?
Gaia
What was built to house the tomb of the pharaoh Cheops?
Great Pyramid of Giza
What do Deimos and Phobos revolve around?
Mars
What was the most popular name for baby boys born in Israel in 2015?
Mohammed
What animal has historically been the symbol of the royalty of Thailand?
White Elephant
buck1017
+15
Level 77
Apr 18, 2017
Can you accept DND? It's a pretty common abbreviation in the nerd world.
TinklePork
+12
Level 62
Apr 18, 2017
The Israel question is pretty depressing
Malbaby
+8
Level 71
Apr 19, 2017
There are many Muslim families in Israel. Most are calling their boys Mohammed whereas the Jewish and Christian families in Israel call their boys varied names not just Isaac or Peter.
sulfuratus
+37
Level 66
May 15, 2017
Why is this depressing?
tshalla
+14
Level 75
Nov 8, 2021
Why? Islamophobia.
Starling123
+26
Level 65
May 15, 2017
Why? If you add all the various spellings, it's the number one name in my country too (UK). I'm not bothered.
JackintheBox
+5
Level 79
Apr 23, 2020
Really? Is there proof of that? And you're really not bothered?
kitsims
+12
Level 82
Nov 8, 2021
A tad out of date but: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-45638806

In 2017, 7,307 boys were named Mohammed or a variant spelling in the UK. The top single name, Oliver, had 6,259.

But this is out of a total of 348,071 - around 2% of the total. And as others have pointed out, it reflects the fact that the Muslim community tends to show a lot less diversity in their chosen names than other communities in the UK.

And no, I'm not bothered either.

ChipOtley
+17
Level 74
May 15, 2017
The only thing depressing about it was how obvious (not to mention ironic) it was after I'd failed to get it. David - fail; Benjamin - fail, etc.
dunkinggandalf2
+7
Level 68
Oct 17, 2020
Muhammad is a very very common name, that does not necessarily imply religiosity - merely a cultural background. Not every parent that names their child "Christian" is religious or means it in a religious sense.
dunkinggandalf2
+11
Level 68
Oct 17, 2020
I also fail to understand how that is depressing.
duckwantbread
+1
Level 64
Nov 9, 2021
I don't really understand him because it's only top due to Muslims traditionally naming their kids Mohammad, it's not like Muslims make up the majority of Israel, although maybe he didn't understand that and thought that's what the stat implied.
Gurminator
+4
Level 67
Oct 25, 2021
I'm sorry. I thought this was a quiz site and that this comment section was meant for comments about the quiz. I didn't realise it was for communal political flaming.
kitsims
+10
Level 82
Nov 8, 2021
You think it's depressing that the Palestinian people exist?
vintagelady
+2
Level 44
Nov 9, 2021
Agreed.
BlackLab
+1
Level 65
Jul 12, 2023
I think it is hilarious. They must have a hard time when somebody says "Mohammed" and everybody turns around. Call a night club and ask for Mohammed to be paged :D
scambigol
+3
Level 76
Apr 18, 2017
I'd remove the 'apostle' part from the hint - dont think it's wrong but I think it can mislead into thinking the answer is one of the 12 apostles
Sulps
+3
Level 56
May 15, 2017
Thanks! Now I know there have been more apostles than the 12.
ander217
+2
Level 75
May 15, 2017
He is often referred to as, "The Apostle Paul". The word means "sent one" and Paul (and others) considered himself to be sent to preach to the Gentiles. Matthias was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Judas in the original twelve, and is sometimes called the 13th apostle. Others have been referred to as apostles in the New Testament as well, including Barnabas, Silas, Titus, Timothy, and others.
Instrumental
+5
Level 47
May 15, 2017
For the question about Syrian refugees, I typed in "Lebanon" and it took it as a correct answer.
LoneStar
+1
Level 54
May 15, 2017
Same.
Starling123
+2
Level 65
May 15, 2017
Me too. I think this should be fixed. Unless turkey and Lebanon have exactly the same number.
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
May 15, 2017
I think that there are two different interpretations of this question, namely, taking in Syrian refugees, does that mean they are assimilated into Turkey's infrastructure i.e. , welfare, education, health, housing etc. or does it mean they are entering over the border and then moving on to other countries?
redsplat
+3
Level 74
Nov 3, 2017
It's good that it accepts Lebanon. Lebanon has been accepting Syrian refugees for a long time, longer than the Syrian civil war, and I'm guessing it's an allowable answer because the numbers are on par.
stueycam
+2
Level 65
May 15, 2017
how about Scattergories for a game with a 20 sided die?
HectorVortac
+1
Level 48
May 15, 2017
The clue says 'most famously associated', not 'any game with'.
cornflakesfu
+1
Level 86
Jul 18, 2018
Though Scattergories does use a 20-sided die, it is almost never referred to as such. I hadn't even realized until you said it that the Scattergories die has 20 sides, and I've played Scattergories dozens of times. Whereas in D&D, the 20-sided die is referred to so frequently that "d20" has become a commonly-used shorthand for it.
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
Nov 13, 2021
I tried Scattergories.
WelshWizard
+2
Level 83
May 15, 2017
Lipoproteins needs to be accepted. It's literally what the final L in LDL and HDL stands for.
QuizWol
+1
Level 59
Apr 26, 2018
They are the question, literally, not the answer.
quizzicalguy
+1
Level 65
Aug 31, 2019
I agree with WelshWizard. They are both types of lipoproteins.
spotmuulix
+3
Level 71
May 15, 2017
Blessed be the great St. Peter Parker for showing me the invisible and improbable Path of Correct Answer.
ChipOtley
+2
Level 74
May 15, 2017
I did the same with St Dean
fitheach
+3
Level 59
May 16, 2017
Allowing just "Peter" for the Spiderman question is a bit pathetic - it's hardly testing one's knowledge, is it.
Moosefight
+3
Level 60
May 16, 2017
Sure, they say that, but you ever tried to give away the Thai royal family at an office Christmas party?
BiggieSmalls
+1
Level 73
May 19, 2017
why do you accept pyramid for the answer to the pharoahs tomb? That is such a generic answer that anyone can just guess a pyramid because that is what is assocoiated with egypt and pharoahs. However, the The Great Pyramid f Giza is quite specific and should be the only acceptable answer. Many other pharohs were also encapsulated in pyramids. Only one is in the GPofG.
bb11145
+2
Level 46
Apr 21, 2018
Cholesterol is not quite correct, it is a sterol; low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) transport cholesterol in the bloodstream, so 'protein' and 'lipoprotein' should be correct answers
EytanMelech
+2
Level 67
Mar 13, 2020
Gaia isn't a goddess, she is a primordial deity. Gods and Goddesses are reserved for children of the Titans.
TheGreatArturo
+1
Level 76
Feb 27, 2024
Tosh.
Jango
+2
Level 64
Aug 13, 2021
A better phrasing of the question about Paul: What misogynist is credited with writing about half the books in the New Testament. If he were alive today his Road to Damascus moment would send him straight to the Taliban
EvanAviator
+1
Level 59
Nov 8, 2021
I always do so bad on the general knowledge quizzes, but im so happy i got the least guessed answer on this one (cubit)
SenileS
+1
Level 49
Nov 8, 2021
Spiderman is out of date. Miles Morales now
duckwantbread
+2
Level 64
Nov 9, 2021
Miles Morales should be an accepted answer for Spiderman alongside Peter Parker, especially since his version of Spiderman has recently received mainstream popularity with the Spiderverse film and the PS4 game.
goofycritter
+1
Level 29
Nov 9, 2021
I think you should have to type out Peter parker instead of just peter
BlackLab
+1
Level 65
Jul 12, 2023
Probably, but it just easier. If you know Peter, you probably know Parker and Peter wasn't just some random name you typed.
Ludovico
+1
Level 70
Nov 10, 2021
I'm not so sure about the pyramid one. Isn't it still sort of a mystery? The purpose of the great pyramid.
cledun2
+1
Level 89
Jun 8, 2022
Pls accept Ge for Gaia
leontodon
+1
Level 64
Dec 27, 2023
Most rabbinic opinions nowadays put the cubit (amah) above 18". Opinions vary from about 19" to about 23" (48 cm to 58 cm). According to the Rambam, there are (at least) two different definitions of the cubit, with different lengths. I'm glad I live in a world of standardised units!
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