General Knowledge Quiz #184

Answer these random trivia questions.
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Which "Clue" character was a shade of purple?
Professor Plum
What country's official languages are Urdu and English?
Pakistan
What was the world's most popular social network from 2005-2008?
MySpace
What "i" word describes a house made of snow?
Igloo
What farming implement resembles a trident, but often has four tines instead of three?
Pitchfork
Who wrote the detective novel "Murder on the Orient Express"?
Agatha Christie
What Disney princess has a name that means "beautiful" in French?
Belle
What Greek god was the leader of the nine muses?
Apollo
What country promoted eating fondue as a way to bolster cheese sales?
Switzerland
What ceremony do Jewish boys celebrate at age 13?
Bar Mitzvah
What did Roger Bannister do in just 3 minutes 59.4 seconds?
Run a Mile
What is the Italian name for Naples?
Napoli
What does a person with Munchausen Syndrome pretend to be?
Sick
What is a word that can mean "to constantly remind" or "an old horse"?
Nag
What does a narcoleptic do at inopportune times?
Sleep
What is the term for a decorative arrangement that depicts the birth of Jesus?
Nativity Scene
Who is the month of July named after?
Julius Caesar
What capital city is named after a general who defeated Napoleon?
Wellington
What type of Greek bread sometimes has pockets?
Pita
What are the NASDAQ and NYSE?
Stock Exchanges
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Level 82
Nov 29, 2017
Please accept also "ran a/one mile"
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Level ∞
Nov 29, 2017
Ran will work now, thanks
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Level 76
Dec 30, 2017
I lived in Wellington for five years without ever knowing it was named after Napoleon's nemesis. It took a guy in Seattle, decades later, to let me know.
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Level 63
Apr 12, 2018
I hope you told him of the military exploits of General Seattle.
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Level 44
Jun 3, 2022
You don't get enough credit for that smart ass answer. I am giving it to you now.
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Level 68
Apr 13, 2018
I grew up in Wellington till I was 16, and was never taught at school about Napoleon. I only know this because I visited UK and read history books.
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Level 87
Nov 11, 2022
You must have not been paying attention.
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Level 51
Jun 23, 2019
I am literally sitting in Wellington right now and have lived here for six years and had no damn idea lmao
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Level 52
Mar 28, 2018
Can you accept "Fall asleep" for question 15?
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Level ∞
Mar 29, 2018
Okay
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Level 68
Apr 12, 2018
I live in New Zealand and didn't get the Wellington one... Not gonna lie, little bit disappointed with myself, I had no idea XD
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Level 77
Apr 13, 2018
I figured that someone with Munchausen Syndrome would pretend to be the guy in the painting "The Scream"
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Level 65
Jul 18, 2023
Baron Von Munchausen
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Level 66
Apr 13, 2018
Did Facebook really not pass MySpace until 2008? It felt like MySpace was dying by about mid-2006.
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Level 50
Feb 3, 2019
How many men got 'nag'? I guess 100%
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Level 85
Dec 16, 2021
Only the married men.
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Level 59
Mar 7, 2022
or the ones that are alone and can't land a woman because they think all women are nags.
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Level 71
Jan 21, 2020
As a Swiss, I doubt that our government actively promoted Fondue to increase cheese sales (or do you have a source?). Fondue is brilliant, we don't need promotion to eat it.
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Level 79
Sep 23, 2020
Fondue is delicious!
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Level 67
Mar 7, 2022
I’m also Swiss and thought that was common knowledge. But it’s also on the fondue Wikipedia. “Fondue was popularized as a Swiss national dish by the Swiss Cheese Union (Schweizerische Käseunion) in the 1930s as a way of increasing cheese consumption. The Swiss Cheese Union also created pseudo-regional recipes as part of the "spiritual defence of Switzerland".[17][18] After World War II rationing ended, the Swiss Cheese Union continued its marketing campaign, sending fondue sets to military regiments and event organizers across Switzerland. Fondue is now a symbol of Swiss unity.[17]”

Not sure about the Swiss unity bit lol

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Level 87
Nov 11, 2022
I absolutely love swiss cheese. Fondue? Not so much. This could also be me not wanting to overpay restaurants for food that I "cook" myself. When I'm paying that much for fondue, I don't want to do the "work" myself. Fondue is quite the gambit here in the US.
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Level 79
Sep 22, 2020
I have a feeling the American space programme Apollo was named after the Greek god. Or am I crazy?
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Level 92
Mar 7, 2022
Yep. If memory serves it was named that by Abe Silverstein after he saw a picture of Apollo riding his chariot in front of the sun.
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Level 68
Oct 29, 2020
I thought the capital of New Zealand was named for a beef fillet in puff pastry.
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Level 65
Jul 18, 2023
Your thinking of Edgar Wellington
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Level 63
Mar 4, 2021
Could 'bah mitzvah' be accepted? I'm gutted that I didn't get that for the sake of one letter
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Level 29
Feb 28, 2022
EEEEEEZZZZZZZZZ 4/10 not enough references to myspace, dint google onc3 :)
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Level 72
Mar 7, 2022
@dunkinggandalf2 And founded by men wearing rubber boots.
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Level 59
Mar 7, 2022
Could you accept bar mitswa?
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Level 87
Nov 11, 2022
why?
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Level 33
Jan 17, 2023
You should accept Julius for Julius Caeser.
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Level 65
Jun 5, 2023
this needs to be updated. Girls at the age of 12 or 13 also have Bar Mitzvahs, although they are called Bat Mitzvahs. Both variations should be accepted.