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General Knowledge Quiz #198

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What is the name for the afternoon break observed in Spain?
Siesta
What is a pollywog?
A young frog or toad
What tennis score comes before 15?
Love
In what city does the musical "Rent" take place?
New York City
The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius". What does it mean in English?
Faster, Higher, Stronger
Who was the more famous bandmate of Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, and JC Chasez?
Justin Timberlake
What word comes before "comfort", "front", "turkey", and "fusion"?
Cold
What country was home to artist Frida Kahlo?
Mexico
What extremely contagious disease was declared eradicated in the
United States in 2000, but has since returned?
Measles
What country's flag is half blue, half yellow?
Ukraine
What computer company was the world's most valuable corporation in 1970?
IBM
What movie, starring Robin Williams, is about a doctor who uses humor to help his patients get better?
Patch Adams
What scientist appears on some British £10 notes?
Charles Darwin
Who wrote about a sorcerer named Prospero?
William Shakespeare
On what island would you find the town of Corleone, ancestral home of the famous fictional crime family from "The Godfather"?
Sicily
What two words were written on the cake that Alice ate to make her grow larger?
Eat Me
Who is the claimed painter of "Salvator Mundi", the most expensive painting ever sold at $450.3 million?
Leonardo da Vinci
What Italian word refers to the conductor of a symphony orchestra?
Maestro
What is the term for a word that sounds like another word, but has a different meaning?
Homophone
What huge city in southern China was formerly known as Canton?
Guangzhou
POOCH
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Level 72
May 2, 2019
Aren't "homophones" a type of homonym? In both cases the words sound the same but have different meanings. I think the difference is only that the homophones have different spellings.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
May 2, 2019
Homonyms don't necessarily sound alike.
TenThousand
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Level 76
May 2, 2019
I think that both words fit the clue. Homonyms do necessarily sound alike - please note this dictionary's definition.
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
May 2, 2019
Sorry, it's just not the best answer. For example, "bow" (of a ship) and "bow" (bow and arrow) are homonyms. They are not pronounced the same way. Here is the best explanation I have seen.
IsleAuHaulte
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Level 89
May 2, 2019
That's like when the automated weather forecast sometimes pronounces winds like as in "Mary winds the clock" when they are talking about 30 mile an hour winds out of the southwest.

Homo is Greek for same.

Nym is Greek for name.

Phone is Greek for sound.

TenThousand
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Level 76
May 2, 2019
Word pairs that are spelt the same, but are pronounced differently, are heteronyms. Bow (pronounced bow) and bow (pronounced boe), as in the example above, are not homonyms, but are heteronyms.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Feb 12, 2022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophone

Dimby
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Level 77
Feb 12, 2022
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteronym_(linguistics)

The Venn diagram explains it pretty well on this page. There are two types of homophones: ones that sound alike, are spelled differently, and have different meanings (to, too, and two), and ones that sound alike, are spelled the same, and have different meanings (tire out and car tire). The first is called a heterograph (two and to). The second is a homonym (tire and tire). They are both homophones.

Dimby
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Level 77
Feb 12, 2022
This does mean homophone is the best answer for this quiz. It would be like asking what taxonomical branch of animals has spinal chords and wanting mammals to be accepted when it’s clear that there are many non-mammal chordates.

I believe quizmaster might be mistaken on his explanation of homonyms, though. Homonyms necessarily sound alike, are spelled the same, and have different meanings.

Findlay
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Level 82
Feb 13, 2022
I'm with Quizmaster on this, despite blanking on homophone while taking the quiz and repeatedly re-entering homonym, certain that there was a mistake in the quiz. Whilst what is described is indeed a homonym, the definition here only covers one group of homonyms - the homophones. Homonyms also include homographs, which share spelling, but not necessarily pronunciation. So I think accepting homonym for the question would be like accepting "young animal" for the pollywog question - it's not wrong, but it also isn't specific enough.
Chazcov
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Level 47
May 11, 2022
There is absolutely no reason both answers shouldn't be accepted. Two, to, and too are all homonyms and fit the question exactly.
brandybuck96
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Level 83
May 2, 2019
Ugh, the measles thing is depressing. Vaccinate your kids, people!
BobSaget
+18
Level 78
Jun 18, 2019
Vaccines result in adults.
Dimby
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Level 77
Feb 12, 2022
Heck, I’ll like this comment a third time.
samiamco
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Level 69
May 2, 2019
The Olympic motto is remarkably similar to Carol Davers & Maria Rambeau's! :-D
MrMarvellous
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Level 45
Jun 17, 2019
The Olympic motto actually means 'swifter, higher, stronger' but great quiz
howard38
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Level 61
Jun 17, 2019
And MrMarvellous actually means "Great fun at parties!"
PitifulExcuse
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Level 56
Apr 8, 2024
ah yes, a distinction without a difference
lubi
+1
Level 76
May 5, 2019
Spelling: "sorcerer", not "sorceror"
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 5, 2019
Okay
rocamorar
+1
Level 78
Jun 17, 2019
Please, accept "Faster, Taller, Stronger"
5teveB
+4
Level 58
Jun 17, 2019
Top 5 Greatest Olympians -

Jesse Owens,

Paavo Nurmi,

Michael Phelps,

Steve Redgrave,

Robert Wadlow

martay
+4
Level 70
Jun 17, 2019
Yes, it's every athlete's dream to be "taller" to win the gold.
joesoap
+4
Level 42
Jun 18, 2019
For the tall-jump event?
JMM
+3
Level 57
Jun 17, 2019
The £10 note now features Jane Austen, all others have been phased out and no longer legal currency.
RAFhatter
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Level 50
Jun 18, 2019
Charles Darwin was replaced on the £10 note 2 years ago.
EcceHomo
+2
Level 79
Jul 17, 2020
Hence 'some' in the question.
leopard9090
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Level 82
Jan 28, 2021
I really just typed "Fast, High, Strong"
david2013
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Level 84
Feb 12, 2022
I've seen "maestra" before. Assuming it's the feminine of "maestro" but I don't know Italian. If so, it should probably be an alternate answer.
Cheviot
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Level 88
Feb 13, 2022
The Darwin £10 note is no longer legal tender. (As of beginning of March 2018 according to the Bank of England.)

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2018/february/the-darwin-10-is-almost-extinct-just-one-week-to-go

blizzrd33
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Level 79
Feb 13, 2022
Yay, level 76 thanks to this quiz!
joeythelemur
+1
Level 84
Feb 14, 2022
And all the others before it. :-)
kobikus
+1
Level 76
Jun 13, 2022
Mary Somerville appears on the Scottish £10 note and is also a scientist.
NekroNeko
+1
Level 26
Jun 13, 2022
I put shakespear without the e at the end. Woe is me.
Petas
+2
Level 40
Jun 15, 2022
Can someone explain to me cold comfort front turkey fusion please. I dont get it
FunGhoul
+2
Level 53
Jun 16, 2022
cold comfort

cold front

cold turkey

cold fusion

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