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General Knowledge Quiz #2

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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First submittedJanuary 12, 2013
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Question
Answer
What is the word for a male goose?
Gander
Which country has won the most men's soccer World Cups?
Brazil
What is Islam's holiest city?
Mecca
Who resigned as Apple CEO in 2011?
Steve Jobs
What "Wild World" singer changed his name to Yusuf Islam in 1977?
Cat Stevens
Who wrote the "Moonlight Sonata"?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What did Little Miss Muffet eat while sitting on a tuffet?
Curds and whey
Who was the king of the Roman gods?
Jupiter
Among all the cities in the world with a metro population over 1 million people,
which one is last alphabetically?
Zürich
What type of animal has a head, thorax, and abdomen?
Insect
What did Abebe Bikila wear on his feet when winning the marathon
at the 1960 Summer Olympics?
Nothing
What African country had an outbreak of piracy in the early 21st century?
Somalia
Who served as Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1937–1940?
Neville Chamberlain
What is the mineral pyrite commonly known as?
Fool's gold
What country borders San Marino?
Italy
What two-digit number has the most syllables when spoken?
Seventy seven
Who was rated the #1 guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine?
Jimi Hendrix
What is the English translation of the German word "Wurst"?
Sausage
What is "good" when it's HDL and "bad" when it's LDL?
Cholesterol
What did Moses bring with him when he climbed down from Mt. Sinai?
The Ten Commandments
quizzygirl
+4
Level 26
Feb 3, 2013
Lol, I accidentally typed in Jo;bs for Steve Jobs and it accepted it XD
morcaca
+18
Level 59
Nov 19, 2020
Punctuation doesn't matter on JetPunk.
Freestatebear
+5
Level 85
Oct 3, 2014
You should also accept Steven Demetre Georgiou for Yusuf Islam, which was his birth name. Not sure his name was ever (legally) Cat Stevens...
ChipOtley
+77
Level 74
Dec 29, 2015
Indeed. There must be many who know him as Steven Demetre Georgiou but would never think of (maybe never heard of) Cat Stevens
Malbaby
+2
Level 71
Mar 11, 2016
+1
ander217
+19
Level 75
Mar 8, 2018
Yes, when I was young the radio often played "Morning Has Broken" by Steven Demetre Georgiou.
joeythelemur
+1
Level 84
Feb 15, 2022
Might be the most upvotes I have seen on JP, bravo. :-)
jmellor13
+26
Level 67
Mar 8, 2018
The absolute worst kind of JetPunk comment.
spotmuulix
+5
Level 71
Mar 9, 2018
Have a chill pill and mellow out, grooveboy
AGeographyQuizer
+1
Level 44
Mar 14, 2023
i have seen 270
howard38
+6
Level 61
Mar 23, 2018
You must be a blast at parties.
sd12
+2
Level 20
Feb 6, 2019
He was my client couple of years ago...couldn't remember the name at all!
BlackLab
+2
Level 65
Jul 2, 2015
Just FYI: The term goose applies to the female in particular, while gander applies to the male in particular. Young birds before fledging are called goslings.
samiamco
+12
Level 69
Jul 10, 2016
If that's the case, what is the generic term for the species?
mikeb
+39
Level 66
Mar 8, 2018
"Large, long-necked duck"
Xenobiologista
+15
Level 59
Nov 10, 2020
The dangerous honking bird.
Westlund
+17
Level 77
Feb 15, 2022
Cobra chicken
bentshaggyoil
+3
Level 59
Dec 8, 2022
Evil swan
bentshaggyoil
+6
Level 59
Dec 8, 2022
Duckn’t
Berney
+2
Level 80
Mar 8, 2018
The generic name for the species is the same as the name for the female, i.e. goose.
ItzIngenious
+1
Level 60
Feb 15, 2022
It’s actually the same for cow. There’s no generic term
JMM
+2
Level 57
Jul 11, 2022
Cattle.
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 80
Jul 11, 2022
But what if you have just one? I certainly wouldn’t say, “Look it’s a cattle!”
JMM
+1
Level 57
Jul 14, 2022
Why not? Cattle works to identify an individual as much as it does for groups, like Moose doesnt change whether it refers to one or many. Theyre rarely alone so its uncommon to hear it refer to one cattle.
InterAlia
+2
Level 75
Jan 24, 2023
They don't have to be alone for someone (a farmer, for instance) to have reason to speak of them as individuals. "A cattle," "that cattle," or "this cattle" is not how anyone refers to them.
buck1017
+5
Level 77
Oct 13, 2017
Man...I ran through about 15 guitar players and never landed on Jimi Hendrix. I know he was good, but it's hard to put someone #1 with such a small body of work. Especially when guys like Clapton are still playing.
jmellor13
+14
Level 67
Mar 8, 2018
I recall reading that article. The reasoning was that Hendrix revolutionized the way the guitar is played, and his style was so original. It has since been ripped off by countless musicians, so even though he is gone, his guitar-playing isn't. Clapton is great, but he's a classic blues guitarist. His playing isn't original. It's just exceptionally good (and he has a great sense melody when soloing, which is something most players don't give enough attention to). Most guitar heroes are either bluesmen or shredders (think of hard rock and metal) that play well, but don't really reshape music. Then there are guys like Hendrix, Tom Morello, Chuck Berry, etc. that bring something really new. They always get elevated for their originality.
HectorVortac
+2
Level 48
Mar 9, 2018
I felt like I was going to have to try a few dozen guitarists... but got it on the first try. Excuse me while --
WolfCam
+3
Level 66
Oct 13, 2017
Wait, Is the Zurich one the one that I gave you?
WolfCam
+3
Level 66
Oct 13, 2017
Or is it the one about Seventy Seven?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 14, 2017
Seventy seven
roleybob
+3
Level 75
Oct 25, 2017
Not sure whether you'd just consider this to be pedantic but as a kind of semi-trick question...

negative seven has more syllables and is a 2 digit number....

trouble is that typing -77 reveals the current answer anyway

roleybob
+1
Level 75
Sep 12, 2018
I meant negative seventy seven
partdavid
+1
Level 71
Jul 11, 2022
It is easily fixed by phrasing the question as a "two digit whole number."

In fact, 7.7, read correctly as "seven and seven tenths," has six syllables. As far as I can tell, in English instructional materials, this is the one correct way to read this number. It's "official". Here's an example, and another.

Obviously, it's also common ("informally"?) to read the places in a decimal number. So does the question mean "longest in any reading," "in the longest reading," or "in the shortest reading?" By the scale used in the question, does 12 have one syllable ("twelve") or two ("dozen"); does 144 have six syllables ("one hundred forty-four"), seven syllables ("a hundred and forty-four") or one ("gross")?

If we go by "number of syllables in shortest reading", "seven point seven" still ties with "seventy-seven" for most syllables and is also correct. And it's accepted!

JackintheBox
+2
Level 79
Mar 21, 2021
Zurich has no umlaut in English.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Mar 8, 2018
Nothing.. well that makes more sense than toe socks, krocs, uggs, watermelon rinds, weasel bladders or any of the other things I tried.
scrumpyone
+1
Level 45
Mar 8, 2018
Lol...weasel bladders
ander217
+1
Level 75
Mar 8, 2018
Don't forget blister pads - or maybe that's what the weasel bladders were for.
quizzling
+1
Level 56
Mar 8, 2018
I tried Jimmy Choos and thigh length boots but both were wrong :(
InterAlia
+1
Level 75
Jan 24, 2023
I bet you got some looks though
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Apr 25, 2019
I only tried sandals and flipflops (think i had to leave midquiz at that point, might ve gotten nothing, then again, might ve continued to other questions and not gotten back to it).

You didnt try stilletos?

DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 84
Feb 16, 2022
stilts

flippers

clown shoes

roller skates

Then I gave up.

bkemp2001
+1
Level 61
May 29, 2018
Apparently, I must have spelled Hendrix wrong enough that it didn't take, and then I just kept guessing...whoops.
itzrhubarb
+1
Level 28
Jun 17, 2020
Could you accept "curd and whey" because i sat there trying to spell whey differently for most of the time
Xenobiologista
+1
Level 59
Nov 10, 2020
They accept curds
Beatlesqueen432
+1
Level 44
Nov 19, 2020
Hate to be pedantic but I'm sure little miss muffet was eating something different in the version over here (in England)
selah13
+3
Level 44
Nov 21, 2021
there's two verses in the poem: in the first one she's eating curds and whey, and in the second she's eating bread and jam.
Morpioniste
+1
Level 66
Apr 2, 2023
Also England, and never heard it said any other way than curds and whey. If it was bread and jam it wouldn't rhyme with frightened the spider away
hannahgeographyy
+4
Level 59
Nov 30, 2020
you think seventy seven is long wait till you hear 97 in french.

quatre vingt dix-sept. for some reason instead of making up a number for ninety they decided to make ninety four times 20 plus 10. then since its 97 its 4 times 20 plus 17

seventy is soixante dix: 60 plus 10

seventy one is soixante onze: 60 plus 11...etc

eighty is quatre vingt: 4 times 20

ninety seven is quatre vignt dix-sept: 4 times 20 plus 17

tommuelmerson
+6
Level 58
Jan 28, 2021
quatre vignt dix-sept and seventy-seven have the same amount of syllables though
Yanni47
+1
Level 77
Nov 3, 2021
Exactly! Besides, unlike in English, all one digit numbers in French have only one syllable, so 7 (sept) in this case is not really special. And 94, 98 and 99 have each five syllables too.
deekei
+1
Level 34
Feb 6, 2021
none should be accepted for nothing
blizzrd33
+2
Level 79
Feb 16, 2022
It really shouldn't
AllOfSanMarino
+3
Level 63
Mar 21, 2021
I finally get all the badges, and the very next day the quizmaster releases a new badge with 100 quizzes. Not that I’m complaining or anything, this is a cool badge.
Yanni47
+1
Level 77
Nov 3, 2021
Really? So, "What did he wear?" "None". - makes no sense. None is a numbers term; so if the question was asking about "How many...?" then the answer may be "none". As it is, absolutely not.
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 80
Jul 11, 2022
I think you responded to the wrong question…
cpgatbyu
+15
Level 85
Feb 15, 2022
Lots of non-insects have a head, a thorax, and an abdomen.
AnnikaKim
+7
Level 62
Feb 26, 2022
Yeah, like humans.
Liam315
+4
Level 69
Apr 15, 2023
Yep, very bad question. Needs to be replaced.

All mammals I can think of off the top of my head have a head, thorax, and abdomen.

WanderingWalrus
+3
Level 78
Feb 15, 2022
Surely both 'tablets' and 'the law' are good enough for the Moses question? I tried both in vain so then I tried 'shopping' but that wasn't accepted either
WT2008
+2
Level 77
Feb 15, 2022
me too. Tried "tablets" and "stone tablets"
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Feb 15, 2022
Sorry about that. Tablets will work now.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Mar 5, 2022
I want to see a remake of the 10 Commandments with Moses played by Sylvester Stallone who comes down from Mt Ararat and says "I am! The Law!"
buck1017
+8
Level 77
Feb 23, 2022
Maybe don't accept "Zeus" as a type-in for Jupiter. The question specifically asks for the Roman god. Jupiter and Jove should be the only acceptable type-ins.
cledun2
+2
Level 89
Mar 6, 2022
Agree
TheOrca
+2
Level 50
May 8, 2022
I was also surprised when Zeus worked for Jupiter. (I was just guessing random Greco-Roman gods) but maybe they are the same thing?
TheRatmeister
+5
Level 85
Mar 22, 2022
Zeus shouldn't be a type-in. The question is specific enough that it isn't a valid answer.
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 75
Jul 11, 2022
Zeus was the chief deity of the Roman pantheon, although the Romans called him Jupiter.
Constantinos
+2
Level 72
Jul 11, 2022
What did Abebe Bikila wear on his feet when winning the marathon

at the 1960 Summer Olympics?

Nothing

So he didn't wear anything. The question is misleading.

FunGhoul
+1
Level 53
Jul 11, 2022
Oh no
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 66
Jan 15, 2023
Yes, this question sucks, even if you have heard of the guy
Farmans
+1
Level 57
Jul 11, 2022
Could you accept Zurych as well?
QuantumOdie
+1
Level 7
Feb 9, 2024
Why would that count, since it's called Zürich (in german) and Zurich (in english)?
Sdsujacks
+1
Level 63
Jul 11, 2022
It would be nice to accept Stephens as an alternate spelling for Cat Stevens. Thanks!
QuantumOdie
+1
Level 7
Feb 9, 2024
Zurich should not be a correct answer. The Canton of Zurich has more than 1 mio. inhabitants, while the City itself has about 400'000. It's like comparing New York (the state) and New York City.
FernandoMartinez
+1
Level 40
Feb 11, 2024
God's 10 commandments should be accepted as an answer as it's full name of what he brought
spud64
+1
Level 56
Mar 7, 2024
The 2 digit number question should be -77.
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