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General Knowledge Quiz #30

Answer these random trivia questions.

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Last updated: September 12, 2018

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Question	Answer
What animal are elephants supposedly afraid of?	Mice
What started on September 1, 1939?	World War II
Who called a ring "my precious"?	Gollum
Who was the demon barber of Fleet Street?	Sweeney Todd
What town did Superman grow up in?	Smallville
In what country would you find the town of Marathon?	Greece
What is the term for a word or phrase is spelled the same forwards or backwards?	a Palindrome
What can neither George Washington nor Sir Mix-a-Lot do?	Lie
What was Rambo's first name?	John
If I sail on the Neva river past the Hermitage Museum, what city am I in?	St. Petersburg
In you are dining "al fresco", where are you?	Outside
What modern-day country contains most of the ancient region of Mesopotamia?	Iraq
What is the world's largest company by number of employees?	Wal-Mart
What type of school offers a class called "torts"?	Law School
What country is the region Lombardy a part of?	Italy
What is the name of a receptacle designed to be spat into by tobacco chewers?	Spittoon
What was Medusa's hair made of?	Snakes
Who led England as Lord Protector from 1653 to 1658?	Oliver Cromwell
What word in the English language sounds like "segway"?	Segue
Name a country that is located in the Maghreb.	Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, or Tunisia

FractalDoom

level 49

Mar 18, 2014

Not to challenge the answer as it's the established western version, but fighting in WW2 really started in the early 1930s with Japan's invasion of the continent. Sort of like how the Vietnam War started in 1858.

POOCH

level 77

Jul 16, 2018

I don't really know about the Vietnam part, but I sorta agree with the WWII part. Japan was a major combatant in that war and that's when they actually began their part of the war even though it didn't start in Europe for a few more years. They were in a unbroken pattern of war in which Pearl Harbor (and yes I know that Europe was already a war by then) was just another step for them. As time went on more and more countries from all continents were pulled into it in Europe and the Pacific - fighting for different things, but all happening at the same time making it a world war. If that makes any sense...

WanderingWalrus

level 67

Jul 22, 2018

Try telling an Austrian or a Czech that WW2 started in 1939! However the question is not 'when did WW2 start' but 'what started on 1 September 1939'. Thus WW2 is an acceptable answer as it is the date that most of the world recognises but 'invasion of Poland" should also be accepted which it isn't.

someone2018

level 64

Dec 28, 2018

1858's a serious stretch. In English "the Vietnam War" refers specifically to the U.S.-Vietnam war. Other struggles against France, Britain, China, the Khmer Rouge or Japan are labelled as such in English, in which coincidentally, we are communicating.

99blurlt

level 60

Mar 18, 2014

There is a town named Marathon in Ontario, Canada

ivocado

level 20

Jul 11, 2018

There is one in the Florida keys, too.

MarlowePI

level 66

Oct 23, 2018

Right, they're both named after the famous one in Greece, from which the word "marathon" comes.

postwaste

level 73

Mar 18, 2014

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (Puritan) born in 1599, died in 1658 (September).

ColoHarpare

level 52

May 21, 2014

The dates in the clue were when Cromwell WAS Lord Protector of England, not his birth/death dates.

buck1017

level 73

Jul 16, 2018

If not, dude was a REALLY famous 5 year old.

someone2018

level 64

Dec 28, 2018

Thanks for the clarification. I thought he was the most influential person to die at 5 in world history.

evacooper

level 56

Jul 30, 2015

ironically, the word palindrome is not a palindrome...

MarlowePI

level 66

Mar 26, 2018

No, but it is an emordnilap!

someone2018

level 64

Dec 28, 2018

Cool. Nice bacov drow.

someone2018

level 64

Dec 28, 2018

Before someone says I didn't use it right, I know. So does Spellcheck, it corrected it to bacon drown. A great way to die.

roleybob

level 71

Jul 18, 2018

Ironically, the word ironic and it's derivative forms are usually used incorrectly

howard38

level 51

Oct 23, 2018

nerd

mikeb

level 68

Oct 23, 2018

And "abbreviation" is a very long word.

Insaniot

level 45

Oct 23, 2018

Alliteration is usually not alliterative.

Bobcat108

level 68

Aug 21, 2015

There is also a Marathon in upstate New York. However, I think it's pretty obvious what country is being referred to.

beccimoo

level 59

Nov 29, 2015

I'm sure George Washington would be thrilled to know he has something in common with such a hugely important historical figure as Sir Mix-a-Lot.

bkemp2001

level 50

Apr 6, 2018

I was pretty sure it was that they both liked big butts...

martay

level 58

Oct 23, 2018

Yup! Martha Washington had quite the badankadonk which is oft referenced in the personal correspondence between her and George, her baby-daddy, during his long winter encampment at Valley Forge

springb

level 42

Apr 22, 2016

LOL, should accept Dack or Dirk as first names for Rambo...

Komashura

+12

level 47

Nov 26, 2016

"What started on September 1, 1939?" september

Sauron

level 46

Apr 16, 2017

I tried the same thing.

Malbaby

level 67

Dec 5, 2017

Like this quiz, try my General Knowledge 28 ......here it is

Insaniot

level 45

Dec 20, 2017

Interestingly, palindrome is not a palindrome

ander217

level 75

Oct 23, 2018

Uninterestingly, you repeat previous comments.

Fresco3

level 52

Jul 14, 2018

Typed in both 'Morocco' and 'Algeria' and didn't get the last question?

Quizmaster

level ∞

Jul 14, 2018

Fixed, thanks.

Malbaby

level 67

Jul 15, 2018

I think 'Segue' as a word in the English language is pushing the boat out a bit. A French musical term such as this will not be in the normal vocabulary, and will never be heard of again.

QRU

level 68

Jul 15, 2018

I hear that term a lot in regard to movies or TV.

plattitude

level 82

Jul 16, 2018

I hear and use the term all the time in business. Often during meetings someone will ask if they can segue into a related topic. And the response that's invariably given is "Segue away."

fuanacdc

level 75

Jul 16, 2018

I hear this one often as well. After thinking about it, I think I hear it most when someone is pointing out how awkward the transition from one topic to another was. As in, "Wow, that was a weird segue."

buck1017

level 73

Jul 16, 2018

segue is used literally all of the time. You hear radio hosts talking and someone will segue into another topic and they say "nice segue." The problem is that most people think that the word they are saying is spelled "segway" and are surprised when shown the actual spelling.

MarlowePI

level 66

Oct 23, 2018

Yeah, this is a relatively common word in English, meaning "to transition."

ander217

level 75

Oct 23, 2018

I assumed that's where the Segway got its name - one uses it to "segue" from one place to another.

martay

level 58

Oct 23, 2018

The growing crescendo of comments here might indicate that this is an appropriate opportunity to segue into suggesting that you check your dictionary before making such pronouncements

ddddan

level 70

Oct 23, 2018

And also, it's Italian, not French

CreativeSWAT

level 48

Oct 23, 2018

I think Rat should be accepted for Mice.

kiwiquizzer

level 59

Oct 23, 2018

No, I think rats are too big.