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General Knowledge Quiz #55

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What is the Spanish equivalent of the name Mary?
Maria
Who was born near Kraków, Poland in 1920 and canonized in 2014?
Pope John Paul II
Which two countries does Mongolia border?
China
Russia
What was the name of the first female smurf?
Smurfette
Which reindeer is the first to be mentioned in the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"?
Dasher
In France, if you order viande chevaline, what type of meat will you get?
Horse
What fictional series takes place in the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem?
The Hunger Games
What medical procedure is also referred to as a lumbar puncture?
Spinal tap
What collection of children's stories feature a young boy named Mowgli?
The Jungle Book
Complete the sequence: Chirac, Sarkozy, Hollande, ....
Macron
What is the largest Spanish-speaking country by land area?
Argentina
Where was Tenzing Norgay on May 29th, 1953?
Mt. Everest
In what city would you find Scotland Yard?
London
Who was the first person to see the moons of Jupiter?
Galileo Galilei
What country is Toussaint Louverture considered to be the father of?
Haiti
What two words did Ebenezer Scrooge say to express contempt?
Bah, humbug
What does the German word "Hund" mean?
Dog
Who did Rocky Balboa fight in the original Rocky movie?
Apollo Creed
What type of doctor specializes in matters related to the skin?
Dermatologist
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Level 31
Nov 15, 2012
spinal tap=great movie too
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Level 50
Nov 15, 2012
"These go to 11"
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Level 11
Nov 15, 2012
my friend has an amp that goes to 13. Take that!
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Level 41
Nov 15, 2012
Yeah, a band called "Lumbar Puncture" just doesn't have the same ring to it.
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Level 54
Nov 16, 2012
classic flick!
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Level 67
Dec 15, 2012
By the way, on the IMDB site the ratings go to 11!
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Level 38
Dec 21, 2016
Hahaha
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Level 65
Dec 18, 2015
Isle of lucy.
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Level 36
Aug 25, 2013
Good quiz...this one came up when i chose random quiz. Got 15 out of 20.
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Level 54
Mar 31, 2015
I think this is the first general knowledge quiz I've got 100% on lol
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Level 3
Mar 11, 2018
hey is everybody here still active ? if anybody replies to me I will give him or her a prize!
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Level 73
Jul 15, 2018
Hello :-)
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Level 74
Dec 1, 2018
Hey, is 20070724 still active? If so, I'll collect my prize.
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Level 62
Jun 18, 2021
Me too. What is my prize? You are so kind!
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Level 66
Sep 10, 2023
I'd like a prize, also. Thanks!
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Level 63
Nov 16, 2023
I'll collect on that too...
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Level 87
Nov 27, 2018
Bah, humbug! You put too many e's in Ebenezer (my usual nitpicking). There are 4, not 5.
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Level ∞
Nov 28, 2018
Okay
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Level 69
Nov 30, 2018
I'm sure Quizmaster's really sorry, Ebenezer.
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Level 70
Nov 30, 2018
The first reindeer to be mentioned in the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is Rudolph!
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Level 75
Dec 2, 2018
"You know dasher and prancer...."
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Level 77
Mar 29, 2019
Most versions of the song I know start off with the chorus, which would make Rudolph the first one mentioned
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Level 75
Mar 29, 2019
The song was written by Johnny Marks, brother-in-law of Robert L. May who wrote the original story for Montgomery Ward's annual Christmas book.There's a short introduction to the song which gives the same eight reindeer names as in the poem, "A Visit From Saint Nicholas." A few other lines were taken from the same poem in the original book. That poem was public domain by then.
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Level 56
Mar 29, 2019
YES!!
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Level 66
Mar 29, 2019
Last reindeer mentioned = Olive.
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Level 70
May 31, 2023
I agree
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Level 67
Apr 11, 2024
+1 "Rudolph the rednosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose.."

Rudolph is mentioned first. (If there is another version where he isn't that is not a popular version, I have never heard it start in any other way than above and have heard it thousand and thousands of times. It it refers to a specific (non-popular) version it should mention it.)

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Level 67
Dec 28, 2018
Hah I got hunger games simply by thinking: what series have I heard about, but have no idea where it takes place.
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Level 35
Jan 3, 2019
I have never even heard of the first verse of Rudolph the red nose reindeer. We always just sing it from the main part...tricky question there.
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Level 59
Mar 11, 2019
why is a lumbar puncture not also an epidural!?
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Level 75
Mar 29, 2019
Is this the start of a joke?
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Level 75
Mar 29, 2019
One's a withdrawal, and the other is an injection.
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Level 56
Mar 29, 2019
begins with Rudolph
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Level 59
Mar 29, 2019
That's that spoken section before they start singing:

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen

Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen

But do you recall

The most famous reindeer of all?

Most radio stations don't play the intro or talk over it.

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Level 55
Mar 29, 2019
Agreed...the song only mentions Rudolph.
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Level 76
Mar 19, 2024
Wait, are you saying that part you transcribed is not sung? That's not spoken, that's singing. Not as melodic as the chorus, but still singing.
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Level 88
Mar 29, 2019
I thought the first reindeer mentioned in the song was Euneaux?! ;)
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Level 68
Apr 14, 2021
When you remember every reindeer's name except the first one...
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Level 62
May 17, 2022
I couldn't remember spinal tap, but did try "backstab" for a literal translation of lumbar puncture
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Level 74
Jun 7, 2023
John Paul II was born in Wadowice, not Krakow.
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Level 34
Sep 10, 2023
Actually, Karol Wojtyła was born in Wadowice. Many years later he was known as Pope John Paul II.
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Level 52
Sep 10, 2023
Brainfart, I thought Tenzing Norgay was the Dalai Lama.
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Level 47
Sep 11, 2023
I think that Chomolungma should also be accepted for the question about Tenzing Norgay because that's what the Nepalese call that mountain :)
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Level 69
Sep 22, 2023
I guess you should accept "Karol Wojtyła" (or "Wojtyla" without Polish letter "ł") as an alternative for John Paul II. Technically, he was born under that name ;)