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General Knowledge Quiz #56

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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First submittedSeptember 11, 2012
Times taken136,195
Average score55.0%
Rating4.17
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What is a group of lions called?
A pride
What traditional Chinese medical procedure involves sticking small needles into the body?
Acupuncture
What country is Siberia a part of?
Russia
What sport has a position called "shortstop"?
Baseball
What phone game, released in 2009, has you destroy pigs with a slingshot?
Angry Birds
What prison did Sirius Black escape from?
Azkaban
What did the Montgolfier brothers invent in 1782?
Hot air balloon
What is the largest country in the world that doesn't have any rivers?
Saudi Arabia
What animals were thought to be peaceful vegetarians until Jane Goodall observed them
hunting monkeys and engaging in violent warfare?
Chimpanzees
In everyday English, what is your patella?
Kneecap
What popular variety of orange is named after a city in Spain?
Valencia / Seville
What city was built based on the 1791 plans of Pierre Charles L'Enfant?
Washington D.C.
What voice range is lower than baritone?
Bass
What hobby uses the terms "purl" and "casting on"?
Knitting
What phylum of animals includes squids, snails, and clams?
Molluscs
What popular food is clearly of French origin according to Belgian food
historian Pierre Leclercq?
French fries
Who would do anything for love (but not that)?
Meat Loaf
What Olympic event is sometimes called "horse ballet"?
Dressage
According to Greek mythology, who is the god of war?
Ares
What comic book character was portrayed by bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno?
The Incredible Hulk
Zivi
+4
Level 25
Nov 22, 2012
I only know about the Montgolfier Brothers because of Monty Python.
durstand
+1
Level 66
Apr 14, 2015
One of the weirder episodes, IMO
theLAYTshow
+27
Level 37
Nov 28, 2012
Who else optimistically tried 'golf' for those brothers?
Nytebreid
+2
Level 37
Jan 18, 2013
Yup - me too.
Symmetrik
+10
Level 57
Jan 17, 2014
It's pretty easy. A hot air balloon in french is called - get this- un montgolfiere.
joeythelemur
+22
Level 84
May 16, 2014
Because everyone knows the French word for hot air balloon?
Sifhraven
+5
Level 67
Jun 16, 2019
If you are french I would like to think so yes. Not everybody is (speaks) english you know... there is a huge world out there with all sorts of languages. Might be a shock, but you ll get used to the fact, ... or not..
dunkinggandalf2
+9
Level 68
Oct 10, 2020
It's actually "unE montgolfière", because, clearly, the balloon, it is a girl.
Jackey52
+2
Level 62
Apr 14, 2015
lol yep
Samprasion
+3
Level 69
Jan 5, 2016
lol no

some of us took an interest in other languages

JackintheBox
+2
Level 79
Nov 8, 2019
@Samprasion Jackey52 just said he did; doesn't mean everybody else did
TheCreeper
+1
Level 21
Apr 15, 2015
yep lol
brandybuck96
+14
Level 83
Oct 30, 2015
Golf was invented by Bullroarer Took.
Somequiztaker
+4
Level 77
Oct 4, 2018
Which, interestingly enough, is the Scottish word for chasing a tiny little ball over acres of ground with a crooked stick. Weird
BlackLab
+4
Level 65
Feb 3, 2019
There is further evidence of the African equivalent is Coombeshasime (sp?) The ritual of banging a stick on the ground while shouting obscenities.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Jun 16, 2019
@blacklab, sounds about right... all that is missing is some balls..
tom88
+1
Level 72
Feb 22, 2016
haha... maybe. I also think that technically the hot air baloon was invented in china hundreds of years before this, but I suppose those guys sort of REinvented them as it's not like they had heard of the ones made in china.
Malbaby
+5
Level 71
Dec 12, 2017
Cite source.
Cooldrive
+1
Level 63
May 22, 2018
China people invented all kinds of stuff.
amangla
+2
Level 58
Aug 26, 2016
Caught me
JeremyX
+4
Level 64
Apr 8, 2019
I tried mountain golfing.
sasstastic
+1
Level 38
Jun 9, 2014
Hhaha how could I forget Milli Vanilli
hwes
+3
Level 85
Apr 14, 2015
The dressage clue is an insult to ballet dancers.
ander217
+10
Level 75
Apr 14, 2015
And I suppose calling a western movie a "horse opera" is an insult to opera singers and soap opera actors, too? I fear for the future of all literary devices.
Sifhraven
+6
Level 67
Jun 16, 2019
Soap opera is an insult. To opera, and maybe to soap aswell.
Lukutiss1324
+2
Level 45
Apr 14, 2015
Both are equally pointless displays in which the participants flit from point to point with no apparent emotion or reason.
martay
+4
Level 70
Apr 5, 2019
Yes, far too much flitting. Much more furtive movement is needed. Perhaps tackling and scoring would further ameliorate its many deficiencies.
webkinztoco123
+4
Level 37
Apr 14, 2015
Can you accept knee for patella?
Westy
+2
Level 41
Nov 26, 2015
I think knee should be acceptable!
jd2001wizard
+10
Level 65
Sep 1, 2017
As a physician, I strongly disagree. The knee is a joint composed of the junction of the femur, tibia, and patella. The patella is a specific bone (not a joint), commonly referred to as the kneecap. "Kneecap" and "knee" are no more synonymous than are "humerus" and "shoulder", for example.
Shokki
+1
Level 69
Jul 17, 2023
What about knee bone
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Jun 16, 2019
Yea that would be like accepting hand for pinky.
DonTheLamplighter
+5
Level 84
Nov 8, 2019
As a house painter, I strongly disagree as well.
theperiodictable
+3
Level 47
May 8, 2016
also softball
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
Mar 7, 2017
If you like General Knowledge quizzes and think you know a bit about the world, try my quizzes, click on Malbaby.
Walacama
+11
Level 81
Apr 8, 2019
Don't do it, you'll get Rick Rolled.
Queenofthefandom
+1
Level 32
Mar 7, 2017
appreciate the dressage question :) and the fact that it has at least

30 %

Jarl5
+4
Level 68
May 27, 2017
Welp that's my worst ever GNQ...10/20
JackintheBox
+2
Level 79
Nov 8, 2019
Mine too... 9/20.
jd2001wizard
+1
Level 65
Sep 1, 2017
Well, to my dismay, apparently "bass" in this context isn't pronounced like the fish. I thought the music term was "base". Ridiculous English language!!
Malbaby
+4
Level 71
Dec 12, 2017
If you have an obvious lack of General Knowledge ........... Blame the language.
Kalleanon
+2
Level 66
Jul 28, 2021
To be fair, base1 and bass2 are homophones but bass2 and bass3 aren't. English is weird.

1 As in the base of a tree, 2 as in the musical range, 3 as in the fish.

rockingranny
+1
Level 33
Nov 2, 2018
ARES not ARIES?
brandybuck96
+4
Level 83
Dec 29, 2018
Yes.
xarnac
+1
Level 73
Jan 10, 2019
I also distinctly remember being taught it was "Aries" in school when we studied the Greeks. Mandela effect perhaps?
Sifhraven
+6
Level 67
Jun 16, 2019
Aries is a zodiac sign. They have nothing to do with eachother. But maybe your mind assumed it was written the same and you werent really paying attention to how it was written.
Danno
+1
Level 68
Sep 18, 2023
I know, I kept trying to put an I in it.
PoetsCorner
+1
Level 85
Nov 10, 2023
If you like it, you should.
zaba2048
+2
Level 72
Dec 29, 2018
Could "Seville orange" be allowed?
EytanMelech
+1
Level 67
Nov 29, 2019
Seville is accepted so I see no need.
AlexThirkell
+3
Level 75
Jan 26, 2021
zaba clearly made the suggestion when only Valencia was accepted. Glad Seville was added - I'd never heard of Valencia oranges.
phalocrocorax
+1
Level 83
Dec 29, 2018
Seville is also a type of orange named after a city in Spain.
Cheviot
+2
Level 88
Jan 4, 2019
Agreed. Seville oranges are very popular and also a city in Spain.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 4, 2019
Added. Thank you.
jafe
+1
Level 82
Dec 30, 2018
Meat Loaf is two words, no?
Djilas
+1
Level 82
Dec 31, 2018
Yes
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 4, 2019
Fixed
pjcarpen
+2
Level 95
Jan 1, 2019
How about molluSks? Sort of over picky?
ReyFer
+4
Level 64
Jan 2, 2019
please, accept mollusk with k,

I used a dictionary and it was written with k. Also in the britanicca it is spelled like that

Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jan 4, 2019
Mollusk will work now sorry
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Apr 5, 2019
I knew "mollusc"... couldn't figure out how to spell it. Gave up, saw that this denied me a fifth point. Restarted the quiz. Even after looking at the word still couldn't figure out how to spell it. And I don't think the type-ins QM added work. I got it on the 3rd try, though.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Apr 5, 2019
I think I used to have a comment here that had gotten a bunch of likes, where I mentioned that every time it rained (3 or 4 times per year, usually), the road that ran in front of the school where I taught in Riyadh would turn in to a river. I would sit upstairs in the kabsa restaurant next door, which suddenly became waterfront property, and eat my dinner while watching the Saudis trying to swim or wade across the street. I had attached a photo, I'm guessing that's probably both why it had so many likes and why it got taken down. here are some similar ones.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Aug 31, 2022
Nevermind. The comment is here, but the photo link seems to have gone bad.
Chronikhiles
+1
Level 49
Apr 5, 2019
Vegetarians = Humans who don't consume meat and reject most animal products.

Herbivores = Other animals, same definition otherwise.

Note the difference.

vermiciousknid
+1
Level 88
Apr 5, 2019
Seems like a pointless quibble to me.
Dimby
+2
Level 77
Apr 8, 2021
I've seen plenty of herbivores using animal products. In fact, my neighbour's pet goat has a little fur coat and teensy tiny leather boots.
KTo288
+1
Level 47
May 10, 2019
who else feels compelled to look up songs on YouTube after being reminded of their existence by theses quizzes? The MilliVanilli song isn't actually all that bad.
Dimby
+1
Level 77
Apr 8, 2021
It doesn't feel particularly different from any other song of that era.
rocamorar
+4
Level 78
Mar 29, 2021
The question about the singer "who will do anything for love (but not that)?" is repeated in the General Knowledge test #31.
Froststar101
+1
Level 74
Sep 17, 2023
Questions get reused all the time and this is far from the only such example.
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Jul 30, 2021
I got DC cuz at first it sounds tricky but you just have to think of the time
partdavid
+1
Level 71
Nov 23, 2021
Obviously the type-ins don't need to change (I think it's /mollusc.*/) but since you're asking for a phylum, the canonical answer should be the name of a phylum (which is "Mollusca"). Of course, you can't actually type "Mollusca" or "Molluscs" so it doesn't really matter.
hikikomori
+2
Level 57
Mar 30, 2022
why do all of these quizzes have some random opera/singing question in them lol
THEDAILYHOSE
+2
Level 43
Dec 5, 2022
Can you accept "knee" for patella?
Nickelz
+1
Level 65
Sep 17, 2023
But it's not correct...
Froststar101
+1
Level 74
Sep 17, 2023
Accept "French fry"?
mal
+1
Level 61
Sep 18, 2023
I kept getting Jane Goodall muddled up with Dian Fossey and wondering why my answer was incorrect! Never mind
JyuVioleGrace
+1
Level 54
Feb 9, 2024
The pitifully low percentage for the L'Enfant question is crazy. Even if you don't know who he is, you could use the context of 1791 and the fact that it's a planned city to guess at which one it probably is. Maybe just my bias as a Maryland resident... but compared to some of the other questions, is that really the hardest one??
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