When I saw this quiz, I thought it was the next step of general knowledge. There's easy general knowledge, and then there is general knowledge so easy a primate could do it.
This is the first quiz I've come across that Dem Rep of Congo hasn't worked for that country. And I left the "s" off of Homo Sapiens -- face palm moment.
Is that what I did wrong? I was trying to figure out why it didn’t accept. Thought maybe I spelled it with an a instead of an e, but now I’m thinking I left off the s.
HIV is just the virus, the question is asking about the disease. So even though AIDS is an accepted answer it should also show as the correct answer. HIV should stay accepted.
Exactly. The question is meant to be interesting since most people think that HIV originated in the late 20th century when in reality it has been around much longer.
It didn't spread to the USA until 1981, where it was identified and diagnosed, but it had been infecting and killing people in Africa for decades before that.
Sadly, a tale is not one of them. After it wasn't accepted I tried other things then moved on. Face palm moment. (I never used to mix those up. Just another of the joys of aging.)
If it's any consolation, one of the greatest Chinese novels "Journey To The West," about the journey of Tripitaka from China to India to obtain the sutras, was titled "Monkey" when translated by Arthur Haley, after the hero of the book, a monkey with supernatural powers (and more!). So monkeys do have a tale; I guess we could add Curious George as well.
Why is English literature part of a trivia ape quiz? As a non native English speaker it was impossible to get 19/19 because if that ridiculous "bovine is to cows as ____ is to monkeys"
If someone who doesn't know the word "simian" (and thinks it has something to do with literature) can still get 18/19 on a primate knowledge quiz, then the quiz is probably too easy.
What is ridiculous about knowing the infraorder of primates. You obviously know what the word primates mean, so why not simian? There is nothing wrong with the question it self and all questions require the english answer, so I dont see your issue with this one in particular. My native language is not English either and I had no issues with it. Btw I think my first exposure to the word was when I was studying (as a hobby, not officialy) Esperanto.
Ha, can't help mentioning this gem I came across. Fratello Metallo A Capuchin friar (aged 73 but currently not actively performing anymore) as lead singer of a metal band.
I also thought that a group of monkeys was called a "troupe", like a group of musicians. I actually learn a ton from this site.
It was first diagnosed in humans in 1981. That's hardly early.
The correct answer is AIDS, not HIV. If you're talking about diseases, the disease is AIDS. The virus that causes the disease is HIV.