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General Knowledge Quiz #228

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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Last updated: February 12, 2024
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Answer
Who sings "Hi-Ho, hi-ho, it's off to work we go"?
The Seven Dwarfs
What did Mercutio say while dying in "Romeo and Juliet"?
A plague on both
your houses
In what event is the world record 8.95 meters, a little over 29 feet?
Long jump
What product did OpenAI release in 2022 that forever changed the way
homework is done?
Chat-GPT
Where is the James Webb telescope located?
Outer space
What do you "bury" if you hide the most important part of a story until later?
The lede
What's the smallest country on the Arabian peninsula?
Qatar
What is short and stout with a handle and a spout?
Teapot
Who was born in Duluth, Minnesota in 1941 with the name Robert Zimmerman?
Bob Dylan
What was the area between the trenches called in World War One?
No man's land
Which country's richest person is named Carlos Slim?
Mexico
What is the only country bordering the Caspian Sea that wasn't part of the Soviet Union?
Iran
What is the only island which has two national capitals on it?
Hispaniola
What martial art is spelled with two J's and two U's?
Jujitsu
Who is described in a famous poem as a "jolly old elf"?
Santa Claus
What atmospheric phenomenon explains why a flight from New York to Los Angeles
takes about 30 minutes longer than the return flight?
Jet stream
What word describes something that is traveling more than 5 times the speed of sound?
Hypersonic
Who recorded "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" in 1986?
Whitney Houston
What British company (now based in Singapore) makes vacuum cleaners and
bathroom hand dryers?
Dyson
Who has starred in 11 different Martin Scorsese films, the first in 1973
and the most recent in 2023?
Robert De Niro
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Level 72
Feb 14, 2024
Can you accept plague for the second question? That's what I remembered it as.
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Level 82
Feb 14, 2024
No, because then it would be wrong? It isn't a translation, it was written in English and it's a direct quote.
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Level 72
Feb 14, 2024
Almost all places say plague when I looked it up, and Wikipedia says "Before he dies... crying several times, "A plague o' both your houses!" (Act III, Sc. 1, often quoted as "A pox on both your houses")."
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Level 72
Feb 14, 2024
It appears that "pox" is a misquotation.
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Level 95
Feb 14, 2024
Most scholars agree the original text was "plague." I know in university I was taught "plague."

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/421709/why-has-the-plague-on-our-houses-become-a-pox

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Level 68
Feb 15, 2024
English graduate here - it is definitely 'plague' in every text I have seen
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Level ∞
Feb 15, 2024
Sorry about the mistake! This has been fixed.
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Level 86
Feb 14, 2024
Does Bahrain not work for the smallest country on the Arabian Peninsula? I guess it's an island, not on the landmass, so maybe that's why.
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Level 65
Feb 22, 2024
Same thing I guessed
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Level 32
Mar 7, 2024
+1
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Level 80
Feb 14, 2024
I imagine it won't be too long before Borneo also has two capitals, but who knows. I don't necessarily trust that Indonesia will move their capital this year like they have said they would.
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Level 77
Feb 14, 2024
The original "Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem mentions St. Nick & St. Nicholas but both of these answers aren't accepted ?
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Level ∞
Feb 15, 2024
Those will work now
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Level 67
Feb 15, 2024
Maybe a bit of a stretch, but what about "Coriolis effect" for the atmospheric phenomenon as it technically causes jet streams?
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Level 88
Feb 15, 2024
I don't know if it's right or not, but that's what I tried...
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Level 87
Feb 17, 2024
What about "prevailing winds"? In fact, isn't that a better answer than the jetstream, which can shift to the north or south, not near most flights? The winds are just about everywhere.
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Level 71
Mar 6, 2024
I tried jetwinds... :|
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Level 87
Feb 15, 2024
Ah, is that Mr Dyson, that delightful inventor (scratch that - marketer / salesman) who invested heavily in persuading Brits to leave the EU, just before relocating his factory to Asia?

I wonder what motivated that? Must be patriotism, selfless and true…

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Level 74
Feb 18, 2024
Could you accept Father Christmas for Santa Claus?
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Level 74
Mar 6, 2024
Remember, good sir, some of us aren't American. Father Christmas is the exact same figure as Santa, and is the most common name in the UK. It should be an accepted answer.
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Level 67
Mar 6, 2024
You talkin' to me?
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Level 65
Mar 6, 2024
Accept L2 for location of JWST? My first thought was the LaGrange point. This is how astronomers typically refer to it.
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Level 62
Mar 6, 2024
This quiz does not seem to be added to the series yet, jsyk. maybe wanna do that
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Level 79
Mar 6, 2024
19/20, only missed the first question 🤦‍♂️
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Level 46
Mar 15, 2024
The island of Ireland has two national capitals - Dublin for the Republic of Ireland. Belfast for Northern Ireland. Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are two separate countries on the island of Ireland. Therefore, Ireland should be accepted as an a correct answer.
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Level ∞
Mar 15, 2024
No.
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Level 46
Mar 17, 2024
It’s a valid point. It’s a shame you’re not willing to amend. Happy St Patrick’s Day :)