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General Knowledge Quiz #142

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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What country has expressed interest in becoming the sixth Nordic country,
joining Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland?
Estonia
What does "C'est la vie" mean in English?
That's Life
What Hollywood family has brothers named Alec, Billy, Daniel, and Stephen?
Baldwin
What company acquired the rights to the "Star Wars" franchise in 2012?
Walt Disney
What can be either part of a wedding dress or a mode of transit?
Train
Who said “The Eagle has Landed” on July 20, 1969?
Neil Armstrong
What is stevia a substitute for?
Sugar
What language were Gutenberg's bibles written in?
Latin
What instrument did the devil play in the song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"?
Fiddle
In what London park would one find "Speakers' Corner"?
Hyde Park
During which holiday would one light a menorah?
Hanukkah
What's the English version of "L'Chaim", "Prost" or "Skal"?
Cheers
What are the two countries of the world that are theocracies?
Iran
Vatican City
What former British coin was worth 12 pence?
Shilling
What anatomical feature did velociraptors have in real life, but not in "Jurassic Park"?
Feathers
What Buddhist monastery in China is famous for martial arts?
Shaolin
What major city in Tennessee is on the Mississippi River?
Memphis
What type of scientist was Wernher von Braun?
Rocket Scientist
What country's rural grasslands are known as the veld?
South Africa
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Level 78
Jan 22, 2016
The definition given for theocracy (the head of state is a religious leader) would work for the UK too, wouldn't it? The British monarchs are the Supreme Governors of the Church of England.
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Level 65
Mar 20, 2016
I was going to say that too.
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Level 69
Mar 22, 2016
Bit loose indeed, could also apply to a number of other Islamic countries too I think, maybe even a few other Christian ones
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Level 82
Jul 11, 2016
In addition to the British monarchy, at least the Swedish and Danish monarchies would be covered by this definition (as would have Norway until 2012, but I understand Norway has now removed the King as head of the church). The Saudi Kings carry the title of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, on which their temporal authority rests, so I think it is quite fair to say - particularly in a state ruled by Islamic law - that Saudi Arabia is a theocracy.
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Level 55
Mar 10, 2023
I guessed Saudi Arabia
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Level 82
Dec 26, 2017
The brief definition is just too concise. In theocracy the head of state is in that position because of his religious role, not the other way round. The kings and queens became monarchs because of monarchic rules and the church leadership is just one of the roles attached to that role. As we saw in Norway, when the church role is removed, the head of state doesn't change. An opposite example is Cyprus under Archbishop Makarios III, who was a democratically elected president and Cyprus had nothing to do with a theocracy.
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Level 64
Dec 19, 2022
I think Turkish Cypriots might take issue with the idea that he was democratically elected, but you're right that it didn't make Cyprus a theocracy.
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Level 72
Mar 20, 2016
It's Veld not Veldt! That would be Dutch as opposed to Afrikaans, which seeing as we are talking about South Africa - it's only right to use their language and not someone else's!
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Level 42
Mar 20, 2016
Agreed! Veld, not "veldt".
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Level 61
Mar 20, 2016
In Dutch it would be veld, no 't'. I believe that in English both veldt and veld are acceptable spellings, in Afrikaans it would be veld.
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Level 83
Mar 21, 2016
In dutch, you typically get "dt" endings only with verbs in certain situations, Veld is always spelled like this without an added "t".

Dutch is my first language, so I'm pretty confident.

Don't know about Afrikaans though :)

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Level 80
Jan 22, 2021
As a South African, I can confirm that it's always spelled 'veld'. There is generally no anglicisation of Afrikaans terms when they're used in English. This goes for words like 'braai' (BBQ) and 'kraal' (enclosure). There are numerous places in South Africa which have 'veld' as part of the name, always spelled without the t at the end. Old Afrikaans often had the 'dt' endings, but these have all fallen away. The only place you'd find them now is in surnames that haven't modernised (Brandt, du Randt etc.)
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Level ∞
Jan 22, 2021
No problem, changed it to veld. Although, in Scrabble, either veld or veldt are acceptable. Good to know in case your opponent plays veld and you have a T sitting on your rack.
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Level 68
May 17, 2021
Braai is awesome! When I went to South Africa we had a braai at night under a marula tree deep in one of the wildlife reserves around the Kruger. When we left, our guide pointed out that there had been hyenas sitting mere meters behind us, just waiting or us to leave... Very impressive!
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Level 82
May 17, 2021
In Final Fantasy VI it's spelled Veldt.
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Level 74
Mar 20, 2016
Don't like the Wernher von Braun answer, tried aeronautics, aerospace engineering, jet propulsion, ... eventually got what you were looking for but think that the correct terms which describe the relevant field of study and expertise should be acceptable.
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Level 71
Mar 20, 2016
Most people should be able to work out the right answer; it's not rocket science. Oh, no ...wait..
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Level 74
Mar 21, 2016
I did the exact same thing aeronautics should be accepted.
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Level 45
May 17, 2021
I mean ..... He literally gives you the second word 'Science' in the answer.... So it's not going to be 'Aeronautics Science' or 'Aerospace Engineering Science' is it!
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Level 49
Jun 29, 2023
There are quite a few other single words that could fit in with that answer and yet they were still wrong: space, jet, propulsion, etc. And "aerospace engineering" is the more precise term for "rocket science." I really don't like that answer either.
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Level 76
Jan 25, 2021
The mentioned monastery has as much to do with martial arts as if parkour and circus had a child. In case someone's been dreaming/planning to go and see etc. Then again, acrobatic clowns can be fun, too.
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Level 80
Jan 30, 2021
A menorah is a candlestick with 7 branches and it's not used for the holiday in the answer. The candlestick we use has 9 branches and it's called chanukkiah
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Level 58
Feb 5, 2021
Thank you Breaking Bad for helping me with the stevia question
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Level 74
May 17, 2021
First question could be Scotland also.
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Level 68
May 17, 2021
I think, for now, Scotland has expressed interest in becoming a country again, which is already a huge step. Let's see that one through first!
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Level 74
May 17, 2021
Technically a menorah is not lit during Hanukah, since a menorah has 7 candles and Hanukah requires 8 + 1 for lighting the others. The menorah used specifically during Hanukah called a hanukkiah, or it can be called a Hanukah menorah (note that using a 7 branch menorah is specifically prohibited). But since both those terms would give the answer away, a simple change would be to change the clue to "During which holiday would one light a 9 branch menorah?"

It's kind of like asking someone to pass the sauce: if there's only one kind of sauce on the table, you'll get what you asked for, but if there's hot sauce and mint sauce it's important to be specific :)

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Level 48
May 17, 2021
Estonia can into Nordic
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Level 48
May 17, 2021
when pigs can into fly.
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Level 85
Sep 24, 2022
I'm trying to can into understand.
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Level 59
May 17, 2021
I tried aerospace instead of rocket, would it be acceptable?
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Level 46
May 17, 2021
should accept 'golden fiddle' for the devil went down to georgia question
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Level 65
May 18, 2021
For the von Braun answer please also accept "Nazi"
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Level 47
Aug 30, 2021
Is that field of scientific study?
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Level 78
Sep 13, 2021
To be fair the question doesn't specify that a field of study is required.
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Level 65
May 11, 2023
My uncle worked with him during the time of the Apollo missions, and my Dad used to call a Nazi. Though Von Braun was super obsessed with rocketry, and didn't care who employed him. Until he left his Lutheran religion to see what was behind American beliefs. He grew morally after working here.

My Uncle died in his 50s with so much more to do. His coworker volunteered at with me locally, and told me stories. Also of the engineers, Boisjoly and MacDonald, who tried to stop Challenger from being launched with the ruined O rings. I saw the explosion in the Junior High cafeteria. A few years back, I worked at Philips near the Christa McAuliffe school in Framingham.

My uncle's boss lost his mind after the Apollo deaths.

//end sad tangent 😔