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General Knowledge Quiz #191

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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First submittedOctober 30, 2018
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What country did the conquistadors come from?
Spain or Portugal
What fairy tale character slept for 100 years before being awakened by a handsome prince?
Sleeping Beauty
What place has only been visited by 12 people, most recently in 1972?
The Moon
On what day did the Romans celebrate the winter solstice?
December 25
Endnotes appear at the end of a book. What do you call notes that appear at the bottom of a page?
Footnotes
What object did Indiana Jones search for in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"?
The Holy Grail
What originally had 13 stars but now has 50?
The American Flag
What city's police force is led by Commissioner Gordon?
Gotham City
When Isaac Newton published his laws of motion and gravity, what language did he write in?
Latin
What country named its capital after James Monroe, the fifth U.S. President?
Liberia
What movie, starring Jamie Lee-Curtis, features a villain named Michael Myers?
Halloween
At 5,068 meters (16,627 ft) above sea level, the Tanggula railway station is the highest in the world. In what country is it located?
China
What are the five sports that have been featured in every modern Summer Olympics?
Athletics
Cycling
Fencing
Gymnastics
Swimming
What food is known as "arroz" in Spanish?
Rice
What layer of the atmosphere absorbs most of the sun's UV radiation?
Ozone Layer
What does the god Mercury have on his hat?
Wings
JoshPen
+20
Level 79
Oct 31, 2018
I realize "athletics" is 100% correct, but it always seemed way too generic as a name for track and field events. Unless the Olympic committee starts allowing bake-offs and chess matches, 'athletics' would seem to cover ALL their events.
JackBeNimble
+7
Level 80
Oct 31, 2018
Same problem here - I spent my remaining time trying various individual events.
Algernon
+3
Level 72
Nov 4, 2018
Agreed, I was naming individual events rather than thinking of the general term for those events. I also must have named every ruddy event in the Olympics bar three of the answers.
stevediverse
+11
Level 90
Oct 31, 2018
Athletics is British for Track and Field.
dunkinggandalf2
+7
Level 68
Oct 30, 2020
Also French: "athlétisme".
samiamco
+4
Level 69
Nov 1, 2018
It must be fixed now, because I'm 99% sure I typed "track" and it filled in "Athletics".
ked2313
+3
Level 63
Oct 31, 2018
Aurora doesn't count for Sleeping Beauty?
Djilas
+1
Level 82
Oct 31, 2018
That's the Disney name I think, not fairy tale.
samiamco
+2
Level 69
Nov 1, 2018
It accepts "Aurora" now for sure, because that's what I just (successfully) tried.
RobNobody
+4
Level 76
Dec 8, 2018
She only became Aurora in the ballet by Tchaikovsky (which is where the Disney movie got it from, along with most of its music.)
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 89
Apr 25, 2022
I'm pretty sure Aurora didn't sleep for that long though.
RobNobody
+2
Level 76
Apr 25, 2022
Yeah, in the Disney movie I don't think she even got a full night's sleep before being woken up.
sumguy
+2
Level 84
Oct 31, 2018
Aquatics for swimming?
samiamco
+1
Level 69
Nov 1, 2018
Aquatics just worked for me. Seems Quizmaster was a busy little beaver last night, possibly working late into the night on a Halloween sugar high! :-)
ingriddurden
+1
Level 60
Oct 31, 2018
could you accept just the word Grail ?
samiamco
+3
Level 69
Nov 1, 2018
Quizmaster seems to have acquiesed to your request, clearly a more generous person than I would have been about it ;-)
ander217
+2
Level 75
Dec 9, 2018
For some unknown reason I first tried cup of Christ. It wasn't accepted, not would I expect it to be, but it was called that at one point in the movie. Silly brain thinking of that before the obvious answer.
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 68
Oct 30, 2020
Weird. It accepts "glass of crucified dude from that book".
coro
+1
Level 58
Nov 1, 2018
How is Liberia named after James Monroe? Was it his middle name? I always thought it just meant free country.
Janjan
+18
Level 67
Nov 4, 2018
You need to read the question a little more carefully - the capital is Monrovia.
Wulfy
+2
Level 50
Dec 8, 2018
i got 'star' trying to type star spangled banner
ZaKitty
+2
Level 77
Dec 2, 2021
so did I when USA flag didnt work
theguy316
+2
Level 41
Dec 8, 2018
athletics is not a sport it is a term to describe a wide range of sports
PavelUlc
+7
Level 35
Dec 8, 2018
You should accept Stratosphere as well as that's the official name of the layer where ozone shield is located.
ander217
+7
Level 75
Dec 9, 2018
That's what I tried, too. There are only five layers of the atmosphere, and ozone isn't one of them. Perhaps it would better if the clue read, "Which region of the stratosphere absorbs most of the sun's UV radiation?"
DrakiGuy
+3
Level 58
Dec 9, 2018
I've tried "The star spangled banner", "USA flag", and "US flag" before finally getting "The American flag". Could be a useful change to add these.
ander217
+8
Level 75
Dec 9, 2018
US flag was accepted for me.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Dec 9, 2018
So Olympic athletes only compete in "athletics" but not swimming, etc.?
mrzli86
+1
Level 81
Feb 13, 2022
1:33 left...is that good?
DavidfromBA
+1
Level 64
Apr 25, 2022
Good quiz. Please consider allowing "wing" in the singular for the question regarding Mercury's hat.
Froststar101
+1
Level 74
Apr 25, 2022
Track and field is not the same as athletics; it is a subcategory of athletics. The marathon is not part of track and field (it is a road race) but it is part of athletics. I agree it's fine to accept "track" on this quiz, but some of the comments don't seem to realize this nuance.
RAFhatter
+1
Level 50
Apr 26, 2022
I understand that the Ozone layer is technically correct but it forms part of the stratosphere which I believe is actually the layer of the atmosphere.
Flash7
+1
Level 28
Apr 27, 2022
I put wing and didn't get a point
Jmackley
+1
Level 17
Jun 13, 2022
the solstice question is inccorrect it should have been december 21
mjolnir
+1
Level 48
Mar 25, 2024
i said bicycle for cycling...my bad
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