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General Knowledge Quiz #79

Can you answer these random trivia questions?
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First submittedJune 4, 2013
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Answer
What does the L stand for in LED?
Light-emitting diode
What utensil is a combination of a fork and a spoon?
Spork
What plant do people kiss underneath at Christmastime?
Mistletoe
What singer had two hit songs whose titles started with "Like a"?
Madonna
What country does the band ABBA hail from?
Sweden
What is the common name for animals in the taxonomical class "Aves"?
Birds
What type of animal does mohair come from?
Angora goat
What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
Avocados
What holiday do many British Commonwealth countries celebrate on December 26th?
Boxing Day
Where does a sylvan creature live?
In the forest
What typically has two ailerons and an elevator?
An airplane
What word can mean either "whale tail" or "an unlikely chance occurrence"?
Fluke
If a note on the piano has a frequency of 440 hertz, what is the
frequency of the note one octave higher?
880 hertz
What 1978 horror film introduced Jamie Lee Curtis to the big screen?
Halloween
What fictional character visited Lilliput and Brobdingnag?
Lemuel Gulliver
In what country did the movie "The Last King of Scotland" take place?
Uganda
What ingredient does leavened bread have that unleavened bread does not?
Yeast
What is the most common surname in Korea?
Kim
If ultimate means last, what word means second-to-last?
Penultimate
Who founded cities in Egypt, Afghanistan, and at least seven other countries?
Alexander the Great
Bob12
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Level 37
Aug 24, 2013
Got 16 out of 20. Enjoyed the quiz.
Flubbermeister
+1
Level 13
Aug 24, 2013
Enjoyed your quiz even though I missed the 'easy' guacamole question. :)
AlessioCufaro
+1
Level 20
Feb 25, 2024
Me too
CorkSpork
+3
Level 72
Aug 26, 2013
Hooray sporks!
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 89
Jul 3, 2019
The fork that works on nothing. Hip hip hooray.
vermiciousknid
+1
Level 88
Jul 19, 2019
If you get a decent one and not one of the flimsy disposables they actually work fairly well.
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 68
Sep 13, 2019
I tried runcible spoon.
SolomonPierce
+1
Level 35
Jun 25, 2014
Everyone knew Kim was the answer they were just scared to look racist.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Sep 15, 2019
I thought I didnt know how to spell Nguyen, is that racist?
BlackLab
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Level 65
Jul 6, 2023
I tried Lee, because I "didn't" really know what surname means. Turns out that it's the ultimate name.
ander217
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Level 75
Feb 28, 2016
Anyone else think of runcible spoon instead of spork?
coro
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Level 58
Nov 19, 2016
There's also the Australian invention that includes a cutting edge (ie: works as a knife, spoon and fork) called a splayd.
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
Sep 13, 2019
Yes. From "The Owl and the Pussycat".
Sifhraven
+5
Level 67
Jan 2, 2019
When i make guacamole, garlic is the main ingredient...
BlackLab
+1
Level 65
Feb 3, 2019
Same as Pesto.
Quizmaster
+15
Level ∞
Jul 3, 2019
How strange. Here's a typical recipe. It calls for 3 whole avocados and just 1 teaspoon of garlic. Not the ideal recipe for repelling vampires, but probably has a better taste overall.
mrnafe
+1
Level 82
Jul 3, 2019
Sure you're not thinking of aioli?
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Sep 15, 2019
I just meant, I use a lottt of garlic. Volumewise, avocados obviously are the bigger ingredient. Whereas my previous comment was meant as a joke eventhough by volume there is more avocado, I still consider the garlic to be main, it makes the dish.

it definitely is not 3 avocados vs 1 teaspoon for me (wth, a teaspoon of garlic?? that is the weirdest thing I have ever heard haha, I get all sorts of weird images now, melted garic etc) I use more like 2 cloves per avocado. (depending on sizes, if it is a small avocado and a big clove, could be 1) For 3 avocados, you would get half a bulb atleast. I estimate a teaspoon is half a clove. you would need a microscope for that haha. Or a scentdog to find the garlic in the guacamole :P

Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Sep 15, 2019
Sometimes making guacamole takes too much time, so i just put 1 avocado and 1 garlic clove on my bread, with some salt (and pepper). sometimes just half an avocado (and sometimes a little cheese added) yum
vermiciousknid
+1
Level 88
Jul 19, 2019
Fun mix of questions, thanks!
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Sep 13, 2019
Only missed mohair. I guessed Stooge.
hirsutebodkin
+2
Level 58
Jan 20, 2020
What kind of animal is a stooge?
Dimby
+7
Level 77
Jan 6, 2022
Unknown, but I believe they want to be your dog.
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Sep 14, 2019
13. I got bird when I was tryna to guess something for endangered species lol
PrettyTiedUp
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Level 68
Sep 18, 2019
Boxing Day is the best: its like a day to recover from the stress of Christmas Day and everyone is too full and lazy to come over and bother you, leaving you to enjoy your selection boxes, left over turkey and special Christmas cheeses in peace.
SeaNomad
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Level 77
Oct 11, 2023
Cannot tell if this is true but I've decades ago learned that milkmen, mailmen etc. used to carry a box that day along the rounds and collect "Christmas money" from the customers. So, they were "boxing".
FatSpartanJediLlama
+3
Level 67
Jan 20, 2020
love ABBA listening to them rn
kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
Jun 4, 2021
Part of the Last King of Scotland also took place in Scotland.
Remster
+2
Level 77
Oct 10, 2023
A worthwhile comment. Thank you.
EconomicSnake
+2
Level 67
Oct 10, 2023
I thought something was a fluke if it was lucky, not just unlikely.
HappyQuizzer
+1
Level 67
Oct 11, 2023
Yes a fluke is something that happens by chance or luck as opposed to being a result of skill or planning.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 11, 2023
Tweaked the clue slightly.
Berney
+1
Level 80
Oct 11, 2023
What about aircraft, as well as airplane and aeroplane?
paulus1
+1
Level 72
Oct 15, 2023
I tried aircraft, plane and wings but not airplane
OfficerDibble
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Level 80
Oct 12, 2023
Could you PLEASE stop referring to it in quiz after quiz after quiz as the "British Commonwealth"? It's just as anachronistic as calling Beijng "Peking" or Mumbai "Bombay". JetPunk is rightly insistent on correct modern usage in such cases - and yet those are more recent changes (1979 in Beijing's case, 1995 in Mumbai's). The Commonwealth of Nations stopped being called the "British Commonwealth" (a name which has very obvious imperial connotations which everyone involved is extremely keen to avoid) as long ago as April 1949.
CaptainUnderpant
+2
Level 79
Oct 12, 2023
So we should remove the 'British' and just say 'Commonwealth countries'? I don't really see what that does other than gloss over the imperial connotations, which are rather important to acknowledge since the British Empire was one of the largest and most powerful in world history. Makes sense for British leaders, but don't know why JetPunk would want to avoid recognizing that.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 12, 2023
The question is written as intended so that people know which nations which we are talking about specifically.
PitifulExcuse
+1
Level 55
Feb 28, 2024
But it's still wrong as there's no such thing as the British Commonwealth. Maybe change it to former British Commonwealth or former British Empire?
partdavid
+3
Level 71
Oct 16, 2023
Unleavened bread lacks leavening of any kind, not just yeast (for example, chemical leaveners like baking soda are also omitted).

Obviously, accept "yeast"; but I think you should also accept "leavening" and "rising/raising [agent]" and maybe "baking soda/powder" too.

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