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Johnny's General Knowledge Quiz #7

Answer these random trivia questions.
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What is the job title of somebody who makes coffee and espresso drinks?
Barista
Who starred in "Cast Away" and "Big"?
Tom Hanks
What curved instrument is used to ease one's heel into a shoe?
Shoe Horn
What was Franklin Roosevelt's middle name?
Delano
Which grunge band recorded "Jeremy"?
Pearl Jam
Who composed the "1812 Overture"?
Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky
What trilogy's second movie starred Robert De Niro and Al Pacino?
The Godfather
In which city would you find the districts of Roppongi and Asakusa?
Tokyo
What type of sandwich contains corned beef, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese,
with Russian dressing, served on rye?
Reuben
What tropical fruit is also called carambola?
Starfruit
In which country did goulash originate?
Hungary
In the Disney movie, which of the seven dwarfs wears glasses?
Doc
In finance, what does the A in APR stand for?
Annual
To which city did U.S. and British forces airlift supplies after roads were blocked in 1948?
West Berlin
A room is 10 feet high, 12 feet wide, and 8 feet long. How many cubic feet is this?
960
What is the name for a Bigfoot-like creature of the Himalayas?
Yeti
What country's highest peak is Aconcagua, at 22,837 feet?
Argentina
What American company has the stock symbol MMM?
3M
What is the written name of this symbol: &
Ampersand
Fill in the blank: "Mr. Sandman, bring me a _____"
dream
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Level 74
Jun 11, 2015
got 'em all, but had to take time guessing the city and the fruit
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Level 56
Jun 22, 2015
I would have sworn that I spelled Tchaikovsky correctly. Oh well.
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Level 55
Nov 10, 2015
I can spell Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tegucigalpa, and a whole bunch of other words correctly, but I never assume I can spell Tchaikovsky.
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Level 38
Jan 3, 2017
Everyone always goes for Tsch. Once you get the start down it just flows from there.

That's why he's such a great composer, coz first he had to master his name. After that he could do anything

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Level 67
Mar 17, 2024
There are multiple ways it's commonly spelt. I have a big classical CD collection and I've noticed there's lots of variety.
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Level 76
Nov 10, 2015
So, "D" won't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt's name?

Not even half a point?

:(

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Level 69
Nov 10, 2015
I feel really dummy with the MMM question...
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Level 67
Jan 6, 2019
I thought m&m's.
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Level 65
Nov 11, 2015
Kept thinking there might have been a prior movie to Heat and wondered why Heat wasn't working.
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Level 51
Nov 14, 2015
Hungary's a country? ;)
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Level 34
Jan 18, 2017
of course, capital is Budapest.
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Level 67
Jan 6, 2019
What did you think it was?
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Level 58
Dec 11, 2016
How can anyone miss "MMM"??? It's three M's!
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Level 77
Jun 26, 2018
It took me a sec because I kept trying M&M Mars.
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Level 57
Jan 18, 2017
got 12
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Level 57
Jan 18, 2017
Sasquatch is the same as yeti
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Level 34
Jan 18, 2017
yes but sasquatch relates to the Pacific North West Region, the questions asked what it was called in the Himalayas!!
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Level 84
May 20, 2017
Goulash & reubens....mmmmmm!
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Level 58
Jul 10, 2017
I, personally, call it a shoe-lip, but maybe that's just me...
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Level 56
Nov 30, 2017
Kudos to those who were able to type in an acceptable version of "Tchaikovsky".
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Level 79
Oct 25, 2019
Argh... Tried Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, Haydn, Wagner, Chopin and Mendelssohn for 1812 Overture but forgot Tchaikovsky....
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Level 79
Aug 1, 2021
Got it this time!
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Level 68
Oct 17, 2020
Fun fact: in Germany, a shoe horn is called a "shoe spoon".
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Level 79
Mar 15, 2021
A Reuben sandwich is not a thing outside the USA.
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Level 85
Oct 5, 2022
That is a very false statement. Access to international cuisine is one of the great advantages to living in the modern world. There are plenty of opportunities to try other country's and other culture's cuisines without actually going to the places themselves.
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Level 76
Jan 29, 2024
And that is a classic example of a straw man argument. EcceHomo was talking specifically about the Reuben sandwich (and, frankly, I wouldn't eat one). You weren't, and that doesn't make you right.
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Level 83
Mar 7, 2024
Cool. Roppongi and Asakusa are not a thing outside Japan. Do you have a point?