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1. 🌎 20 QUESTIONS
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE #28
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2. 1. The brand “SPAM” is a combination of which
2 words?
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3. 2. Which country has the most pyramids in the
world?
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4. 3. What kind of business did Nintendo start out as in 1889
before eventually becoming a video game company?
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5. 4. What is the dot over the lower case “i” and
“j” called?
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6. 5. According to astronauts, what does space
smell like?
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7. 6. Name the
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(Bonus: What are their capital cities?)
🇵🇭🇪🇸🇪🇬🇪🇪
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8. 7. Who said this famous quote?
“Success is not
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nal; failure is
not fatal: It is the courage to
continue that counts.”
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9. 8. The chef’s hat has pleats or folds. Back in the day having 100
pleats is a badge of honor. What do these pleats signify?
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10. 9. True or False? You blink less often when
using a computer.
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11. 10. Guess the old instant messaging platform logo
below. Also what does its name mean?
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12. 11. What are some major di
ff
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13. 12. In 1928, Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered
Penicillin (world’s
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14. 13. Why do dogs love squeaky chew toys? The
answer is darker than you might expect.
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15. 14. How did Hershey Kisses get its name
“kisses?
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16. 15. True or false? Lemons sink while limes
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17. 16. What do male Gentoo penguins do to initiate
the mating process with its female counterpart?
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18. 17. The Pillsbury Doughboy actually has a
name. Do you know what it is?
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19. 18. Who said this famous quote?
(Bonus: What is this person’s middle name?)
“The way to get started is to
quit talking and begin doing.”
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20. 19. Most of the world’s money supply is stored and tracked on
computers. Give a ballpark
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21. 20. Albinism is the complete absence of melanin, pigmentation
or coloration. What is the rare condition where it is only a
partial absence of pattern or color?
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22. Answers:
1. The brand “SPAM” is a combination of which 2 words?
“Spiced” and “Ham”
2. Which country has the most pyramids in the world?
Sudan (255 pyramids) has the most in the world. Egypt only has 118.
3. What kind of business did Nintendo start out as in 1889 before eventually becoming a video game company?
Handmade Playing Cards (Hanafuda)
4. What is the dot over the lower case “i” and “j” called?
It is called a “tittle” or “superscript dot”
5. According to astronauts, what does space smell like?
Seared steak or hot metal
6. Name the
fl
ags below. (Bonus: What are their capital cities?)
🇵🇭 Philippines (Manila), 🇪🇸 Spain (Madrid), 🇪🇬 Egypt (Cairo), 🇪🇪 Estonia (Tallinn)
7. Who said this famous quote? “Success is not
fi
nal; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
Winston Churchill
8. The chef’s hat has pleats or folds. Back in the day having 100 pleats is a badge of honor. What do these pleats signify?
Number of ways the chef can prepare an egg.
9. True or False? You blink less often when using a computer.
True. We normally blink 17-20x / minute. This drops to 12-15x when focused on a computer screen.
10. Guess the old instant messaging platform logo below. Also what does its name mean?
ICQ (I Seek You)
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23. 11. What are some major di
ff
erences between monkeys and apes?
Apes are generally larger, have bigger brains, and live longer than monkeys. Monkeys have tails and apes do not.
12. In 1928, Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered Penicillin (world’s
fi
rst antibiotic). But before naming it Penicillin, what did he call it?
He called it “Mold Juice”
13. Why do dogs love squeaky chew toys? The answer is darker than you might expect.
Old hunting habits. It reminds them of small prey that squeak when hunted.
14. How did Hershey Kisses get its name “kisses?
The machine that creates them makes suction noises that sound like kissing.
15. True or false? Lemons sink while limes
fl
oat on water.
False. It is the other way around. Lemons
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oat (less dense than water) and limes sink (slightly denser than water) .
16. What do male Gentoo penguins do to initiate the mating process with its female counterpart?
They o
ff
er them the best pebble they can
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nd.
17. The Pillsbury Doughboy actually has a name. Do you know what it is?
Poppin’ Fresh
18. Who said this famous quote? (Bonus: What is this person’s middle name?) “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
Walt Elias Disney
19. Most of the world’s money supply is stored and tracked on computers. Give a ballpark
fi
gure on what % of all the money is still in physical cash
(bills and coins)?
As of 2019, less than 1% (~0.8%)
20. Albinism is the complete absence of melanin, pigmentation or coloration. What is the rare condition where it is only a partial absence of pattern
or color?
Leucism
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