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General Knowledge Quiz
10/02/2023
What is the name of this famous board?
Ouija.
This board is frequently associated with transcendental sessions, as the board allegedly allows communicating with spirits.
In order to use it, after asking a question orally, all the session participants place their finger on the small pointer piece and it will start moving from character to character in order to create the spiritual answer.
What is the name of this fruit?
Lucuma.
This fruit is original from the western part of South America – it can be most frequently seen in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile, in the form of fruit, juice of even icecream.
As the tree that generates this fruit is usually cultivated in altitudes above 2.5 km, it can be mostly found in the Andes mountains.
- The 400 Blows
- Day for Night
- Fahrenheit 451
- The Last Metro
Who was the director of these movies?
Truffaut was one of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema by being one of the founders of the groundbreaking movement La Nouvelle Vague (French New Wave ).
Although being better recognized as a movie director, François Truffaut also played other roles in the world of cinema by being screenwriter, producer, actor, and even a movie critic.
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With what personality can you associate the Palace of Castel Gandolfo?
The Pope.
Castel Gandolfo is a town located 25 km away from Rome, Italy, and is best known for accomodating the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the official summer retreat for the Pope.
What is the name of this constellation?
Orion.
According to the Greek Mythology, Orion was a fierce hunter counting with multiple references in literature including Homer’s Odissey.
By connecting the dots on the center and right side of the image, one can obtain the format of Orion’s belt and hunting bow, respectively:
What does a sphygmomanometer measure?
Blood pressure.
The sphygmomanometer is an extensively used medical device which operates by constricting and then releasing the artery in a controlled way, measuring the blood pressure in the process.
What is the antonym of philantropy?
Misanthropy.
Misanthropy means a generalized dislike or even hatred for humankind.
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Which Shakespeare work features the famous quote To be or not to be?
Hamlet.
Hamlet is a Shakespeare tragedy written between 1599 and 1601 and tells us the story of Prince Hamlet and his vendetta against his cousin Claudius who murdered his father.
Cleopatra was the Queen of which Egyptian Kingdom?
Ptolemaic Kingdom.
Cleopatra was the Queen and last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 B.C. to 30 B.C., when the empire was conquered by Octavian, later known as Augustus.
The Ptolemaic Kingdom was founded in 305 B.C. after the death of Alexander the Great – upon his death, his enormous kingdom was split among Alexanders closest companions, and Ptolemy I Soter won control of the Egyptian possessions and declared himself Pharaoh.
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