The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 13 – Reese Riverson

[Pirez]

Just in time before leaving for my game.

That's Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker! The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy to be precise.

[DaveRattlehead]

Just in time before leaving for my game.

That's Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker! The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy to be precise.

Your answer is correct. However, I can't take it as valid. As it's mentioned in the first post:

No editing of answers under any circumstances. Edited posts are logged, so beware.

Your first answer before editing was The Overture, which wasn't correct. Following the rules of the game, you should have waited until I could give you permission to answer again.

This time it will be a warning and there won't be penalties (not only for you, but also for the rest of the people)!

Leaderboard
Rsandee - 5 points
Pirez - 4 points + Bonus question 1
The Jonster - 1 point
Hunchman801 - 1 point
dr_st - 1 point
PluMGMK - 1 point
Greengoop - 1 point

Question 19
Which river is the longest in Europe?

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Season 10 - History of questions

Question 1: Which metal is commonly used in traditional incandescent bulb filaments due to its high melting point and durability?
Answer: Tungsten. (The Jonster)

Question 2: Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most relevant people in French history. His occupation of Spain was quite particular, since it wasn’t a traditional military invasion. How did he do it?
Answer: Treaty of Fontainebleau. The invasion was never a traditional invasion, since Napoleon never declared war to Spain. Napoleon signed a secret agreement with Charles IV to invade Portugal. The French troops were supposed to simply pass through Spain, but instead they started occupying key cities with no resistance. (🟡 Withdrawn – No correct answers)

Question 3: The 24h of Le Mans is one of the most prestigious races in motorsport. Although there’s an overall winner, the race is divided between several categories. Which was the last French manufacturer to win in the top category?
Answer: Peugeot, in 2009. (Pirez)

Question 4: What's the name of this painting (https://raymanpc.com/forum/download/file.php?id=11655&mode=view)? Who painted it?
Answer: Vitruvian man, by Leonardo Da Vinci. (Rsandee)

Question 5: Recently, Donald Trump has begun serving as president of the United States for the second time. However, his television appearances haven’t been solely for political reasons. Mention at least three appearances of Donald Trump on television (series/shows/movies).
Answer: The apprentice, Home Alone 2, Comedy Central roast. (Rsandee)

Question 6: Greenland is an autonomous territory that has appeared a lot in the news recently. Donald Trump has argued that it would be the best for the West if Greenland belonged to the United States and not Denmark. Which country (or union of countries) had the control of Greenland before Denmark had it exclusively?
Answer: Norway (check Treaty of Kiel for more information). (Hunchman801)

Question 7: Which country won the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup?
Answer: Pakistan. (dr_st)

Question 8: Which famous singer committed suicide in 1994?
Answer: Kurt Cobain. (Rsandee)

Question 9: Who was Laika? Why was she so important for science?
Answer: She's the first dog sent into orbit. Thanks to her, scientists could understand better what humans could experience in the conditions of a space travel. Four years later, Yuri Gagarin was the first human sent into space. (Pirez)

Question 10: This picture is from a specific movie. Which one is it? (https://raymanpc.com/forum/download/file.php?id=11686&mode=view)
Answer: Shutter Island. (Rsandee)

Question 11: Japan stands out for its large number of earthquakes because it lies in the boundary of different tectonic plates. This theory is more than studied and is the evolution of an earlier theory: the continental drift. Who developed this theory in detail and what does it consist of?
Answer: The continental drift is a scientific theory which exposes that Earth's continents move or drift relative to each other over geologic time. It was developed by Alfred Wegener. (🟡 Withdrawn – No correct answers)

Question 12: Japan is considered an enemy for North Korea, which shares border with South Korea, China and Russia. Which one is the last major Russian city before reaching the border with North Korea?
Answer: Vladivostok. (PluMGMK)

Question 13: What’s the best position the Russian Men's Basketball Team has achieved in a World Cup?
Answer: Second. (Pirez)

Question 14: During the COVID pandemic, Russia developed a vaccine (Sputnik V) parallel to the United States (Comirnaty). Sputnik V was based on a more “traditional” methodology, and Comirnaty was a fairly novel vaccine because it used “mRNA technology,” something that hadn’t been heard of much. In the context of biology, what is mRNA and what is its function?
Answer: Messenger RNA (mRNA) encodes what amino acids (and therefore what proteins) will be manufactured by the ribosomes in your body. It has the opposite genetic code of DNA upon transcription (A <-> T, C <-> G), with the caveat that Thymine (T) in mRNA is actually Uracil (U). (Rsandee)

Question 15: The structure of DNA is characterized by a double helix. The famous “Photograph 51” was extremely important for the description of this double helix. Who took that photo?
Answer: Rosalind Franklin/Raymond Gosling. (🟡 Withdrawn – No correct answers)

Question 16: In 1997 there was a movie about a dystopian future in which parents could select the best genes for their children to produce the strongest and most intelligent people. What's the name of this movie?
Answer: Gattaca. (Greengoop)

Question 17: John McEnroe is a very popular former tennis player who had a very controversial behaviour on-court. How many Roland Garros tournaments has John McEnroe won?
Answer: 0. (Pirez)

Question 18: You're going to listen 30 seconds of a very famous song. What's its name? Who's the author? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1WBgP0FXKc)
Answer: Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. (🔴 Withdrawn – Rule violation)

[Greengoop]

The Volga? If you can count that as being in Europe?

[DaveRattlehead]

The Volga? If you can count that as being in Europe?

Yup, that's right

And also, since this will be the 5th question of today, there won't be more until tomorrow!

Leaderboard
Rsandee - 5 points
Pirez - 4 points + Bonus question 1
Greengoop - 2 points
The Jonster - 1 point
Hunchman801 - 1 point
dr_st - 1 point
PluMGMK - 1 point

Question 20
The symbol by which mercury is represented is Hg (hydrargyrum, from the Greek word “hydrargyros”, meaning “water” and “silver”). Why is it called mercury?

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Season 10 - History of questions

Question 1: Which metal is commonly used in traditional incandescent bulb filaments due to its high melting point and durability?
Answer: Tungsten. (The Jonster)

Question 2: Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most relevant people in French history. His occupation of Spain was quite particular, since it wasn’t a traditional military invasion. How did he do it?
Answer: Treaty of Fontainebleau. The invasion was never a traditional invasion, since Napoleon never declared war to Spain. Napoleon signed a secret agreement with Charles IV to invade Portugal. The French troops were supposed to simply pass through Spain, but instead they started occupying key cities with no resistance. (🟡 Withdrawn – No correct answers)

Question 3: The 24h of Le Mans is one of the most prestigious races in motorsport. Although there’s an overall winner, the race is divided between several categories. Which was the last French manufacturer to win in the top category?
Answer: Peugeot, in 2009. (Pirez)

Question 4: What's the name of this painting (https://raymanpc.com/forum/download/file.php?id=11655&mode=view)? Who painted it?
Answer: Vitruvian man, by Leonardo Da Vinci. (Rsandee)

Question 5: Recently, Donald Trump has begun serving as president of the United States for the second time. However, his television appearances haven’t been solely for political reasons. Mention at least three appearances of Donald Trump on television (series/shows/movies).
Answer: The apprentice, Home Alone 2, Comedy Central roast. (Rsandee)

Question 6: Greenland is an autonomous territory that has appeared a lot in the news recently. Donald Trump has argued that it would be the best for the West if Greenland belonged to the United States and not Denmark. Which country (or union of countries) had the control of Greenland before Denmark had it exclusively?
Answer: Norway (check Treaty of Kiel for more information). (Hunchman801)

Question 7: Which country won the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup?
Answer: Pakistan. (dr_st)

Question 8: Which famous singer committed suicide in 1994?
Answer: Kurt Cobain. (Rsandee)

Question 9: Who was Laika? Why was she so important for science?
Answer: She's the first dog sent into orbit. Thanks to her, scientists could understand better what humans could experience in the conditions of a space travel. Four years later, Yuri Gagarin was the first human sent into space. (Pirez)

Question 10: This picture is from a specific movie. Which one is it? (https://raymanpc.com/forum/download/file.php?id=11686&mode=view)
Answer: Shutter Island. (Rsandee)

Question 11: Japan stands out for its large number of earthquakes because it lies in the boundary of different tectonic plates. This theory is more than studied and is the evolution of an earlier theory: the continental drift. Who developed this theory in detail and what does it consist of?
Answer: The continental drift is a scientific theory which exposes that Earth's continents move or drift relative to each other over geologic time. It was developed by Alfred Wegener. (🟡 Withdrawn – No correct answers)

Question 12: Japan is considered an enemy for North Korea, which shares border with South Korea, China and Russia. Which one is the last major Russian city before reaching the border with North Korea?
Answer: Vladivostok. (PluMGMK)

Question 13: What’s the best position the Russian Men's Basketball Team has achieved in a World Cup?
Answer: Second. (Pirez)

Question 14: During the COVID pandemic, Russia developed a vaccine (Sputnik V) parallel to the United States (Comirnaty). Sputnik V was based on a more “traditional” methodology, and Comirnaty was a fairly novel vaccine because it used “mRNA technology,” something that hadn’t been heard of much. In the context of biology, what is mRNA and what is its function?
Answer: Messenger RNA (mRNA) encodes what amino acids (and therefore what proteins) will be manufactured by the ribosomes in your body. It has the opposite genetic code of DNA upon transcription (A <-> T, C <-> G), with the caveat that Thymine (T) in mRNA is actually Uracil (U). (Rsandee)

Question 15: The structure of DNA is characterized by a double helix. The famous “Photograph 51” was extremely important for the description of this double helix. Who took that photo?
Answer: Rosalind Franklin/Raymond Gosling. (🟡 Withdrawn – No correct answers)

Question 16: In 1997 there was a movie about a dystopian future in which parents could select the best genes for their children to produce the strongest and most intelligent people. What's the name of this movie?
Answer: Gattaca. (Greengoop)

Question 17: John McEnroe is a very popular former tennis player who had a very controversial behaviour on-court. How many Roland Garros tournaments has John McEnroe won?
Answer: 0. (Pirez)

Question 18: You're going to listen 30 seconds of a very famous song. What's its name? Who's the author? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1WBgP0FXKc)
Answer: Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. (🔴 Withdrawn – Rule violation)

Question 19: Which river is the longest in Europe?
Answer: Volga. (Greengoop)

[Greengoop]

Because it’s named after the God?

[DaveRattlehead]

And why that god, specifically? You can answer again.

[Greengoop]

Because the Romans figured the water behaved the same way as Mercury?

[Pirez]

Your answer is correct. However, I can't take it as valid. As it's mentioned in the first post:

No editing of answers under any circumstances. Edited posts are logged, so beware.

Your first answer before editing was The Overture, which wasn't correct. Following the rules of the game, you should have waited until I could give you permission to answer again.

Ah, yes understandable. Sorry about that. I had the spark as soon as I hit send the first time.

As for Mercury, it's because Mercury floats on water, which is compared to the god who was so elusive he could run on water...

... I guess, I only refer to the power in Binding of Isaac :/

[Rsandee]

It's simply known as that and "quicksilver" because it's the only metal that's a liquid at room temperature. It also has a silver color.

[DaveRattlehead]

Because the Romans figured the water behaved the same way as Mercury?

Forget about water here. "Water" and "silver" are there because mercury has a silver color and is liquid (like water). You should think about who was Mercury, the Roman god, his role/characteristics and how can he be related to mercury... And planet Mercury.

Oh... That's a hint

As for Mercury, it's because Mercury floats on water, which is compared to the god who was so elusive he could run on water...

Very unlikely being 13 times more dense than water!!!

Not sure about the mythology, but the verb run is an excellent hint.

It's simply known as that and "quicksilver" because it's the only metal that's a liquid at room temperature. It also has a silver color.

Yup, definitely, but I'm asking for the reason behind the other name! Think about the potential hints mentioned before

____

Since there are plenty of hints now and other people who didn't answer could have some advantage, all of you can answer again.
And remember, you only have one bullet left! Aim correctly...

[Pirez]

As for Mercury, it's because Mercury floats on water, which is compared to the god who was so elusive he could run on water...

Very unlikely being 13 times more dense than water!!!

I am very dense myself, and yet Archimedes said that I'm allowed to float. Take that!

[Rsandee]

Mercury was discovered by a guy who was exceedingly fluent in both the French and Spanish language. Once upon a time, he accidentally dropped a beaker containing mercury. Because he was not fully aware yet of the health side effects of mercury exposure, but fearing the worst, what ensued could only be described as utter panic. "Merde, debo correr" was his first reaction to the ordeal. He kept running and running, not sure whether he was running away from the chemical spill or his mistakes. He kept repeating that phrase over and over, until it deformed into "Merde, correr", and then further into "mercorre". Little known fact but this was actually considered the original name of this metal, until an American intern mispronounced it as "Mehr Kurry". This of course lead to the coinage of the name "mercury".

[DaveRattlehead]

The best ideas definitely come up at 2 am, no matter the context

[The Jonster]

If I remember correctly, Mercury is the closest to the sun, so it would be the fastest to complete an orbit. Maybe the Roman god is known for his speed as well?

[DaveRattlehead]

If I remember correctly, Mercury is the closest to the sun, so it would be the fastest to complete an orbit. Maybe the Roman god is known for his speed as well?

I knew planet Mercury would be a great hint. You're getting very, very close... You have 95% of the answer

So, you've mentioned:
-A Roman god called Mercury who's fast.
-Planet Mercury is the closest to the Sun, which means it's the fastest planet to complete an orbit.

Then... How can you relate quicksilver's alternative name (mercury) with its properties and the characteristics of this Roman god?

Only Jonster can answer.

[The Jonster]

In that case, the only thing that would make sense is that mercury must also be fast-moving. So in other words, a quick-moving silver liquid, which would explain mercury's alternate name, "quick silver".

[DaveRattlehead]

Well done Jonster, that was the answer I was looking for

Leaderboard
Rsandee - 5 points
Pirez - 4 points + Bonus question 1
Greengoop - 2 points
The Jonster - 2 points
Hunchman801 - 1 point
dr_st - 1 point
PluMGMK - 1 point

Question 21
Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Mercury?

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Season 10 - History of questions

Question 1: Which metal is commonly used in traditional incandescent bulb filaments due to its high melting point and durability?
Answer: Tungsten. (The Jonster)

Question 2: Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most relevant people in French history. His occupation of Spain was quite particular, since it wasn’t a traditional military invasion. How did he do it?
Answer: Treaty of Fontainebleau. The invasion was never a traditional invasion, since Napoleon never declared war to Spain. Napoleon signed a secret agreement with Charles IV to invade Portugal. The French troops were supposed to simply pass through Spain, but instead they started occupying key cities with no resistance. (🟡 Withdrawn – No correct answers)

Question 3: The 24h of Le Mans is one of the most prestigious races in motorsport. Although there’s an overall winner, the race is divided between several categories. Which was the last French manufacturer to win in the top category?
Answer: Peugeot, in 2009. (Pirez)

Question 4: What's the name of this painting (https://raymanpc.com/forum/download/file.php?id=11655&mode=view)? Who painted it?
Answer: Vitruvian man, by Leonardo Da Vinci. (Rsandee)

Question 5: Recently, Donald Trump has begun serving as president of the United States for the second time. However, his television appearances haven’t been solely for political reasons. Mention at least three appearances of Donald Trump on television (series/shows/movies).
Answer: The apprentice, Home Alone 2, Comedy Central roast. (Rsandee)

Question 6: Greenland is an autonomous territory that has appeared a lot in the news recently. Donald Trump has argued that it would be the best for the West if Greenland belonged to the United States and not Denmark. Which country (or union of countries) had the control of Greenland before Denmark had it exclusively?
Answer: Norway (check Treaty of Kiel for more information). (Hunchman801)

Question 7: Which country won the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup?
Answer: Pakistan. (dr_st)

Question 8: Which famous singer committed suicide in 1994?
Answer: Kurt Cobain. (Rsandee)

Question 9: Who was Laika? Why was she so important for science?
Answer: She's the first dog sent into orbit. Thanks to her, scientists could understand better what humans could experience in the conditions of a space travel. Four years later, Yuri Gagarin was the first human sent into space. (Pirez)

Question 10: This picture is from a specific movie. Which one is it? (https://raymanpc.com/forum/download/file.php?id=11686&mode=view)
Answer: Shutter Island. (Rsandee)

Question 11: Japan stands out for its large number of earthquakes because it lies in the boundary of different tectonic plates. This theory is more than studied and is the evolution of an earlier theory: the continental drift. Who developed this theory in detail and what does it consist of?
Answer: The continental drift is a scientific theory which exposes that Earth's continents move or drift relative to each other over geologic time. It was developed by Alfred Wegener. (🟡 Withdrawn – No correct answers)

Question 12: Japan is considered an enemy for North Korea, which shares border with South Korea, China and Russia. Which one is the last major Russian city before reaching the border with North Korea?
Answer: Vladivostok. (PluMGMK)

Question 13: What’s the best position the Russian Men's Basketball Team has achieved in a World Cup?
Answer: Second. (Pirez)

Question 14: During the COVID pandemic, Russia developed a vaccine (Sputnik V) parallel to the United States (Comirnaty). Sputnik V was based on a more “traditional” methodology, and Comirnaty was a fairly novel vaccine because it used “mRNA technology,” something that hadn’t been heard of much. In the context of biology, what is mRNA and what is its function?
Answer: Messenger RNA (mRNA) encodes what amino acids (and therefore what proteins) will be manufactured by the ribosomes in your body. It has the opposite genetic code of DNA upon transcription (A <-> T, C <-> G), with the caveat that Thymine (T) in mRNA is actually Uracil (U). (Rsandee)

Question 15: The structure of DNA is characterized by a double helix. The famous “Photograph 51” was extremely important for the description of this double helix. Who took that photo?
Answer: Rosalind Franklin/Raymond Gosling. (🟡 Withdrawn – No correct answers)

Question 16: In 1997 there was a movie about a dystopian future in which parents could select the best genes for their children to produce the strongest and most intelligent people. What's the name of this movie?
Answer: Gattaca. (Greengoop)

Question 17: John McEnroe is a very popular former tennis player who had a very controversial behaviour on-court. How many Roland Garros tournaments has John McEnroe won?
Answer: 0. (Pirez)

Question 18: You're going to listen 30 seconds of a very famous song. What's its name? Who's the author? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1WBgP0FXKc)
Answer: Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. (🔴 Withdrawn – Rule violation)

Question 19: Which river is the longest in Europe?
Answer: Volga. (Greengoop)

Question 20: The symbol by which mercury is represented is Hg (hydrargyrum, from the Greek word “hydrargyros”, meaning “water” and “silver”). Why is it called mercury?
Answer: The metal was given this name because of its quick movement, as it is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature and moves rapidly, resembling the speed and agility of the god Mercury. (The Jonster)

[Greengoop]

Athena?

[Pirez]

Hermes!

[DaveRattlehead]

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