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If it's related to the vegetable oil, is it that it floats in water?
Hey, would you look at that, I come back from vacation with a correct answer. Good job! (When I saw the notification I 100% expected you to ask for a question change)
Marseille soap being mostly made out of olive oil, it indeed floats in water, just as olive oil floats in your pasta water.
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According to surrealist painter René Magritte, what is this?
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Season 11 - History of questions
Question 1: What is the name of Cisjordania used by Israeli settlers since late 2024?
Answer: Judea-Samaria. (DaveRattlehead)
Question 2: Who has received the most Nobel Peace Prizes in human history?
Answer: Red Cross International Commitee (1917,1944,1963). (DaveRattlehead)
Question 3 : In american football, there has been a (rather shocking) discovery that taking too many hits to the head can result in a permanent condition called CTE. What is the name of the scientist how discovered this condition?
Answer : Dr. Benett Omalu (question withdrawn)
Question 4 - Translate this sentence from ebonics : "I tink tis tsew be phat.
Answer : I think this stew is awesome (The Jonster)
Question 6 - Name five breed of dogs that are crossed with wolves
Answer : See for yourselves : https://paradepets.com/dogs/wolf-dog-breeds (RSandee)
Question 7 - This 1972 movie featuring Marlon Brando has been featured in well renowned festivals but also the subject of many controversies for featuring a rape scene in it. What is its name?
Answer : Last Tango in Paris (DaveRattlehead)
Question 8 - At what frequency can humans see Haley's comet?
Answer : Every 76 years (dr_st)
Question 9 - After the treaty of Yalta, Germany was divided into four parts, each with its own capitals. Name three out of four.
Answer : Baden-Baden (France), Bad Oyenhausen (UK), Frankfurt (US), Berlin (Russia) (Hunchman801)
Bonus Question 1 - What do the Art of Massage, circumcision and corn flakes have in common?
Answer : They were all popularized in the US by John Kelloggs (Rsandee)
Question 10 - Why did Internet protocols go from IPV4 to IPV6, skipping IPV5 altogether?
Answer : IPV5 was already a protocol of media sharing used by Apple and Sun Mircosystems. To avoid confusion, it wasn't reused for Internet protocols (dr_st)
Question 11 - Not counting the lost works, how many pieces compose the BWV, J.S. Bach's work catalogue? (± 50)
Answer : 1126 (The Jonster)
Question 12 - Name one african philosopher (there is one name that will get an automatic ban from next question if you dare say it)
Answer : See for yourselves : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_philosophy (Hunchman801)
Question 13 - Amongst all varieties of soap, the world famous Marseille Soap has a distinct characteristic. Which is it?
Answer : It floats in water (DaveRattlehead)