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

[Rsandee]

Magma is under the crust but lava is on the surface.
Octopus has 8 tentacles and prefers sea floor but squid has 8 tentacles + 2 antenna like body parts that I do not know how it is called and can be found swimming in open water.
Camel has two humps but dromedary has only one, if I recall correctly the order.
Crocodile likes saltwater but alligator likes freshwater.

Perfect, A+! No additional notes

Curionone: 4
The_Jonster: 3 + BONUS
Pirez: 2
Hunchman801: 2
dr_st: 2
Master: 1
Ithasmore: 1

Question 16: From every Pokémon generation to the next, new Pokémon are released that change the competitive meta and shake things up. Despite all these changes from generation to generation, there are certain patterns and recurring design archetypes among every generation's list of newly added Pokémon. Name 3 of these design archetypes and name at least 5 of these Pokémon per recurring design archetype as examples. Legendaries don't count, because of course every generation needs a new legendary Pokémon, that would be too easy.

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Question 1: What character(s) does Mike Myers play in the Austin Powers trilogy? Answer: Austin Powers, Dr Evil, Fat Bastard, Goldmember (Master)

Question 2: How many pieces of cursed Aztec gold coins were in the treasure chest on Isla de la muerta in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest? Whoever gets closest to the exact value will get the point (± 25, might loosen this restriction if this question turns out to be too difficult), if someone gets the exact value I will of course immediately award a point. Answer: 822 (dr_st)

Question 3: Give at least three implications what confirmed life on Mars (no matter whether past or present) could mean for us. Answer: Bridges between the knowledge we have and what is yet speculated regarding where life could have originated or whether life on Mars and Earth are linked. Potential new branches of lifeforms or non-carbon dependent life forms. (Curionone)

Question 4: What country do French fries come from? Answer: Belgium. (Curionone)

Question 5: What colors do dogs see? Answer: Blue and Yellow. (The_Jonster)

Question 6: What two separate and distinct island nations were formerly known as Ceylon and Formosa? Answer: Sri Lanka and Taiwan (Hunchman801)

Question 7: In 1938 the H. G. Well's novel "The War of the Worlds" was famously broadcasted on the radio as part of a Halloween episode. This novel, though a work of fiction, was widely misinterpreted as an actual alien invasion due to the broadcast being treated so seriously by the radio channel and the narrator Orson Welles. The hysteria that was caused by this could be accredited to a suspension of disbelief fueled by a lack of media literacy, which is understandable because the radio was a relatively new medium at the time and people weren't used to fictitious radio broadcasts. This phenomenon of the masses not being able to be as critical as they ought to be when new technology and artforms are concerned, returned somewhat during the release of a certain movie from the past few decades that was also widely misbelieved to be real and authentic. This movie was so revolutionary in its genre, that it spawned an entirely new genre of its own as people thought it was real and the story kind of leaked through into the real world. What is the name of the movie I'm talking about? Answer: The Blair Witch Project (Pirez)

Question 8: Which city that doesn't exist anymore, was essentially in anarchy until it got ultimately demolished in the last century? Answer: Kowloon walled city (Ithasmore)

Question 9: Who painted this painting? Answer: Vincent van Gogh (Curionone)

Question 10: What did the U.S. government suspect Ernest Hemingway of? Answer: Being a Soviet spy working for the KGB (Pirez)

Question 11: Name all mainline Wario games released by Nintendo. Answer: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, Wario Land Virtual Boy, Wario Land II, Wario Land 3, Wario Land 4, Wario World, Wario: Master of Disguise, Wario Land: Shake it! (The_Jonster)

Question 12: Name 3 devices that use plasma and name one naturally occuring source of plasma. Answer: A fusion reactor, the LHC, funny lamps. Lightning. (Hunchman801)

Question 13: Why do many buildings in Japan avoid having a fourth floor, with many tall buildings opting to skip the fourth floor? (Shi, the word for the number four, sounds almost exactly like the Japanese word for "death". (The_Jonster) 

Bonus: Why is Stockholm syndrome called "Stockholm syndrome"? Answer: There was a hostage situation in Stockholm wherein the hostages started sympathizing with their captors. (The_Jonster)

Question 14: What is this place called and in what country is it situated? Answer: Door to Hell/Gates of Hell/Shining of Karakum/Darvaza gas crater, Turkmenistan (dr_st)

Question 15: What is the difference between the following things: magma and lava, an octopus and a squid, a camel and a dromedary, an alligator and a crocodile. Answer: Magma is underneath the surface of the earth, lava above. An octopus only has 8 tentacles, a squid 2 + 8 arms. A camel has two humps, a dromedary just one. A crocodile lives in salt water, an alligator in fresh water. (Curionone)

[Master]

Alright so...
The obvious one would be starter Pokemon:
- Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander
- Chikorita, Totodile, Cyndaquil
- Treeko, Mudkip, Torchic
- Turtwig, Piplup, Chimchar
- Snivy, Oshawott, Tepig
and then my memory gets more hazy...

Then there's the Pikachu clones:
- Marill
- The Minun, Pluslie duo
- Emolga
- Pachurisu
again there's more but I'm struggling aftert that...

Then there's usually a cutesy normal type (though some have now become Fairy):
- Minccino
- Jigglypuff
- Togepi
- Tandemaus
- Wooloo
and i can't think of more but there definitely is more...

[Rsandee]

That's close enough! Some other formulaic archetypes are: the regional bird, the starter bug, the household pet, the pest that is way too common to encounter in the sea/caves. The "pikachu clone" is definitely the most important one to mention!

Curionone: 4
The_Jonster: 3 + BONUS
Pirez: 2
Hunchman801: 2
dr_st: 2
Master: 2
Ithasmore: 1

Question 17: Explain to me the process and purpose of "enshittification" and give me 5 real-life examples of it.

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Question 1: What character(s) does Mike Myers play in the Austin Powers trilogy? Answer: Austin Powers, Dr Evil, Fat Bastard, Goldmember (Master)

Question 2: How many pieces of cursed Aztec gold coins were in the treasure chest on Isla de la muerta in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest? Whoever gets closest to the exact value will get the point (± 25, might loosen this restriction if this question turns out to be too difficult), if someone gets the exact value I will of course immediately award a point. Answer: 822 (dr_st)

Question 3: Give at least three implications what confirmed life on Mars (no matter whether past or present) could mean for us. Answer: Bridges between the knowledge we have and what is yet speculated regarding where life could have originated or whether life on Mars and Earth are linked. Potential new branches of lifeforms or non-carbon dependent life forms. (Curionone)

Question 4: What country do French fries come from? Answer: Belgium. (Curionone)

Question 5: What colors do dogs see? Answer: Blue and Yellow. (The_Jonster)

Question 6: What two separate and distinct island nations were formerly known as Ceylon and Formosa? Answer: Sri Lanka and Taiwan (Hunchman801)

Question 7: In 1938 the H. G. Well's novel "The War of the Worlds" was famously broadcasted on the radio as part of a Halloween episode. This novel, though a work of fiction, was widely misinterpreted as an actual alien invasion due to the broadcast being treated so seriously by the radio channel and the narrator Orson Welles. The hysteria that was caused by this could be accredited to a suspension of disbelief fueled by a lack of media literacy, which is understandable because the radio was a relatively new medium at the time and people weren't used to fictitious radio broadcasts. This phenomenon of the masses not being able to be as critical as they ought to be when new technology and artforms are concerned, returned somewhat during the release of a certain movie from the past few decades that was also widely misbelieved to be real and authentic. This movie was so revolutionary in its genre, that it spawned an entirely new genre of its own as people thought it was real and the story kind of leaked through into the real world. What is the name of the movie I'm talking about? Answer: The Blair Witch Project (Pirez)

Question 8: Which city that doesn't exist anymore, was essentially in anarchy until it got ultimately demolished in the last century? Answer: Kowloon walled city (Ithasmore)

Question 9: Who painted this painting? Answer: Vincent van Gogh (Curionone)

Question 10: What did the U.S. government suspect Ernest Hemingway of? Answer: Being a Soviet spy working for the KGB (Pirez)

Question 11: Name all mainline Wario games released by Nintendo. Answer: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, Wario Land Virtual Boy, Wario Land II, Wario Land 3, Wario Land 4, Wario World, Wario: Master of Disguise, Wario Land: Shake it! (The_Jonster)

Question 12: Name 3 devices that use plasma and name one naturally occuring source of plasma. Answer: A fusion reactor, the LHC, funny lamps. Lightning. (Hunchman801)

Question 13: Why do many buildings in Japan avoid having a fourth floor, with many tall buildings opting to skip the fourth floor? (Shi, the word for the number four, sounds almost exactly like the Japanese word for "death". (The_Jonster) 

Bonus: Why is Stockholm syndrome called "Stockholm syndrome"? Answer: There was a hostage situation in Stockholm wherein the hostages started sympathizing with their captors. (The_Jonster)

Question 14: What is this place called and in what country is it situated? Answer: Door to Hell/Gates of Hell/Shining of Karakum/Darvaza gas crater, Turkmenistan (dr_st)

Question 15: What is the difference between the following things: magma and lava, an octopus and a squid, a camel and a dromedary, an alligator and a crocodile. Answer: Magma is underneath the surface of the earth, lava above. An octopus only has 8 tentacles, a squid 2 + 8 arms. A camel has two humps, a dromedary just one. A crocodile lives in salt water, an alligator in fresh water. (Curionone)

Question 16: Name 3 of Pokémon design archetypes and name at least 5 of these Pokémon per recurring design archetype. Answer: The starter pokémon, the pikachu clone, the cutsey normal-type rodent. (Master)

[Master]

Enshittification is the phenomenon whereby goods or services see a reduction in quality and/or quantity, while charging more for use/acquisition. This is done usually as it becomes harder and harder to onboard new customers and thus cost savings are needed to maintain profitability, thus existing customers are usually squeezed out for more while obtaining less. However, in some cases this may be done to push users to a different product, one that may be more profitable.

Examples?
Cadbury Chocolate has had a reduction in quality, and the ever famous Freddo is nowhere near as cheap or as generously sized as it once was.
Streaming Services, such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, charge higher rates, and to ensure they still have a cheap option, have made their lowest tiers ad supported.
Google Search is not as effective for finding results, as it pushes AI and information at a glace moreso than the results pages.
YouTube has massively increased the amount of adverts for non-paying users, content moderation has also taken a major backstep, leading to an increase of "slop"
Car companies withhold features that are built into their vehicles, but charge a premium to use them (subscription for heated seats by BMW comes to mind)

[Rsandee]

Perfect! What makes matters worse is that they always try to prevent people from moving on to a different product or platform by giving you certain perks or features that they hope you'd miss if you do so.

Curionone: 4
The_Jonster: 3 + BONUS
Master: 3
Pirez: 2
Hunchman801: 2
dr_st: 2
Ithasmore: 1

Master is unable to answer the next question due to having two consecutive correct answers.

Question 18: Name 3 actors that have had recurring roles in Tarantino movies and tell me in which movies. Also tell me who is the actor that has been recurring in his movies the most.

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Question 1: What character(s) does Mike Myers play in the Austin Powers trilogy? Answer: Austin Powers, Dr Evil, Fat Bastard, Goldmember (Master)

Question 2: How many pieces of cursed Aztec gold coins were in the treasure chest on Isla de la muerta in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest? Whoever gets closest to the exact value will get the point (± 25, might loosen this restriction if this question turns out to be too difficult), if someone gets the exact value I will of course immediately award a point. Answer: 822 (dr_st)

Question 3: Give at least three implications what confirmed life on Mars (no matter whether past or present) could mean for us. Answer: Bridges between the knowledge we have and what is yet speculated regarding where life could have originated or whether life on Mars and Earth are linked. Potential new branches of lifeforms or non-carbon dependent life forms. (Curionone)

Question 4: What country do French fries come from? Answer: Belgium. (Curionone)

Question 5: What colors do dogs see? Answer: Blue and Yellow. (The_Jonster)

Question 6: What two separate and distinct island nations were formerly known as Ceylon and Formosa? Answer: Sri Lanka and Taiwan (Hunchman801)

Question 7: In 1938 the H. G. Well's novel "The War of the Worlds" was famously broadcasted on the radio as part of a Halloween episode. This novel, though a work of fiction, was widely misinterpreted as an actual alien invasion due to the broadcast being treated so seriously by the radio channel and the narrator Orson Welles. The hysteria that was caused by this could be accredited to a suspension of disbelief fueled by a lack of media literacy, which is understandable because the radio was a relatively new medium at the time and people weren't used to fictitious radio broadcasts. This phenomenon of the masses not being able to be as critical as they ought to be when new technology and artforms are concerned, returned somewhat during the release of a certain movie from the past few decades that was also widely misbelieved to be real and authentic. This movie was so revolutionary in its genre, that it spawned an entirely new genre of its own as people thought it was real and the story kind of leaked through into the real world. What is the name of the movie I'm talking about? Answer: The Blair Witch Project (Pirez)

Question 8: Which city that doesn't exist anymore, was essentially in anarchy until it got ultimately demolished in the last century? Answer: Kowloon walled city (Ithasmore)

Question 9: Who painted this painting? Answer: Vincent van Gogh (Curionone)

Question 10: What did the U.S. government suspect Ernest Hemingway of? Answer: Being a Soviet spy working for the KGB (Pirez)

Question 11: Name all mainline Wario games released by Nintendo. Answer: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, Wario Land Virtual Boy, Wario Land II, Wario Land 3, Wario Land 4, Wario World, Wario: Master of Disguise, Wario Land: Shake it! (The_Jonster)

Question 12: Name 3 devices that use plasma and name one naturally occuring source of plasma. Answer: A fusion reactor, the LHC, funny lamps. Lightning. (Hunchman801)

Question 13: Why do many buildings in Japan avoid having a fourth floor, with many tall buildings opting to skip the fourth floor? (Shi, the word for the number four, sounds almost exactly like the Japanese word for "death". (The_Jonster) 

Bonus: Why is Stockholm syndrome called "Stockholm syndrome"? Answer: There was a hostage situation in Stockholm wherein the hostages started sympathizing with their captors. (The_Jonster)

Question 14: What is this place called and in what country is it situated? Answer: Door to Hell/Gates of Hell/Shining of Karakum/Darvaza gas crater, Turkmenistan (dr_st)

Question 15: What is the difference between the following things: magma and lava, an octopus and a squid, a camel and a dromedary, an alligator and a crocodile. Answer: Magma is underneath the surface of the earth, lava above. An octopus only has 8 tentacles, a squid 2 + 8 arms. A camel has two humps, a dromedary just one. A crocodile lives in salt water, an alligator in fresh water. (Curionone)

Question 16: Name 3 of Pokémon design archetypes and name at least 5 of these Pokémon per recurring design archetype. Answer: The starter pokémon, the pikachu clone, the cutsey normal-type rodent. (Master)

Question 17: Explain to me the process and purpose of "enshittification" and give me 5 real-life examples of it. Answer:  by Master » Sun Sep 21, 2025 6:33 pm

Enshittification is the phenomenon whereby goods or services see a reduction in quality and/or quantity, while charging more for use/acquisition. Cadbury chocolate, streaming services, Google search, Youtube, car companies. (Master)

[The Jonster]

Alright so...
The obvious one would be starter Pokemon:
- Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander
- Chikorita, Totodile, Cyndaquil
- Treeko, Mudkip, Torchic
- Turtwig, Piplup, Chimchar
- Snivy, Oshawott, Tepig
and then my memory gets more hazy...

To add to this....
- Chespin, Froakie, Fennekin
- Rowlet, Popplio, Litten
- Grookey, Sobble, Scorbunny
- Rowlet, Oshawott, Cyndaquil (Legends: Arceus)
- Sprigatito, Quaxley, Fuecoco
- Chikorita, Totodile, Tepig (Legends: Z-A)

Then there's the Pikachu clones:
- Marill
- The Minun, Pluslie duo
- Emolga
- Pachurisu
again there's more but I'm struggling aftert that...

I would have gone with electric rodents. Then we'd have...

- Pikachu and Raichu (Electric)
- Pichu (Electric) (Marill definitely looks like a Pikachu clone but it's not electric)
- Plusle and Minun (both Electric)
- Pachirisu (Electric)
- Emolga (Electric/Flying)
- Dedenne (Electric/Fairy)
- Alolan Raichu (Electric/Psychic), Togedemaru (Electric/Steel) (Mimikyu is probably a Pikachu clone but not an electric rodent)
- Morpeko (Electric/Dark)
- Pawmi, Pawmo, and Pawmot (Electric/Fighting, Pawmi only has Electric)

I would like to thank PMD and other spinoffs for helping me learn Pokemon between gens 4-7.
If I had been able to this question earlier, my third choice would have been the lines of pseudo-legendaries!

[Rsandee]

This question is literally as difficult as you make it yourselves

[Rsandee]

In this image you can clearly see the actor that has been in the most Tarantino movies.
If it's not clear by now: he has been in all of Tarantino's movies (except Kill Bill 2 but that's a continuation of Kill Bill).

I'm sure answering the rest of this question should a lot easier now.

[Master]

All this illustrates is the miniscule amount of Tarantino films I've watched...cause the only actor I recognised there is Samuel L Jackson

[dr_st]

Many actors had recurring work with Tarantino, for instance:

* Uma Thurman played Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction, and the Bride in both Kill Bills.
* Tim Roth has played Mr Orange in Reservoir Dogs, the restaurant robber (forgot name) in Pulp Fiction, and the butler Ted in Four Rooms.
* Harvey Keitel, pictured next to Tarantino in the photo, played Mr White in Reservoir Dogs and Winston Wolf in Pulp Fiction.
* Michael Madsen played Mr Blonde in Reservoir Dogs and Budd in Kill Bill (mostly Part 2).

But since none of these guys have been in all of Tarantino movies but one, I can only assume you mean Tarantino himself. He's had credited roles in his early films (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Four Rooms, From Dusk till Dawn, by Robert Rodriguez), and mostly uncredited very minor roles in his later films.

[Rsandee]

Many actors had recurring work with Tarantino, for instance:

* Uma Thurman played Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction, and the Bride in both Kill Bills.
* Tim Roth has played Mr Orange in Reservoir Dogs, the restaurant robber (forgot name) in Pulp Fiction, and the butler Ted in Four Rooms.
* Harvey Keitel, pictured next to Tarantino in the photo, played Mr White in Reservoir Dogs and Winston Wolf in Pulp Fiction.
* Michael Madsen played Mr Blonde in Reservoir Dogs and Budd in Kill Bill (mostly Part 2).

But since none of these guys have been in all of Tarantino movies but one, I can only assume you mean Tarantino himself. He's had credited roles in his early films (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Four Rooms, From Dusk till Dawn, by Robert Rodriguez), and mostly uncredited very minor roles in his later films.

I'm surprised you didn't mention Samuel Jackson but perhaps you were afraid you'd miss one of his roles
Yes you are correct, the actor that has played in the most Tarantino movies is...... Tarantino himself

Curionone: 4
The_Jonster: 3 + BONUS
Master: 3
dr_st: 3
Pirez: 2
Hunchman801: 2
Ithasmore: 1

Master can answer again.

Question 19: Which ancient geographical region was Spartacus from, and which modern countries cover that area today?

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Question 1: What character(s) does Mike Myers play in the Austin Powers trilogy? Answer: Austin Powers, Dr Evil, Fat Bastard, Goldmember (Master)

Question 2: How many pieces of cursed Aztec gold coins were in the treasure chest on Isla de la muerta in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest? Whoever gets closest to the exact value will get the point (± 25, might loosen this restriction if this question turns out to be too difficult), if someone gets the exact value I will of course immediately award a point. Answer: 822 (dr_st)

Question 3: Give at least three implications what confirmed life on Mars (no matter whether past or present) could mean for us. Answer: Bridges between the knowledge we have and what is yet speculated regarding where life could have originated or whether life on Mars and Earth are linked. Potential new branches of lifeforms or non-carbon dependent life forms. (Curionone)

Question 4: What country do French fries come from? Answer: Belgium. (Curionone)

Question 5: What colors do dogs see? Answer: Blue and Yellow. (The_Jonster)

Question 6: What two separate and distinct island nations were formerly known as Ceylon and Formosa? Answer: Sri Lanka and Taiwan (Hunchman801)

Question 7: In 1938 the H. G. Well's novel "The War of the Worlds" was famously broadcasted on the radio as part of a Halloween episode. This novel, though a work of fiction, was widely misinterpreted as an actual alien invasion due to the broadcast being treated so seriously by the radio channel and the narrator Orson Welles. The hysteria that was caused by this could be accredited to a suspension of disbelief fueled by a lack of media literacy, which is understandable because the radio was a relatively new medium at the time and people weren't used to fictitious radio broadcasts. This phenomenon of the masses not being able to be as critical as they ought to be when new technology and artforms are concerned, returned somewhat during the release of a certain movie from the past few decades that was also widely misbelieved to be real and authentic. This movie was so revolutionary in its genre, that it spawned an entirely new genre of its own as people thought it was real and the story kind of leaked through into the real world. What is the name of the movie I'm talking about? Answer: The Blair Witch Project (Pirez)

Question 8: Which city that doesn't exist anymore, was essentially in anarchy until it got ultimately demolished in the last century? Answer: Kowloon walled city (Ithasmore)

Question 9: Who painted this painting? Answer: Vincent van Gogh (Curionone)

Question 10: What did the U.S. government suspect Ernest Hemingway of? Answer: Being a Soviet spy working for the KGB (Pirez)

Question 11: Name all mainline Wario games released by Nintendo. Answer: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, Wario Land Virtual Boy, Wario Land II, Wario Land 3, Wario Land 4, Wario World, Wario: Master of Disguise, Wario Land: Shake it! (The_Jonster)

Question 12: Name 3 devices that use plasma and name one naturally occuring source of plasma. Answer: A fusion reactor, the LHC, funny lamps. Lightning. (Hunchman801)

Question 13: Why do many buildings in Japan avoid having a fourth floor, with many tall buildings opting to skip the fourth floor? (Shi, the word for the number four, sounds almost exactly like the Japanese word for "death". (The_Jonster) 

Bonus: Why is Stockholm syndrome called "Stockholm syndrome"? Answer: There was a hostage situation in Stockholm wherein the hostages started sympathizing with their captors. (The_Jonster)

Question 14: What is this place called and in what country is it situated? Answer: Door to Hell/Gates of Hell/Shining of Karakum/Darvaza gas crater, Turkmenistan (dr_st)

Question 15: What is the difference between the following things: magma and lava, an octopus and a squid, a camel and a dromedary, an alligator and a crocodile. Answer: Magma is underneath the surface of the earth, lava above. An octopus only has 8 tentacles, a squid 2 + 8 arms. A camel has two humps, a dromedary just one. A crocodile lives in salt water, an alligator in fresh water. (Curionone)

Question 16: Name 3 of Pokémon design archetypes and name at least 5 of these Pokémon per recurring design archetype. Answer: The starter pokémon, the pikachu clone, the cutsey normal-type rodent. (Master)

Question 17: Explain to me the process and purpose of "enshittification" and give me 5 real-life examples of it. Answer: Enshittification is the phenomenon whereby goods or services see a reduction in quality and/or quantity, while charging more for use/acquisition. Cadbury chocolate, streaming services, Google search, Youtube, car companies. (Master)

Question 18: Which actors had recurring roles in Tarantino movies and which actor has had the most roles in Tarantino movies? Answer: Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bills), Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction), Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction). (dr_st)

[Giant Chicken]

Wasn't he from around the lower Balkans? Like North Macedonia and Greece?

[Rsandee]

He was not from Macedon (ancient) and the land doesn't cover modern Macedonia.
Good guess though because Alexander the Great did conquer that part eventually so it was included in the Macedonian empire.

[Hunchman801]

Thrace maybe? That would be modern-day Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria.

[Rsandee]

Thrace maybe? That would be modern-day Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria.

Correct!

Curionone: 4
The_Jonster: 3 + BONUS
Master: 3
dr_st: 3
Hunchman801: 3
Pirez: 2
Ithasmore: 1

Question 20: Why do Brits historically add milk to tea?

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Question 1: What character(s) does Mike Myers play in the Austin Powers trilogy? Answer: Austin Powers, Dr Evil, Fat Bastard, Goldmember (Master)

Question 2: How many pieces of cursed Aztec gold coins were in the treasure chest on Isla de la muerta in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest? Whoever gets closest to the exact value will get the point (± 25, might loosen this restriction if this question turns out to be too difficult), if someone gets the exact value I will of course immediately award a point. Answer: 822 (dr_st)

Question 3: Give at least three implications what confirmed life on Mars (no matter whether past or present) could mean for us. Answer: Bridges between the knowledge we have and what is yet speculated regarding where life could have originated or whether life on Mars and Earth are linked. Potential new branches of lifeforms or non-carbon dependent life forms. (Curionone)

Question 4: What country do French fries come from? Answer: Belgium. (Curionone)

Question 5: What colors do dogs see? Answer: Blue and Yellow. (The_Jonster)

Question 6: What two separate and distinct island nations were formerly known as Ceylon and Formosa? Answer: Sri Lanka and Taiwan (Hunchman801)

Question 7: In 1938 the H. G. Well's novel "The War of the Worlds" was famously broadcasted on the radio as part of a Halloween episode. This novel, though a work of fiction, was widely misinterpreted as an actual alien invasion due to the broadcast being treated so seriously by the radio channel and the narrator Orson Welles. The hysteria that was caused by this could be accredited to a suspension of disbelief fueled by a lack of media literacy, which is understandable because the radio was a relatively new medium at the time and people weren't used to fictitious radio broadcasts. This phenomenon of the masses not being able to be as critical as they ought to be when new technology and artforms are concerned, returned somewhat during the release of a certain movie from the past few decades that was also widely misbelieved to be real and authentic. This movie was so revolutionary in its genre, that it spawned an entirely new genre of its own as people thought it was real and the story kind of leaked through into the real world. What is the name of the movie I'm talking about? Answer: The Blair Witch Project (Pirez)

Question 8: Which city that doesn't exist anymore, was essentially in anarchy until it got ultimately demolished in the last century? Answer: Kowloon walled city (Ithasmore)

Question 9: Who painted this painting? Answer: Vincent van Gogh (Curionone)

Question 10: What did the U.S. government suspect Ernest Hemingway of? Answer: Being a Soviet spy working for the KGB (Pirez)

Question 11: Name all mainline Wario games released by Nintendo. Answer: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, Wario Land Virtual Boy, Wario Land II, Wario Land 3, Wario Land 4, Wario World, Wario: Master of Disguise, Wario Land: Shake it! (The_Jonster)

Question 12: Name 3 devices that use plasma and name one naturally occuring source of plasma. Answer: A fusion reactor, the LHC, funny lamps. Lightning. (Hunchman801)

Question 13: Why do many buildings in Japan avoid having a fourth floor, with many tall buildings opting to skip the fourth floor? (Shi, the word for the number four, sounds almost exactly like the Japanese word for "death". (The_Jonster) 

Bonus: Why is Stockholm syndrome called "Stockholm syndrome"? Answer: There was a hostage situation in Stockholm wherein the hostages started sympathizing with their captors. (The_Jonster)

Question 14: What is this place called and in what country is it situated? Answer: Door to Hell/Gates of Hell/Shining of Karakum/Darvaza gas crater, Turkmenistan (dr_st)

Question 15: What is the difference between the following things: magma and lava, an octopus and a squid, a camel and a dromedary, an alligator and a crocodile. Answer: Magma is underneath the surface of the earth, lava above. An octopus only has 8 tentacles, a squid 2 + 8 arms. A camel has two humps, a dromedary just one. A crocodile lives in salt water, an alligator in fresh water. (Curionone)

Question 16: Name 3 of Pokémon design archetypes and name at least 5 of these Pokémon per recurring design archetype. Answer: The starter pokémon, the pikachu clone, the cutsey normal-type rodent. (Master)

Question 17: Explain to me the process and purpose of "enshittification" and give me 5 real-life examples of it. Answer: Enshittification is the phenomenon whereby goods or services see a reduction in quality and/or quantity, while charging more for use/acquisition. Cadbury chocolate, streaming services, Google search, Youtube, car companies. (Master)

Question 18: Which actors had recurring roles in Tarantino movies and which actor has had the most roles in Tarantino movies? Answer: Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bills), Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction), Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction). (dr_st)

Question 19: Which ancient geographical region was Spartacus from, and which modern countries cover that area today? Answer: Thrace. Modern-day Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey. (Hunchman801)

[Reese Riverson]

Wasn't that more of a means of protecting the tea cups, rather than adding a bit of flavor to the tea?

[Pirez]

According to history books, they put milk in hot water before they discovered tea.

(the history book in question is Astérix in Britain but still)

[dr_st]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Samuel Jackson but perhaps you were afraid you'd miss one of his roles

That's the thing. Even though he participated in many of Tarantino's films, I don't think of him as a "Tarantino actor". I mostly remember him from his other roles (Star Wars, Avengers...) For the rest, I have a strong association with Tarantino movies.

[Greengoop]

Because it tastes better? Tea without milk tastes horrible, and tea with milk is only slightly good.

[Pirez]

Shit brittons say