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

[DaveRattlehead]

That's correct. He was only 27 when he did it

Leaderboard
Rsandee - 3 points
The Jonster - 1 point
Pirez - 1 point
Hunchman801 - 1 point
dr_st - 1 point

Withdrawn questions: Q2

Question 9: Who was Laika? Why was she so important for science?

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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 (Withdrawn)

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)

[Pirez]

She's the first dog sent to space by the Russians in the 50s. Her survival was the intel everyone needed to ensure space travel was survivable, leading to later flights of Youri Gagarine, which then accelerated the space war, leading to a man walking on the moon.

[Rsandee]

She was a very good doggo. Too bad she was basically a sacrifice.

[Greengoop]

Well, it’s good that she’s somewhat earned a status as a hero

[Magelin]

Youri Gagarine

This is the first time i ever see someone spelling his name like that
But yeah, that summary was pretty spot on, i’d say.

[Pirez]

Hmmm...

I may have spelt it à la française by habit.

[Rsandee]

Hmmm...

I may have spelt it à la française by habit.

When I read it, I thought Youri Margarine

[DaveRattlehead]

She's the first dog sent to space by the Russians in the 50s. Her survival was the intel everyone needed to ensure space travel was survivable, leading to later flights of Youri Gagarine, which then accelerated the space war, leading to a man walking on the moon.

Exactly. She's also one of the many examples of the use of animals for research, which is a hot topic in ethics too. United States, France, Argentina and China also used animals for their space trips.

Leaderboard
Rsandee - 3 points
Pirez - 2 points
The Jonster - 1 point
Hunchman801 - 1 point
dr_st - 1 point

Withdrawn questions: Q2

Question 10: This picture is from a specific movie. Which one is it?

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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)

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)

[PluMGMK]

Was it Inception?

[DaveRattlehead]

DiCaprio is also there but nope, it isn't Inception.

[Pirez]

Catch me if you can?

[Hunchman801]

This is the first time i ever see someone spelling his name like that

That's because it's a transcription based on French orthography, which was the standard for Russian names from the 18th century (Catherine the Great made it the language of the court) until the fall of the Soviet Union, which used it on all its passports. Following the emergence of the USA as a global power in the 20th century, English replaced French as the language of diplomacy in the first half and went on to become a global language in the second half. Unsurprisingly, in the late 90s the new Russian Federation chose to adopt a different transcription, based this time on English pronunciation, and that's the one you've probably seen all your life.

More broadly, it's important to keep in mind that transcriptions vary widely across languages, owing mostly to their respective pronunciations. A name you might be used to reading as Khrushchev in English (Хрущёв) is written Khrouchtchev in French, Chruschtschow in German and Chruszczow in Polish. The only "true" spelling is the original Russian one: anything else is just an attempt to reproduce it in a different alphabet, while trying to respect the pronunciation of a different language.

[Rsandee]

Oh I recognize it after all! I thought I didn't. Is it Shutter Island?

[PluMGMK]

^ that was my first guess but for whatever reason I gave into self-doubt

[Rsandee]

^ that was my first guess but for whatever reason I gave into self-doubt

I did the same thing! I don't really remember the house, I remember the lake a lot more.

[Magelin]

That's because it's a transcription based on French orthography, which was the standard for Russian names from the 18th century (Catherine the Great made it the language of the court) until the fall of the Soviet Union, which used it on all its passports. Following the emergence of the USA as a global power in the 20th century, English replaced French as the language of diplomacy in the first half and went on to become a global language in the second half. Unsurprisingly, in the late 90s the new Russian Federation chose to adopt a different transcription, based this time on English pronunciation, and that's the one you've probably seen all your life.

More broadly, it's important to keep in mind that transcriptions vary widely across languages, owing mostly to their respective pronunciations. A name you might be used to reading as Khrushchev in English (Хрущёв) is written Khrouchtchev in French, Chruschtschow in German and Chruszczow in Polish. The only "true" spelling is the original Russian one: anything else is just an attempt to reproduce it in a different alphabet, while trying to respect the pronunciation of a different language.

I have read some Russian literature in the past, and it did indeed seem that France had a lot of influence over Russia overall, lotta characters loved to slip through a French sentence or two, so i do understand that, i’m just not used to it being written out like that But i did learn some new facts from this, so thank you.

[DaveRattlehead]

Oh I recognize it after all! I thought I didn't. Is it Shutter Island?

Yup, that's it

Leaderboard
Rsandee - 4 points
Pirez - 2 points
The Jonster - 1 point
Hunchman801 - 1 point
dr_st - 1 point

Withdrawn questions: Q2

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?

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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)

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)

[DaveRattlehead]

No guesses?
Think about Pangea! That's my hint

[Rsandee]

My problem is that I know of the theory but have no idea who invented it lol.

[Pirez]

If we need to think about Pangea then that means it must have been created by Cornelius Edward Pangeus.

(Yes, this is my actual contribution to this question)