The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 13 – Reese Riverson
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
Might as well also take a punt, 75?
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
Right on the money! The world record for most food eaten in four hours is: 59.6 lbs, which is just a tiny bit more than 27 kilograms!
Curionone: 4
The_Jonster: 3 + BONUS
Master: 3
dr_st: 3
Hunchman801: 3
Pirez: 2
DaveRattleHead: 2
Reese Riverson: 2
Ithasmore: 1
Question 24: What chemical element does your hair contain that makes it able to bind with other hairs and make "bridges" in order to make robust bonds that provide hair with its structure, strength, and elasticity while dictating its texture and shape?
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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)
Question 20: Why do Brits historically add milk to tea? Answer: To prevent their porcelain tea cups from cracking. (Reese Riverson)
Question 21: Name three things Napoleon standardized among European nations. Answer: The Napoleonic code, the metric system, lycées. (DaveRattleHead)
Question 22: What is the "Rumbling" in the Attack on Titan anime an allegory of? Answer: A nuke. (DaveRattleHead)
Question 23: How much lbs of food has Bob Shoudt eaten in 4 hours at the The Reading Phillies Gluttony Night in 2018, securing him the title of "most food ever eaten"? Answer: 60 lbs (59.6). (Reese Riverson)-
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
I vaguely remember copper being a consistent element in the scalp, but I can't remember if it was in relation to the structure of hairs
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
I seem to want to think of sulfur from what I vaguely recall of it, because I keep getting the constant reminder of that by smell at work, due to water heater not being used enough whenever we use the hot water tap... (Curse you hydrogen sulfide gas build ups!)

Just don't let the copper scrappers find your scalp then.Master wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 4:31 pm I vaguely remember copper being a consistent element in the scalp, but I can't remember if it was in relation to the structure of hairs
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
It's sulfur, basically in the keratine there are disulfide bonds both in a single chain and between two different chains.
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
Alright I'm back from moving between apartments! I'm giving this point ot Reese which means that he can't answer the next question! Dave's answer was perfect but Reese was the first to answer unfortunately.
Curionone: 4
The_Jonster: 3 + BONUS
Master: 3
dr_st: 3
Hunchman801: 3
Reese Riverson: 3
Pirez: 2
DaveRattleHead: 2
Ithasmore: 1
Question 25: How long does it take to prepare a century egg? This includes the process of curation.
Curionone: 4
The_Jonster: 3 + BONUS
Master: 3
dr_st: 3
Hunchman801: 3
Reese Riverson: 3
Pirez: 2
DaveRattleHead: 2
Ithasmore: 1
Question 25: How long does it take to prepare a century egg? This includes the process of curation.
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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)
Question 20: Why do Brits historically add milk to tea? Answer: To prevent their porcelain tea cups from cracking. (Reese Riverson)
Question 21: Name three things Napoleon standardized among European nations. Answer: The Napoleonic code, the metric system, lycées. (DaveRattleHead)
Question 22: What is the "Rumbling" in the Attack on Titan anime an allegory of? Answer: A nuke. (DaveRattleHead)
Question 23: How much lbs of food has Bob Shoudt eaten in 4 hours at the The Reading Phillies Gluttony Night in 2018, securing him the title of "most food ever eaten"? Answer: 60 lbs (59.6). (Reese Riverson)
Question 24: What chemical element does your hair contain that makes it able to bind with other hairs and make "bridges" in order to make robust bonds that provide hair with its structure, strength, and elasticity while dictating its texture and shape? Answer: Sulphur. (Reese Riverson)
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
Mmm it takes a few months, around 3 I'd say.
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
One month maybe? I tried those back in Hong Kong and they weren't bad. They'd probably make a good addition to some kind of broth.
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
If that was the case we’d all be dead before even eating one. And I can’t imagine an egg lasting this long…I’d be willing to bet just a few months.
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
Hunch's hunch is correct!Hunchman801 wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:54 pm One month maybe? I tried those back in Hong Kong and they weren't bad. They'd probably make a good addition to some kind of broth.
Curionone: 4
Hunchman801: 4
The_Jonster: 3 + BONUS
Master: 3
dr_st: 3
Reese Riverson: 3
Pirez: 2
DaveRattleHead: 2
Ithasmore: 1
Question 26: What was the name of the lead singer of Linkin Park who unfortunately died by his own hand in 2017?
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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)
Question 20: Why do Brits historically add milk to tea? Answer: To prevent their porcelain tea cups from cracking. (Reese Riverson)
Question 21: Name three things Napoleon standardized among European nations. Answer: The Napoleonic code, the metric system, lycées. (DaveRattleHead)
Question 22: What is the "Rumbling" in the Attack on Titan anime an allegory of? Answer: A nuke. (DaveRattleHead)
Question 23: How much lbs of food has Bob Shoudt eaten in 4 hours at the The Reading Phillies Gluttony Night in 2018, securing him the title of "most food ever eaten"? Answer: 60 lbs (59.6). (Reese Riverson)
Question 24: What chemical element does your hair contain that makes it able to bind with other hairs and make "bridges" in order to make robust bonds that provide hair with its structure, strength, and elasticity while dictating its texture and shape? Answer: Sulphur. (Reese Riverson)
Question 25: How long does it take to prepare a century egg? Answer: About a month (Hunchman801)
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
Wasn't his name Chester? I can't recall a last name for him though. 
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
I'm neither going to confirm or deny that, but I will say I do require the surname 
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
Chester Bennington iirc?
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
Why do the east questions always come when I’m offline? 
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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
Don't worry Goop, I'm sure the weast questions will come easier for you!
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 12 – Rsandee
Good job Master! Too bad Goop, better luck next time!
Curionone: 4
Hunchman801: 4
Master: 4
The_Jonster: 3 + BONUS
dr_st: 3
Reese Riverson: 3
Pirez: 2
DaveRattleHead: 2
Ithasmore: 1
Question 27: In which Indian city should your body be cremated on the banks of the Ganges river and its ashes scattered into the river in order to achieve "moksha", ending the cycle of death and rebirth (reincarnation), according to the Hindu belief? Since the city is known by different names, any of its names will do!
BONUS 2: List 20 Greek mythological creatures/monsters. You are allowed to call the unique ones by name.
I regret making the first bonus question a bit too easy hahaha. When it comes to ting rewards I feel like the first bonus should definitely be worth less than this one.
Curionone: 4
Hunchman801: 4
Master: 4
The_Jonster: 3 + BONUS
dr_st: 3
Reese Riverson: 3
Pirez: 2
DaveRattleHead: 2
Ithasmore: 1
Question 27: In which Indian city should your body be cremated on the banks of the Ganges river and its ashes scattered into the river in order to achieve "moksha", ending the cycle of death and rebirth (reincarnation), according to the Hindu belief? Since the city is known by different names, any of its names will do!
BONUS 2: List 20 Greek mythological creatures/monsters. You are allowed to call the unique ones by name.
I regret making the first bonus question a bit too easy hahaha. When it comes to ting rewards I feel like the first bonus should definitely be worth less than this one.
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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)
Question 20: Why do Brits historically add milk to tea? Answer: To prevent their porcelain tea cups from cracking. (Reese Riverson)
Question 21: Name three things Napoleon standardized among European nations. Answer: The Napoleonic code, the metric system, lycées. (DaveRattleHead)
Question 22: What is the "Rumbling" in the Attack on Titan anime an allegory of? Answer: A nuke. (DaveRattleHead)
Question 23: How much lbs of food has Bob Shoudt eaten in 4 hours at the The Reading Phillies Gluttony Night in 2018, securing him the title of "most food ever eaten"? Answer: 60 lbs (59.6). (Reese Riverson)
Question 24: What chemical element does your hair contain that makes it able to bind with other hairs and make "bridges" in order to make robust bonds that provide hair with its structure, strength, and elasticity while dictating its texture and shape? Answer: Sulphur. (Reese Riverson)
Question 25: How long does it take to prepare a century egg? Answer: About a month (Hunchman801)
Question 26: What was the name of the lead singer of Linkin Park who unfortunately died by his own hand in 2017? Answer: Chester Bennington (Master)

