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I'm Sorry, But Only People With Extraordinary Intelligence Can Score 15/15 On This General Knowledge Test

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It is widely agreed that the high level of tartaric acid found in grapes is the reason for their toxicity to dogs. Keep this fruit away from your canine friends!

Grapes

Which of these foods is known to be toxic to dogs?

Chișinău is the capital of Moldova! This city of over 700,000 people has a rich history dating back to the 15th century.

Moldova

Chișinău is the capital of which country?

Chisinau is the capital of which country?

Vintage masterpiece painting of The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch. Commonly referred to as The Night Watch, it was painted by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642.

Chiaroscuro became a common painting technique during the Italian Renaissance and continued to gain popularity throughout the Baroque period. Another famous work characterized by this style is "Girl With a Pearl Earring" (c. 1665) by Johannes Vermeer.

Chiaroscuro

**What technique, popularized during the Renaissance, does the painting below exemplify? _Hint: In English, this word roughly translates to light-dark._**

The 1968 Summer Olympic Games were the first Olympics ever held in Latin America!

Mexico City

Which city held the 1968 Summer Olympics?

The War of the Bucket (1325-1326), the Kettle War (1784), and the War of the Golden Stool (1900) were all real events. The War of the Wagon Wheel never happened (I made it up).

The War of the Wagon Wheel

Which of these wars was NOT a real historical conflict?

Upon its release, _North by Northwest_ was nominated for three Academy Awards and is still regarded as one of the greatest films ever.

_North by Northwest_ (1959)

Which of the following films was directed by Alfred Hitchcock?

Common epiphytes include varieties of moss, orchids, and ferns. The other answer choices correspond with eponym, zoophyte, and epigraph.

A plant that grows on another plant or object, providing support but not nutrients

Which of the following definitions describes an _epiphyte_?

Krypton is one of the seven noble gases. The others include helium, neon, argon, xenon, radon, and (sometimes) oganesson.

True

TRUE OR FALSE: Krypton, element 36 on the periodic table, is considered a noble gas.

This polygon is also simply called a 20-gon.

How many sides does the 2D shape known as an icosagon have?

Freya (often spelled Freyja) can also represent fertility, war, and gold. Fun fact: She traditionally rides a chariot pulled by two cats!

Freya

In Norse mythology, which deity represents love and beauty?

aerial view of city buildings during daytime

Vancouver is the largest city in Canada's Pacific Northwest province of British Columbia, and the third largest in the country!

Vancouver, BC

**What city's skyline is pictured below?**

In New Zealand, the export of dairy products accounts for over 12 billion US dollars.

Dairy products

Arabian jasmine (sampaguita or _Jasminum sambac_) was named the national flower of the Philippines in 1934.

Jasmine

What is the national flower of the Philippines?

In the late 1300s, Middle English adopted this word from the Old French _gouverner_ (to govern).

French

The word "government" has Latin origins from the term _gubernare_. English speakers eventually adopted a form of this word from what OTHER language?

The fantastical journey of Bilbo Baggins through Middle-earth was first available to readers in September of 1937. It was followed by the multi-volume release of _The Lord of the Rings_ in 1954.

1937

And in what year was J.R.R. Tolkien's first book, _The Hobbit_, published?

You got {{points}}/15! You could use a bit more study time on a few topics! It's hard to be an expert in all things. Maybe you'd absolutely crush it in sports or music trivia! Keep at it and ace it next time.

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General Knowledge Novice

You got {{points}}/15! Hey, you did pretty well! You missed a few here and there, but who wouldn't? Something tells me you could get full points next time...

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Jack of All Trades

You got {{points}}/15! They should award you an honorary degree in general knowledge. You'd be a great asset to any team on trivia night! I'll have to make it harder next time!

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PhD in General Knowledge

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Some I second guessed myself and should have stuck with my first thought. 🤷‍♀️

Technically, French is a romance language, meaning that it is derived from latin. English is only secondarily derived from latin via French. The other major contributor to the English language is German. 

15/15 :)
I think I just got lucky honestly lol
never heard of an icosagon before!

You got 5/15! You could use a bit more study time on a few topics! It's hard to be an expert in all things. Maybe you'd absolutely crush it in sports or music trivia! Keep at it and ace it next time.

15/15 well I’m amazed!  Too much junk in my brain!!

Yeah I know and I’ll try a lot harder next time

I'm Sorry, But Only People With Extraordinary Intelligence Can Score 15/15 On This General Knowledge Test

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