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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Who lost the 2016 presidential race to Donald Trump?	Hillary Clinton	96%
What drug was sold by Pablo Escobar's cartel?	Cocaine	95%
What did the Grinch try to steal?	Christmas	94%
What is the fastest land mammal?	Cheetah	92%
What type of animal are Alvin, Simon, and Theodore?	Chipmunk	89%
Who famously had a glass slipper that fit just right?	Cinderella	89%
What is "The Windy City"	Chicago	87%
Who was British Prime Minister for the majority of World War II?	Winston Churchill	87%
What is the study of the heart called?	Cardiology	85%
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?	Crust	85%
Who is the star of the Mission Impossible franchise?	Tom Cruise	84%
What board game includes characters like Professor Plum and Colonel Mustard?	Clue	83%
What is the art of decorative writing called?	Calligraphy	82%
What company produced "no. 5"?	Chanel	82%
What is often called the worst nuclear disaster in history?	{Chernobyl} Disaster	82%
What is the largest city on the Nile river?	Cairo	81%
Who was leader of Cuba in the year 2000?	Fidel Castro	81%
Along with bonobos, what ape is the closest relative of humans?	Chimpanzee	79%
What does the © symbol mean?	Copyright	79%
In the Bible, what was Jesus's profession?	Carpenter	78%
Who is the crazy killer doll in the movie "Child's Play"?	Chucky	78%
What bird was sent into coal mines to test for dangerous gases?	Canary	76%
What is the Italian word for "Hello"?	Ciao	76%
What political system was devised by Karl Marx and Frederich Engels?	Communism	75%
Dubrovnik is a city in which country?	Croatia	75%
What are the cities of Venice, Amsterdam, and Panama City famous for?	Canal	74%
What is the unit of mass for measuring precious gemstones?	Carat	74%
What breed of dog was named after a Mexican state?	Chihuahua	74%
What is the Flavian Amphitheater better known as?	Colosseum	74%
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?	Constantinople	74%
If you were born between December 22nd and January 20th, what is your Zodiac sign?	Capricorn	73%
What mythical creature is half man half horse?	Centaur	73%
What real world singer was played Hannah Montana?	Miley Cyrus	72%
Ebeneezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim are characters from what Dickens novel?	A Christmas Carol	71%
Who was charged with tax evasion in 1933 and sent to Alcatraz?	Al Capone	71%
Deficiency of what nutrient can cause osteoporosis?	Calcium	71%
In 2017, what region voted to become independent from Spain?	Catalonia	71%
What animal could supposedly survive a nuclear war?	Cockroach	71%
What is Juliet's last name in "Romeo and Juliet"?	Capulet	70%
What is the capital of Wales?	Cardiff	69%
What do humans have 23 pairs of?	Chromosomes	69%
What metal are U.S quarters made mostly of?	Copper	69%
On what island was Napoleon born?	Corsica	69%
What gas is a product of cellular respiration?	Carbon Dioxide	68%
What band sings songs such as "Viva la Vida" and "Yellow"?	Coldplay	68%
What actor starred in the movie "Dr. Strange" and "The Imitation Game"?	Benedict Cumberbatch	67%
Who was married to Mark Antony?	Cleopatra	67%
Who was the last leader of the Roman republic?	Julius Caesar	67%
What book followed the adventures of Charlie Bucket and his Grandpa Joe?	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	66%
What territory was annexed by Russia in 2014?	Crimea	66%
What was the former name of Kolkata?	Calcutta	65%
What is the name of Boston's basketball team?	Celtics	65%
What does 2πr give you?	Circumference	65%
Where was the Minoan civilization centered?	Crete	65%
Who was the first person to win two noble prizes in two different fields?	Marie Curie	65%
What "scandalous" French dance was first developed at the Moulin Rouge?	Can-Can	64%
What children's book stars a pig named Wilbur?	Charlotte's Web	64%
What Spanish conquistador ended the Aztec Empire?	Hernan Cortes	64%
What type of plant does the prickly pear come from?	Cactus	63%
What instrument is played by Yo-yo Ma?	Cello	62%
Who famously played a Jewish Barber in the 1940 movie "The Great Dictator"?	Charlie Chaplin	62%
What word means to travel all the way around the Earth?	Circumnavigate	62%
What process turns water from a gas into a liquid?	Condensation	62%
What is the Spanish word for "hot"?	Caliente	61%
What condition results in a person becoming sensitive to gluten?	{Celiac} Disease	61%
What festival is celebrated right before lent and whose largest celebration is in Rio de Janeiro?	Carnival	60%
In 1986, what space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch?	Challenger	58%
What instrument is played by Squidward Tentacles?	Clarinet	58%
In Algebra there are two types of symbols, variables and what?	Constants	58%
What french word refers to a dead end road?	Cul-de-sac	58%
What is the name of King Arthur's castle?	Camelot	57%
What commercial jet could cross the Atlantic in under 4 hours?	Concorde	57%
Who was the co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon?	Chewbacca	56%
And, or, and but are all examples of what kind of word?	Conjunction	56%
What country is the highest percent Buddhist?	Cambodia	55%
What Stephen King novel features a telekinetic girl in Chamberlain, Maine?	Carrie	55%
What is the tallest building in Canada?	CN Tower	55%
What is the smallest type of blood vessel?	Capillary	54%
Who is often considered the first private teacher in China?	Confucius	54%
Who was the first European to make contact with Hawaii?	James Cook	54%
What is cotton candy commonly called in Europe?	Candy Floss	53%
What is the world's largest lake?	Caspian Sea	53%
What term refers to the use of certain coloration to blend in with your environment?	Camoflage	51%
Yue Chinese is often referred to as what?	Cantonese	51%
Who lost the Punic Wars?	Carthage	51%
What tool is used for drawing circles?	Compass	51%
What movie's main character is Michael J. Dundee?	Crocodile Dundee	51%
Who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system in 1543?	Nicolaus Copernicus	51%
What is the main product of Texas Instruments?	Calculators	50%
What is the top bar of a soccer net called?	Crossbar	50%
What period ended with the mass extinction which killed the dinosaurs?	Cretaceous	49%
What type of cloud appears white and puffy?	Cumulus	49%
What is Steve Rogers's alter ego?	Captain America	48%
What song plays in the opening scene of "The Lion King"?	Circle of Life	46%
What Boston Bar is owned by Sam Malone?	Cheers	45%
What type of meat is in a Reuben sandwich?	Corned Beef	45%
What was Eli Whitney's most famous invention?	Cotton Gin	45%
Which folk-hero defended the Alamo and wore a raccoon cap?	Davy Crockett	45%
What ethnic group, mainly centered in Louisiana, are the descendants of French Canadians?	Cajun	44%
What movie takes place in the town of Radiator Springs?	Cars	44%
What part of the brain manages balance and coordination?	Cerebellum	43%
What car company once owned the tallest building in the world?	Chrysler	42%
What machine separates substances by rotating them at high speed?	Centrifuge	41%
What collection of 24 stories was written in England around 1400?	Canterbury Tales	40%
The four major biological macromolecules are lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and what?	Carbohydrates	40%
Who is the mythological twin brother of Pollux?	Castor	39%
What is the most commonly stolen food in the world?	Cheese	39%
What unit is equal to the amount of heat needed to raise 1 gram of water to 1 °C?	Calorie	38%
In Greek Mythology, who prevented the dead from leaving the underworld?	Cerberus	38%
What comes next: Linear, Quadratic, _______?	Cubic	38%
Who discovered the tomb of Egyptian king Tutankhamun?	Howard Carter	38%
Castling, promotion, and wood pusher are all terms in what game?	Chess	37%
What region of southern Russia has had multiple failed attempts at independence?	Chechnya	36%
Mount Elbrus, the tallest mountain in Europe, is located in which mountain range?	Caucasus	35%
What is the study of writing and solving codes called?	Cryptology	35%
From what movie does the quote "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" come from?	Casablanca	34%
What is the common slang for the tunnel connecting Great Britain and France?	Chunnel	33%
From what tree do cocoa beans come from?	{Cacao} Tree	32%
In what city were the 1988 Winter Olympics?	Calgary	32%
What is the deepest river in the world?	Congo	32%
What is one of the main ingredients in a Piña colada?	Coconut Milk	31%
What color is a bright yellow-green and was named for a French liqueur?	Chartreuse	28%
What holiday is celebrated in the Americas around October 12th?	Columbus Day	28%
What is the name of the bread commonly eaten on the Sabbath in Judaism?	Challah	26%
What organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?	Chloroplast	26%
What is the common term for Nasopharyngitis?	Common Cold	26%
What is the most visited archeological site in Mexico?	Chichen Itza	25%
What is the "C" of the ABC islands?	Curacao	25%
What is the southernmost point in South America?	Cape {Horn}	24%
What martial art, developed in Brazil, includes elements of both dancing and fighting?	Capoeira	24%
What place name is Spanish for "Colored red"?	Colorado	24%
What animal is a close relative of squids and octopuses?	Cuttlefish	24%
What landform is often formed after a volcanic eruption and the volcano collapses?	Caldera	23%
What is the largest christian group in Egypt?	Copts	23%
What does CNS stand for?	Central Nervous System	22%
Who was named the Roman emperor on December 25th, 800?	Charlemagne	21%
What kind of map is specifically made to show elevation?	{Contour} Map	21%
Where are the British territories of Akrotiri and Dhekelia?	Cyprus	21%
What causes hurricanes to rotate in opposite directions in opposite hemispheres?	{Coriolis} Effect	20%
What is Coulrophobia the fear of?	Clowns	19%
What food is often called a "rockmelon" in Australia?	Canteloupe	16%
What asteroid (now dwarf planet) was considered a planet until the 1860s?	Ceres	15%
Suspended, Crash, and China are all types of what?	Cymbal	15%
What did Japan send to Washington D.C as a gift in 1912?	Cherry Trees	13%
What system of writing was used by the early mesopotamians around 3000 BC?	Cuneiform	13%
What is the most valuable crop in Massachusetts?	Cranberries	11%
What constellation is shaped like a W?	Cassiopeia	8%
When referring to the country, what does the C in C.S.A stand for?	Confederate	8%
Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia make up what region?	Cascadia	6%
The sentence "The door is unlocked, you can get in the house" is an example of what grammatical fallacy?	Comma Splice	4%