Statistics for General Knowledge Quiz #103

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What was the only part of Achilles's body that was vulnerable?	Heel	94%
What figurative "curtain" separated Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War?	Iron Curtain	86%
What Q word is defined as "a place from which stone is extracted"?	Quarry	75%
What did the Manhattan Project create?	Atomic bomb	73%
What sauce is made with basil, pine nuts, garlic, cheese, and olive oil?	Pesto	73%
In what country did the tango originate?	Argentina or Uruguay	68%
Of what place is it said "if you can make it here you can make it anywhere"?	New York	68%
Which U.S. President had the shortest lifespan, just 46 years?	John F. Kennedy	67%
What did Edward VIII do, in 1936, that no English king had ever done?	Abdicate	58%
What type of alcohol, known as "the green fairy", was once banned in most of Europe?	Absinthe	58%
What English city was originally built by the Romans as a spa in 60 A.D.?	Bath	58%
Whose effigy is burned on "Bonfire Night" in the UK?	Guy Fawkes	55%
What African country was founded as a place for freed American slaves?	Liberia	53%
What is either a place for unbaptized babies or a back-bending party game?	Limbo	53%
What are Impalas and Springboks?	Types of {antelope}	51%
In what country did the Tamil Tigers wage a civil war?	Sri Lanka	43%
What Olympic event was won by Bruce Jenner (later to become Caitlyn Jenner)?	Decathlon	33%
What devilish creature of European lore can be described as an "anti Santa Claus"?	Krampus	33%
What is the English translation of "nom de plume"?	Pen name	33%
What country is the Caribbean island of St. Barts a part of?	France	28%