Statistics for General Knowledge Quiz #185

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What do you call something that has a pH of less than 7?	an Acid	86%
What tusked animal has a name starting with W?	Walrus or Warthog	83%
Where were paper, the printing press, the compass, and gunpowder first invented?	China	82%
The words zeitgeist and poltergeist come to us from German. What does "Geist" mean in German?	Ghost	80%
What is 111 + 10 * 5?	161	77%
What was the capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1453–1922?	Constantinople	77%
Where would you find the neocortex?	the Brain	75%
What does the French word "musée" mean in English?	Museum	74%
What type of animal can "whinny"?	Horse	72%
What does the Greek word "polis" mean?	City	68%
What are chipotles and poblanos?	Types of {Pepper}	67%
What country on the African mainland is geographically closest to North America?	Morocco	66%
What substance can be given an "octane rating"?	Gasoline	65%
Where would you find NSW, VIC, and QLD?	Australia	58%
What is a knoll?	a Small Hill	51%
What city is home to the world's tallest arch?	St. Louis	48%
What island, starting with the letter B, is the only island in the world to be shared by three different countries?	Borneo	43%
What is a "djinn" better known as?	Genie	40%
According to Occam's Razor, which solution is usually correct?	the Simplest	35%
In hip hop lingo, what is scrilla?	Money	21%