Statistics for General Knowledge Quiz #210

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This quiz has been taken 28,934 times
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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is lava called when it is under the surface of the Earth?	Magma	93%
What language is used in binomial nomenclature, Homo sapiens for example?	Latin	91%
What was the job title of the boys who used to go into chimneys to clean them?	Chimney {sweep}	83%
What word comes before Fever, River, and Submarine?	Yellow	75%
What river forms much of the border between Germany and France?	Rhine	72%
On what island would you find Mount Etna, possibly the world's most active volcano?	Sicily	69%
What notorious Amsterdam district is known in Dutch as De Wallen?	Red-light district	68%
What country in the British commonwealth is furthest away from Great Britain?	New Zealand	67%
What sport were Hungary and the Soviet Union playing during the notorious "Blood in the Water" match in the 1956 Olympics?	Water Polo	62%
What is the English translation of the Greek words Agápe, Éros, and Philia?	Love	59%
What statue did the Ghostbusters control via a Nintendo controller in "Ghostbusters II"?	Statue of Liberty	58%
What breed of dog is stereotypically used to find avalanche victims, with a little keg of brandy on its neck?	Saint Bernard	54%
The wispy ones are cirrus. What are the fluffy ones?	Cumulus	50%
In the book "Nineteen Eighty-Four", what is the name of the government office which spreads lies and alters history?	Ministry of {Truth}	46%
In what country would you find the city of Pondicherry?	India	39%
What did Georgie Porgie do to make girls cry?	Kissed them	39%
What do ichthyologists study?	Fish	36%
What is the profession of Gus Van Sant, Kathryn Bigelow, and Alfonso Cuarón?	Film director	35%
What band was spun off from Jefferson Airplane in 1974, implying a major technology upgrade?	Jefferson {Starship}	29%
A Corvette is a sports car made by Chevrolet. What is a corvette, uncapitalized?	A type of {ship}	24%