Statistics for General Knowledge Quiz #216

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Question	Answer	% Correct
In French it’s fête. In Spanish it’s fiesta. What is it in English?	Party	95%
What is the female equivalent of a duke?	a Duchess	92%
What yellow bird is named after a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean?	Canary	80%
Which house at Hogwarts was led by Severus Snape?	Slytherin	79%
What animal do the Germans call Schwein?	Pig	78%
A veranda is a large what?	Porch	74%
What animal has large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles?	Squid or Cuttlefish	73%
What is the name of this emoji: ?	Facepalm	67%
What state was added to the U.S. on the condition that polygamy was banned in the state constitution?	Utah	65%
What country does Gouda cheese come from?	Netherlands	63%
What type of sugar gets its name from the Latin for "fruit"?	Fructose	62%
What word starts with a V and has two consecutive U's?	Vacuum	62%
What 2005 animated movie is named after an island in the Indian Ocean?	Madagascar	58%
What huge Chinese company takes its name from a character in "Arabian Nights"?	Ali Baba	55%
Prior to 1971, how much were twenty British shillings worth?	One Pound	54%
Which of the ancient wonders of the world may have never existed?	Hanging Gardens of Babylon	53%
What is the largest vein in the neck?	Jugular	53%
What is the capital of Puerto Rico?	San Juan	47%
What was Henry Hudson looking for when his crew mutinied and sent him adrift, never to be seen again?	The {Northwest} Passage	38%
What country's "Althing", established in 930 A.D. is the world's oldest surviving Parliament?	Iceland	38%