Statistics for General Knowledge Quiz #223

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This quiz has been taken 36,240 times
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Question	Answer	% Correct
What four words stereotypically start a fairy tale?	Once upon a time	93%
What does the Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut do on PC?	Copy	92%
What particle within an atom is positively charged?	Proton	90%
What does sushi have that sashimi does not?	Rice	85%
It's a three digit number. If you add up the digits you get 27. What is the number?	999	84%
Which U.S. state has 4 A's in its name?	Alabama	83%
What's the correct spelling of the sport "badmitten"?	Badminton	81%
What is another, cuter name for the Loch Ness monster?	Nessie	79%
What part of the atmosphere is named for its high concentration of O₃ molecules?	Ozone	75%
Who was born in Zanzibar in 1946 and died in London in 1991 due to complications from AIDS?	Freddie Mercury	60%
Where would you find a skipper and a bosun?	On a ship	60%
What style of Medieval architecture is named for a Germanic tribe that invaded the Roman Empire?	Gothic	59%
What was the field of study which attempted to turn base metals into gold?	Alchemy	58%
What country is home to the world's five oldest surviving businesses – all founded before the year 800 AD?	Japan	46%
What circular toy has been around for hundreds of years, but exploded in popularity when Wham-O introduced a cheap plastic version in 1957?	Hula hoop / Frisbee	45%
What national capital is known its own language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon?	Bangkok	36%
What rival of Joseph Stalin fled to Mexico but was hunted down and assassinated with an ice axe in 1940?	Leon Trotsky	35%
What is the term for a plant's movement toward the sun?	{Helio}tropism	28%
What does the V in EVOO stand for? (hint: cooks should know)	Extra Virgin Olive Oil	23%
What Muslim-majority country was communist from 1946–1992?	Albania	21%