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%
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Hint
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Answer
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100
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Who was the first U.S. President?
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George Washington
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99
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Better late than when?
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Never
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98
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What does the H stand for in H2O?
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Hydrogen
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97
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What type of factory do Oompa Loompas work in?
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Chocolate
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96
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What, primarily, do giant pandas eat?
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Bamboo
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95
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What is the capital of Ireland?
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Dublin
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94
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What does James Bond have a license to do?
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Kill
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93
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Who was almost totally deaf when he wrote his ninth and final symphony?
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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92
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What is the name of the colored part of the eye?
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Iris
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91
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What disease killed approximately 40% of Europe's population in 1346–1353?
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Black Death
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90
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What usually has three leaves, but in about 1/5000 cases has four or more?
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Clover
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89
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Until 1903, what stimulant was added to Coca-Cola?
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Cocaine
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88
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What is Mario and Luigi's occupation?
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Plumber
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87
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According to Greek legend, who opened the box that contained
all the world's troubles?
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Pandora
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86
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Who is the world record holder for the men's 100m and 200m sprints?
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Usain Bolt
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85
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Who founded Facebook?
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Mark Zuckerberg
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84
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What city are you in if you land at LAX?
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Los Angeles
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83
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What company makes fragrance No. 5?
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Chanel
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82
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A spoonful of sugar helps the what go down?
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Medicine
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81
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Who wrote "The Lord of the Rings"?
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J.R.R.Tolkien
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80
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What is Superman's achilles heel?
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Kryptonite
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79
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Although not current, what is the most well-known scale for measuring
earthquake intensity?
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Richter
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78
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What is the biggest island in the United States?
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Hawaii
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77
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What is the Soviet version of an astronaut?
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Cosmonaut
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76
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What is the name of the fictional doctor who talks to animals?
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Doctor Dolittle
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75
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What comes in French, Russian, and Thousand Island varieties?
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Salad Dressing
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74
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What are members of the church of Latter-Day Saints commonly known as?
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Mormons
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73
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What country lies on Egypt's southern border?
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Sudan
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72
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What does the V stand for in ROYGBIV?
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Violet
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71
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What is deer meat called?
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Venison
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70
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What is the last name of musical brothers Nick, Joe, and Kevin?
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Jonas
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69
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What is the Spanish word for bull?
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Toro
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68
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What is 6 + 5 * 4 + 3 * 2 + 1?
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33
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67
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Excluding external territories, what is the southernmost country on earth?
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Chile
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66
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Which country's royal family included Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly?
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Monaco
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65
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What Los Angeles street gang is rivals with the Crips?
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Bloods
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64
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Who narrated the British version of "Planet Earth"?
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David Attenborough
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63
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What layer of the earth comes between the core and the crust?
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Mantle
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62
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What is the literal translation of the German word "Kindergarten"?
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Children's Garden
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61
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What was the name of the rabbit in the movie "Bambi"?
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Thumper
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60
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What river separates Texas and Mexico?
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Rio Grande
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59
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What was founded in 1933 with the intention of lasting 1,000 years,
but in actuality only lasted 12?
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Third Reich
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58
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What is the name for the crime of lying under oath?
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Perjury
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57
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Who supposedly died at age 42 in 1977 - although some people aren't so sure? |
Elvis Presley
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56
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What was the Democratic Republic of the Congo known as from 1971–1997?
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Zaire
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55
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What was the deadliest battle in the American Civil War?
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Battle of Gettysburg
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54
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Who was the demon barber of Fleet Street?
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Sweeney Todd
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53
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What is the most common surname in Korea?
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Kim
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52
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Who is (usually) pursued by Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde?
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Pac-Man
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51
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Who was Jacob Marley's business partner?
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Ebenezer Scrooge
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50
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What famous actor's last name means "baby goose"?
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Ryan Gosling
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49
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What is either a type of bird or a chain of islands off the coast of Africa?
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Canary
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48
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What are Assam and Ceylon?
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Types of Tea
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47
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What body of water connects the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean?
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Panama Canal
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46
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What is the plural of quantum?
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Quanta
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45
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U2 is a band. What is a U-2?
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Airplane
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44
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What mostly-dead language was used to write the Hindu Vedas?
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Sanskrit
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43
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In Canada, what holiday happens on the second Monday of October?
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Thanksgiving
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42
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What company is synonymous with ice resurfacing machines?
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Zamboni
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41
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What term refers to the last runner in a relay race?
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Anchor
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40
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What herb, common in Mexican food, tastes like soap to people
who have a certain gene?
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Cilantro
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39
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What conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
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Hernán Cortés
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38
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What island was the center of Minoan civilization?
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Crete
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37
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What is the word for a pile of rocks that marks a hiking trail?
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Cairn
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36
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What type of bird is featured on the Canadian $1 coin?
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Common Loon
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35
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What disease is associated with hydrophobia?
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Rabies
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34
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What metallic element, starting with C, is used to make blue pigments?
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Cobalt
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33
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What candy was given to E.T.?
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Reese's Pieces
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32
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What lip-syncing duo had the hit "Blame it on the Rain"?
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Milli Vanilli
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31
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What is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner's stage name?
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Sting
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30
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Who wrote "The Audacity of Hope"?
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Barack Obama
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29
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What is Indiana Jones's real first name?
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Henry
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28
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What country has a population of over 150 million but has never
won an Olympic medal?
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Bangladesh
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27
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What company dominates the diamond industry?
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De Beers
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26
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What unit is defined as exactly 149,597,870,700 meters - the approximate
distance between the Earth and the Sun?
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Astronomical Unit
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25
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What does an oenophile love?
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Wine
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24
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What type of camel has two humps?
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Bactrian
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23
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Bituminous and anthracite are types of what?
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Coal
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22
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What is the only 6 letter word that ends in mt?
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Dreamt
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21
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Who did Ringo Starr replace as drummer for The Beatles?
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Pete Best
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20
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What sport is sometimes called the "sweet science"?
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Boxing
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19
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What zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only?
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The White Zone
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18
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In what country would you find the world's largest stadium:
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium?
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North Korea
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17
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What movie coined the phrase "there can be only one"?
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Highlander
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16
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What dwarf planet, named after the Greek goddess of discord, is heavier than Pluto? |
Eris
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15
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Who sculpted "The Burghers of Calais"?
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Auguste Rodin
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14
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In what game can you get 50 extra points for using all of your tiles?
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Scrabble
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13
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What is pulchritude?
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Beauty
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12
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Who originally recorded the song "Respect", famously covered by Aretha Franklin? |
Otis Redding
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11
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What movie featured the quote "Once again things that could have been
brought to my attention yesterday"?
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The Wedding Singer
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10
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New Providence is the most populous island in which country?
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Bahamas
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9
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What field of study is called "the dismal science"?
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Economics
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8
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What is Zeno known for creating?
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Paradoxes
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7
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What does the S stand for in "TTLS HIWWYA"?
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Star
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6
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Who is the Greek goddess of agriculture?
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Demeter
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5
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What is the term for a story or drawing made by several people, where each person adds to it without seeing the work of the others? |
Exquisite Corpse
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4
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What does "Nevada" mean in Spanish?
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Snowy
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3
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Which town did the Pied Piper rid of rats?
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Hamelin
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2
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What is the study of smells and olfactory processes?
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Osmology
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1
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What name is given to the phobia of the dark?
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Nyctophobia
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Coriander for cilantro.
And child's play for children's play should be accepted.
Didn't work
Realised that it should be "cosmonaut"
Pressed "home" and "delete"
Tried to type "c", but before I could, my answer was accepted...
This is how I correctly guessed the 2% answer, which is apparently the hardest of the quiz! :D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Islands
Is Snow not close enough?