Statistics for General Knowledge #08

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Go, Jail, Free Parking & Go To Jail are in the corners of which classic board game?	Monopoly	100%
Champagne is sparkling wine that takes its name from a region in which country?	France	96%
The River Thames runs through which capital city?	London	92%
Which planet in our solar system is closest to The Sun?	Mercury	92%
Robin Williams voiced The Genie in which 1992 animated movie?	Aladdin	77%
Which country’s team won a record fifth FIFA World Cup title in 2002?	Brazil	77%
Which writer created the fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple?	Dame Agatha Christie	69%
The story of Noah building an ark appears in which book of the Bible?	Genesis	69%
Which flat-topped mountain overlooks the city of Cape Town, South Africa?	Table Mountain	62%
Which American city is sometimes nicknamed 'The Big Easy'?	New Orleans	58%
Which island country was formerly known as Ceylon?	Sri Lanka	58%
The chemical element sometimes known as Wolfram, and which has the chemical symbol W, is also known by which other name?	Tungsten	42%
Angela Lansbury played Jessica Fletcher in which US TV show from 1984-1996?	Murder, She Wrote	38%
Leveret is the name given to the young (under 1 year old) of which animal?	Hare	31%
Who was the lead singer and main songwriter of the Irish rock group Thin Lizzy?	Phil Lynott	27%