Statistics for Common Misconceptions

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Eve was forbidden from eating this in the garden of Eden	Apple	90%
A large structure visible from space	Great Wall of China	90%
Area that has more shipwrecks than most other waterways	Bermuda Triangle	75%
Ancient culture with horned helmets	Vikings	71%
Indicates expertise or mastery in marital arts	Black Belt	69%
Invented c2=a2+b2	Pythagoras	69%
Household appliance that causes cancer	Microwave	65%
Continue to grow after a person's death	Fingernails	58%
Popular image of this character was created by Coca Cola as an advertising gimmick	Santa	58%
City sown with salt after being defeated in the Third Punic War	Carthage	35%
You must wait 24 hours before filing this report	Missing Persons	33%
Animal that can't get cancer	Shark	31%
High in tryptophan and causes drowsiness	Turkey	29%
Man who invented the flush toilet	Thomas Crapper	25%
National anthem of Austria, featured in a popular film from 1965	Edelweiss	21%