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GEOGRAPHY: Which of these seas is located within the Pacific Ocean? | Yellow Sea | 80%
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NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: 'Equus caballus' is the scientific name for which animal? | Horse | 70%
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NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which of these trees is not deciduous, but evergreen? | Yew | 70%
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NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which endangered vulture is the national bird of Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, and Ecuador? | Andean condor | 60%
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HISTORY: Which of these battles occurred first - won by the Persian forces commanded by Xerxes I? | Battle of Thermopylae | 60%
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LITERATURE: Holly Golightly is a charming and self-sufficient female character in which 1955 novel? | Breakfast at Tiffany's | 60%
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MUSIC & THE ARTS: Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque founded which art movement? | Cubism | 60%
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GEOGRAPHY: Which state, forming part of the Southern United States, is the birthplace of such figures as Ray Charles, Jimmy Carter and Bill Elliott? | Georgia | 60%
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LITERATURE: Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'I haven't seen my friend for ages'? | Hyperbole | 60%
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GEOGRAPHY: Which constituent state of the United States of America is also known as the Hoosier State? | Indiana | 60%
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SPORTS: In 1964, the first Olympic Games in Asia took place. In which country were they held? | Japan | 60%
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CINEMA: Which early cinematography device did Thomas Edison pioneer in 1894? | Kinetoscope | 60%
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SPORTS: Tied with the Boston Celtics, which NBA team has won the most championships, at a total of 17? | Los Angeles Lakers | 60%
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MUSIC & THE ARTS: In music, which of the following tempo markings is the fastest, at 168-200bpm? | Presto | 60%
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LITERATURE: Which of the following plays by George Bernard Shaw is centred around Greek mythology? | Pygmalion | 60%
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INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: In 1979, which electronics company pioneered the Walkman: the first mainstream portable cassette player? | Sony | 60%
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NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which botanical group consists of plants with thickened flesh for prevention of water loss? | Succulents | 60%
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CINEMA: The first film to gross $1 billion achieved this feat 74 days after its release. Which is it? | Titanic | 60%
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HISTORY: In which year did the Berlin Airlift - an organised effort by the Western allies to supply West Berlin - initiate? | 1948 | 50%
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HISTORY: The Plague of Justinian - the first recorded outbreak of a plague pandemic - swept the Old World in which century? | 6th century CE | 50%
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PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: How many practices did the Buddha advise one to follow, in order to achieve enlightenment? | 8 | 50%
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PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: The English theologian Anselm principally advocated for reform in which city? | Canterbury | 50%
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GEOGRAPHY: Which of these stratovolcanoes is situated in Ecuador, making part of the Andes? | Chimborazo | 50%
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NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: In the 1880s, Australia constructed a fence to inhibit the movement of which indigenous species? | Dingo | 50%
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INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which of the following is a system of mass production pioneered in the early 20th century? The other three are made up. | Fordism | 50%
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MUSIC & THE ARTS: The Notre-Dame de Reims in France is most associated with which type of architecture? | Gothic | 50%
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HISTORY: By the Union of Lublin in 1569, the Kingdom of Poland merged with which other state to form a formidable, multi-ethnic European state? | Grand Duchy of Lithuania | 50%
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HISTORY: The Panic of 1893 - one of the worst financial depressions in American history, which gave rise to the free silver movement - plagued which president's tenure? | Grover Cleveland | 50%
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CINEMA: Which actor starred as Indiana Jones in 'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark'? | Harrison Ford | 50%
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LITERATURE: Victor Hugo's 'Les Misérables' is categorised as which type of novel? | Melodrama | 50%
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NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: The habitat of the two-toed sloth is primarily located within what part of the world? | Northern South America | 50%
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GEOGRAPHY: Which of these country flags is less than 50% blue in colour? | Paraguay | 50%
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NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is at the lowest altitude? | Troposphere | 50%
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GENERAL SCIENCE: Ascorbic acid is the chemical name for which essential vitamin? | Vitamin C | 50%
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INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which of these devices is most closely linked to Nikola Tesla, not Thomas Edison? | Wireless telegraphy | 50%
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NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which of these animals are typically carnivorous? | Badger | 40%
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GENERAL SCIENCE: What is the standard SI unit for radioactivity? | Becquerel | 40%
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SPORTS: In golf, which term indicates finishing the hole one shot above par? | Bogey | 40%
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NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: 'Speleology' is the scientific study of which type of natural feature? | Caves | 40%
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CINEMA: Which of the following films was not directed by Federico Fellini? | Cinema Paradiso | 40%
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HISTORY: Lord Palmerston's second tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was marked by the cessation of which major war? | Crimean War | 40%
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HISTORY: Which of these modern-day territories or nations was the first to be colonised by the Spanish Empire? | Cuba | 40%
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GENERAL SCIENCE: The second law of thermodynamics states that the universe is gradually progressing into a maximum state of -----. | Entropy | 40%
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MUSIC & THE ARTS: Which 80s rock band released 'The Final Countdown'? | Europe | 40%
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GEOGRAPHY: Which of these countries is the closest to Turkmenistan in terms of the distance between their centres? | Germany | 40%
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MUSIC & THE ARTS: Which of these prominent paintings was completed most recently? | Guernica | 40%
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GENERAL SCIENCE: The renal artery supplies blood from the heart to which body organs? | Kidneys | 40%
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MUSIC & THE ARTS: Which music composer is primarily famed for the 'Boléro'? | Maurice Ravel | 40%
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LITERATURE: Which novel starts with the famous line: "Call me Ishmael"? | Moby Dick | 40%
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GENERAL SCIENCE: Which of the following scientists is linked to the establishment of quantum mechanics? | Niels Bohr | 40%
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MUSIC & THE ARTS: Giacomo Puccini's 'Tosca' is categorised under which type of classical music? | Opera | 40%
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SPORTS: Which of the following female gymnasts has won the most medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships? | Simone Biles | 40%
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MUSIC & THE ARTS: In the mid-1480s, Sandro Botticelli executed one of the most famous paintings. Which one of the below is it; the other three are made up. | The Birth of Venus | 40%
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CINEMA: Released in 1903, which film - directed by Edwin S. Porter - was the first of the action genre? | The Great Train Robbery | 40%
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INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Who is mostly responsible for the creation of the World Wide Web? | Tim Berners-Lee | 40%
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SPORTS: With the exception of his stint with A.C. Milan, which number is Italian football (soccer) player Robert Baggio most closely associated with? | 10 | 30%
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HISTORY: Which of these Middle Eastern empires was founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BCE? | Achaemenid Empire | 30%
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PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: The Russian political theorist Peter Kropotkin is known for his influence on which ideology? | Anarchism | 30%
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LITERATURE: At a total of four, which of the Brontë siblings independently wrote the most novels? | Charlotte Brontë | 30%
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CINEMA: Which of the following television sitcoms is based on the character of Sam Malone: a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox? | Cheers | 30%
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GEOGRAPHY: Which is the largest Francophone nation by the quantity of proficient French speakers? | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 30%
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INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which industrial process is used to manufacture ammonia? | Haber process | 30%
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GEOGRAPHY: Assuming typical climatic conditions, which of these countries is most likely to have an annual mean temperature of 79°F (26°C)? | Indonesia | 30%
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PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: According to the Quran, which angel appeared in front of Muhammed in his first revelation? | Jibrīl | 30%
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SPORTS: Under which manufacturer did Niki Lauda win his third Formula One World Championship in 1984? | McLaren | 30%
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GENERAL SCIENCE: The eighteenth element of the periodic table is classified as which type of substance? | Noble Gas | 30%
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INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which economic downturn was partially caused by Andrew Jackson's dissolution of the Second National Bank of the United States? | Panic of 1837 | 30%
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PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Which of the following Greek philosophers wrote over 25 texts? One of his renowned ones is 'The Republic'. | Plato | 30%
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INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: The Great Western is what type of industrial feature pioneered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel? | Railway | 30%
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SPORTS: Professional baseball outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. played for which team from 1989 to 1999? | Seattle Mariners | 30%
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GENERAL SCIENCE: Which of the following substances is considered to be a desiccator? | Silica gel | 30%
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CINEMA: How many members did the original Monty Python crew comprise? | Six | 30%
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GENERAL SCIENCE: How many cubic centimetres are in a millilitre? | 1 | 20%
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LITERATURE: In 1609, Shakespeare published a quarto comprising all his sonnets. How many did it contain? | 154 | 20%
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CINEMA: When was 'The Jazz Singer' - the first "talkie" film with a synchronised soundtrack - released? | 1927 | 20%
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PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Which logical fallacy appears in the sentence: 'You have no idea what you're talking about; you've only lived here for six months'? | Ad hominem fallacy | 20%
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CINEMA: Which of the following renowned British actresses was born the earliest? | Angela Lansbury | 20%
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SPORTS: In tennis, a set ending in a score of 6-0 is called a --------. | Bagel | 20%
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NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: What is the biological interaction between two species depending on how much their niches overlap? | Competition | 20%
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GEOGRAPHY: Clipperton Island and Wallis and Futuna are overseas territories possessed by which country? | France | 20%
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PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Complete the famous quote coined by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre: "------- is what you do with what's been done to you". | Freedom | 20%
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SPORTS: In standard boxing, the weight division ranging from 168lb (76.2kg) to 175lb (79.4kg) is referred to by which term? | Light Heavyweight | 20%
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LITERATURE: Which Russian author was the first to use the literary technique of the 'grotesque'? | Nikolai Gogol | 20%
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GEOGRAPHY: Which is the most populated constituent state of Germany? | North Rhine-Westphalia | 20%
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GENERAL SCIENCE: Which of the following theories or laws details the emission of electrons when electromagnetic radiation strikes a material? | Photoelectric effect | 20%
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INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which of the following was invented first, in 1904? | Tractor | 20%
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PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Which philosophical theory postulates that all empirical objects are dependent on how the mind perceives them? | Transcendental idealism | 20%
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HISTORY: Which famed Mexican-American War figure was the Commanding General of the United States from 1841 to 1861? | Winfield Scott | 20%
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SPORTS: When was the first ever international cricket game played? | 1844 | 10%
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GENERAL SCIENCE: Which part of the flower produces the pollen grains: the male gametes? | Anther | 10%
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LITERATURE: Which of these French authors was born in 1804, in Paris? | George Sand | 10%
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MUSIC & THE ARTS: The Beatles' classic track: 'Yesterday', is featured in which of their albums? | Help! | 10%
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HISTORY: Which semi-legendary prince was the first monarch of the medieval Rus, whose dynasty lasted seven centuries? | Rurik | 10%
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LITERATURE: Which Shakespeare play features the line: "The course of true love never did run smooth"? | A Midsummer Night's Dream | 0%
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CINEMA: The 1957 film 'Paths of Glory' chronicles the lives of soldiers during which major war? | First World War | 0%
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INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which industrialist is most infamous for his role in the Homestead strike of 1892? | Henry Clay Frick | 0%
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PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: In 1850, German anthropologist Ludwig Feuerbach, famous for his advocation of atheism, wrote which well-known phrase? | "Man is what he eats" | 0%
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INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: As of June 2023, which is the second most valuable company in terms of net worth? | Microsoft | 0%
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PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Which Greek philosopher is known for his claim that 'man is the measure of all things'? | Protagoras | 0%
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MUSIC & THE ARTS: Which of these German music composers was born the earliest, in 1810? | Robert Schumann | 0%
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