Statistics for 100 General Knowledge Questions of Varying Difficulty

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%HintAnswer% Correct
98What does the H stand for in H2O?Hydrogen
97%
99Better late than when?Never
97%
96What, primarily, do giant pandas eat?Bamboo
96%
100Who was the first U.S. President?George Washington
95%
95What is the capital of Ireland?Dublin
94%
91What disease killed approximately 40% of Europe's population in 1346–1353?Black Death
93%
97What type of factory do Oompa Loompas work in?Chocolate
93%
94What does James Bond have a license to do?Kill
92%
84What city are you in if you land at LAX?Los Angeles
92%
93Who was almost totally deaf when he wrote his ninth and final symphony?Ludwig van Beethoven
92%
92What is the name of the colored part of the eye?Iris
91%
85Who founded Facebook?Mark Zuckerberg
90%
86Who is the world record holder for the men's 100m and 200m sprints?Usain Bolt
89%
90What usually has three leaves, but in about 1/5000 cases has four or more?Clover
88%
89Until 1903, what stimulant was added to Coca-Cola?Cocaine
87%
87According to Greek legend, who opened the box that contained
all the world's troubles?
Pandora
85%
88What is Mario and Luigi's occupation?Plumber
82%
81Who wrote "The Lord of the Rings"?J.R.R.Tolkien
79%
80What is Superman's achilles heel?Kryptonite
79%
78What is the biggest island in the United States?Hawaii
78%
68What is 6 + 5 * 4 + 3 * 2 + 1?33
76%
83What company makes fragrance No. 5?Chanel
76%
70What is the last name of musical brothers Nick, Joe, and Kevin?Jonas
75%
79Although not current, what is the most well-known scale for measuring
earthquake intensity?
Richter
74%
73What country lies on Egypt's southern border?Sudan
73%
82A spoonful of sugar helps the what go down?Medicine
71%
67Excluding external territories, what is the southernmost country on earth?Chile
70%
76What is the name of the fictional doctor who talks to animals?Doctor Dolittle
70%
71What is deer meat called?Venison
65%
72What does the V stand for in ROYGBIV?Violet
65%
77What is the Soviet version of an astronaut?Cosmonaut
64%
75What comes in French, Russian, and Thousand Island varieties?Salad Dressing
61%
74What are members of the church of Latter-Day Saints commonly known as?Mormons
60%
64Who narrated the British version of "Planet Earth"?David Attenborough
59%
57
Who supposedly died at age 42 in 1977 - although some people
aren't so sure?
Elvis Presley
59%
63What layer of the earth comes between the core and the crust?Mantle
58%
69What is the Spanish word for bull?Toro
58%
65What Los Angeles street gang is rivals with the Crips?Bloods
56%
60What river separates Texas and Mexico?Rio Grande
54%
66Which country's royal family included Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly?Monaco
52%
53What is the most common surname in Korea?Kim
51%
14In what game can you get 50 extra points for using all of your tiles?Scrabble
51%
62What is the literal translation of the German word "Kindergarten"?{Children}'{s} {Garden}
50%
58What is the name for the crime of lying under oath?Perjury
50%
55What was the deadliest battle in the American Civil War?Battle of Gettysburg
48%
61What was the name of the rabbit in the movie "Bambi"?Thumper
48%
56What was the Democratic Republic of the Congo known as from 1971–1997?Zaire
48%
47What body of water connects the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean?Panama Canal
47%
40What herb, common in Mexican food, tastes like soap to people
who have a certain gene?
Cilantro
46%
59What was founded in 1933 with the intention of lasting 1,000 years,
but in actuality only lasted 12?
Third Reich
42%
49What is either a type of bird or a chain of islands off the coast of Africa?Canary
41%
46What is the plural of quantum?Quanta
41%
38What island was the center of Minoan civilization?Crete
40%
54Who was the demon barber of Fleet Street?Sweeney Todd
40%
43In Canada, what holiday happens on the second Monday of October?Thanksgiving
40%
50What famous actor's last name means "baby goose"?Ryan Gosling
39%
44What mostly-dead language was used to write the Hindu Vedas?Sanskrit
39%
45U2 is a band. What is a U-2?Airplane
38%
34What metallic element, starting with C, is used to make blue pigments?Cobalt
38%
52Who is (usually) pursued by Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde?Pac-Man
37%
48What are Assam and Ceylon?Types of {Tea}
36%
51Who was Jacob Marley's business partner?Ebenezer Scrooge
34%
39What conquistador conquered the Aztecs?Hernán Cortés
33%
35What disease is associated with hydrophobia?Rabies
31%
42What company is synonymous with ice resurfacing machines?Zamboni
31%
28What country has a population of over 150 million but has never
won an Olympic medal?
Bangladesh
30%
41What term refers to the last runner in a relay race?Anchor
28%
18In what country would you find the world's largest stadium:
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium?
North Korea
25%
33What candy was given to E.T.?Reese's Pieces
25%
36What type of bird is featured on the Canadian $1 coin?Common Loon
24%
26What unit is defined as exactly 149,597,870,700 meters - the approximate
distance between the Earth and the Sun?
{Astronomical} Unit
23%
27What company dominates the diamond industry?De Beers
22%
32What lip-syncing duo had the hit "Blame it on the Rain"?Milli Vanilli
22%
24What type of camel has two humps?Bactrian
21%
6Who is the Greek goddess of agriculture?Demeter
20%
22What is the only 6 letter word that ends in mt?Dreamt
19%
23Bituminous and anthracite are types of what?Coal
18%
3Which town did the Pied Piper rid of rats?Hamelin
18%
37What is the word for a pile of rocks that marks a hiking trail?Cairn
17%
31What is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner's stage name?Sting
17%
25What does an oenophile love?Wine
17%
30Who wrote "The Audacity of Hope"?Barack Obama
16%
29What is Indiana Jones's real first name?Henry
16%
21Who did Ringo Starr replace as drummer for The Beatles?Pete Best
16%
20What sport is sometimes called the "sweet science"?Boxing
15%
16
What dwarf planet, named after the Greek goddess of discord,
is heavier than Pluto?
Eris
15%
17What movie coined the phrase "there can be only one"?Highlander
15%
15Who sculpted "The Burghers of Calais"?Auguste Rodin
11%
4What does "Nevada" mean in Spanish?Snowy
11%
7What does the S stand for in "TTLS HIWWYA"?Star
11%
13What is pulchritude?Beauty
10%
9What field of study is called "the dismal science"?Economics
9%
12
Who originally recorded the song "Respect", famously covered
by Aretha Franklin?
Otis Redding
9%
10New Providence is the most populous island in which country?Bahamas
8%
8What is Zeno known for creating?Paradoxes
8%
19What zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only?The {White} Zone
8%
5
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}
4%
1What name is given to the phobia of the dark?{Nycto}phobia
4%
2What is the study of smells and olfactory processes?{Osmo}logy
3%
11What movie featured the quote "Once again things that could have been
brought to my attention yesterday"?
The Wedding Singer
3%

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