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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What famous deer's mother was killed by a hunter?	Bambi	98%
What is India's main film industry called?	Bollywood	90%
What was Napoleon's last name?	Bonaparte	90%
Who composed the Moonlight Sonata?	Ludwig van Beethoven	90%
What is the name of the clock tower on the Palace of Westminster?	Big Ben	89%
What is the national bird of the United States?	Bald Eagle	88%
What is the only flying mammal?	Bat	88%
Porter, pilsner, and lager are all types of what?	Beer	87%
What number system only includes 1s and 0s?	Binary	86%
What band was George Harrison part of?	The Beatles	86%
What French bread is long, narrow, and crunchy?	Baguette	85%
Who is the main character of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"?	Belle	85%
Where was Jesus Christ said to be born?	Bethlehem	85%
What city combined with Pest in 1873?	Buda	85%
What kids show famously asks "Can he fix it?"	Bob the Builder	84%
What song, recorded by Queen, was almost six minutes long?	Bohemian Rhapsody	84%
What is the last name of Frodo and Bilbo?	Baggins	83%
What is the most famous item on a McDonald's menu?	Big Mac	83%
What is the bubonic plague better known as?	Black Death	83%
What was the world's first Cryptocurrency?	Bitcoin	82%
What French prison was stormed in 1789?	Bastille	81%
What animal, similar to a Buffalo, can be found in the American west?	Bison	81%
What measures atmospheric pressure?	Barometer	80%
What came before the Iron age?	Bronze Age	80%
Who was U.S President when the Soviet Union collapsed?	George H. W. Bush	80%
According to the Guiness Book of World Records, what is the best selling book of all time?	Bible	79%
Who hold the 100m dash world record?	Usain Bolt	79%
Who is generally credited with inventing the Telephone?	Alexander Graham Bell	78%
What french cheese consists of a soft inner part, and a rind (also edible)?	Brie	78%
What is an antonym of sharp?	Blunt	77%
What street in New York City is famous for musicals?	Broadway	77%
What animal composed half of the Minotaur?	Bull	77%
The trumpet, trombone, and french horn all belong to what family of instruments?	Brass	76%
What sport uses a shuttlecock?	Badminton	75%
Who was lead singer of "Destiny's Child"?	Beyonce	75%
What is the second most used search engine in the world?	Bing	75%
What was the former name of Myanmar?	Burma	75%
In chess, which piece can move only diagonally?	Bishop	74%
What superhero was played by Adam West?	Batman	73%
What is the fat under the skin of a whale called?	Blubber	73%
What company is essentially the only competitor of Airbus?	Boeing	73%
La Bayadere and Swan Lake are both examples of what?	Ballet	71%
What is the tallest mountain in the Alps?	Mont {Blanc}	71%
What superhero lives in the fictional nation of Wakanda?	Black Panther	70%
Where would you find the Hypothalamus?	Brain	70%
What was Siddharta Gautama better known as?	Buddha	70%
Who was Henry VIII's second wife?	Anne Boleyn	69%
What was Ebenezer Scrooge's catchphrase?	Bah-humbug	69%
What is the largest city in Lebanon?	Beirut	69%
What fruit is also a brand of cell phone?	Blackberry	69%
What is the most poisonous species of spider?	Black Widow	68%
In which state is the city of Munich?	Bavaria	67%
What was Marilyn Monroe's nickname?	{Blonde} Bombshell	67%
Who famously likes his Martinis "Shaken, not Stirred"?	James Bond	67%
Where is the Forbidden City?	Beijing	66%
What is the study of plants?	Botany	66%
What is the most popular sport in Japan?	Baseball	65%
What is the most spoken language in Bangladesh?	Bengali	65%
What is the name for a person who performs on the street for money?	Busker	65%
Who is famous for kidnapping Princess Peach?	Bowser	64%
How do you say "Good Morning" in Spanish?	Buenos Dias	64%
What is the tallest building in the world?	Burj Khalifa	64%
Which sitcom main character was played by Rowan Atkinson?	Mr. Bean	64%
What was the Eastern Roman Empire also known as?	{Byzantine} Empire	63%
Where was the Titanic built?	Belfast	61%
In what town does Spongebob Squarepants live?	Bikini Bottom	61%
What is a common antonym for "Malignant"?	Benign	60%
What was Herman Ruth Jr. better known as?	Babe Ruth	59%
What comes between Tenor and Bass?	Baritone	59%
What was Germany's main tactic of conquering in World War II?	Blitzkrieg	59%
In what Canadian province is the city of Vancouver?	British Columbia	59%
What is the only absolute monarchy in Southeast Asia?	Brunei	59%
What does the B in BMX stand for?	Bicycle	58%
Which soccer player famously played for Manchester United, Real Madrid and the LA Galaxy?	David Beckham	58%
How do you say "Please" in German?	Bitte	57%
Finish this John F Kennedy quote: "Ich bin ein ________"	Berliner	56%
What do eight bits make up?	Byte	56%
In what modern day country did Columbus land in when he reached the New World?	Bahamas	55%
On what street did Sherlock Holmes live?	{Baker} Street	55%
What is something with a pH over seven called?	Base	55%
What is the traditional Jewish coming of age ceremony for girls?	Bat mitzvah	55%
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?	John Wilkes Booth	55%
What is the crime of having two spouses called?	Bigamy	54%
What type of grass is the tallest in the world?	Bamboo	53%
What was the last major battle on the western front in Europe during World War II?	Battle of the {Bulge}	53%
What extravagant style of architecture appeared in Europe around the late 1600s?	Baroque	52%
Where is the Guggenheim museum in Spain?	Bilbao	52%
What famous old west outlaw only lived to 21?	Billy the Kid	52%
What is the front of a boat called?	Bow	52%
Who composed the Goldberg variations?	J. S. Bach	52%
What English poem was written around the year 1000?	Beowulf	51%
What is the name for the Afrikaans speaking settlers of South Africa?	Boers	51%
What political part did Vladimir Lenin lead?	Bolshevik	51%
In what country is the tallest unscaled mountain in the world?	Bhutan	50%
Who was the British Prime Minister from 1997-2007?	Tony Blair	50%
What city is well known for Baked Beans?	Boston	49%
Where did Antoni Gaudi live?	Barcelona	48%
What double reed instrument might be found in a Concert Band, other than an Oboe?	Bassoon	48%
What is the constellation "Ursa Major" better known as?	Big Dipper	48%
Who would typically carry luggage at a hotel?	Bellhop	47%
Grassland, taiga, desert, and tropical rainforest are examples of what?	Biome	47%
What do the small and large intestines make up?	Bowel	47%
What element's atomic number is 5?	Boron	46%
What musical group sang "Rock Lobster" and is also a type of plane?	B-52s	45%
What term describes a country reliant on a single export?	{Banana} Republic	45%
Who was Yogi Bear's companion?	Boo Boo	44%
What is Edward Teach better known as?	Blackbeard	43%
In 2014, over 70,000 people signed a petition to send who back to Canada?	Justin Bieber	43%
What is the only island in the world with three countries on it?	Borneo	42%
What is the deepest and oldest lake in the world?	Lake Baikal	42%
Who was nicknamed "El Libertador"?	Simon Bolivar	42%
What monument in Berlin was built to commemorate peace in 1791?	Brandenburg Gate	41%
Which of the Great Apes is also known as a "Pygmy Chimpanzee"?	Bonobo	40%
On what holiday in 2004 did a major Tsunami hit many Indian Ocean Countries?	Boxing Day	40%
What is the first Pokemon in the Pokedex?	Bulbasaur	40%
What is the northernmost region of France?	Brittany	39%
Who founded the German Empire?	Otto von Bismarck	39%
What was Canada's first national park?	Banff	38%
Who was famously the rival of Magic Johnson?	Larry Bird	37%
In what country is the "Great Blue Hole"?	Belize	36%
What part of the body's name means "Two-headed"?	Bicep	36%
What spirit is produced by distilling wine?	Brandy	36%
Who was the first female prime minister of Pakistan?	Benazir Bhutto	35%
What rank comes between Colonel and Major General?	Brigadier General	35%
The movie "The Greatest Showman" tells the story of who?	P. T. Barnum	34%
What is the name for a two-humped camel?	Bactrian	33%
What star, part of the Orion constellation, is about 700 times the diameter of the sun?	Betelgeuse	32%
What is a common nickname for the city of New Orleans?	Big Easy	32%
What is the most expensive property on a Monopoly board?	Boardwalk	32%
What is the second largest city of Northern Germany, after Hamburg?	Bremen	31%
In the song "Joy to the World", what animal was Jeremiah?	Bullfrog	31%
What type of candy is mostly composed of brown sugar and butter?	Butterscotch	31%
What is the largest city on Italy's east coast?	Bari	30%
Who discovered the structure of the atom?	Niels Bohr	30%
Who shot Alexander Hamilton?	Aaron Burr	27%
What, when mixed with vinegar, forms carbon dioxide, water, and sodium acetate?	Baking Soda	27%
Who opposes the proletariat according to Karl Marx?	Bourgeoisie	27%
What is the highest caste in India's caste system?	Brahmin	27%
What middle eastern dish is composed of mashed eggplant, olive oil, and other seasonings?	Baba Ghanoush	23%
What was the former name of the city of Bengaluru?	Bangalore	21%
What video game character is accompanied by Kazooie?	Banjo	20%
What city receives the most tourists every year?	Bangkok	19%
What curse led the Red Sox to not win the World Series from 1914-2004?	Curse of the {Bambino}	19%
What is the only national capital to border two other countries?	Bratislava	17%
On what scare is the intensity of a hurricane measured?	{Beaufort} Scale	16%
What feature of the earth is like a mesa, but small and often steeper?	Butte	13%
Who wrote the books "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Illustrated Man"?	Ray Bradbury	13%
What kind of Virus only affects Bacteria?	Bacteriophage	8%
What are Taiga's commonly called in North America?	{Boreal} Forest	7%
What is the largest Buddhist temple in the World?	Borobodur	6%
What is the nickname for the executive wing of New Zealand's parliament building?	Beehive	5%
What is the name for a cross between a cattle and a bison?	Beefalo	4%