Statistics for General Knowledge #11

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Questions	Answer	% Correct
Which desert is the largest in the world?	Sahara	97%
Name the tallest mountain in the world.	Everest	95%
Botany is the study of what?	Plants	95%
What is the Islamic name for god?	Allah	92%
Who painted the Mona Lisa?	Leonardo da Vinci	92%
The headquarters of the European Union is in which city?	Brussels	86%
The invasion of which country sparked World War Two?	Poland	84%
The United States purchased Alaska from which country?	Russia	84%
Name Australia's island state.	Tasmania	84%
This is another term for murder.	Homicide	73%
What does WHO stand for	World Health Organization	70%
What country was formerly known as Abyssinia?	Ethiopia	68%
Calcutta is the former name of which city?	Kolkata	59%
Hg is the chemical symbol of which element?	Mercury	49%
In which year did the Tienanmen Square Massacre occur?	1989	46%
What is the most common surname in Vietnam?	Nguyen	43%
Who was the fifth wife of Henry VIII?	Katherine Howard	35%
What country is known as the Hermit Kingdom?	North Korea	35%
Bishkek is the capital of which country?	Kyrgyzstan	32%
Name the first world leader to give birth in office.	Benazir Bhutto	11%