Statistics for General Knowledge #43

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Question	Answer	% Correct
HQ is usually short for what word?	Headquarters.	92%
Which month denotes its name from the goddess Maia?	May	90%
Which country's currency is the Yen?	Japan	88%
The Taliban took over this country in the 1990s.	Afghanistan	86%
Napoleon was defeated at what battle?	Battle of Waterloo	82%
Proverbially, which city was not built in a day?	Rome	82%
The Diary of Anne Frank was written in which language?	Dutch	74%
What city is the most populated in the world?	Tokyo	70%
A Russian astronaut.	Cosmonaut	68%
In the Wizard of Oz, what was the name of Dorothy's dog?	Toto	62%
In which part of the body is the cruciate ligament?	Knee	52%
Who was the Ramon god of the sea?	Neptune	52%
What is Islam's second holiest city?	Medina	50%
Which actress portrays Forrest Gump's mother in the 1994 film?	Sally Field	44%
Yeomen of the Guard are often known by what name?	Beefeaters	30%
The Sphinx is made out of what material?	Limestone	30%
The Mercedes-Benz and Porsche museums are in which German city?	Stuttgart	30%
Eastenders first began broadcasting in what year?	1985	22%
The herb caraway belongs to which plant family?	Parsley	4%
Clout is an event in which sport?	Archery	0%