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Question	Answer	% Correct
The Statue of Liberty was presented to the USA by what country?	France	83%
Which of Michael Jackson's albums is the best selling of all time?	Thriller	82%
What is the name of our Galaxy?	Milky Way	79%
John Wilkes Booth assassinated which President?	Abraham Lincoln	78%
Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse all died at what age?	27	77%
Matterhorn and Mont Blanc are peaks in what mountain range?	Alps	77%
The river Ganges is sacred to which religion?	Hinduism	76%
Evander Holyfield famously had a part of his ear bitten off by who?	Mike Tyson	73%
The Chernobyl power plant is located in which modern day country?	Ukraine	73%
The hammer and sickle is the symbol of which political ideology?	Communism	72%
In what city does the Muslim pilgrimage, Haj, take place?	Mecca	72%
Which modern day Asian country was once known as Siam?	Thailand	71%
Which actor played the Joker in the Dark Knight, one of his last roles before his death?	Heath Ledger	70%
Odin, Thor and Loki are names associated with what mythology?	Norse	70%
The tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, is located in what city?	Dubai	68%
On what table would you find groups and periods?	Periodic Table	68%
Who is the Roman god of war?	Mars	65%
What city has a large statue called "Cristo Redentor"?	Rio de Janeiro	65%
Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia, among others, used to be part of which former country?	Yugoslavia	65%
What famous battle took place in modern-day Belgium in 1815?	Battle of Waterloo	63%
The syndrome when hostages develop positive feelings for their captors is named after what city?	Stockholm	62%
The Gulf War was a result of Iraq's invasion of what country?	Kuwait	61%
Edvard Munch's most famous painting is call "The _____?	Scream	60%
Kelly Clarkson gained fame after winning what show?	American Idol	57%
The winner of the Masters golf tournament is traditionally presented with a green ______	Jacket	56%
The Mossad is a government security agency in what country?	Israel	55%
What is the tallest waterfall in the world?	Angel Falls	54%
Sebastian Vettel is the current World Champion in which sport?	Formula 1	54%
Where did the Enola Gay drop a "Little Boy"?	Hiroshima	54%
The Wailing Wall is landmark in what city?	Jerusalem	54%
Which British prime minister resigned in May 1940?	Neville Chamberlain	54%
Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for which disease?	Smallpox	54%
Deoxyribonucleic Acid is also known as?	DNA	53%
What is the war dance of the New Zealand rugby team called?	Haka	53%
Des Moines is the capital of what US state?	Iowa	53%
What is the capital city of Morocco?	Rabat	53%
Mount Kilamanjaro is located in what country?	Tanzania	53%
Which 1950's war is sometimes referred to as the "Forgotten War"?	Korean War	52%
Penicillin was discovered by which scientist?	Alexander Fleming	51%
Whos adversaries include Cybermen and Daleks?	Dr Who	50%
What nuclear process takes place in the Sun?	Nuclear Fusion	50%
This controversial book by E.L. James was the biggest seller of 2012?	50 Shades of Grey	49%
Idi Amin was a dictator in which African country?	Uganda	49%
The film United 93 is based on the events of which day?	9/11	48%
What Canadian province has the largest population?	Ontario	47%
Smosh, nigahiga and RayWilliamJohnson are well known users of which website?	Youtube	47%
What Rebecca Black song went viral in 2011?	Friday	46%
The question "Who shot JR?" is linked with which TV show?	Dallas	45%
What nationality was Edmund Hilary, the first man to conquer Mount Everest?	New Zealander	45%
MM + VII + X - III, (Roman numerals) is what number?	2014	44%
Heinrich Himmler was leader of which branch of the German Army during WW2?	SS	44%
Which rapper had a hit with "Thrift Shop"?	Macklemore	43%
The period of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century is known as?	The Troubles	43%
Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, ________, Beijing, London. What city is missing?	Athens	42%
Recovery is a album from which rapper?	Eminem	42%
Frankie Muniz and Bryan Cranston both appeared in which sitcom?	Malcolm in the Middle	42%
The Cosa Nostra is associated with what island?	Sicily	42%
The Gateway is a massive arch located in what city?	St Louis	42%
What rock and roll pioneer died in a plane crash in 1959?	Buddy Holly	41%
Timbuktu is in what modern day country?	Mali	41%
Name for a group of dolphins? A ___ of dolphins.	Pod	41%
JD and Turk were characters in which sitcom?	Scrubs	41%
What is the SI unit for temperature?	Kelvin	40%
What island used to be called "Formosa"?	Taiwan	40%
Who plays the title role in the movie "The Hobbit"?	Martin Freeman	38%
Trey Parker and Matt Stone created what TV show?	South Park	38%
Which Hollywood actress is nicknamed LiLo?	Lindsay Lohan	37%
Shylock and Antonio are the main characters from which Skakespeare play?	The Merchant of Venice	37%
What country gained independence from Indonesia in 2002?	East Timor	36%
What martial art literally means "the gentle way"?	Judo	36%
Black Hawk Down is a film based on a conflict in the capital city of which country?	Somalia	36%
Che Guevara was killed in which country while preparing for a coup there?	Bolivia	35%
Shelbyville and Ogdenville, were local rivals of which family's town?	The Simpsons	35%
JetPunk: Over 110 million quizzes taken since ____.	2008	34%
What is the world's largest lake?	Caspian Sea	34%
What is the recently discovered fourth state of matter?	Plasma	34%
Where was the USSR's response pact to NATO, signed in 1955?	Warsaw	33%
The FARC rebels are associated with which country?	Colombia	32%
The bird in the Twitter logo is named after which NBA legend?	Larry Bird	32%
Which basketball star appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, aged just 16?	LeBron James	32%
Mahatma Gandhi worked in what country as a lawyer?	South Africa	32%
Who was the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean?	Charles Lindbergh	31%
A Hoosier is a person from what state?	Indiana	30%
Which band had a hit with "Pumped Up Kicks"?	Foster The People	25%
What is the longest river in Australia?	Murray	25%
Sean Parker founded what file sharing website?	Napster	25%
From the saying, to have crossed what river, is to have passed the point of no return?	Rubicon	24%
Who was the only astronaut of the Apollo 11 crew to not step foot on the moon?	Michael Collins	19%
What team has won the superbowl the most times?	Pittsburgh Steelers	19%
Which Pope resigned in 2013?	Benedict XVI	18%
What Austrian daredevil jumped from the edge of space in 2012?	Felix Baumgartner	18%
Kenyan 800m Olympic champion David Rudisha is a member of what Kenyan tribe?	Maasai	18%
What is the name of Adam Sandler's production company?	Happy Madison	16%
Who succeeded Joseph Stalin as leader of the USSR?	Nikita Khrushchev	15%
Who replaced Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple?	Tim Cook	15%
What river runs through Florence?	Arno	13%
Patty Smith Hill wrote the tune to what popular song?	Happy Birthday	12%
You'll Never Walk Alone is a song from what musical?	Carousel	11%
Other than being a film, what art-form is "Invictus"?	Poem	9%
Invisible Children launched a campaign to make who famous?	Joseph Kony	6%