Statistics for Ends in "-ig"

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
"Seedy" fruit used in certain cookies and puddings	Fig	97%
A lively dance a sailor might break into, perhaps inspired by said bottle of rum	Jig	97%
Zag's contrary partner	Zig	97%
1988 Penny Marshall film featuring Zoltar, the Fortune Teller	Big	87%
The two-masted ship to which the Captain returns and/or the cell where an inebriated sailor may spend the night	Brig	83%
James Monroe is said to be the last sitting US president to sport one of these high status accessories	Powdered Wig	83%
What an old-time sailor might take from a bottle of rum	Swig	83%
A piece of a plant or tree	Twig	80%
You can do this to a ship, but you should never do it to an election	Rig	77%
"Like, groovy, man. Far out!" Understand?	Dig	73%
Aircraft company founded by Comrades Mikoyan and Gurevich	MiG	70%
Petunia's maiden name	Pig	67%
Academic shorthand for the study of triangles	Trig (Trigonometry)	60%
Political party of four U.S. presidents (Great Britain had some too!)	Whig	60%
Self-righteous fussbudget	Prig	47%
Gdańsk, formerly	Danzig	43%
"Pinchy" insect of the order Dermaptera	Earwig	43%
Arc welding process that relies on Element W	TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas)	43%
Hearing the commotion onboard, the Captain calls for this boat to return him from the jetty to his ship	Gig	33%
The fee your bookie charges for accepting your wager	Vig	27%
Doohickey, dingus, whatchamacallit	Thingamajig	20%
A piece of a plant or tree	Sprig	13%
Popular home coffee maker	Keurig	10%
Rubenesque and/or voluptuous	Zaftig	10%
Spinning lawn ornament, or a pinwheel	Whirligig	3%