Statistics for General Knowledge #213

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What does the ‘A’ in DNA stand for?	Acid	78%
Besides zinc, which metal do you need to make a battery with a lemon?	Copper	63%
Which form of energy is associated with an object's motion?	Kinetic	63%
Which dish consists of two halves of an English muffin, each topped with Canadian bacon, a poached egg and hollandaise sauce?	Eggs Benedict	58%
Which historical empire achieved its peak power and prosperity under Suleiman the Magnificent?	The Ottoman Empire	57%
In which city did the first commercial movie screening take place in 1895?	Paris	51%
What is the longest-running American scripted primetime television series?	The Simpsons	51%
In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Germany famously knocked out hosts Brazil in the semi-finals. What was the final score?	7:1	47%
The Danube flows into which body of water?	The Black Sea	45%
To which branch of the Indo-European language family do Welsh, Irish and Breton belong?	Celtic	44%
Which impressionist artist sculpted ‘The Thinker’?	Auguste Rodin	40%
Which stylish clothing item is Mary Quant often credited with inventing in the 1960s?	The miniskirt	40%
Which 1960s rock group consisted of Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton?	Cream	35%
Where did Jersey cows originate?	Jersey	34%
What is the number Phi (approximately 1.618) also known as?	The Golden Ratio	21%
What does a Bluetooth device use instead of wires or cables to connect with a smartphone or computer?	Radio waves	18%
In Norse mythology, which monstrous wolf is one of the three children of Loki?	Fenrir	12%
What is the term for the philosophical study of the nature, origin and limits of human knowledge?	Epistemology	9%
Harry Hong, Jonas Neubauer and Joseph Saelee are former world champions of which game?	Tetris	3%
Which Nigerian writer wrote ‘Americanah’ and ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’?	Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie	1%