General Knowledge Quiz #114 - Statistics

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This quiz has been taken 90,335 times
57,715 since last reset
The average score is 10 of 20

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What do devout Muslims do five times a day?	Pray towards Mecca	99%
What historical leader is often thought to have been extremely short - despite being average (or possibly above average) for his era?	Napoleon Bonaparte	85%
What substance famously has a "double helix" structure?	DNA	77%
In what country is it common for "salarymen" to stay at "capsule hotels"?	Japan	73%
What is the most populous city that is located on two different continents?	Istanbul	71%
What is the highest mountain range that is NOT in Asia?	Andes	69%
Which South American country was once a Dutch colony?	Suriname	59%
Who led a group of ne'er-do-wells that included Will Scarlet, Alan-a-Dale, and Friar Tuck?	Robin Hood	57%
What were the V2 and Saturn V?	Types of {rocket}s	57%
What is the biggest city where the Wu dialect is spoken?	Shanghai	54%
What classic play was the musical "West Side Story" based on?	Romeo and Juliet	52%
What country does Pippi Longstocking come from?	Sweden	45%
What construction project, completed in 1914, killed over 30,000 workers (mostly due to yellow fever and malaria)?	Panama Canal	43%
What best-selling book was originally a work of "Twilight" fan fiction?	Fifty Shades of Grey	38%
What famous author wrote many plays but just one novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?	Oscar Wilde	38%
What type of animal was Ham, who was launched into space (and safely returned) in 1961?	Chimpanzee	35%
Who is credited with writing most of the Bible book of Psalms?	King David	31%
What oft-ridiculed movie director has defended his work by saying "I make movies for teenage boys. Oh, dear, what a crime"?	Michael Bay	27%
What part of the brain regulates the heart rate and breathing?	Brain stem	24%
What Basque sport is sometimes called "the fastest sport in the world" because its ball can reach a speed of 300 km/h?	Jai alai	16%

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