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