| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What type of animal stereotypically rests on the shoulder of a pirate? | Parrot | 98%
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| What is the capital of Ireland? | Dublin | 94%
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| What color starts with the letters "mag"? | Magenta | 91%
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| What internet service popularized #hashtags? | 83%
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| What is the plural of radius? | Radii | 76%
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| Take the name of a U.S. state. Add two letters to the beginning, and you have the name of a different state. What state do you have now? | Arkansas | 70%
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| What novel introduced the phrase "Big Brother is Watching You"? | Nineteen Eighty-Four | 69%
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| What is the name of the type of wild dog found in Australia? | Dingo | 62%
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| Name one of the two countries with the highest population of people from the Pashtun ethnic group. | Afghanistan / Pakistan | 58%
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| What is the British name for a bachelor party? | {Stag} Night | 57%
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| What does someone become when they are canonized? | a Saint | 51%
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| How many keys are found on a typical piano? | 88 | 47%
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| In what country would you find Mount Ararat? | Turkey | 45%
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| What type of fish is sometimes caught by "noodling" - sticking one's hand into a hole and waiting for the fish to bite? | Catfish | 35%
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| In what sea would you find the Dodecanese and Cyclades island groups? | Aegean Sea | 33%
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| What organ of the body stores blood, removes old blood cells, and filters iron? | The Spleen | 32%
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| What book by Michael Crichton was turned into the highest-grossing movie of 1993? | Jurassic Park | 29%
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| During their 40 years in the desert, what did the Israelites eat? | Manna | 29%
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| What Chinese dam, completed in 2008, required the permanent relocation of over 1 million people? | Three {Gorges} Dam | 28%
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| What is a bandolier designed to hold? | Ammunition | 26%
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