| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What is lava called when it is under the surface of the Earth? | Magma | 93%
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| What language is used in binomial nomenclature, Homo sapiens for example? | Latin | 91%
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| What was the job title of the boys who used to go into chimneys to clean them? | Chimney {sweep} | 81%
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| What word comes before Fever, River, and Submarine? | Yellow | 74%
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| What river forms much of the border between Germany and France? | Rhine | 70%
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| On what island would you find Mount Etna, possibly the world's most active volcano? | Sicily | 68%
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| What notorious Amsterdam district is known in Dutch as De Wallen? | Red-light district | 67%
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| What country in the Commonwealth of Nations is furthest away from Great Britain? | New Zealand | 66%
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| What sport were Hungary and the Soviet Union playing during the notorious "Blood in the Water" match in the 1956 Olympics? | Water polo | 62%
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| What is the English translation of the Greek words Agápe, Éros, and Philia? | Love | 58%
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| What statue did the Ghostbusters control via a Nintendo controller in "Ghostbusters II"? | Statue of Liberty | 58%
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| What breed of dog is stereotypically used to find avalanche victims, with a little keg of brandy on its neck? | Saint Bernard | 51%
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| The wispy ones are cirrus. What are the fluffy ones? | Cumulus | 47%
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| In the book "Nineteen Eighty-Four", what is the name of the government office which spreads lies and alters history? | Ministry of {Truth} | 47%
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| In what country would you find the city of Pondicherry? | India | 38%
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| What did Georgie Porgie do to make girls cry? | Kissed them | 36%
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| What do ichthyologists study? | Fish | 34%
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| What is the profession of Gus Van Sant, Kathryn Bigelow, and Alfonso Cuarón? | Film director | 33%
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| What band was spun off from Jefferson Airplane in 1974, implying a major technology upgrade? | Jefferson {Starship} | 26%
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| A Corvette is a sports car made by Chevrolet. What is a corvette, uncapitalized? | A type of {ship} | 23%
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