| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What does the Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut do on PC? | Copy | 93%
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| What four words stereotypically start a fairy tale? | Once upon a time | 93%
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| What particle within an atom is positively charged? | Proton | 90%
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| What does sushi have that sashimi does not? | Rice | 86%
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| It's a three digit number. If you add up the digits you get 27. What is the number? | 999 | 85%
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| Which U.S. state has 4 A's in its name? | Alabama | 84%
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| What's the correct spelling of the sport "badmitten"? | Badminton | 83%
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| What is another, cuter name for the Loch Ness monster? | Nessie | 79%
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| What part of the atmosphere is named for its high concentration of O3 molecules? | Ozone | 76%
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| Who was born in Zanzibar in 1946 and died in London in 1991 due to complications from AIDS? | Freddie Mercury | 60%
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| What style of Medieval architecture is named for a Germanic tribe that invaded the Roman Empire? | Gothic | 60%
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| What was the field of study which attempted to turn base metals into gold? | Alchemy | 59%
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| Where would you find a skipper and a bosun? | On a ship | 59%
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| What circular toy has been around for hundreds of years, but exploded in popularity when Wham-O introduced a cheap plastic version in 1957? | Hula hoop / Frisbee | 45%
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| What country is home to the world's five oldest surviving businesses – all founded before the year 800 AD? | Japan | 45%
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| What national capital is known its own language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon? | Bangkok | 35%
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| What rival of Joseph Stalin fled to Mexico but was hunted down and assassinated with an ice axe in 1940? | Leon Trotsky | 34%
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| What is the term for a plant's movement toward the sun? | {Helio}tropism | 28%
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| What does the V in EVOO stand for? (hint: cooks should know) | Extra Virgin Olive Oil | 24%
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| What Muslim-majority country was communist from 1946–1992? | Albania | 20%
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