| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Which sign of the Zodiac is also a disease? | Cancer | 91%
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| What started on September 1, 1939? | World War II | 89%
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| What was Medusa's hair made of? | Snakes | 88%
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| What animal are elephants supposedly afraid of? | Mice | 82%
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| Who referred to a ring as "my precious"? | Gollum | 80%
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| In what country would you find the town of Marathon? | Greece | 74%
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| What country is the region Lombardy a part of? | Italy | 69%
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| What is the term for a word or phrase which is spelled the same forwards or backwards? | a Palindrome | 65%
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| What modern-day country contains most of the ancient region of Mesopotamia? | Iraq | 62%
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| What is made at a tannery? | Leather | 59%
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| If you are dining "al fresco", where are you? | Outside | 55%
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| Who was the demon barber of Fleet Street? | Sweeney Todd | 45%
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| Who is the namesake of a Latin American country, a Canadian province, a major river, and two U.S. state capitals? | Christopher Columbus | 43%
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| What town did Superman grow up in? | Smallville | 41%
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| Name a country that is located in the Maghreb. | Algeria | Libya | Mauritania | Morocco | Tunisia | 38%
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| Who led England as Lord Protector from 1653–1658? | Oliver Cromwell | 37%
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| What word in the English language sounds like "segway"? | Segue | 37%
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| What type of school offers a class called "torts"? | Law School | 32%
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| What is the name of a receptacle designed to be spat into by tobacco chewers? | Spittoon | 28%
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| If I sail on the Neva river past the Hermitage Museum, what city am I in? | St. Petersburg | 24%
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