| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What country's flag is a white rectangle, with a red circle in the center? | Japan | 98%
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| According to the Quran, a man may have as many as four ____. | Wives | 95%
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| Who is the Greek god of the sea? | Poseidon | 91%
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| What country is Greenland an autonomous part of? | Denmark | 86%
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| In popular culture, what type of animal brings newborn children? | Stork | 85%
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| What can be scalene, isosceles, or equilateral? | Triangles | 84%
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| What city is famous for "deep-dish" pizza? | Chicago | 82%
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| Which U.S. state borders four Great Lakes? | Michigan | 77%
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| In what country is Baja California located? | Mexico | 72%
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| Fill in the blank: An eye for an eye makes the whole world _____. | Blind | 70%
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| What region takes its name from a mythical race of giants, the Patagons, who Ferdinand Magellan claimed to have seen on his voyage around the world? | Patagonia | 68%
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| It happens once a year and it's named after the Roman god Janus. What is it? | January | 62%
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| Acrophobia is the fifth most common phobia in the United States. What is it? | Fear of {heights} | 58%
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| What ethnic group is famous for helping people to climb Mt. Everest? | Sherpas | 57%
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| What collection of stories were told by Scheherazade, one per night, as she tried to delay the sultan from killing her? | One Thousand and One Nights | 44%
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| Who is most often credited with the above quote (despite not actually saying it)? | Mohandas Gandhi | 40%
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| What was the computer's name in "2001: A Space Odyssey"? | Hal 9000 | 39%
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| What candy was featured in the movie "E.T." after M&M's refused the opportunity? | Reese's Pieces | 39%
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| Who was the first democratically-elected President of Russia? | Boris Yeltsin | 37%
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| What does a somnambulist do? | Sleepwalk | 33%
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