| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What is the name of the Japanese art of growing miniature trees? | Bonsai | 89%
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| Who said "I'm strong to the finish, 'cause I eats me Spinach"? | Popeye | 80%
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| What city is Monte Carlo a part of? | Monaco | 71%
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| Which country fought two wars in order to maintain control of Chechnya? | Russia | 71%
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| In what sport might you experience a "sticky wicket" or a "wicked googly"? | Cricket | 64%
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| What game is commonly played starting from a score of 501 and trying to reach zero exactly? | Darts | 64%
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| Which U.S. state has the highest average elevation at 6800 feet (2073 meters)? | Colorado | 60%
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| What species interbred with humans in Europe and Asia before going extinct around 30,000 B.C.? | Neanderthal | 59%
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| What language does the word "algebra" come from? | Arabic | 58%
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| Who has a brother named Mycroft? | Sherlock Holmes | 53%
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| What musical movie, named for a city, starred Renée Zellweger, Queen Latifah, and Catherine Zeta-Jones? | Chicago | 49%
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| What is the term for an alteration in DNA caused by a replication error, or possibly by exposure to radiation or carcinogens? | Mutation | 49%
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| A pair of them typically has 42 dots. What are they? | Dice | 45%
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| What king was forced to agree to the Magna Carta? | King John | 42%
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| In what country would you have found Robben Island prison? | South Africa | 38%
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| According to cliché, what is the mother of invention? | Necessity | 36%
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| Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris. What does its name mean? | New Bridge | 33%
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| What major Asian inland sea has almost entirely dried up? | Aral Sea | 25%
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| What animal does Angora wool come from? | Angora Rabbit | 24%
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| What singer's 1964 version of "Hello, Dolly!" was the last jazz song to reach #1 on the U.S. music charts? | Louis Armstrong | 24%
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