| Prompt | Answer | % Correct |
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| The hottest planet, on average | Venus | 94%
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| The closest country to Greenland is this one, a mere 16 miles away | Canada | 91%
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| Texan David Pay has written over 300 alphabetic characters on a single grain of this! | Rice | 82%
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| Cameroon, Congo & this country all border the Central African Republic Note: category is "C Countries" | Chad | 80%
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| Some people mentally add "L-Y" to this brand of super-comfy Australian sheepskin boots | Ugg | 53%
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| In April 1939 this country absorbed Albania | Italy | 50%
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| During this 8-day Jewish observance, the eating of hametz,leavened bread, is prohibited | Passover | 47%
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| Myopia is the medical term for this | Nearsightedness | 45%
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| The Germans invaded this country on Aug. 4, 1914 & were soon accused of atrocities there | Belgium | 41%
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| Literally French for "house", it often goes into the name of a restaurant | Maison | 39%
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| Among its numerous city squares are Leidse, known for its cafes,& Rembrandt, known for its cabarets | Amsterdam | 36%
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| This quill-covered insectivore which resembles a porcupine rolls upinto a ball when frightened | Hedgehog | 36%
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| In a smart move, he arranged a marriage between his daughter Julia & Pompey the Great | Julius Caesar | 36%
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| This island group is the UK's northernmost part; most inhabitants areof Scandinavian ancestry | Shetlands | 35%
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| The U.S. company Trek makes Lance Armstrong's bikes from a compositeof this often-compounded element | Carbon | 32%
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| Neoprene is a synthetic type of this material | Rubber | 28%
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| A port city, Seattle is a sister to this port city of Kenya | Mombasa | 25%
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| When this eel-like fish bites & attaches itself to another fish,an anticoagulating fluid keeps the wound open | Lamprey | 18%
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| Living up to its name, this Thai fish also called the bettawill even attack its own reflection in a mirror | SiameseFighting Fish | 17%
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| From the Arabic for "old man", it's the head of a family, tribe or village | Sheik | 11%
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