| Question | Answer | % Correct | |
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| The Trojan War | What Greek warrior was invincible except for a single weakness - his heel? | Achilles | 93%
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| The Trojan War | What woman's elopement with Paris of Troy caused the war? | Helen | 88%
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| Cartoons | What Nickelodeon character lives in a pineapple under the sea? | Spongebob SquarePants | 86%
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| Shipwrecks | What "unsinkable" vessel foundered after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic ocean? | Titanic | 84%
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| Shakespeare | How many daughters did this king have? | 3 | 74%
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| Shakespeare | What Shakespearean king dies after seeing his daughter's dead body? | King Lear | 68%
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| US History | Who was president during the Iran-Contra Scandal? | Ronald Reagan | 61%
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| US History | In which Central American country did the scandal take place? | Nicaragua | 54%
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| Cartoons | In what Nickelodeon cartoon did Angelica make life miserable for Tommy and Chuckie? | Rugrats | 46%
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| Musical Terms | What term means to play with a light, shortened manner? | Staccato | 44%
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| The Trojan War | What Trojan was granted the gift of prophecy, but cursed so that no one would believe her? | Cassandra | 28%
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| US History | What Marine Corps officer became the scapegoat of the scandal? | Oliver North | 27%
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| Shipwrecks | What freighter's sinking is the subject of a 1976 hit Gordon Lightfoot song? | Edmund Fitzgerald | 26%
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| Cartoons | What 1980s show featured Lion-O, Jaga and Cheetara? | Thundercats | 26%
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| 20th Century Artists | What Mexican communist painted murals, including "Detroit Industry"? | Diego Rivera | 20%
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| Shakespeare | Which of his daughters did this king disown? | Cordelia | 18%
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| Shipwrecks | What Italian cruise ship struck a rock in the Tyrrhenian Sea in 2012, killing 32 passengers? | Costa Concordia | 14%
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| 20th Century Artists | What surrealist is known for "Time Transfixed" - a train exiting a chimney? | Rene Magritte | 12%
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| Musical Terms | What term means to have a sharp, sudden, strong accent on a note? | Sforzando | 4%
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| Musical Terms | What term describes a section that a solo performer can take liberty to play in their own style? | Cadenza | 3%
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| 20th Century Artists | What controversial French-American artist painted "Nude Descending a Staircase"? | Marcel Duchamp | 3%
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