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Hint	Answer	% Correct
12) Suriname is the smallest of the 12 countries on which continent?	South America	87%
14) Which large Asian country borders 14 other countries?	China	81%
30) According to the Bible, who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver?	Judas Iscariot	81%
52) There are 52 white keys on the modern version of which instrument?	Piano	81%
37) 37 degrees is said to be the normal human body temperature on which scale?	Celsius	80%
2) Can you name either of the two men to have served two non-consecutive terms as US President?	Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump	80%
15) The number 15 represents the first point gained in which sport?	Tennis	80%
50) What officially became America’s 50th state, on August 21, 1959?	Hawaii	77%
9) Which sport is normally played on a diamond over nine innings?	Baseball	76%
13) 13 (dreizehn) is said to be the first compound number in which language?	German	76%
6) The musical ‘Six’ is about the six wives of which British monarch?	Henry VIII	76%
23) Nissan often uses the number 23 for their Motorsport manufacturer teams, as the numbers 2 and 3 are pronounced "ni" and "san" in which language?	Japanese	76%
7) Which is the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing?	The Great Pyramind at Giza	76%
17) What name is given to short form poetry, usually of 17 syllables, originally from Japan?	Haiku	75%
46) Who was inaugurated as the 46th US President on 20th January 2021?	Joseph Biden	75%
44) Which Roman leader was assassinated on 15th March, 44BC?	Julius Caesar	75%
58) Jim Furyk in 2016 set a record score of 58, as the lowest score in an 18-hole round, in which sport?	Golf	74%
5) Which country’s football team have had five stars on their football shirts since 2002, to mark five FIFA World Cup wins?	Brazil	73%
32) Kensington & Chelsea is the smallest of the 32 boroughs of which city?	London	73%
3) Which country has three capital cities?	South Africa	73%
11) Who was UK Prime Minister for 11 years from 1979 to 1990?	Margaret Thatcher	71%
16) 16 is colloquially used to refer to the government or Prime Minister of which country, because the official seat of the federal government is at 16, rue de la Loi, Brussels?	Belgium	70%
83) Adherents to which religion may have a 2nd Bar mitzvah if they reach the age of 83?	Judaism	70%
62) The M62 is a 107-mile-long motorway connecting Hull and Liverpool, in which country?	UK	69%
29) Which planet takes approximately 29 years to orbit the Sun?	Saturn	68%
35) According to Article II of which country’s constitution, the president must be a natural-born citizen, be at least 35 years old, and have been a resident of the for 14 years?	USA	68%
88) Which 1985 film featured a Delorean car that could time travel if it reached 88mph?	Back To The Future	67%
79) Which planet in our solar system has 79 known moons (as of 2018)?	Jupiter	67%
95) 95 is the racing number for race car Lightning McQueen in which 2006 animated film?	Cars	65%
20) Which European capital consists of 20 arrondissements municipaux?	Paris	65%
65) 65 is the age at which people are normally eligible to obtain Medicare, in which country?	USA	65%
4) Dukkha, Samudaya, Nirodha, Magga are the four Noble Truths in which religion?	Buddhism	64%
10) Which river flows through 10 countries and enters the Black Sea in Ukraine?	Danube	63%
36) Rajasthan is the largest of the 38 states and union territories of which country?	India	61%
1) ‘One’ is a song by which Irish band, and featured on their 1991 album Achtung Baby?	U2	61%
100) In Berlin in 2009, who set a world record for the 100m with a time of 9.58 seconds?	Usain Bolt	61%
25) Which singer’s third album, 25, was the best-selling album of 2015?	Adele	60%
51) Area 51, a parcel of U.S. military-controlled land whose intense secrecy has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories, is located in which US state?	Nevada	60%
92) The 92 Club is a society of fans who have attended a home match of all 92 current member clubs of leagues in which sport in England and Wales?	Football	58%
38) Which Asian country was divided along the 38th parallel in the 1940s?	Korea	58%
75) ‘So are you to my thoughts as food to life…’ is the opening line of Sonnet 75, by which English poet and playwright?	William Shakespeare	58%
90) What name is given to angle that is exactly 90 degrees?	a right angle	57%
72) Some interpretations of which religion claim that martyrs will find 72 virgins waiting for them in paradise?	Islam	57%
82) 82 is the number of games a team must win to secure a winning season in which popular US sport?	Baseball	56%
67) There are said to be 67 distinct ‘throws’ in which martial art?	Judo	56%
64) When I'm Sixty-Four is a 1967 song by which British band?	The Beatles	56%
73) The number 73 has the product property and the mirror property and is therefore the sole ‘Sheldon prime’, in homage to Sheldon Cooper, a character on which TV show?	The Big Bang Theory	56%
43) “The 43 Peculiarity" - in which Howard and Raj try to find out why Sheldon disappears each day to a room with ‘43’ written on a chalkboard - is an episode of which sit-com?	The Big Bang Theory	55%
60) 60, in the form of a ‘treble twenty’ is the highest score that can be obtained with one throw, in which sport!?	Darts	52%
41) 41 is the name of a 2012 documentary about which US President?	George W Bush	52%
40) Which word, derived from the Italian 'quaranta giorni', originally described the 40 day period ships had to isolate before people could go ashore during the Black Death?	Quarantine	52%
56) 56 men signed which famous document on 4th July 1776?	United States Declaration of Independence	52%
26) Which European country is formed of 26 federated states, called cantons?	Switzerland	51%
87) Abraham Lincoln's phrase "fourscore and seven years ago..." referred to the number of years between the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and which battle?	The Battle of Gettysburg	51%
89) An ‘89’ or eight-nine move is a phase following a scrum, in which the number 8 catches the ball and transfers it to number 9 (scrum half), in which sport?	Rugby	50%
69) “Summer of '69” is a 1985 song by which Canadian rock musician?	Bryan Adams	46%
98) ‘98’ is the highest jersey number allowed in which sport, after the number ‘99’ was retired by the entire league to honor Wayne Gretzky?	Ice Hockey	46%
55) 55 is the atomic number of which element, represented by the symbol Cs ?	Caesium	45%
8) Who got married eight times, including twice to Richard Burton?	Elizabeth Taylor	45%
33) In 2010, 33 miners survived being trapped inside the San José Mine in which country?	Chile	42%
81) 81 is symbolic number of which motorcycle club, as 'H' and 'A' are the 8th and 1st letter of the alphabet?	Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club	42%
54) Which organisation, mostly made up of former territories of Britain, describes itself as ‘a voluntary association of 54 independent and equal countries’?	The Commonwealth	42%
80) Who wrote the 1872 adventure novel Around the World in Eighty Days?	Jules Verne	40%
77) The US television series 77 Sunset Strip was set in which American city?	Los Angeles	40%
53) What is the name of the Volkswagen Beetle, numbered 53, who appeared in the film ‘‘The Love Bug’ (1968) and its sequels?	Herbie	38%
57) Which company introduced the marketing slogan "57 Pickle Varieties" in 1896?	H J Heinz Company	38%
74) Once a tropical cyclone reaches sustained winds of at least 74mph what will it be classified as, by the Japan Meteorological Agency?	Typhoon	38%
49) The 49ers is a professional American Football team based near which city?	San Francisco	37%
45) The '45 refers to the Jacobite rising of which year, in Great Britain?	1745	35%
99) ‘99 Luftballoons’ was a big 1983 hit for which West German band?	Nena	33%
78) In the case of records labelled 78 RPM, what do the letters RPM stand for?	Revolutions Per Minute	33%
34) Edmond Dantès is referred to as ‘Number 34’ during his imprisonment in the Château d'If in which 1844 novel by Alexander Dumas?	The Count of Monte Cristo	31%
63) There were 63 groats in a guinea in which country’s pre-decimal currency?	UK	31%
47) The AK-47, is probably the most famous firearm created by which Russian designer?	Mikhail Kalashnikov	30%
66) US highway Route 66 originally ran from which city to Santa Monica, California?	Chicago	29%
31) Which company, known as ‘31 Ice Cream’ in Japan, has 31 flavours of ice cream, and has even incorporated the number into their logo?	Baskin-Robbins	27%
24) Who played country-terrorist agent Jack Bauer in the TV series 24?	Kiefer Sutherland	27%
42) In which 1979 novel was 42 said to be the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything," according to the giant supercomputer Deep Thought?	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	25%
61) ‘Highway 61 Revisited’ is a 1965 album by which American singer-songwriter?	Bob Dylan	24%
93) Ninety-Three (Quatrevingt-treize), a novel about the French Revolution, is the final published work of which French writer?	Victor Hugo	23%
91) What type of vehicle was the Saab 91 Safir (sapphire), originally produced between the mid 1940s and the mid 1960s?	Aircraft	20%
68) 68 is the atomic number of which element, which has the atomic symbol Er?	Erbium	19%
21) Which future filmstar played Officer Tom Hanson on the TV show 21 Jump Street?	Johnny Depp	19%
22) Who won a record 22 competitive Oscars between 1932 and 1969?	Walt Disney	19%
97) 97 is the atomic number of which element, with the chemical symbol Bk?	Berkelium	17%
19) Which movie star hosted the Oscars a record 19 times?	Bob Hope	17%
96) German submarine U-96 was the subject of which 1973 novel and 1981 film?	Das Boot	17%
48) Which actor made his film debut as Reggie Hammond in the 1982 film 48 hours?	Eddie Murphy	13%
70) “The days of our years are threescore years and ten…” is a quote from which book?	The King James Bible	13%
76) ‘Seventy-Six Trombones’ is a song featured in which 1957 musical?	The Music Man	13%
28) Who directed the 2002 post-apocalyptic horror drama film ‘28 Days Later’?	Danny Boyle	11%
86) Don Adams played Agent 86 in which 1960s espionage-themed comedy series?	Get Smart	11%
27) Who played serial bridesmaid Jane Nichols in the 2008 rom-com 27 Dresses?	Katherine Heigl	11%
94) Which British satirical magazine regularly ends articles with the comment "(continued p. 94)”?	Private Eye	10%
39) Which Scottish novelist wrote the adventure novel The Thirty-Nine Steps?	John Buchan	8%
71) Treadstone Seventy-One is a special department of the CIA which made Jason Bourne and other super agents, in the novels by which American author?	Robert Ludlum	6%
84) Who won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1987 film 84 Charing Cross Road?	Anne Bancroft	4%
18) Back Pocket and Rover are among the 18 on-field positions in which sport?	Australian Rules Football	2%
59) Which bridge in New York City is also known as the 59th Street Bridge?	The Queensboro Bridge	2%
85) In which 1992 sci-fi film does Ralph Brown play the character Francis Aaron, known by the nickname "85", after his IQ score?	Alien 3	0%

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