| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 1) How many men have walked on the Moon? | 12 | 89%
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| 2) What is 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5? | 0.125 | 75%
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| 10) What is the English name for Element No. 82 with the symbol Pb? | Lead | 75%
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| 20) What is the name of the disused prison in San Francisco's harbour? | Alcatraz | 74%
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| 4) Which of the 'Solar Planets' would float on water (i.e. has the lowest density)? | Saturn | 70%
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| 13) Who wrote the detective novel "Murder on the Orient Express"? | Agatha Christie | 69%
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| 15) Bile, produced in the liver is stored where? | The Gallbladder | 64%
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| 3) Who composed the 'Bagatelle in A minor' known as 'Für Elise'? | Ludwig van Beethoven | 61%
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| 11) What is a 'Durian'? | Fruit / Tree | 56%
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| 12) During a 'Cricket International Test Match' how many people are on the field at any one time? | 15 (13 players + 2 umpires) | 52%
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| 14) Every second the Sun converts 580 million tonne of Hydrogen into which other element? | Helium | 52%
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| 18) What is the name given to an Eagle's nest? | Eyrie | 37%
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| 7) The light from the brightest star visible from Earth takes 8.6 years to reach us, what is it's name? | Sirius | 34%
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| 16) What is Ireland's longest river? | The Shannon | 34%
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| 17) What is the white part of the inside of an egg called? | The Albumen | 30%
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| 8) On what island is 'Borobudur' the worlds largest Buddhist Temple? | Java | 29%
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| 6) What is the capital city of the Central African Republic? | Bangui | 26%
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| 19) 'Edson Arantes do Nascimento' is commonly known as who? | Pelé | 25%
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| 5) 'No normal bard' .. is an anagram of which famous movie star's name? | Marlon Brando | 23%
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| 9) Which birds lay the largest eggs relative to their body size of any bird in the world? | Kiwi | 16%
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