Terms Named After People - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Touch-based reading and writing code made for blind people	Braille I Louis Braille	100%
Amusement park ride consisting of a giant revolving wheel with passenger cars	Ferris Wheel I George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.	94%
Despite the name, you wouldn't want to drink this flammable bottle with a rag hanging out of it	Molotov Cocktail I Vyacheslav Molotov	94%
Highly addictive chemical compound found in tobacco plants and vaping devices	Nicotine I Jean Nicot de Villemain	94%
Contraption with a heavy blade sliding vertically used for execution	Guillotine I Joseph-Ignace Guillotine	89%
One-piece garment worn by dancers and gymnasts	Leotard I Jules Léotard	83%
Fragments of a bomb, shell, or other object thrown out by an explosion	Shrapnel I Henry Shrapnel	83%
Plastic containers used for storing food	Tupperware I Earl Silas Tupper	83%
Small, gas-fueled laboratory device that produces a controlled flame for heating and experiments	Bunsen Burner I Robert Bunsen	78%
Component of a S'more	Graham Cracker I Sylvester Graham	78%
Huge, gigantic; often said when describing the size of a jet	Jumbo I Jumbo the Elephant	78%
Fraudulent investment scam that pays earlier investors using money from newer investors instead of real profits	Ponzi Scheme I Charles Ponzi	78%
The dark shape and outline of someone or something that's visible against a lighter background	Silhouette I Étienne de Silhouette	78%
Heavy petroleum-based fuel designed for use in compression-ignition engines	Diesel I Rudolf Diesel	72%
Deliberate decision to avoid commercial relations with a person, business or country as a form of protest or punishment	Boycott I Charles Boycott	67%
Manipulation of electoral district boundaries to give one group or party an unfair advantage	Gerrymandering I Elbridge Gerry	56%
Building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people	Mausoleum I Mausolus	50%
Coating iron or steel with a protective layer of zinc to prevent rust	Galvanize I Luigi Galvani	33%
Conductive enclosure that prevents electromagnetic signals from entering or leaving	Faraday Cage I Michael Faraday	28%
Capturing one's complete attention as if by magic	Mesmerize I Franz Mesmer	17%

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