| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Famous fort/prison stormed during the French Revolution | Bastille | 77%
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| Longest bone in the human body | Femur | 77%
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| Anaemia can be caused by a deficiency of which mineral | Iron | 77%
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| What is lava called when it is below the Earth's surface | Magma | 77%
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| Addictive stimulant found in tobacco | Nicotine | 77%
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| What does REM stand for in sleep | Rapid eye movement | 77%
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| What is approximately -273.15 ºC | Absolute Zero | 69%
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| What does a thermophile love | Heat | 69%
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| Olympic track and field event made up of 7 events | Heptathlon | 69%
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| Race of length 42.195 kilometers | Marathon | 69%
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| Islam's holiest city | Mecca | 69%
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| Planet in our solar system with the shortest year | Mercury | 69%
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| Major river that runs through Egypt and into the Mediterranean | Nile | 69%
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| Ocean in which Nauru and Fiji are found | Pacific | 69%
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| What gland, located at the base of the brain, produces human growth hormone | Pituitary | 69%
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| Arachnophobia is fear of which creature | Spiders | 69%
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| When did Pink Floyd form | 1965 | 62%
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| Year of Freddie Mercury's death | 1991 | 62%
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| First country in the world, alphabetically | Afghanistan | 62%
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| Score of one over par in golf | Bogey | 62%
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| Name of famous Ape in Nintendo games | Donkey Kong | 62%
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| What type of sugar does the brain use for energy | Glucose | 62%
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| Capital city of Nepal | Kathmandu | 62%
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| What is a single particle of light called | Photon | 62%
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| What does a horticulturist study | Plants | 62%
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| What sport, similar to billiards, is played with one white ball, 15 red balls, and 6 balls of different colors | Snooker | 62%
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| Famous bike race that finishes in Paris in July | Tour de France | 62%
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| What is the most points one can score with a single dart throw | 60 | 54%
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| Maximum amount of games in an NBA finals series | 7 | 54%
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| State in which Apple is based | California | 54%
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| Element with symbol Cr | Chromium | 54%
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| Superman alter ego | Clark Kent | 54%
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| Position in rowing responsible for steering the boat | Cox | 54%
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| Unit for measuring the amplitude of sound | Decibel | 54%
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| Mathematician whose sequence begins with 0,1,1,2,3,5 | Fibonacci | 54%
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| In which U.S. state is Cape Canaveral located | Florida | 54%
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| Inflammation of the gums | Gingivitis | 54%
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| Type of poem with 17 syllables | Haiku | 54%
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| What modern-day country contains most of the ancient region of Mesopotamia | Iraq | 54%
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| Fast food chain founded in 1940 in California | McDonald's | 54%
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| What is the highest mountain in the Alps | Mont Blanc | 54%
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| What gas is commonly known as "laughing gas" | Nitrous Oxide | 54%
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| Country bordering Sweden to the West | Norway | 54%
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| Who led England as Lord Protector from 1653 to 1658 | Oliver Cromwell | 54%
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| Wars fought between Rome and Carthage | Punic Wars | 54%
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| Period from 1300-1600 in Europe marking transition from the middle ages | Renaissance | 54%
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| English king to fight in the Third Crusade | Richard I | 54%
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| South African rugby team nickname | Springboks | 54%
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| In what country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro | Tanzania | 54%
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| What word refers to the patterns worn by Scottish clans | Tartan | 54%
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| Australia's southernmost state | Tasmania | 54%
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| British house of monarchs that included Henry VIII | Tudor | 54%
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| What was the Democratic Republic of the Congo known as from 1971 to 1997 | Zaire | 54%
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| Teacher of Alexander the Great | Aristotle | 46%
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| People in central Mexico, powerful from 1300 to around 1520 | Aztecs | 46%
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| What peninsula was Yugoslavia located on | Balkan | 46%
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| Writer of Dracula | Bram Stoker | 46%
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| What is Siddhartha Gautama better known as | Buddha | 46%
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| Bar above the goal in soccer called | Crossbar | 46%
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| First Australian Prime Minister | Edmund Barton | 46%
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| Who died in 1948, having never won the Nobel Peace Prize | Gandhi | 46%
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| Cornell, Dartmouth and Brown are part of what group of universities | Ivy League | 46%
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| Most expensive property in Monopoly | Mayfair | 46%
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| Stadium at which the Boxing Day Test is played | MCG | 46%
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| Swimming relay with one leg of 4 different strokes | Medley | 46%
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| Who was shot and killed by a partisan soldier near Lake Como in northern Italy in 1945 | Mussolini | 46%
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| Other name for the French Open | Roland-Garros | 46%
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| Where would you find the Capitoline and Palatine hills | Rome | 46%
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| Soccer club Feyenoord based in which city | Rotterdam | 46%
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| On what island would you find the city of Palermo | Sicily | 46%
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| What country was formed by the union of Aragon and Castile | Spain | 46%
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| AFL team sporting the colours red, white, and black | St kilda | 46%
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| Tv series featuring a company in Scranton, Pennsylvania | The Office | 46%
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| King who founded the Holy Roman Empire | Charlemagne | 38%
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| What Polish astronomer postulated that the Sun is the center of the solar system | Copernicus | 38%
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| What French region's capital city is Ajaccio | Corsica | 38%
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| What city are you in if you land at DFW | Dallas | 38%
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| Greek God of Wine | Dionysus | 38%
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| Main rivals of Fluminense in Brazil | Flamengo | 38%
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| Famous team not licensed in FIFA 20 | Juventus | 38%
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| What M word refers to a decorative tower adjacent to a mosque | Minaret | 38%
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| Beijing means "northern capital" in Chinese. What city's name means "southern capital" | Nanjing | 38%
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| In which US state was the atomic bomb tested | New Mexico | 38%
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| Gymnastics event involving 2 horizontal bars | Parallel bars | 38%
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| What religious document does a person have to memorize to become a "hafiz" | Quran | 38%
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| The sun is currently a yellow dwarf. What type of star will it become in about 5 billion years | Red giant | 38%
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| Famous 3D puzzle invented in 1974 by a Hungarian professor | Rubik's cube | 38%
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| Star Wars episode V: | The Empire Strikes Back | 38%
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| Which fielder is involved in a stumping in cricket | Wicket keeper | 38%
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| Panama canal completed in this year | 1914 | 31%
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| Poutine consists of cheese/gravy atop | Fries | 31%
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| Collective noun for a group of owls | Parliament | 31%
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| Adidas historical brand rival | Puma | 31%
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| Pertaining to the kidneys | Renal | 31%
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| Major league baseball team from Detroit | Tigers | 31%
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| Super bowl LII (feb 2018) winners | Philadelphia Eagles | 23%
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| Home ground of Brentford fc | Griffin Park | 15%
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| Compound that makes eggs smell | Hydrogen sulfide | 15%
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| Odyssey of Homer mainly follows the King of | Ithaca | 15%
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| Name of chemical reaction involved in browning of food | Maillard reaction | 15%
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