| % right | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16% | What does the phrase "caveat emptor" mean? | Buyer beware | 33%
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| 15% | What edible root can fetch high prices in China if it is shaped like a person? | Ginseng | 33%
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| 15% | What Brazilian is the FIFA World Cup's all-time scoring leader, counting both men's and women's divisions? | Marta | 33%
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| 15% | What, according to cliché, does nature abhor? | a Vacuum | 22%
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| 15% | What capital city in Asia was named for an Italian (because his name sounded like the original Sinhala name)? | Colombo | 22%
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| 15% | What type of animal is a teal? | Duck | 22%
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| 16% | Whose famous "last theorem" was proposed in 1637 and finally proved in 1995? | Pierre de Fermat | 22%
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| 15% | What is pulchritude? | Beauty | 11%
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| 10% | What is a chorophobe afraid of? | Dancing | 11%
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| 7% | In seven countries, more than 10% of the population speaks Russian as a first language. What is the only one that was not a part of the Soviet Union? | Israel | 11%
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| 16% | What Basque sport is sometimes called "the fastest sport in the world" because its ball can reach a speed of 300 km/h? | Jai alai | 11%
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| 10% | What brand of perfume by Calvin Klein attracts jaguars and other large cats? | Obsession | 11%
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| 15% | What does the O stand for in HHLBBCNO? | Oxygen | 11%
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| 14% | Who sculpted "The Burghers of Calais"? | Auguste Rodin | 0%
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| 7% | What machine was patented by Luigi Bezzera of Milan in 1902? | Espresso machine | 0%
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| 8% | In the famous poem, what three words come after "She Walks in Beauty"? | Like the Night | 0%
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| 10% | What does the S stand for in "TTLS HIWWYA"? | Star | 0%
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| 14% | Who is the patron saint of lost causes? | St. Jude / St. Rita | 0%
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| 12% | What last name did Prince Harry use during his military career? | Wales | 0%
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| 13% | Advanced question warning! Writing out numbers using Roman numerals, which number is alphabetically last? | XXXVIII | 0%
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