| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Which planet the earths solar system is the brightest in our night sky? | Venus | 79%
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| How many presidents died while in office during the twentieth century? | Four | 72%
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| Which river goes through four European capital cities? | Danube | 65%
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| Which country will host the FIFA world cup in 2018? | Russia | 51%
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| Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. The names of two Italian cities appear in the titles of two of those plays. Venice is one. What is the second? (Do not try Rome as in Romeo) | Verona | 49%
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| Who had a hit in 1981 with the song "Land Down Under"? | Men at Work | 47%
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| Guatamala and the U.S.A. are two of three countries that border Mexico, what is the third? | Belize | 42%
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| Who was executed in the city of Rouen in 1431? | Joan of Arc | 42%
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| Which annual sporting event always starts with "le Grand Depart"? | Tour de France | 42%
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| Whom did Jimmy Carter succeed as president of the U.S.A.? | Gerald Ford | 40%
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| Otto von Bismarck was born in which country? | Prussia | 30%
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| Who wrote the Bangles top hit "Walk Like an Egyptian"? | Prince | 19%
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| Of Disneys (including Pixar) top 20 financially succesful movies, only one was made before the year 2000. Which one? | The Lion King | 16%
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| On whose grave stone is the phrase "That's All Folks" inscribed? | Mel Blanc | 14%
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| Chupa Chops, a Spanish candy maker, is one of the most popular producers of lollipops in the world. Which internationally well known artist designed the logo for Chupa Chops? | Salvador Dali | 9%
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| War Admiral, winner of horse racings Triple Crown in 1937, famously lost to which horse in a famous 1938 race match at Pimlico ? | Seabiscuit | 7%
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