| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Pyrite, the shiny mineral that can trick amateur prospectors | fool's gold | 92%
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| Prank-filled annual holiday | April Fools' Day | 84%
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| “...shame on you.” | "Fool me once," | 84%
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| "...shame on me." | "Fool me twice," | 84%
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| So simple or reliable that even a novice should not mess it up | foolproof | 76%
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| Recklessly bold to the point of stupidity | foolhardy | 60%
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| A pointless task, often assigned as a prank | fool's errand | 56%
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| 1967 Beatles song from Magical Mystery Tour | The Fool on the Hill | 44%
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| A happy state built on illusion or ignorance | fool's paradise | 40%
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| 1956 Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers song covered by Diana Ross in 1981 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | 40%
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| 1940 standard covered by Frank Sinatra or 1997 Matthew Perry rom-com | Fools Rush In | 36%
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| 1978 Doobie Brothers hit written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins | What a Fool Believes | 32%
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| 1967 Aretha Franklin signature hit written by Don Covay | Chain of Fools | 28%
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| 1994 Paul Newman film, 1986 Cinderella song, or 2002 Avril Lavigne song | Nobody's Fool | 28%
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| 1962 novel with 1965 film (Phrase for a misguided group...from Plato) | {Ship} of Fools | 28%
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| 1971 rock anthem by the Who, with distinctive staccato keyboard | Won't Get Fooled Again | 28%
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| 1982 John Mellencamp album with “Jack & Diane” and “Hurts So Good” | American Fool | 24%
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| What Gandalf says to urge his companions to flee Moria | "Fly, you fools!" | 20%
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| 1979 Led Zeppelin song with an unusual samba feel | Fool in the Rain | 20%
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| 1972 soul hit by the Main Ingredient | {Everybody} {Plays} the Fool | 16%
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| 2011 series in which magicians try to deceive Penn & Teller | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 16%
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| German band best known for the 1995 hit “Lemon Tree” | Fools {Garden} | 12%
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