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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What is the official language of Austria?	German	100%
Who was the first president of the United States?	George Washington	75%
Which peasant girl led the French army to victory in the siege of Orleans?	Joan of Arc	75%
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WW2?	Joseph Stalin	75%
Which is the only country to have a non-quadrilateral flag?	Nepal	75%
Which country was formerly known as Ceylon?	Sri Lanka	75%
In which year was the Battle of Hastings?	1066	63%
In what year was the Great Fire of London?	1666	63%
What is the state capital of Texas?	Austin	63%
In what city was John F. Kennedy assassinated?	Dallas	63%
Who was the dictator of Spain between 1939 and 1975?	Francisco Franco	63%
In what mountain range in Mount Everest located?	Himalayas	63%
In what country was Christopher Columbus born?	Italy	63%
Who was the Egyptian god of the sun?	Ra	63%
What city was formerly known as Edo?	Tokyo	63%
In what country is the highest waterfall in the world located?	Venezuela	63%
What does a meteorologist study?	Weather	63%
What is the capital city of Paraguay?	Asuncion	50%
Which city was ruled by the Medici family?	Florence	50%
Which English king was the target of the Gunpowder Plot?	James I	50%
In what city did the prophet Muhammad die?	Medina	50%
Which European country was the first to colonize modern Indonesia?	Netherlands	50%
Which country was ruled by Idi Amin?	Uganda	50%
Which Russian city is the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian railway?	Vladivostok	50%
Which European capital city lies on the Vistula river?	Warsaw	50%
How many times did Rafael Nadal win the Wimbledon title?	2	38%
How many horses are on a polo team?	4	38%
How many strings are on an acoustic guitar?	6	38%
Who wrote The Three Musketeers?	Alexandre Dumas	38%
Which British director is known as the 'Master of Suspense'?	Alfred Hitchcock	38%
Who won their only Best Actor Oscar for Scent of a Woman?	Al Pacino	38%
Who won the 1986 FIFA World Cup?	Argentina	38%
What is the highest-grossing film of all time?	Avatar	38%
Which football team plays at Camp Nou?	Barcelona	38%
What city was once known as the 'Paris of the Middle East'?	Beirut	38%
Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?	Charlemagne	38%
Who wrote On the Origin of Species?	Charles Darwin	38%
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?	Charles Dickens	38%
Who starred in City Lights, Modern Times and The Great Dictator?	Charlie Chaplin	38%
Who played Superman in the 1978 film?	Christopher Reeve	38%
Which river flows through Glasgow?	Clyde	38%
Who wrote The Divine Comedy?	Dante	38%
What is the capital city of Bangladesh?	Dhaka	38%
Who created the periodic table?	Dmitri Mendeleev	38%
What bird symbolizes peace in Christianity?	Dove	38%
Who composed the music for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?	Ennio Morricone	38%
What is the largest bone in the human body?	Femur	38%
Who was the lead singer of Queen?	Freddie Mercury	38%
Alchemy was the process of converting base metals into what element?	Gold	38%
What is the national dish of Hungary?	Goulash	38%
Which London underground line is represented by the colour pink?	Hammersmith & City	38%
What does an entomologist study?	Insects	38%
What are elephant tusks made from?	Ivory	38%
Who was Henry VIII's third wife?	Jane Seymour	38%
Who composed 'On the Beautiful Blue Danube'?	Johann Strauss	38%
What is the largest planet in the solar system?	Jupiter	38%
What is the national bird of New Zealand?	Kiwi	38%
Who played Jack in Titanic?	Leonardo DiCaprio	38%
Who composed Moonlight Sonata?	Ludwig van Beethoven	38%
Which layer of the Earth lies between the outer core and the crust?	Mantle	38%
What city does pizza originate from?	Naples	38%
What is the largest flightless bird?	Ostrich	38%
Who does Cambridge compete against in The Boat Race?	Oxford	38%
What is botany the study of?	Plants	38%
Which country was Frederic Chopin from?	Poland	38%
Who played Mr Bean?	Rowan Atkinson	38%
Which Indian instrument did Ravi Shankar play?	Sitar	38%
Who fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian War?	Sparta	38%
Who was the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated?	Spencer Perceval	38%
Which sport did Michael Phelps compete in?	Swimming	38%
Who voiced Woody in the Toy Story films?	Tom Hanks	38%
In what year was the original King Kong released?	1933	25%
In what year did Blue Peter first air?	1958	25%
In what century was Oscar Wilde born?	19th	25%
In what year was Shrek released?	2001	25%
In what year was the first season of Game of Thrones released?	2011	25%
How many hearts does an octopus have?	3	25%
How many keys are there on a piano?	88	25%
What artificial sweetener is used in Diet Coke?	Aspartame	25%
Who sung the music for the opening credits of the 2021 Bond film 'No Time to Die'?	Billie Eilish	25%
Which family of instruments includes the trumpet, trombone and tuba?	Brass	25%
What is the largest borough of London?	Bromley	25%
Who was the first British football team to win the European Cup?	Celtic	25%
What was the name of the boy in Winnie the Pooh?	Christopher Robin	25%
According to the American Film Institute, what is the greatest film of all time?	Citizen Kane	25%
What type of fish is Nemo in Finding Nemo?	Clownfish	25%
What is the longest running UK soap opera?	Coronation Street	25%
What was the first show aired on Channel 4?	Countdown	25%
Who wrote The Da Vinci Code?	Dan Brown	25%
Who played Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk (2008)?	Edward Norton	25%
What is the American word for aubergine?	Eggplant	25%
Who directed The Godfather trilogy?	Francis Ford Coppola	25%
Who played Danny Ocean in the original Ocean's Eleven film?	Frank Sinatra	25%
Which Czech writer wrote The Metamorphosis?	Franz Kafka	25%
Which Hindu god had the head of an elephant?	Ganesha	25%
Who was the first non-European winner of the Ballon D'Or?	George Weah	25%
What was William Shakespeare's longest play?	Hamlet	25%
Who is considered the father of medicine?	Hippocrates	25%
Who wrote The Iliad?	Homer	25%
What is the most abundant element in the universe?	Hydrogen	25%
In what country was James Joyce born?	Ireland	25%
What is the best-selling drink in Scotland?	Irn-Bru	25%
Which British chef presents Saturday Kitchen Live?	James Martin	25%
Who drank from the Holy Grail?	Jesus Christ	25%
What profession does Atticus Finch hold in To Kill a Mockingbird?	Lawyer	25%
What is Eminem's real name?	Marshall Mathers	25%
Which Anglo-Saxon kingdom was Offa the king of?	Mercia	25%
Which element has the symbol Hg?	Mercury	25%
Which Polish mathematician proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?	Nicolaus Copernicus	25%
According to a 2004 BBC poll, what is the greatest UK sitcom of all time?	Only Fools and Horses	25%
Who painted Guernica?	Pablo Picasso	25%
What is a group of owls called?	Parliament	25%
Which French artist died in French Polynesia?	Paul Gauguin	25%
Which artist sung Ghostbusters for the 1984 film?	Ray Parker Jr.	25%
Which horse was the most successful in the Grand National?	Red Rum	25%
Who played David Brent in The Office?	Ricky Gervais	25%
What is the currency of Malaysia?	Ringgit	25%
Which artist collaborated with Luis Bunuel on the short film Un chien andalou?	Salvador Dali	25%
In which city was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born?	Salzburg	25%
Who is considered the father of psychoanalysis	Sigmund Freud	25%
According to the American Film Institute, what is the greatest musical of all time?	Singin' in the Rain	25%
Which chocolate bar was formerly known as a Marathon?	Snickers	25%
In which English county does Glastonbury music festival take place?	Somerset	25%
Which country has the most Rugby World Cup wins?	South Africa	25%
Who played Michael Scott in The Office(US)?	Steve Carell	25%
Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?	Tenerife	25%
What was the first book printed on Gutenberg's printing press?	the Bible	25%
Which fruit is thrown in a Spanish festival in Bunol on the last Wednesday of every August?	Tomatoes	25%
What is the name of the character played by Brad Pitt in Fight Club?	Tyler Durden	25%
What is the national animal of Scotland?	Unicorn	25%
What was Elvis' last single before he died?	Way Down	25%
Who was the first actor to play The Doctor in Doctor Who?	William Hartnell	25%
What was the first winner of the Best Picture Oscar?	Wings	25%
In which US state is Milwaukee located?	Wisconsin	25%
What was the state religion of the Achaemenid Empire?	Zoroastrianism	25%
In what year was the first Grand Theft Auto game released?	1997	13%
In what year was Gangnam Style released?	2012	13%
How many pairs of chromosomes do most humans have?	23	13%
How many Mr Men books are there?	27	13%
How many Super Mario games have been released?	49	13%
Who is considered the father of economics?	Adam Smith	13%
Which Frenchman is considered the father of chemistry?	Antoine Lavoisier	13%
Who was the Greek god of war?	Ares	13%
Who is known as the founder of sociology?	Auguste Comte	13%
What was Stanley Kubrick's longest film?	Barry Lyndon	13%
Who is the only actor to have appeared in more than one of the 3 record Oscar-winning films?	Bernard Hill	13%
Which Brit is regarded as the father of studio pottery?	Bernard Leach	13%
Which NFL coach has the most Super Bowl wins?	Bill Belichick	13%
What is the largest mammal?	Blue whale	13%
Which baseball team plays at Fenway Park?	Boston Red Sox	13%
What is a group of pheasants called?	Bouquet	13%
Which element is present in organic compounds?	Carbon	13%
Who is considered the father of taxonomy?	Carl Linnaeus	13%
Which Prussian military theorist wrote On War?	Carl von Clausewitz	13%
What is the largest moon of Pluto?	Charon	13%
What is the national flower of Japan?	Cherry blossom	13%
The Gombe War was between two tribes of which animal?	Chimpanzee	13%
Who was the Leicester City manager when they won the Premier League in 2015/16	Claudio Ranieri	13%
What is the tallest species of trees in the world?	Coast redwood	13%
Who won the 1985 World Snooker Championship 'black-ball final'?	Dennis Taylor	13%
According to The Guardian, what is the greatest novel of all time?	Don Quixote	13%
Who has hosted Match of the Day for 24 years?	Gary Lineker	13%
Which playwright wrote Pygmalion?	George Bernard Shaw	13%
Which animal's meat is called chevon?	Goat	13%
What is the holy book of Sikhism?	Guru Granth Sahib	13%
Who composed the Seven Planets suite?	Gustav Holst	13%
Who is considered the father of history?	Herodotus	13%
Who composed the score for The Lord of the Rings trilogy?	Howard Shore	13%
Which country is the only one where lions and tigers live in the wild?	India	13%
Who wrote The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas?	John Boyne	13%
What is epistemology the study of?	Knowledge	13%
In which city was Immanuel Kant born and died?	Konigsberg	13%
Which point guard played for the Los Angeles Lakers between 1979 and 1996?	Magic Johnson	13%
In what field is Henri Fayol considered a father of the classical school?	Management	13%
Which Roman philosopher wrote Meditations?	Marcus Aurelius	13%
What is the best-selling videogame of all time?	Minecraft	13%
Which NHL team has the most Stanley Cup wins?	Montreal Canadiens	13%
What is the tallest mountain in the solar system?	Olympus Mons	13%
What is the fastest-flying bird?	Peregrine falcon	13%
What is usually the largest instrument in an orchestra?	Pipe organ	13%
What was Pi's full name in Life of Pi?	Piscine Molitor Patel	13%
Which Formula One team does Max Verstappen drive for?	Red Bull	13%
According to designer Ken Sugimori, what was the first Pokemon?	Rhydon	13%
Who wrote Treasure Island?	Robert Louis Stevenson	13%
Which Indian cricketer has the record for the most test match runs?	Sachin Tendulkar	13%
What animal has the most powerful bite?	Saltwater crocodile	13%
Who is the protagonist of John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost?	Satan	13%
What was Gollum's real name in The Lord of the Rings?	Smeagol	13%
Which organ removes damaged red blood cells?	Spleen	13%
What was the best-selling beer in the UK in 2022?	Stella Artois	13%
In which US city were the 1904 Olympic Games held?	St Louis	13%
What was the first virtual reality video game?	Sword of Damocles	13%
What is the name of Michelangelo's painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?	The Creation of Adam	13%
Which Bond film has the record lowest number of direct Bond kills?	The Man with the Golden Gun	13%
What is the best-selling album of all time?	Thriller	13%
Which quarterback has the most Super Bowl wins?	Tom Brady	13%
What does a dendrologist study?	Trees	13%
Which director has the most Oscar nominations?	William Wyler	13%
What type of drink does an oenophile love?	Wine	13%
Who is known as the father of classical conditioning?	Ivan Pavlov	0%

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