| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Castle game piece | Rook | 96%
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| Composer known for his hearing impairment | Ludwig van Beethoven | 85%
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| First animal listed in English dictionaries | Aardvark | 73%
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| Stuffed bears were named after this US president | Theodore Roosevelt | 73%
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| Number followed by a hundred zeros after one | Googol | 62%
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| Birthplace of democracy | Greece | 58%
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| Sweet treat often confused with France's colorful sandwich cookies | Macaroon | 58%
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| Roman city preserved in ash after the Mount Vesuvius eruption | Pompeii | 58%
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| Capital of Florida | Tallahassee | 58%
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| Timon, for example | Meerkat | 50%
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| One of the three types of swords used in fencing | Epee | 46%
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| Landlocked US state | Tennessee | 46%
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| Scottish city whose name means "mouth of the river Don" | Aberdeen | 42%
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| Capital of Sierra Leone | Freetown | 42%
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| Capital of Greenland | Nuuk | 42%
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| Boy genius who appears as an adult in "The Big Bang Theory" | Sheldon Cooper | 42%
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| Organ responsible for blood filtration and storage | Spleen | 42%
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| Space with very low particle density and pressure | Vacuum | 42%
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| Web portal popular in the early 2000s | Yahoo! | 42%
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| City that once served as Tanzania's capital | Dar es Salaam | 38%
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| Chinese zodiac animal | Rooster | 31%
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| Common term for dentifrice | Toothpaste | 23%
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| Traditional Chinese tea that is partially oxidized | Oolong | 19%
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| Porcelain covering usually worn by celebrities and actors | Veneer | 19%
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| Fruit similar to rambutan | Lychee | 15%
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| Close-fitting garment worn by men in the 19th century | Pantaloon | 12%
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| Dutch scientist known as "the Father of Microbiology" | Antonie van Leeuwenhoek | 8%
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| Birthplace of answer above | Cameroon | 8%
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| English polymath who formulated the law of elasticity | Robert Hooke | 8%
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| NBA player who won MVP in 2023 | Joel Embiid | 4%
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