| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What is the world's largest island? | Greenland | 57%
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| Which of these countries has a Christian majority population? | Ethiopia | 50%
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| What is the definition of Zugzwang? | A situation in chess where any move worsens your position. | 43%
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| Who bore Nelson's child? | Emma, Lady Hamilton | 43%
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| According to Suetonius, which Roman emperor lived a scandalous private life on Capri after withdrawing from office? | Tiberius | 43%
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| Which of the following books has sold the most copies? | Don Quixote | 36%
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| What is the capital city of Burkina Faso? | Ouagadougou | 36%
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| Which of these inventions came first? | Pocket watch | 36%
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| Which of these countries has the largest population? | Sudan | 36%
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| Which U.S. president has won the Nobel Peace Prize? | Woodrow Wilson | 36%
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| Which of these is a member of the United Nations? | Burundi | 29%
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| Which of these world leaders actually held the title dictator? | Julius Caesar | 29%
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| What area did backgammon purportedly originate from? | Mesopotamia | 29%
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| Which of these people actually existed? | Saladin | 29%
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| Which country has the second-most Australians in the world? | United Kingdom | 29%
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| Which Romance language became extinct most recently? | Dalmatian | 21%
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| How many pieces does each player start with in backgammon? | 15 | 14%
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| In the Brothers Grimm's version of "Cinderella", how does Cinderella obtain her dress? | Birds from a tree Cinderella prays beneath provide her with a dress. | 14%
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| Which mosque was the first in the world to be electrified? | Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7%
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| Which of these words once meant "foolish"? | Nice | 0%
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