| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of U.S. states whose name starts with “U” | Utah | 1 | 93%
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| 53 21/23 + 1 2/23 = x | (53 + 21/23) + (1 + 2/23) (53 + 1) + (21/23 + 2/23) 54 + 23/23 54 + 1 | 55 | 87%
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| Number of nickels equivalent to $US 3 | 1 dollar = 100 cents 1 nickel = 5 cents 1 dollar = 20 nickels (100 cents ÷ 5 cents = 20) 20 nickels * 3 = 60 nickels | 60 | 87%
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| √39 * √39 = x | √39 * √39 = √1521 √1521 = 39 | 39 | 83%
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| The fifth prime number | 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 | 11 | 80%
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| One gross minus eleven dozen | One gross = 144 One dozen = 12 144 - (11 * 12) 144 - 132 Or, since one gross = 144 = twelve dozen Then: 12 dozen minus 11 dozen = 1 dozen = 12 | 12 | 80%
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| Number found in the name of the iconic Chanel fragrance | Chanel | 5 | 80%
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| MMM - MMCML | The Roman numerals MMM and MMCML are equivalent to the Arabic numbers 3,000 and 2,950. 3000 - 2950 | 50 | 80%
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| Number of men in a boat in the title of Jerome K. Jerome’s humorous 1889 novel | Jerome, J. K. (1889). Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog). J. W. Arrowsmith. | 3 | 73%
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| Amount of charisma in the title of the 2013 film starring Sam Eidson and Anne Gee Byrd | Graham, K., Matthews, A. (Directors). (2013). Zero charisma [Film]. Shark Films Magic Stone Productions. | 0 | 70%
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| Face value of an “X” tile in Scrabble | Hasbro | 8 | 70%
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| Number of Canadian provinces that border North Dakota | Saskatchewan, Manitoba | 2 | 60%
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| Rockefeller Plaza address that appears in the title of a 2006-2013 NBC satirical sitcom created by and starring Tina Fey | Michaels, L., Fey, T., Klein, M., Miner, D., Alfano, J., Carlock, R., Richmond, J., Riggi, J., Burditt, J. (Executive Producers). (2006-2013). 30 Rock [TV series]. Broadway Video; Little Stranger, Inc.; Universal Television. | 30 | 60%
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| Number of JetPunk sovereign states that have a land border with Angola | Wikipedia | 4 | 53%
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| Preceded by “The,” the “shorthand” English language name of Bliadhna Sheumais, the Jacobite rising of 1715 | Wikipedia | 15 | 50%
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| Number of Old Testament books in a Roman Catholic Bible | Wikipedia | 46 | 50%
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| Atomic number of the element sulphur/sulfur | Wikipedia | 16 | 47%
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| Number of U.S. states admitted to the Union between 1841 and 1860, inclusive | 1845. Florida, Texas 1846. Iowa 1848. Wisconsin 1850. California 1858. Minnesota 1859. Oregon | 7 | 43%
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| Number of sides an icosidigon has | Wiktionary | 22 | 37%
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| January date on which the Episcopal church commemorates the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle | liturgical-calendar.com | 25 | 20%
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