| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| XL * III | The Roman numerals XL and III are equivalent to the Arabic numbers 40 and 3, respectively. 40 * 3 | 120 | 88%
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| Official emergency phone number in the U.K. and some other countries | Wikipedia | 999 | 88%
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| √123 * √123 | √123 * √123 = √15129 √15129 = 123 | 123 | 83%
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| 12 45/46 + 12 1/46 = x | (12 + 45/46) + (12 + 1/46) (12 + 12) + (45/46 + 1/46) 24 + 46/46 24 + 1 | 25 | 83%
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| Number of Canadian provinces that border the U.S. state of Washington | British Columbia | 1 | 67%
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| Number of shillings equivalent to a British pound before decimalisation | University of Nottingham | 20 | 67%
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| Number found in the name of a U.S. budget motel chain and in the name of the chain of extended stay hotels it operates | Motel 6®, Studio 6® | 6 | 58%
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| Number of sovereign states that share a land border with Argentina | Wikipedia | 5 | 54%
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| Number of sides an icositrigon has | Wikipedia | 23 | 46%
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| One gross minus one small gross | One gross = 144 units One small gross = 120 units 144 - 120 | 24 | 42%
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| Atomic number of the element chlorine | Wikipedia | 17 | 38%
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| Face value of a “V” tile in Scrabble | Hasbro | 4 | 33%
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| Number of things you should know in the title of the U.K. game show that was broadcast for two seasons (2012-2013) on Channel 4 | Lamb, Suzy; Woolley, Sarah (Executive Producers). (2012-2013). 1001 things you should know [TV series]. Thames Scotland. | 1001 | 29%
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| Number of flushes found in the name of a brand of automatic toilet bowl cleaner sold in the U.S. and Canada | Consumer Product Information Database | 2000 | 29%
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| November date on which the Church of England commemorates Andrew the Apostle | Church of England | 30 | 25%
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| Number of historic counties in England prior to the establishment of administrative counties in 1889 | Wikipedia | 39 | 25%
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| Number of cousins in the title of Louisa May Alcott’s 1875 novel | Alcott, L. M. (1875). Eight cousins, or the aunt-hill. Roberts Brothers. | 8 | 21%
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| Rue Madeleine address found in the title of the 1947 spy film starring James Cagney and Annabella | Hathaway, Henry (Director). (1947). 13 Rue Madeleine [Film]. Twentieth Century Fox. | 13 | 17%
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| Number of U.S. states admitted to the Union between 1821 and 1840, inclusive | 1821. Missouri 1836. Arkansas 1837. Michigan | 3 | 17%
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| Number found in the name of an ale (5% alcohol by volume) brewed by Canada’s Labatt Brewing Company | wine-searcher.com | 50 | 8%
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