| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| Year of the first moon landing | Wikipedia | 1969 | 91%
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| 52 + (2 * 1) | 52 + (2 * 1) = (5 * 5) + (2 * 1) = 25 + (2 * 1) = 25 + 2 = 27 | 27 | 91%
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| XVI * II | The Roman numerals XVI and II are equivalent to the Arabic numbers 16 and 2, respectively. So, … 16 * 2 = 32 | 32 | 91%
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| Number of JetPunk sovereign states whose English language name begins with “Y” | Yemen | 1 | 81%
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| Number of JetPunk sovereign states that share a land border with Bhutan | Wikipedia | 2 | 78%
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| Number of days in February (Mensis Februarius) in a common year (i.e., not a leap year) in the Roman Republican calendar used until 45 BCE (when it was replaced by the Julian calendar) | Wikipedia | 28 | 78%
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| 1000 70/35 + 900 136/2 | 1000 70/35 + 900 136/2 = (1000 + 70/35) + (900 136/2) = (1000 + 2) + (900 136/2) = 1002 + (900 136/2) = 1002 + (900 + 68) = 1002 + 968 = 1970 | 1970 | 72%
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| Number that follows “Forever” in the name of a Los Angeles-based multinational fast-fashion retailer | Wikipedia | 21 | 72%
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| In feet, the length of the pole with which you wouldn’t touch something you have an aversion to, according to the US-centric saying (In the UK, it’s just a barge pole of unspecified length) | Wiktionary | 10 | 50%
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| Number of sides a triacontatetragon has | Wikipedia | 34 | 47%
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| the number of pounds in a ton minus the number of fluid ounces in a quart | There are … - 2,000 pounds in a ton - 32 fluid ounces in a quart. So, … 2000 - 32 = 1968 | 1968 | 44%
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| Number of hardwood blocks in a standard Jenga game | Wikipedia | 54 | 44%
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| Denomination of the discontinued Canadian banknote sometimes referred to as a “pinkie” | Wikipedia | 1000 | 38%
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| Dress size that is not fat, according to the title of Meg Cabot’s 2005 mystery novel | Amazon US | 12 | 38%
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| Number found before “Flake” in the name of a type of British ice cream cone confection | Wikipedia | 99 | 34%
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| Number of parishes and dependencies that comprise the first level administrative divisions of Antigua and Barbuda | Wikipedia | 8 | 31%
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| Atomic number of the element arsenic | Wikipedia | 33 | 25%
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| Number of tiles in a purchased Rummikub game | Wikipedia | 106 | 22%
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| July date on which the Church of England commemorates Mary Magdalene | The Church of England | 22 | 22%
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| Number of hours in the title of the 2016 action-thriller film with the subtitle The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | Wikipedia | 13 | 16%
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