| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| MMM ÷ III | The Roman numerals MMM and III are equivalent to the Arabic numerals 3000 and 3, respectively. So, … 3000 ÷ 3 = 1000 | 1000 | 89%
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| Number of years in two decades | The Free Dictionary: decade | 20 | 89%
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| √36 * 6 | √36 * 6 = 6 * 6 = 36 | 36 | 89%
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| Year Joan of Arc was burned at the stake | Wikipedia: Joan of Arc | 1431 | 78%
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| Number of days in September (Mensis September) in the Roman Republican calendar used until 45 BCE (when it was replaced by the Julian calendar) | Wikipedia: Roman calendar | 30 | 67%
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| 43 + 35 50/25 | 43 + 35 50/25 = 43 + (35 + 50/25) = 43 + (35 + 2) = 43 + 37 = 80 | 80 | 67%
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| Sum of the numbers found in the phrase that describes the alleged hours of a typical office job | The Free Dictionary: nine to five | 14 | 63%
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| Year Joan of Arc was posthumously acquitted of heresy by the Catholic Church | Wikipedia: Joan of Arc | 1456 | 63%
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| Rozika read five books, Muhammad read six books and Shad read seven books. One book was read by all three children, but every other book was only read by one child. How many different books did the children read? | 1 book read in common Rozika read 4 unique books (5 - 1) Muhammad read 5 unique books (6 - 1) Shad read 6 unique books (7 - 1) 1 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 16 | 16 | 59%
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| Number of sides a tetracontahenagon has | Wikidata: tetracontahenagon | 41 | 59%
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| Number of Wonders of the Ancient World * Number of “arms” a snowflake has | Wikipedia: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World | 42 | 59%
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| Number of U.S. state capitals that begin with “U.” | Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States | 0 | 56%
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| Number of degrees of separation in the title of the 1993 film that starred Stockard Channing and Will Smith | Wikipedia: Six Degrees of Separation (film) | 6 | 56%
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| In CA$, the denomination of the coin sometimes referred to as a “loonie” | Wikipedia: Loonie | 1 | 48%
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| Atomic number of the element yttrium | Wikipedia: Yttrium | 39 | 37%
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| Number of JetPunk sovereign states that share a land border with Bulgaria | Wikipedia: Bulgaria | 5 | 37%
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| Number of divisions (bibhag) that comprise the first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh | Wikipedia: Administrative geography of Bangladesh | 8 | 37%
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| March date on which the Church of England commemorates the Annunciation of Our Lord | The Church of England: Common Worship | 25 | 33%
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| Number of English monarchs of the House of York (a cadet branch of the House of Plantagenet) | Wikipedia: List of English monarchs:House of York | 3 | 22%
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| “Big” number in the title of Agatha Christie’s 1927 Poirot novel in which the hero contemplates moving to Brazil | Wikipedia: The Big Four (novel) | 4 | 11%
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