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By the Numbers #23 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 69 times
- The average score is 11 of 20
Answer Stats
| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| Number of sides a triangle has | 3 | 95%
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| Year referenced in the title of a George Orwell novel | 1984 | 92%
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| Number of U.S. states with a name beginning with “E” | 0 | 82%
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| Year referenced in the epic-sounding title of a novel by Alfred C. Clarke | 2001 | 79%
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| Number of labors Hercules/Heracles completed in the service of King Eurystheus | 12 | 76%
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| Number of letters in the modern Greek alphabet | 24 | 74%
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| In millions, the U.S. Census Bureau’s projected U.S. population as of midnight EST on 1 January 2024 | 335 | 74%
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| Face value of a “U” tile in Scrabble | 1 | 55%
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| Number of little Indians in one of the earlier titles of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None | 10 | 55%
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| Number of countries whose English language name begins with “D,” excluding D. R. Congo | Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic | 4 | 53%
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| IV | The vinculum (“overbar”) indicates the numerals below are multiplied by 1000. 4,000 is the smallest number that required a vinculum. 4,000 could not be expressed as “MMMM” because the Romans never used the same letter more than three times in a row when expressing numerical values. It is debated whether the Romans actually used the vinculum or whether its use was adopted later, as the need to express larger numbers expanded. Source (specifically, the “Numbers Over 4,000” section. | 4000 | 45%
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| In modern Bible translations, the number of the psalm that begins “The Lord is my shepherd…” | It is Psalm 22 in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations. | 23 | 42%
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| W. 81st Street address of Jerry’s apartment building on Seinfeld | 129 | 39%
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| Greatest number that can be expressed in Roman numerals without using a vinculum | Source (specifically, the “Numbers Over 4,000” section) | 3999 | 39%
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| Approximate percentage of atoms in the universe that are hydrogen atoms | Source | 90 | 39%
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| Number of the amendment to the U.S. Constitution that addresses grand juries, double jeopardy, self incrimination, due process and government appropriation of private property | 5 | 37%
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| Number on the orange-striped pool ball in a traditional set | 13 | 34%
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| Number of countries whose de jure executive capital begins with “D” | Dakar, Senegal; Damascus, Syria; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Dili, East Timor; Djibouti, Djibouti; Dodoma, Tanzania; Doha, Qatar; Dublin, Ireland; Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 9 | 29%
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| As of 24 January, 2024, the greatest number of felony counts with which a former U.S. President has been charged | 91 | 29%
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| Number of U.S. state capitals whose name begins with “C” | Carson City, NV; Charleston, WV; Cheyenne, WY; Columbia, SC; Columbus, OH; Concord, NH | 6 | 24%
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