| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| 102 + 102 | 102 = 10 * 10 = 100 100 + 100 = 200 | 200 | 94%
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| Number of days in October | 31 | 91%
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| Number of U.S. states whose name begins with “X” | 0 | 88%
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| DXX - X | These are Roman numerals. DXX is equivalent to 520 in Arabic numerals. X is equivalent to 10 in Arabic numerals. 520 - 10 = 510 | 510 | 88%
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| Number of nickels equivalent to US$ 100 | A nickel is equivalent to 5 cents. 100 cents are equivalent to a dollar. So, there are 20 nickels in a dollar (5 cents * 20 = 100 cents = 1 dollar) (100 * 20 nickels) = 2000 nickels | 2000 | 85%
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| Number of sides a heptadecagon has | 17 | 71%
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| 27010⁄5 - 1 | (270 + 10⁄5) - 1 (270 + 2) - 1 272 - 1 271 | 271 | 68%
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| Two gross minus a dozen | 1 gross = 144 1 dozen = 12 (144 * 2) - 12 288 - 12 276 | 276 | 68%
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| Number of wheels in the name of a type of U.S. big rig (UK: articulated lorry; Canada: transport truck) | 18 | 65%
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| Number of sovereign states with an English language name that starts with “J” | Jamaica, Japan, Jordan | 3 | 56%
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| Number of national capitals (of any type) with an English language name that starts with “I” | Islamabad, Pakistan | 1 | 50%
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| In the KJV, the number of the commandment “Thou shalt not commit adultery” | 7 | 50%
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| August date of the feast of the Assumption of Mary in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar | 15 | 41%
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| Number of ancient elements, before aether was added | Earth, air, fire, water | 4 | 41%
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| Number of faces of January in the title of the 2014 film starring Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst | Amini, Hossein (dir.). The Two Faces of January. (2014). Studio Canal; Working Title Films. Starring Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst. | 2 | 35%
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| Riverside Drive address of Doc Brown in Back to the Future | 1640 | 32%
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| Number of the amendment to the U.S. Constitution that addresses vacancies in the offices of President and Vice President | 25 | 26%
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| Number of U.S. insular territories that are populated and have capitals | American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands | 5 | 26%
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| Number of insular areas administered by the U.S. that have no permanent civilian settlements, i.e., those that are uninhabited or whose settlements consist solely of military personnel, government employees, and/or government contractors | Pacific Ocean: Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, Wake Island Caribbean Sea: Navassa Island | 9 | 21%
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| 10th Street NW address of Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. | 511 | 18%
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