| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| How many U.S. states have two syllables in their name? | 6 | 71%
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| Which U.S. President was the first to be sworn in by his nickname? | James (Jimmy) Carter | 57%
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| The custom of jack-o’-lanterns is believed to have begun in the British Isles, with grotesque faces being carved into … | Root vegetables | 57%
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| What unusual trio of misfortunes is associated with Violet Jessop (1887-1971)? | She survived disasters on three sister ships: RMS Olympic (1911), RMS Titanic (1912), and HMHS Britannic (1916). | 57%
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| A group of baboons is called a … | Troop | 57%
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| How many countries (in whole or in part) use West Africa Time (UTC +1) all year long? | 11 | 43%
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| This foodstuff was invented by a Connecticut preacher (c. 1829) who believed a bland vegetarian diet would cure people of the sexual urges, including “self-abuse,” that were making them physically ill and leading to depravity. | Graham crackers | 43%
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| Maguro No Medama Yaki is the name of a Japanese delicacy. What is it? | Grilled tuna eyeballs | 43%
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| Londinium : London :: Eboracorum : ? | York | 43%
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| How many colored street properties are on a Monopoly board? | 22 | 29%
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| Which planet spins on an almost horizontal access, unlike the others, which spin on almost vertical ones? | Uranus | 29%
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| How many toes does a normal guinea pig have? | 14 | 14%
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| The shortest commercial flight available takes about … | 2 min. | 14%
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| Amaxophobia is a fear of … | Being in a vehicle | 14%
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| Which country has someone tried to sell on the Internet … twice? | New Zealand | 14%
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| If you believe everything you read on the Internet (and who doesn’t?), it is illegal in Oklahoma to … | Take a bite of someone else’s hamburger | 14%
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| Tobacco smoke enemas were once used to treat … | Victims of near drowning | 14%
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| In 1887, soldiers serving at Fort Keogh in the Montana Territory reported seeing snowflakes that were … | 15” wide | 0%
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| The optimistically named (or pessimistically, depending on your perspective) populated place called Last Chance is located in which U.S. state? | Iowa | 0%
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| What is your pinna? | The external part of your ear | 0%
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