General Knowledge Marathon - Statistics

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  • The average score is 119 of 299
Answer Stats
Questions Answer % Correct
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HORSE-LIKE ANIMAL WITH BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES? Zebra
99%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LONG SLEEP SOME ANIMALS GO THROUGH DURING THE ENTIRE WINTER? Hibernation
96%
WHICH PRECIOUS GEM IS RED? RUBY
94%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE RUBBER OBJECT THAT IS HIT BACK AND FORTH BY HOCKEY PLAYERS? Puck
93%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE “ROMEO AND JULIET”? SHAKESPEARE
92%
WHAT ANIMAL RUNS THE FASTEST? CHEETAH
88%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SEVERE HEADACHE THAT RETURNS PERIODICALLY AND OFTEN IS ACCOMPANIED BY NAUSEA? MIGRAINE
88%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SUPPOSEDLY UNSINKABLE SHIP THAT SUNK ON ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE IN 1912? TITANIC
88%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MOLTEN ROCK THAT RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF A VOLCANO DURING AN ERUPTION? LAVA
87%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF A DRIED GRAPE? RAISIN
87%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF A GIANT OCEAN WAVE CAUSED BY AN EARTHQUAKE? TSUNAMI
87%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE REMAINS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE FOUND IN STONE? FOSSILS
86%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF FRANCE? PARIS
86%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COMIC STRIP CHARACTER WHO EATS SPINACH TO INCREASE HIS STRENGTH? POPEYE
86%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PROCESS BY WHICH PLANTS MAKE THEIR FOOD? PHOTOSYNTHESIS
85%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST PERSON TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON? ARMSTRONG
83%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF AN INABILITY TO SLEEP? INSOMNIA
83%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SHORT PLEATED SKIRT WORN BY MEN IN SCOTLAND? KILT
83%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LARGEST OCEAN ON EARTH? PACIFIC
83%
WHICH SPORT IS ASSOCIATED WITH WIMBLEDON? TENNIS
83%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CRIME IN WHICH A BUILDING OR PROPERTY IS PURPOSELY SET ON FIRE? ARSON
82%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ISLAND-CITY BELIEVED SINCE ANTIQUITY TO HAVE SUNK INTO THE OCEAN? ATLANTIS
80%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LIZARD THAT CHANGES ITS COLOR TO MATCH THE SURROUNDINGS? CHAMELEON
80%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE VILLAINOUS CAPTAIN IN THE STORY “PETER PAN”? HOOK
80%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BROTHERS WHO FLEW THE FIRST AIRPLANE AT KITTY HAWK? WRIGHT
80%
WHAT IS THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM? JUPITER
79%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BIRD THAT CANNOT FLY AND IS THE LARGEST BIRD ON EARTH? OSTRICH
79%
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR A MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN CUTTING THE BODY? SURGEON
79%
WHICH SPORT USES THE TERMS “GUTTER” AND “ALLEY”? BOWLING
78%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF TARZAN’S GIRLFRIEND? JANE
78%
FOR WHICH COUNTRY IS THE RUPEE THE MONETARY UNIT? INDIA
77%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CITY IN ITALY THAT IS KNOWN FOR ITS CANALS? VENICE
77%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE GOLDFISH IN THE STORY OF PINOCCHIO? CLEO
76%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF DOROTHY’S DOG IN “THE WIZARD OF OZ”? TOTO
76%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE THICK LAYER OF FAT ON A WHALE? BLUBBER
75%
WHO WAS THE EGYPTIAN QUEEN WHO JOINED FORCES WITH MARK ANTONY OF ROME? CLEOPATRA
75%
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR A CYCLONE THAT OCCURS OVER LAND? TORNADO
75%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NAVIGATION INSTRUMENT USED AT SEA TO PLOT POSITION RELATIVE TO THE MAGNETIC NORTH POLE? COMPASS
74%
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR A MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN DISEASES OF THE SKIN? DERMATOLOGIST
74%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF A YOUNG SHEEP? LAMB
74%
WHAT IS THE ONLY LIQUID METAL AT ROOM TEMPERATURE? MERCURY
74%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LEGENDARY ONE-EYED GIANT IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY? CYCLOPS
73%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF RUSSIA? MOSCOW
73%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO PROPOSED THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY? EINSTEIN
72%
WHAT KIND OF METAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH A 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY? GOLD
71%
OF WHICH COUNTRY IS BAGHDAD THE CAPITAL? IRAQ
71%
FOR WHICH COUNTRY IS THE YEN THE MONETARY UNIT? JAPAN
71%
IN WHICH SPORT DOES A RIDER ON HORSEBACK HIT A BALL WITH HIS MALLET? POLO
71%
WHAT IS THE TERM IN GOLF REFERRING TO A SCORE OF ONE UNDER PAR ON A PARTICULAR HOLE? BIRDIE
70%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE POKER HAND IN WHICH ALL OF THE CARDS ARE OF THE SAME SUIT? FLUSH
70%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FAMOUS MAGICIAN AND ESCAPE ARTIST WHO DIED OF APPENDICITIS? HOUDINI
70%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CRIME IN WHICH A PERSON PURPOSELY BETRAYS HIS COUNTRY? TREASON
70%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SPEAR LIKE OBJECT THAT IS THROWN DURING A TRACK MEET? JAVELIN
69%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SHIP THAT CARRIED THE PILGRIMS TO AMERICA IN 1620? MAYFLOWER
69%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CHAPEL WHOSE CEILING WAS PAINTED BY MICHELANGELO? SISTINE
69%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FIRST ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE PUT IN ORBIT BY RUSSIA IN 1957? SPUTNIK
69%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE OCEAN THAT IS LOCATED BETWEEN AFRICA AND AUSTRALIA? INDIAN
68%
WHICH COUNTRY WAS THE FIRST TO USE GUNPOWDER? CHINA
67%
WHICH TYPE OF SNAKE DO ASIAN SNAKE-CHARMERS USE? COBRA
67%
WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN SOUTH AMERICA? AMAZON
66%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LIQUID PORTION OF WHOLE BLOOD? PLASMA
66%
WHAT ITALIAN CITY WAS DESTROYED WHEN MOUNT VESUVIUS ERUPTED IN 79 A.D.? POMPEII
66%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF DEER MEAT? VENISON
66%
OF WHICH COUNTRY IS BUENOS AIRES THE CAPITAL? ARGENTINA
65%
WHAT IS THE WORD THAT MEANS A NAUTICAL MILE PER HOUR? KNOT
65%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF BATMAN’S SECRET IDENTITY IN THE BATMAN COMICS? WAYNE
65%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PALACE IN LONDON IN WHICH THE MONARCH OF ENGLAND RESIDES? BUCKINGHAM
64%
WHAT IS THE UNIT OF SOUND INTENSITY? DECIBEL
64%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGE IN WHICH MOUNT EVEREST IS LOCATED? HIMALAYAS
64%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LARGE HAIRY SPIDER THAT LIVES NEAR BANANAS? TARANTULA
64%
IN WHAT EUROPEAN CITY IS THE PARTHENON LOCATED? ATHENS
63%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF KING ARTHUR’S SWORD? EXCALIBUR
63%
IN WHICH CITY IS HEATHROW AIRPORT LOCATED? LONDON
63%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PROJECT WHICH DEVELOPED THE ATOMIC BOMB DURING WORLD WAR II? MANHATTAN
63%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK “1984”? ORWELL
63%
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR HITTING A VOLLEYBALL DOWN HARD INTO THE OPPONENT’S COURT? SPIKE
63%
IN WHICH SPORT IS THE STANLEY CUP AWARDED? HOCKEY
62%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BASEBALL PLAYER WHO HAD THE MOST HOME RUNS IN A SINGLE SEASON PRIOR TO 1961? RUTH
62%
WHICH PLANET WAS THE LAST TO BE DISCOVERED? NEPTUNE
61%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF A DRIED PLUM? PRUNE
61%
IN WHAT PARK IS “OLD FAITHFUL” LOCATED? YELLOWSTONE
61%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO SHOWED THAT LIGHTNING IS ELECTRIC? FRANKLIN
60%
THE DEEPEST PART OF THE OCEAN IS LOCATED AT WHICH TRENCH? MARIANA
60%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ORGAN THAT PRODUCES INSULIN? PANCREAS
59%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO ASSASSINATED ABRAHAM LINCOLN? BOOTH
58%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE KIND OF CAT THAT SPOKE TO ALICE IN THE STORY “ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND”? CHESHIRE
57%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE EXTINCT REPTILES KNOWN AS “TERRIBLE LIZARDS”? DINOSAURS
57%
WHAT ISLAND IS THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD EXCLUDING AUSTRALIA? GREENLAND
57%
IN WHAT ANCIENT CITY WERE THE “HANGING GARDENS” LOCATED? BABYLON
56%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF SOCRATES’ MOST FAMOUS STUDENT? PLATO
56%
WHAT IS THE UNIT OF ELECTRICAL POWER THAT REFERS TO A CURRENT OF ONE AMPERE AT ONE VOLT? WATT
56%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF DENMARK? COPENHAGEN
55%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF AN AIRPLANE WITHOUT AN ENGINE? GLIDER
55%
OF WHICH COUNTRY IS BUDAPEST THE CAPITAL? HUNGARY
55%
WHAT BRAND OF CIGARETTE WAS FIRST TO HAVE THE FLIP-TOP BOX? MARLBORO
54%
WHAT ARE PEOPLE WHO MAKE MAPS CALLED? CARTOGRAPHERS
53%
IN WHICH GAME ARE THE STANDARD PIECES OF STAUNTON DESIGN? CHESS
53%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE SCIENTIST WHO DISCOVERED RADIUM? CURIE
53%
WHICH GAME USES A RUBBER BALL AND LITTLE METAL PIECES? JACKS
53%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE SINGER WHO RECORDED “HEARTBREAK HOTEL” AND “ALL SHOOK UP”? PRESLEY
53%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE DESERT PEOPLE WHO WANDER INSTEAD OF LIVING IN ONE PLACE? NOMADS
52%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CONSTELLATION THAT LOOKS LIKE A FLYING HORSE? PEGASUS
52%
WHAT IS THE PALACE BUILT IN FRANCE BY KING LOUIS XIV? VERSAILLES
52%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF BATMAN’S BUTLER? ALFRED
51%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE ZEPPELIN THAT EXPLODED IN LAKEHURST N.J. IN 1937? HINDENBURG
51%
OF WHICH COUNTRY IS NAIROBI THE CAPITAL? KENYA
51%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE SECOND U.S. PRESIDENT? ADAMS
50%
WHICH SPORT USES THE TERMS “STONES” AND “BROOMS”? CURLING
50%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE “OLIVER TWIST”? DICKENS
50%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ROMAN EMPEROR WHO FIDDLED WHILE ROME BURNED? NERO
50%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF NEW YORK? ALBANY
49%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CANADA? OTTAWA
49%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA? CANBERRA
48%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF FINLAND? HELSINKI
48%
WHAT IS THE PROPER NAME FOR A BADMINTON BIRD? SHUTTLECOCK
48%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE THE SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES? DOYLE
47%
FOR WHICH COUNTRY IS THE DRACHMA THE MONETARY UNIT? GREECE
47%
WHO WAS THE LEADER OF THE ARGONAUTS? JASON
47%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO INVENTED DYNAMITE? NOBEL
46%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE AUTOMOBILE INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES MILEAGE? ODOMETER
46%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO ASSASSINATED PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY? OSWALD
46%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NORTH STAR? POLARIS
44%
IN WHICH TYPE OF SKI RACE DOES THE DOWNHILL SKIER MAKE SHARP TURNS AROUND POLES? SLALOM
44%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COLLAR BONE? CLAVICLE
43%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE PHONOGRAPH? EDISON
43%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST SIGNER OF THE “DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE”? HANCOCK
43%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO BEGAN THE PROFESSION OF NURSING? NIGHTINGALE
43%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO RODE HORSEBACK IN 1775 TO WARN THAT THE BRITISH WERE COMING? REVERE
42%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE THREE-LEAF CLOVER THAT IS THE EMBLEM OF IRELAND? SHAMROCK
42%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE CRIMINAL WHO WAS KNOWN AS “SCARFACE”? CAPONE
41%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO SUPPOSEDLY DESIGNED AND SEWED THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG? ROSS
41%
WHICH BREED OF CAT HAS BLUE EYES? SIAMESE
41%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTRESS WHO RECEIVED THE BEST ACTRESS AWARD FOR THE MOVIE “MARY POPPINS”? ANDREWS
40%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BOXER WHO LATER BECAME KNOWN AS MUHAMMAD ALI? CLAY
40%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ASTRONOMER WHO PUBLISHED IN 1543 HIS THEORY THAT THE EARTH REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN? COPERNICUS
40%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF JAMAICA? KINGSTON
40%
WHAT IS THE ONLY WORD THAT THE RAVEN SAYS IN EDGAR ALLEN POE’S POEM “THE RAVEN”? NEVERMORE
40%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CHINESE RELIGION FOUNDED BY LAO TSE? TAOISM
40%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE PEQUOD IN THE BOOK “MOBY DICK”? AHAB
39%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LIGHTEST WOOD KNOWN? BALSA
39%
IN WHICH CITY IS MICHELANGELO’S STATUE OF DAVID LOCATED? FLORENCE
39%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FURRY ANIMAL THAT ATTACKS COBRA SNAKES? MONGOOSE
39%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ARTIST WHO PAINTED “GUERNICA”? PICASSO
39%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SINGER WHO POPULARIZED A DANCE KNOWN AS THE “TWIST”? CHECKER
38%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR OF THE JAMES BOND NOVELS? FLEMING
38%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE COSMONAUT WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO ORBIT AROUND THE EARTH? GAGARIN
38%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO BEGAN THE REFORMATION IN GERMANY? LUTHER
38%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CHILE? SANTIAGO
38%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE “THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA”? HEMINGWAY
37%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST PERSON TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST? HILLARY
36%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AMERICAN WHO STARRED IN THE 1936 OLYMPICS? OWENS
36%
WHAT ARE PEOPLE CALLED WHO EXPLORE CAVES? SPELUNKERS
36%
WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN ASIA? YANGTZE
36%
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR THE ASTRONOMICAL BODIES THAT ENTER THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE? METEORS
35%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NAVIGATION INSTRUMENT USED AT SEA TO PLOT POSITION BY THE STARS? SEXTANT
35%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FOUNTAIN IN ROME INTO WHICH COINS ARE THROWN FOR GOOD LUCK? TREVI
35%
WHAT WAS FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S PROFESSION? ARCHITECT
34%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WROTE “CANTERBURY TALES”? CHAUCER
34%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE APOLLO LUNAR MODULE THAT LANDED THE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON? EAGLE
34%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE UNIT OF MEASURE THAT REFERS TO A SIX-FOOT DEPTH OF WATER? FATHOM
34%
WHO WAS THE MOST FAMOUS GREEK DOCTOR? HIPPOCRATES
34%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE RIVER ON WHICH BONN IS LOCATED? RHINE
34%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LONE RANGER’S INDIAN SIDEKICK? TONTO
34%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGE THAT SEPARATES ASIA FROM EUROPE? URAL
34%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SHIP ON WHICH CHARLES DARWIN MADE HIS SCIENTIFIC VOYAGE? BEAGLE
33%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ISLAND ON WHICH NAPOLEON WAS BORN? CORSICA
33%
OVER WHICH RIVER IS THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE? HUDSON
32%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE “BRAVE NEW WORLD”? HUXLEY
32%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO FIRST STUDIED GENETIC INHERITANCE IN PLANTS? MENDEL
32%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WAS PRESIDENT DIRECTLY AFTER JAMES MADISON? MONROE
32%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BRITISH ADMIRAL WHO WON THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR? NELSON
32%
WHAT KIND OF POISON DID SOCRATES TAKE AS HIS EXECUTION? HEMLOCK
31%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MYTHICAL GIANT LUMBERJACK? BUNYAN
30%
THE GENERAL NAMED HANNIBAL WAS FROM WHAT CITY? CARTHAGE
30%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE COMMANDER WHO LOST THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN RIVER? CUSTER
30%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE RIVER THAT RUNS THROUGH ROME? TIBER
30%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MALE STAR OF THE MOVIE “CASABLANCA”? BOGART
29%
WHO IS KNOWN AS “THE FATHER OF GEOMETRY”? EUCLID
29%
WHAT FAMOUS KNOT DID ALEXANDER THE GREAT UNDO? GORDIAN
29%
IN WHICH COUNTRY IS ANGEL FALLS LOCATED? VENEZUELA
29%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ARTIST WHO PAINTED “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY”? DALI
28%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF GERMANY’S LARGEST BATTLESHIP THAT WAS SUNK IN WORLD WAR II? BISMARCK
26%
WHO WAS THE FIRST RULER OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE? CHARLEMAGNE
26%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST PERSON TO COMPLETE A SOLO FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN? LINDBERGH
26%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SUBMARINE IN JULES VERNE’S “20,000 LEAGUES BENEATH THE SEA”? NAUTILUS
26%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO IS REGARDED AS THE NATIONAL POET OF SCOTLAND? BURNS
25%
IN WHICH GAME ARE MEN CROWNED? CHECKERS
25%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HILLBILLY FAMILY THAT HAD A FAMOUS FEUD WITH THE MCCOY FAMILY? HATFIELD
25%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE INVENTOR OF THE WIRELESS RADIO? MARCONI
25%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE COMPOSER WHO WROTE THE OPERA “DON GIOVANNI”? MOZART
25%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY EXCLUDING THE SUN? SIRIUS
25%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SUBSTANCE DERIVED FROM A WHALE THAT IS USED TO MAKE PERFUME? AMBERGRIS
24%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF DELAWARE? DOVER
24%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WROTE THE “STAR SPANGLED BANNER”? KEY
24%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE TELEGRAPH? MORSE
24%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT PRODUCES “BABY RUTH” CANDY BARS? NESTLE
24%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE PLAYWRIGHT WHO WROTE “A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE”? WILLIAMS
23%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR OF “LITTLE WOMEN”? ALCOTT
22%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE UNDER THE PSEUDONYM OF MARK TWAIN? CLEMENS
22%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MANSION IN VIRGINIA THAT WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON’S HOME? MONTICELLO
22%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE “THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE”? POE
22%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WAS THE RADIO BROADCASTER FOR THE “WAR OF THE WORLDS”? WELLES
22%
IN WHICH CITY IS THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY LOCATED? ANNAPOLIS
21%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR WHO RECEIVED THE BEST ACTOR AWARD FOR THE MOVIE “ON THE WATERFRONT”? BRANDO
21%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF KENTUCKY? FRANKFORT
21%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR WHO PLAYED RHETT BUTLER IN “GONE WITH THE WIND”? GABLE
21%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE DOCTOR WHO FIRST DEVELOPED A VACCINE AGAINST POLIO? SALK
20%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED THE SHERIFF IN THE MOVIE “HIGH NOON”? COOPER
19%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST MAN TO RUN THE MILE IN UNDER FOUR MINUTES? BANNISTER
18%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MOVIE ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED SPARTACUS? DOUGLAS
18%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SMALL JAPANESE STOVE USED FOR OUTDOOR COOKING? HIBACHI
18%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE COMPOSER OF THE “MAPLE LEAF RAG” JOPLIN
18%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LARGEST DESERT ON EARTH? ANTARTICA
17%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF AN ILLEGAL MOVE BY A BASEBALL PITCHER THAT RESULTS IN ALL RUNNERS ADVANCING ONE BASE? BALK
17%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE FEMALE STAR OF THE MOVIE “CASABLANCA”? BERGMAN
17%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FRENCH AUTHOR WHO WROTE “THE STRANGER”? CAMUS
17%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF BUFFALO BILL? CODY
17%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO SUPPOSEDLY KILLED JESSE JAMES? FORD
17%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE HUSBAND-WIFE SPIES WHO WERE ELECTROCUTED IN 1951 FOR PASSING ATOMIC SECRETS TO RUSSIA? ROSENBERG
17%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE TWENTY-FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT? ARTHUR
16%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TOWN THROUGH WHICH LADY GODIVA SUPPOSEDLY MADE HER FAMOUS RIDE? COVENTRY
16%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE DISCOVERER OF THE VACCINATION FOR SMALLPOX? JENNER
16%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE EUROPEAN AUTHOR WHO WROTE “THE TRIAL”? KAFKA
16%
IN ADDITION TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND THE BELMONT STAKES WHAT HORSE RACE COMPRISES THE TRIPLE CROWN? PREAKNESS
16%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF ROY ROGERS’ HORSE? TRIGGER
16%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE CUBAN LEADER THAT CASTRO OVERTHREW? BATISTA
15%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE JUDGE WHO WAS KNOWN AS “THE LAW WEST OF THE PECOS”? BEAN
15%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE BRITISH SHIP “BOUNTY” WHEN THE MUTINY OCCURRED? BLIGH
15%
WHAT IS THE CITY IN WHICH THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME IS LOCATED? COOPERSTOWN
15%
IN WHICH CITY DOES THE COTTON BOWL TAKE PLACE? DALLAS
15%
ANDY GRIFFITH WAS THE SHERIFF OF WHAT TOWN ON TELEVISION’S “ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW”? MAYBERRY
15%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL’S ASSISTANT? WATSON
15%
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN SOUTH AMERICA? ACONCAGUA
14%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE CRIMINAL WHO WAS KILLED BY FBI AGENTS OUTSIDE OF A CHICAGO MOVIE THEATER? DILLINGER
14%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE UNSUCCESSFUL AUTO THAT WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FROM 1957–1959? EDSEL
14%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE VILLAINOUS PEOPLE WHO LIVED UNDERGROUND IN H. G. WELLS’S BOOK “THE TIME MACHINE”? MORLOCKS
14%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE CHARACTER PORTRAYED BY ROBERT STACK ON THE TELEVISION SHOW “THE UNTOUCHABLES”? NESS
14%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE RUBBER ROLLER ON A TYPEWRITER? PLATEN
14%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE WIND SPEED? ANEMOMETER
13%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO FOUNDED THE AMERICAN RED CROSS? BARTON
13%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ARTIST WHO PAINTED “AMERICAN GOTHIC”? WOOD
13%
WHICH GAME USES A DOUBLING CUBE? BACKGAMMON
12%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE DOCTOR WHO PERFORMED THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANT? BARNARD
12%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED DR. WATSON IN THE SHERLOCK HOLMES SERIES? BRUCE
12%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR IN THE ROLE OF PERRY MASON ON TELEVISION? BURR
12%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE POET WHO ORIGINALLY WROTE “DON JUAN”? BYRON
12%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE UNION IRONCLAD SHIP THAT FOUGHT THE CONFEDERATE IRONCLAD MERRIMACK? MONITOR
12%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WROTE THE SONG “HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN”? BERLIN
11%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE “BROTHERS KARAMAZOV”? DOSTOYEVSKI
11%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BOY IN THE BOOK “TREASURE ISLAND”? HAWKINS
11%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MOST POPULAR PIN-UP GIRL OF WORLD WAR II? GRABLE
10%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO SAID “I ONLY REGRET THAT I HAVE BUT ONE LIFE TO LOSE FOR MY COUNTRY”? HALE
10%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST AMERICAN AUTHOR TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE? LEWIS
10%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE PILOT OF THE U-2 SPY PLANE SHOT DOWN OVER RUSSIA IN 1960? POWERS
10%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF BILLY THE KID? BONNEY
9%
IN WHAT PROFESSION WAS EMMETT KELLY? CLOWN
9%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BASEBALL PLAYER WITH THE HIGHEST LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES? COBB
9%
WHAT IS JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH’S PROFESSION? ECONOMIST
9%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PLAY IN WHICH ELWOOD P. DOWD IS A CHARACTER? HARVEY
9%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE UNION GENERAL WHO DEFEATED THE CONFEDERATE ARMY AT THE CIVIL WAR BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG? MEADE
9%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED SERGEANT FRIDAY ON “DRAGNET”? WEBB
9%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FIRST MOVIE TO RECEIVE THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST PICTURE? WINGS
9%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED THE FATHER ON THE TELEVISION SHOW “FATHER KNOWS BEST”? YOUNG
9%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE LARGEST CONFEDERATE MILITARY PRISON DURING THE CIVIL WAR? ANDERSONVILLE
8%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO REMOVED THE THORN FROM THE LION’S PAW IN THE STORY FROM AESOP’S FABLES? ANDROCLES
8%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE VENTRILOQUIST WHO PROVIDED THE VOICE FOR CHARLIE MCCARTHY? BERGEN
8%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WAS MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR PHOTOGRAPHING THE U.S. CIVIL WAR? BRADY
8%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LAND OF THE GIANTS IN “GULLIVER’S TRAVELS”? BROBDINGNAG
8%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF ROY ROGER’S DOG? BULLET
8%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO CREATED THE COMIC STRIP “LI’L ABNER”? CAPP
8%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR KNOWN AS “THE MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES”? CHANEY
8%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE CLOWN ON THE “HOWDY DOODY” TELEVISION SHOW? CLARABELL
8%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BOXER WHO WAS KNOWN AS THE “MANASSA MAULER”? DEMPSEY
8%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF DAGWOOD’S BOSS IN THE COMIC STRIP “BLONDIE”? DITHERS
8%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE SINGER WHO MADE A HIT RECORDING OF THE SONG “WHO’S SORRY NOW”? FRANCIS
8%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE SONG WRITER WHO WROTE THE SONG “I LOVE PARIS”? PORTER
8%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE AVENUE THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS ATLANTIC AVENUE IN THE GAME OF MONOPOLY? VENTNOR
8%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR OF “OUR TOWN”? WILDER
8%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF FLASH’S GIRLFRIEND IN THE COMIC STRIP “FLASH GORDON”? ARDEN
7%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WAS THE VOICE OF MR. MAGOO? BACKUS
7%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF A NUMBER TWO WOOD IN GOLF? BRASSIE
7%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE INDIAN COLLEGE IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR WHICH JIM THORPE PLAYED FOOTBALL? CARLISLE
7%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF GENE AUTRY’S HORSE? CHAMPION
7%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BOXER WHO WON THE BOXING TITLE FROM JOHN L. SULLIVAN? CORBETT
7%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE SINGER WHOSE THEME SONG WAS “WHEN THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT MEETS THE GOLD OF THE DAY”? CROSBY
7%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST WOMAN TO SWIM ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL? EDERLE
7%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE INVENTOR OF THE STEAMBOAT “CLERMONT”? FULTON
7%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FOOTBALL PLAYER KNOWN AS “THE GALLOPING GHOST”? GRANGE
7%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BASEBALL PLAYER WHO PITCHED A PERFECT GAME IN THE 1956 WORLD SERIES? LARSEN
7%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE POET WHO WROTE THE LINE “INTO EACH LIFE A LITTLE RAIN MUST FALL”? LONGFELLOW
7%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST FLIER TO FLY SOLO AROUND THE WORLD? POST
7%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR OF “THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY”? STONE
7%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE NUCLEAR SUBMARINE THAT SUNK IN THE ATLANTIC IN 1963? THRESHER
7%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE JOCKEY WITH THE MOST LIFETIME WINNERS IN HORSE RACING? BAZE
6%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WROTE THE POEM “IT COULDN’T BE DONE”? GUEST
6%
WHO WAS THE RACEHORSE OF THE YEAR FOR MANY SUCCESSIVE YEARS IN THE 1960S? KELSO
6%
FROM WHAT MUSICAL IS THE SONG “BAUBLES BANGLES AND BEADS”? KISMET
6%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO CREATED THE COMIC STRIP “WOODY WOODPECKER”? LANTZ
6%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO RECEIVED A PULITZER PRIZE FOR HIS WRITINGS ABOUT ABRAHAM LINCOLN? SANDBURG
6%
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