Are you the very model of a modern Major-General? - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
The hypotenuse is the longest side of what kind of triangle?	Right	94%
Which is a solution to the equation 2x + 3 = 5?	x = 1	94%
Why is it very difficult to hum a fugue?	There are multiple musical lines at once.	89%
The derivative of every constant function is…	Always zero	83%
Which of these puzzles is most similar to an acrostic?	Crossword	83%
Which decision is a matter of tactics?	Whether to launch a cavalry charge	83%
Which of these single-celled creatures has the scientific name Amoeba proteus?		78%
Which one of these is NOT a javelin?		78%
Which is a solution to the equation x^2 + x = 2?	x = -2	78%
Where does much of Arthurian legend come from, including the name "Caradoc"?	Wales	72%
Which decision is a matter of strategy?	Which of two cities to attack	72%
If you got everything right, congratulations! A better Major-General has never sat a gee. What is a gee?	A horse	67%
Which of these Gilbert & Sullivan songs is from H.M.S. Pinafore (1878)?	He is an Englishman	67%
Which of these kings did NOT reign over England?	Robert III	67%
If there is a sortie during a siege, what is happening?	The defenders attack the besiegers.	67%
Which of these paintings is by Raphael (1483–1520)?		61%
A mamelon is a good place to fortify. But what is it?	A small hill	61%
What type of foot do elegiac couplets mainly use?	Dactyl	61%
What does the commissariat provide for the army?	Food	61%
I want to order a pizza with 2 different toppings, from a place with 8 topping options. How many different combinations of 2 toppings can I make?	28	56%
What numeral base did the Babylonians use?	60	56%
Which of these battles is NOT like the others?	Battle of Salamis	56%
What is a ravelin?	A fortification	50%
What is Caractacus wearing in his 1857 bronze statue by John Henry Foley?	A loincloth	50%
Which "crime" was Elagabalus NOT accused of?	Banning sun worship	50%
Which of these is necessarily a paradox?	A barber shaves those, and only those, who don't shave themselves.	44%
What is an amphibole?	Mineral	39%
Which conic section comes in exactly one shape, with no way to change it other than rotating and rescaling?	Parabola	39%
What do the frogs say in Aristophanes's The Frogs (405 BCE)?	Brekekekex, koax, koax.	33%
Which gun was invented first?	The Colt revolver	33%