Million Dollar Questions #1 - Statistics

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In the children's book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from? Peru
72%
The Earth is approximately how many miles away from the Sun? 93 Million
50%
Who is credited with inventing the first mass-produced helicopter? Igor Sikorsky
48%
Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him? Issac Newton
47%
"Nephelococcygia" is the practice of doing what? Finding shapes in clouds
39%
What letter must appear at the beginning of the registration number of all non-military aircraft in the U.S.? N
34%
Now used to refer to a cat, the word "tabby" is derived from the name of a district of what world capital? Baghdad
31%
Which of these ships was not one of the three taken over by colonists during the Boston Tea Party? William
31%
Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"? Moth
28%
Who delivered the less famous two-hour speech that preceded Abraham Lincoln's two-minute Gettysburg Address? Edward Everett
27%
According to the Population Reference Bureau, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth? 100 Billion
23%
Which First Lady was a ninth-generation descendant of Pocahontas? Edith Wilson
23%
During World War II, US soldiers used the first commercial aerosol cans to hold what? Insecticide
23%
Neurologists believe that the brain's medial ventral prefrontal cortex is activated when you do what? Get a joke
16%
The song "God Bless America" was originally written for what 1918 musical? "Yip, Yip, Yaphank"
16%
The US icon Uncle Sam was based on Samuel Wilson who worked during the War of 1812 as a what? Meat Inspector
14%
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