| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Which of the following landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country? | Lesotho | 66%
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| Which of these is not one of the American Triple Crown horse races? | Arlington Million | 51%
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| Which of these U.S. presidents appeared on the television series Laugh-In? | Richard Nixon | 46%
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| Who did artist Grant Wood use as the model for the farmer in his classic painting "American Gothic"? | His Dentist | 37%
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| Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? | King Henry II | 37%
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| For ordering his favorite beverages on demand, LBJ had four buttons installed in the Oval Office labeled "coffee," "tea," "Coke," and what? | Fresca | 34%
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| Compiled by Benjamin Franklin in 1737, "The Drinker's Dictionary" included all but which of these synonyms for "drunkenness?" | Pifflicated | 34%
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| Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman? | Volt | 34%
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| Famous pediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in what sport? | Rowing | 29%
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| What scientist first determined that human sight results from images projected onto the retina? | Johannes Kepler | 23%
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| Khrushchev's famous 1960 "shoe-banging" outburst at the U.N. was in response to a delegate from what nation? | The Philippines | 23%
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| How many days make up a non-leap year in the Islamic calendar? | 354 | 20%
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| The most-watched TV episode of all time, the final episode of M*A*S*H aired at 8:30 p.m. on February 28, 1983, following what sitcom? | Alice | 17%
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| What club did astronaut Alan Shepard use to make his famous golf shot on the moon? | Six iron | 17%
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| If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow? | Trees | 14%
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