| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Which is the only South American country where cricket is the most popular sport? | Guyana | 69%
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| The traditional Russian folk song 'Korbeiniki' (or 'The Peddlers') is perhaps best known as the theme to which classic arcade game? | Tetris | 69%
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| In August 1918, socialist revolutionary Fanny Kaplan attempted to assassinate which historical figure? | Vladimir Ilyich Lenin | 62%
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| With territory straddling both sides of the International Date Line, which is always the first country to fully enter into the new year? | Kiribati | 54%
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| Glenn Miller played which instrument? | Trombone | 46%
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| Which fruit is cultivated in viticulture? | Grapes | 38%
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| What notable artefact was kept hidden in a trunk for two years in the Parisian apartment belonging to Vincenzo Peruggia? | The Mona Lisa | 38%
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| Which 1818 novel is alternatively titled 'The Modern Prometheus'? | Frankenstein | 31%
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| 2-D, Murdoc Niccals, Russel Hobbs and Noodle are fictional members of which band? | Gorillaz | 23%
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| Who played the title role in Monty Python's Life of Brian? | Graham Chapman | 23%
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| What type of organisms are used in hirudotherapy? | Leeches | 23%
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| First developed in Germany in the early 20th century, which physical exercise regime was originally known as 'contrology'? | Pilates | 15%
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| The 2005 Madonna hit 'Hung Up' samples which ABBA song? | Gimme Gimme Gimme | 8%
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| Which Nobel Prize-winning chemist was the first person to map the structure of Vitamin B12? | Dorothy Hodgkin | 0%
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| Which fashion house designed Audrey Hepburn's famous 'little black dress' for the film Breakfast at Tiffany's? | Givenchy | 0%
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