| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| In the 1500's, who discovered that the Earth rotates around the sun? | Nicolaus Copernicus | 63%
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| How many years are in a lustrum? | 5 | 48%
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| How many cantons is Switzerland split into? | 26 | 46%
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| What is the largest city along the Amazon River? | Manaus | 43%
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| Which Norwegian playwright's work include 'A Doll's House', 'Pillars of Society' and 'The Wild Duck'? | Henrik Ibsen | 38%
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| The smallest measurable distance is named after which German physicist? | Max Planck | 37%
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| Who is the namesake of Warsaw Airport in Poland? | Frédéric Chopin | 23%
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| In the Bible, King David had the husband of which woman killed once he became infatuated with her? | Bathsheba | 22%
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| In which year was the Domesday Book completed? | 1086 | 20%
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| What was the name of the man who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan in March 1981? | John Hinckley Jr. | 20%
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| Who starred as Arthur Dent in the 2005 film adaptation of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'? | Martin Freeman | 18%
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| What is the two-letter country code for Algeria? | DZ | 17%
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| Which Celtic band was Enya a member of before going solo? | Clannad | 15%
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| Who had 3 Solo UK Number Ones with 'Too Many Broken Hearts', 'Sealed with a Kiss' and 'Any Dream Will Do'? | Jason Donovan | 14%
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| What do the C and S stand for in the author's name C.S Lewis? | Clive Staples | 12%
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| Which Steven Spielberg film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards at the 1986 Oscars but didn't win any? | The Color Purple (1985) | 12%
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| Which stem vegetable translated from German means cabbage turnip? | Kohlrabi | 12%
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| What is the name of the longest river in New Zealand? | {Waikato} River | 10%
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| Who was the wife of George V until his death in 1936? | Mary of Teck | 7%
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| Who played Richard Bellamy in the ITV Drama 'Upstairs Downstairs'? | David Langton | 1%
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