| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| In Greek Mythology who slayed Medusa? | Perseus | 46%
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| With her first coming at the start of 1960 and her last at the end of 1974, how many Singles Tennis Grand Slams did Margaret Court win? | 24 | 36%
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| What is the French term to denote the social order that is dominated by the so-called 'middle class'? | Bourgeoisie | 33%
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| The flag of which country contains the French writing 'L'Union Fait La Force' which translates to 'Unity is Strength'? | Haiti | 30%
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| Who played Sybil Fawlty, the wife of Basil, in the 1970's British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers'? | Prunella Scales | 25%
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| Which city in Florida is the oldest city in the United States? | St. Augustine | 25%
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| What first name did Walt Disney originally want to give Mickey Mouse until his wife Lillian persuaded him to change it? | Mortimer | 23%
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| What is the name of the trophy that is given to the Superbowl Winners? | Vince Lombardi | 23%
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| Who has won 2 Oscars for Best Actress for her roles in Norma Rae (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984) and was nominated for Supporting Actress for her role in Lincoln (2012)? | Sally Field | 21%
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| What is the Latin word for son? | Filius | 20%
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| Who was the Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005? | Gerhard Schröder | 20%
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| Who starred as Brian in the 1979 film Monty Python's Life of Brian? | Graham Chapman | 20%
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| In 1986, who had a UK Top 10 with 'Happy Hour' and a UK Number 1 with 'Caravan of Love'? | The Housemartins | 17%
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| What was the name of the British-Jamaican nurse who opened the 'British Hotel' behind the lines during the Crimean War? | Mary Seacole | 16%
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| Who had the backing band known as The Tennessee Three? | Johnny Cash | 15%
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| What was the national airline of Belgium until it went bankrupt in 2001? | Sabena | 12%
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| In which year did the population of the world reach 1 billion? | 1804 | 6%
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| When found in food, Vitamin A is in two principal forms, carotene (found in plants) and which other (found in meat and dairy)? | Retinol | 5%
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| Who wrote 'The Manchurian Candidate', a book about a man who is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a Communist conspiracy? | Richard Condon | 1%
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| What name is given to a Lithuanian meal of potato dumplings which is often called the national dish of Lithuania? | Cepelinai | 0%
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