| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| In Australia, they celebrate 'Australia Day' on the 26th of what month? | January | 75%
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| What is the scientific name for the acid also known as Vitamin C? | {Ascorbic} Acid | 44%
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| Which year was the first UK General Election where all women were able to vote, it is sometimes called the Flapper Election? | 1929 | 43%
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| What has been the name of the MGM lion since MGM was founded in 1924? | {Leo} the Lion | 38%
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| In the Shakespeare play Othello, what is the name of Othello's wife? | Desdemona | 35%
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| In Greek Mythology, who was the wife of the hero Odysseus? | Penelope | 28%
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| Who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 'My Cousin Vinny (1992)' and was twice nominated for 'In the Bedroom (2001)' and 'The Wrestler (2008)'? | Marisa Tomei | 24%
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| Who had a UK Number One with 'Jealous Guy' in 1981 and UK Number Two's with 'Love is the Drug' in 1975 and 'Dance Away' in 1979? | Roxy Music | 21%
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| Which Belgian tennis player won 7 singles grand slams, all in the 2000's? | Justine Henin | 20%
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| What is the occupation of Pagliacci in the opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo? | Clown | 18%
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| Which Jane Austen novel is about a girl called Fanny Price who is sent to live in her uncle's Northamptonshire country estate? | Mansfield Park | 18%
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| How many letters make up the Khmer (Cambodian) alphabet? | 74 | 16%
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| Coming from the French for 'red lantern', what name is given to the rider in last place in the Tour de France? | Lanterne Rouge | 11%
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| What was the real name of the author who used the pen name George Eliot? | Mary Ann Evans | 10%
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| What was the name of Pink Floyd's debut album, released in 1967? | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | 10%
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| What town in Nepal is home to the Tenzing-Hillary airport, the closest airport to Mount Everest? | Lukla | 8%
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| What is the name of a curved knife, often used for cutting herbs? | Mezzaluna | 5%
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| Which Latin phrase 'having changed what needs to be changed'? | Mutatis Mutandis | 4%
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| What was the maiden name of George Washington's wife? | Martha Dandridge | 3%
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| Who became the Prime Minister of Portugal in 2015? | António Costa | 2%
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