| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Which line between Maryland and Pennsylvania marked the border between former slave states of the south and slavery free states in the north? | {Mason}-{Dixon} Line | 59%
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| Who was the lead singer of Genesis until he left in 1975? | Peter Gabriel | 45%
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| Released in 1998, Mikhail Gorbachev starred in an advert for which fast food chain? | Pizza Hut | 39%
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| The musical "Kiss Me, Kate" is about the musical production of which Shakespeare play? | The Taming of the Shrew | 35%
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| Which volcano in the Philippines famously erupted last in 1991? | Mount Pinatubo | 27%
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| Coming from the French term for 'arrange the hair', what is another name for a professional hair-stylist? | Coiffeur | 26%
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| In Roman mythology, who is the goddess of agriculture? | Ceres | 22%
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| The town of Edgbaston is home to the which County Cricket club? | Warwickshire | 22%
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| In which year did ITV launch on the television in the United Kingdom? | 1955 | 21%
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| What is the medical name for the fear of the number 13? | {Triskaideka}phobia | 19%
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| Which poem by wartime poet Wilfred Owen begins 'Bent double, like old beggars under sacks'? | Dulce et Decorum Est | 14%
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| What is the postcode district for Whitechapel in London? | E1 | 13%
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| The Laughing Cavalier is a portrait by which Dutch painter? | Frans Hals | 13%
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| Who won the Gold in the Men's 100m at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? | Lamont Marcell Jacobs | 12%
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| Which film was nominated for a record 14 Oscars in 1951, winning 6 of them? | All About Eve (1950) | 9%
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| A variety of haricot bean, what is the name of the bean in Heinz Baked Beans? | {Navy} bean | 6%
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| Which pope commissioned the building of the Sistine Chapel? | Sixtus IV | 4%
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| Who had UK Top 40 hits with 'Trouble', 'Girl Power' and 'Delicious' all released in the 1990s? | Shampoo | 3%
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| Which German holds the record for most Olympic medals won by any equestrian athlete, picking up 7 Gold Medals in the dressage? | Isabell Werth | 2%
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| Who starred as Jessie in Mad Max (1979)? | Joanne Samuel | 2%
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