| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Which state produces 85% of the wine in the United States, and would rank 5th in the world for wine production if it were a country? | California | 92%
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| With the element symbol Ac, what is the first element of the periodic table alphabetically? | Actinium | 43%
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| What was the currency of the Netherlands before the introduction of the Euro? | Guilder | 39%
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| Who was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for portraying Frida Kahlo in Frida (2002)? | Salma Hayek | 36%
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| Which Latin term meaning 'Always Faithful' is the motto of the United States Marine Corps? | Semper Fidelis | 35%
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| What inlet of the Pacific Ocean that borders Washington state is named after a Huguenot lieutenant from the Vancouver Expedition? | Puget Sound | 34%
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| Performing higher functions such as interpreting touch and vision, what is the largest part of the brain? | Cerebrum | 30%
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| Who has been the lead singer of the American heavy metal band Metallica since their formation in 1981? | James Hetfield | 29%
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| The quote said by Mike Tyson "I might just fade into Bolivian" when he meant "into oblivion" is an example of what form of error in speech? | Malapropism | 18%
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| Which English funk and acid band had a UK Number 1 with Deeper Underground in 1998? | Jamiroquai | 16%
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| Who was the quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams when they won Super Bowl LVI in 2022? | Matthew Stafford | 14%
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| How many trump cards are in the Major Arcana, the group of trump cards used in a tarot deck? | 22 | 12%
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| Summerstone, Jarndyce and Smallweed are surnames of characters in which Charles Dickens novel? | Bleak House | 12%
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| Which Irish painter's works included "Study for Three Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion" and the 'Screaming Popes' collection? | Francis Bacon | 10%
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| Who has won the most (10) MLB World Series rings as player, whilst playing for the New York Yankees? | Yogi Berra | 9%
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| A key part of the Umayyad invasion of Gaul, which year was the Battle of Tours? | 732 | 8%
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| What does the acronym DPT stand for when talking about the DPT vaccine? | Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus | 7%
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| What film was Marilyn Monroe shooting and eventually fired from in the run up to her death in 1962? | Something's Got to Give | 3%
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| In Babylonian Mythology, who was the king of the gods? | Marduk | 2%
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| What name is given to a sauce or soup of Jewish origin that is traditionally made with egg yolk and lemon? | Avgolemono | 1%
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