| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Referring to a way in which an individual or group operates, what does the Latin term often abbreviated to M.O. stand for? | Modus operandi | 64%
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| Which are the only three metals that can be effectively used in a catalytic converter? | Platinum | 41%
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| Which city in Brazil is the fourth largest by population and is known as the "Brazilian Venice"? | Recife | 38%
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| Who has been the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue since 1988? | Anna Wintour | 32%
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| In which year was the Great Exhibition in London, often regarded as the first of the official world exhibitions? | 1851 | 21%
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| Who was Player of the Match, getting 137 runs, as Australia beat India in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup final? | Travis Head | 21%
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| Which are the only three metals that can be effectively used in a catalytic converter? | Palladium | 20%
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| In the Peanuts comic strip, who is the younger sister of Charlie Brown? | {Sally} Brown | 20%
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| Which are the only three metals that can be effectively used in a catalytic converter? | Rhodium | 14%
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| What three-word term does the American television network CBS stand for? | Columbia Broadcasting System | 13%
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| The French novelist with the birthname Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil, was best known by what pen name? | George Sand | 12%
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| Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991, officiating Charles & Diana's wedding in 1981? | Robert Runcie | 8%
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| What name is given to Persian New Year, celebrated on the spring equinox (on/near 21 March)? | Nowruz | 7%
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| Who became the first qualifier to win the Darts World Championship when he won the BDO World Champs in 1983? | Keith Deller | 6%
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| Who won the Best Director Oscar for West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965)? | Robert Wise | 6%
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| As of January 2023, how many different people have climbed Mount Everest, to the nearest hundred? | 6300 | 5%
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| In Egyptian Mythology, which daughter of Ra is the goddess of healing and medicine? | Sekhmet | 4%
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| Which Brit is the only person to have won an Olympic Medal and a Nobel Prize, after winning Olympic Silver Medal in the Men's 1500m in 1920 followed by Nobel Peace Prize in 1959? | Philip Noel-Baker | 3%
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| In Spanish cooking, what name is given to the crispy, savoury crust that forms on the bottom layer of rice when cooking paella? | Socarrat | 3%
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| What was the name of the island where the Statue of Liberty lies, before it was renamed to Liberty Island in 1956? | {Bedloe's} Island | 2%
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