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| Which American pianist is best-known for composing Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris? | George Gershwin | 48%
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| The biblical Queen of which ancient kingdom is thought to have brought a caravan of gifts to King Solomon to "prove him with hard questions"? | Queen of {Sheba} | 44%
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| Which British physicist was the piano player in the bands Dare and DReam before he became a science broadcaster? | Brian Cox | 37%
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| In which year did the Acts of Union take effect, uniting the English and Scottish Parliaments to form the Parliament of Great Britain? | 1707 | 34%
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| Which port city in Cameroon is the largest by population? | Douala | 31%
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| Which Tudor portrait artist is well-known for painting Thomas Cromwell, Thomas More, Henry VII, and several of Henry VIII's wives? | Hans Holbein | 25%
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| "I Don't Know How to Love Him" and "Everything's Alright" are songs from which rock musical? | Jesus Christ Superstar | 23%
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| Found in Russia, what is the fifth-longest river system in the world and the largest to drain into the Arctic Ocean? | {Yenisey} River | 22%
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| Who starred as Dexter Morgan in the American crime drama TV series Dexter that ran from 2006 to 2013? | Michael C. Hall | 21%
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| What P-word, derived from the Spanish for "little sin" is used to describe a small offence? | Peccadillo | 18%
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| In Physics, what are the two second generation quarks in alphabetical order? | Charm & Strange | 17%
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| Which American science-fiction writer's works include The Left Hand of Darkness and The Earthsea Cycle series? | Ursula K. Le Guin | 17%
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| What was the name of the ship led by Sir Ernest Shackleton on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition that sank in 1915? | Endurance | 15%
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| What is the currency of Kazakhstan? | Tenge | 15%
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| Which English public schools' former pupils are referred to as Old Carthusians and includes Jeremy Hunt, David Dimbleby, and all founding members of the band Genesis? | {Charterhouse} School | 10%
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| In 2018, who became the first person to be nominated for acting (Best Supporting Actress) and songwriting (Best Original Song) Oscars in the same year for Mudbound (2017)? | Mary J. Blige | 7%
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| Which city is the capital of Shikoku, the smallest of the four main islands of Japan? | Matsuyama | 7%
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| Which tennis player won the Women's Wimbledon Singles title in 1969, as well as two Women's French Open Singles titles before the open era began? | Ann Haydon-Jones | 6%
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| Consisting of a minced meat blend topped with an egg mixture and baked until set, what dish is the national dish of South Africa? | Bobotie | 4%
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| Which French cyclist, has won all three Grand Tour events, and was the first to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964? | Jacques Anquetil | 4%
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