| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| What are the names of the two independence seeking regions that are partially recognized (by 5 UN members), but are widely recognized as sovereign territories of Georgia? | Abkhazia | 50%
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| What are the names of the two independence seeking regions that are partially recognized (by 5 UN members), but are widely recognized as sovereign territories of Georgia? | South Ossetia | 50%
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| What is the name of the cloud around the Solar System where most comets come from? | {Oort} cloud | 45%
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| Which colour was originally called fuchsine until it was renamed in honour of an 1859 battle? | Magenta | 33%
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| What is the name of the biblical sea monster mentioned in books of the Old Testament such as Job, Psalms, and Isaiah? | Leviathan | 26%
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| Who was sworn in as the Mexican President on 1st October 2024? | Claudia Sheinbaum | 20%
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| Who has been lead singer of Iron Maiden in two stints from 1981-1993 and since 1999? | Bruce Dickinson | 18%
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| “Art is not a mirror with which to reflect reality but a hammer with which to shape it.” is a quote credited to which German playwright? | Bertolt Brecht | 16%
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| Amoebic and bacillary are the two main types of what disease, which cause an inflammation of the intestines? | Dysentery | 15%
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| Which Greek island is the largest (by area) of the Cyclades island group? | Naxos | 15%
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| Who is the only person to win the Mercury Music Prize twice for Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea in 2000 and Let England Shake in 2011? | PJ Harvey | 15%
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| What is the name of the artistic movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century led by painters such as Umberto Boccioni and Gino Severini? | Futurism | 14%
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| Found in China, how long (to the nearest mile) is the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge, the longest bridge in the world? | {102} miles | 11%
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| Which classic cocktail is made by combining scotch whiskey with Drambuie? | Rusty Nail | 6%
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| Which Kenyan long-distance runner won both the Women's 5000m and Women's 10,000m Olympic Gold Medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris? | Beatrice Chebet | 5%
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| Who was been nominated for the Best Director Oscar three times for Billy Elliot (2000), The Hours (2002), and The Reader (2008)? | Stephen Daldry | 4%
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| The first trademark registered in the UK was by the Bass Brewery Company and was registered in what year? | 1876 | 2%
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| What was the name of the war horse ridden by Ulysses S. Grant during the American Civil War that he is sat on in his presidential memorial in Washington D.C.? | Cincinnati | 2%
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| What name is given to the UEFA European Championship Trophy, named after the man who came up with the idea for the competition? | {Henri Delaney} Trophy | 1%
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| What is the name of the stately home in north-east of Hampshire which has been the home of the Dukes of Wellington since 1817? | {Stratfield Saye} House | 1%
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