| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What are the only two independent countries which retain the title "emir" for their monarchs? | Qatar | 78%
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| Which city was the de-facto capital of France from 1940-1944, after the fall of Paris in WWII? | Vichy | 66%
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| What are the only two independent countries which retain the title "emir" for their monarchs? | Kuwait | 65%
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| Which French philosopher, who had an open relationship with Simone de Beauvoir, had works including Being and Nothingness and Existentialism is a Humanism? | Jean-Paul Sartre | 48%
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| What is the name of the desert that covers more than half of Israel? | Negev | 48%
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| What common four-lettered word could be used to describe someone who is mendacious, perfidious, or duplicitous? | Liar | 40%
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| In American business, what does the acronym LLC stand for? | Limited Liability Company | 31%
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| Capable of supporting up to 1,200 residents, which American research station is the largest community in Antarctica? | {McMurdo} Station | 25%
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| Which German artists' works included Adam and Eve, Feast of the Rosary, and Madonna of the Pear? | Albrecht Dürer | 22%
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| Which Cornish castle is thought to have been where King Arthur was conceived and possibly also born? | {Tintagel} Castle | 21%
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| How many novels are in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series running from 1983 to 2015? | 41 | 16%
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| Who was lead singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood from their formation in 1980 until their initial disbandment in 1987? | Holly Johnson | 16%
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| Who starred as Jim Bergerac in the BBC crime drama series Bergerac from 1981-1991? | John Nettles | 16%
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| Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes at a kurultai held in which year? | 1206 | 15%
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| Which Austronesian language is spoken by approximately 20 million people in the southern Philippines and is most widely spoken of the Bisayan languages? | Cebuano | 12%
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| What's the name of the only opera completed by the French composer Claude Debussy? | Pelléas et Mélisande | 11%
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| Which WNBA player is the all-time leader in points and holds the record for most (6) Olympic Gold Medals in Basketball? | Diana Taurasi | 7%
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| What is the Japanese word for "scallop" often found at sushi restaurants? | Hotate | 7%
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| Who was nominated for Oscars for Best Leading Actress for In America (2002) and Best Supporting Actress for Sweet and Lowdown (1999)? | Samantha Morton | 6%
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| Which sailing type at the Summer Olympics contains both the 49er and 49erFX disciplines? | Skiff | 2%
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