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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A 1931 German mystery thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert, a serial killer who targets children.	M	100%
Which colour is the most common on the national flags of the world, featuring on 75% of national flags?	red	82%
The Epic of _______ is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia. It is considered the oldest surviving literary work, dating back to around 2100 BCE.	Gilgamesh	71%
The protagonist of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is Captain ____, the obsessive and vengeful captain of the whaling ship Pequod, whose relentless pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick drives the plot.	Ahab	65%
"East of Eden" is a 1952 novel by John Steinbeck, considered his magnum opus, exploring themes of family, love, identity, and the struggle between good and evil, set against the backdrop of Salinas Valley in _______.	California	65%
What type of rock is obsidian?	igneous	65%
Joe Frasier was the first person to beat who at professional boxing in 1971?	Muhammad Ali	65%
The protagonist of Homer's The Odyssey is _____, a Greek king of Ithaca, who embarks on a perilous journey home after the Trojan War.	Odysseus	65%
The chief protagonist of The Iliad is _____, the great Achaean warrior whose rage instigates the action of Homer's story.	Achilles	59%
The protagonist of Alexandre Dumas' "The Three Musketeers" is d'Artagnan, a young Gascon nobleman who travels to Paris to become a musketeer, eventually befriending Athos, Porthos, and ____.	Aramis	53%
What type of rock is marble?	metamorphic	53%
What type of rock is sandstone?	sedimentary	53%
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) was the first person to reach what on 14 December 1911?	South Pole	53%
What does the German word 'Bitte' translate to in English?	please	47%
Who painted the famous 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'?	Johannes Vermeer	41%
Who cursed Medusa, turning her into a monstrous figure with snakes for hair whose gaze could turn people to stone?	Athena	35%
During WWII; Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword were nicknames for what?	beaches	35%
Best known book by Toni Morrison - a 1987 novel, set in the period after the American Civil War, the novel tells the story of a dysfunctional family of formerly enslaved people whose Cincinnati home is haunted by a malevolent spirit.	Beloved	35%
Bob Dole ran against who in the 1996 US elections?	Bill Clinton	35%
The world's longest sea beach is Praia do Cassino in _____ stretching 254 kilometers (158 miles) along the South Atlantic coast.	Brazil	35%
In 1940 about 850 private boats were used to help evacuate 330,000 Allied troops trapped at which locale?	Dunkirk	35%
Who was the first cartoon character to be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?	Mickey Mouse	35%
Which number is represented by a one followed by 12 zeros? One ______.	trilliion	35%
The Sturmabteilung (SA) was the original paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party of Germany. It played a significant role in Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and early 1930s. Its primary purposes were providing protection for Nazi rallies and assemblies, disrupting the meetings of opposing parties, fighting against the paramilitary units of the opposing parties. What were they also known as?	Brownshirts	29%
Which actor was the first woman to be paid $1million dollars for a role?	Elizabeth Taylor	29%
Although they have since been re-designed, the national flags of Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and East Timor once featured what item?	rifle	29%
"Of Mice & Men" is a 1937 novella by John Steinbeck, it tells the story of ____ Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in the United States.	George	24%
Goneril is a character from which Shakespeare play?	King Lear	24%
____ ___ _____ the "Iron Chancellor," was the Prussian statesman primarily responsible for unifying Germany through a series of wars and diplomatic maneuvering, leading to the formation of the German Empire in 1871.	Otto Von Bismarck	24%
The Voluntary Militia for National Security (Italian Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale, MVSN), commonly called the ________ was originally the paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party, known as the Squadrismo, and after 1923 an all-volunteer militia of the Kingdom of Italy under Fascist rule, similar to the Sturmabteilung.	Blackshirts	18%
The name of Hermoine’s cat in the “Harry Potter” series of books and movies?	Crookshanks	18%
Arthur Rimbaud is possible Frances best known poet. Rimbaud was a libertine and a restless soul, having engaged in a hectic, sometimes violent romantic relationship with fellow poet ________.	Paul Verlaine	18%
Which country’s name means “The Shallows”?	Bahamas	12%
Medusa was one of the three Gorgon sisters, along with Stheno and _____, who were immortal, while Medusa was mortal.	Euryale	12%
Name the type of erosion which occurs when rocks grind along the bed and banks of a river to wear it down?	abrasion	6%
_____ are a subgroup of the Romani people. They are found mostly in Germany, France, Italy and Central Europe, numbering some 200,000 people. They were traditionally itinerant, but today only a small percentage remain unsettled.	Sinti	6%
A ______ roll is a type of uramaki sushi, an inside-out roll, featuring a filling of shrimp tempura, unagi (eel), and avocado, with thin slices of avocado layered on top	dragon	0%

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