| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| In 1863/64, Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth, saved the life of this man’s son. | Abraham Lincoln | 80%
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| Since it’s introduction to Japan in 1970, it has become a common tradition to eat this on Christmas. | KFC | 80%
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| In 1932, the Australian government fought a “war” against this pesky creature. They lost. | Emu | 76%
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| US president Andrew Jackson’s parrot attended his funeral, but had to be removed because it wouldn’t stop ________. | Swearing | 76%
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| Across eight US presidents and four decades, the CIA has recorded 638 failed assassination attempts on this man. | Fidel Castro | 64%
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| It is reported that more than half the population of this nation still believe in the existence of elves. | Iceland | 64%
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| Wojtek, a corporal in the Polish army during WWII, was not a human, but one of these. | Brown bear | 56%
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| In 1919, 21 were killed and 150 were injured when this substance flooded the streets of Boston. | Molasses | 56%
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| As a teenager, this world leader was caught with an X-rated magazine at his boarding school in Switzerland. | Kim Jong-un | 44%
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| Ching Shih, a former prostitute in 17th century China, went on to become the most successful ______ in history. | Pirate | 32%
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| Victorian women consumed wafers made of this substance to whiten their skin. | Arsenic | 28%
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| This television personality and chef worked with spies in WWII and helped develop shark repellent. | Julia Child | 28%
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| It is said that the stoic Athenian philosopher, Chrysippus, died of this. | Laughter | 28%
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| This French king believed he was made of glass and would shatter if touched. | Charles VI | 12%
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| In Somalia, these foods were banned in 2011 since their triangular shape is “a symbol of the Holy Trinity”. | Samosa | 12%
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