Jeopardy! General Knowledge Practice Vol. 4 - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
19th century Russian writer. Known for 'War & Peace,' 'Anna Karenina, and 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich.' Influenced Ghandi and MLK.	Leo Tolstoy	88%
19th century Austrian geneticist. Known for his work with pea plants and his law of separation. Joined the Augustinan order and was ordained a priest in 1847.	Gregor Mendel	85%
20th century Irish poet and novelist. Known for 'Ulysses,' 'Finnegans Wake,' and his short story collectors 'Dubliners.'	James Joyce	80%
Early 19th century English novelist famous for 'Pride and Prejudice,' 'Emma,' 'Sense and Sensibility,' 'Persuasion,' "Mansfield Park,' and 'Northanger Abbey.'	Jane Austen	80%
Historical region of Northeast China. Occupied by Japan in the 1930's. Significant source of coal and fertile soil.	Manchuria	70%
19th century Russian chemist who is credited with the creation of the periodic table.	Dmitri Mendeleev	68%
Politician who served as a US senator representing Alaska from 2006-09. Ran alongside John McCain as a Vice President nominee in 2008.	Sarah Palin	68%
Fortress and infamous prison in England. Home of the Crown Jewels. Built by William the Conqueror in 1077. Once held Walter Raleigh and Elizabeth I.	Tower of London	68%
19th century American poet and essayist known for 'Leaves of Grass,' 'Sons of Myself,' and 'O Captain! My Captain!'	Walt Whitman	60%
Jules Verne 1872 adventure novel in which Phileas Fogg attempted to do the title challenge.	Around the World in Eighty Days	58%
Dormant volcano in eastern Türkiye famous for being the landing place of Noah's Ark after the Great Flood.	Mt. Ararat	58%
Organization enabling the cooperation of the five leading petroleum producing nations: Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela	OPEC	58%
Spanish autonomous community west of Catalonia. Famous for being ruled by Isabella I, while she also ruled Castille.	Aragon	55%
Late 19th century/ early 20th century Norwegian explorer. First person to lead a journey to the South Pole and the first to Navigate the Northwest Passage.	Roald Amundsen	55%
Russia's largest Pacific city. Its name translates to 'Rule the East'	Vladivostok	55%
The highest caste in Indian society. Also a term for Hindu elites.	Brahmin	53%
Former militarized crossing between East and West Berlin within the Berlin Wall. Became a Cold War Microcosm.	Checkpoint Charlie	53%
South American grasslands that cover all of Uruguay and much of Argentina's east	Pampas	53%
Vietnamese sandwich comprised of pork or chicken with pickled vegetables between baguettes.	Bánh mì	50%
Tallest mountain in Hawaii whose name translates to 'White Mountain.' Tallest peak in the world if measured from its base on the ocean floor.	Mauna Kea	50%
Electronic radiation detector. Named after a German physicist. Can detect alpha and beta particles, as well as Gamma Rays.	Geiger Counter	45%
Body of water that connects the English Channel to the North Sea. Located between the French city of Calais and the English city it shares a name with.	Strait of Dover	45%
1999 coming-of-age film starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Based on Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew.'	10 Things I Hate About You	43%
Short sword with a curved blade used by pirates and sailors	Cutlass	40%
American freighter that sank in Lake Superior. Popularized by Gordon Lightfoot's song 'The Wreck of [it]'	Edmund Fitzgerald	38%
Medieval commercial network of merchant towns and guilds across north and central Europe. Was at its most powerful in the 14th century and last met in 1669.	Hanseatic League	38%
Ancient Greek comedic playwright. Famous for 'Lysistrata,' 'The Frogs,' 'The Birds,' and 'The Clouds of [his name]'	Aristophanes	35%
Mononymous Mogadishu-born supermodel. Used to be married to David Bowie.	Iman	33%
Volcanic island southeast of Tahiti. The UK's only territory in the Pacific. Claimed and settled by mutineers of the HMS Bounty.	Pitcairn Island	33%
A loud and consistent cacophonous sound, such as from a busy street or large crowded room.	Din	30%
Francis Drake's flagship vessel. Used to be named The Pelican. Used by Drake to circumnavigate the globe.	Golden Hind	28%
20th century Swedish-born actress. Starred in 'Casablanca,' 'Gaslight,' 'The Eternal Triangle,' & 'Joan of Arc.' Had an affair with director Roberto Rossellini	Ingrid Bergman	28%
1805 Napoleonic military triumph near the then Austrian city of the same name in which a combined Russian and Austrian army was defeated.	Battle of Austerlitz	25%
American fleet admiral. Commander-in-chief during WW2. Helped cripple Japan during the Battle of Midway. Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are named after him.	Chester Nimitz	25%
Impressionist French composer. Associated with Claude Debussy. Known for 'Bolero' (originally known as 'Fandango') and 'Daphnis et Chloe.'	Maurice Ravel	20%
1992 western in which a prostitute is murdered, and her brothel seeks revenge. Starring and directed by Clint Eastwood. Also starring Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman	Unforgiven	15%
Shallow wetlands in southern Georgia and Northern Florida. Sometimes referred to as a lake.	Okefenokee Swamp	5%
North America's deepest gorge. Carved by the waters of the Snake river. Shared between Oregon, Idaho, and Washington.	Hells Canyon	3%
Idahoan waterfall known as the 'Niagara of the West.' Located near the city of Twin Falls.	Shoshone Falls	3%

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